Czechia: Aiko releases the revamped version of 'Pedestal'
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Czechia's Eurovision 2024 hopeful, Aiko, has released the revamped version of her entry from Malmo, 'Pedestal'.
Back in December Aiko won the Czech national final with her song 'Pedestal' and secured her spot in the Eurovision 2024 line-up.
"Pedestal" has been composed by Aiko and Steven Ansell. Aiko has self-described the song as a "self-love, post-breakup anthem" meant to release her anger after breaking up in a relationship with an unnamed partner. The song also "talks about negative emotions and situations" one experiences at the end of a toxic relationship
Since then her song went through a slight change of lyrics and new instrumentation. Specidically, the lyrics: “Love me more than your bullshit” has turned into “Love me more than you once did”, in order to comply with the EBU rules that do not allow vulgar language in the competing entries.
A few words for Aiko
Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova (born 26 December 1999), known by her stage name Aiko, is a Czech singer and songwriter based in Brighton, England.
In 2015, Shirmanova participated in season 4 of the reality talent show Česko Slovenská SuperStar. She then moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a musical career, first settling in London and later in Brighton. Under the stage name Aiko, she released her debut self-titled album in 2018, followed by Expiration Date in 2020, when she released her first single "Hunt".
She was the first Czech artist to feature on the Times Square screens and the first Czech female to take part in the Spotify Equal Campaign. She performed at the Rock for People, ESNS, Metronome Prague, The Great Escape, Grape, Nouvelle Prague, Sziget and Waves Vienna festivals, as well as following Alice Merton, Black Honey, Lauren Ruth Ward and Tamino in some of their tours as a supporting artist. Some of her songs were included in the TV shows Teen Mom and Love Island. Aiko released her third album Fortune's Child on 13 October 2023.
Aiko will be competing in the first half of the 2nd semi-final show on May 9, 2024 in Malmo Arena.
Czech Republic in Eurovision
Czech Republic appeared for the first time in the Contest in 2007 with Kabat. A a row of disappointing results the country withdrew in 2010 and didn’t return until 2016. In 2016 its return was followed by a grand final qualification for the first time . The best result came for the country in 2018 with Mikolas Josef who achieved a top 10 placing by finishing 6th , in Lisbon with his entry Lie to me.
In 2022 'We are Domi' won the national selection and went off to Turin representing the country with their song 'Lights off'. They came 4th in Semi-Final Two winning the ticket to the Grand final where they finished in 22nd place receiving 38 points.
Last year Vesna finished 10th in the final of Eurovision 2023 with their song “My Sister’s Crown”
News Source: Eurovision.tv
Image: Pedestal Music Video
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Angelos D.
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