Earlier in the week, the Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp was launched. It will be an epic 11-day creative gathering to create potential Eurovision songs for VICTORIA and “other artists from the contest”. Now organisers have revealed who will be attending the camp. Among the rollcall is Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 singer VICTORIA, Austria’s Eurovision 2018 star Cesár Sampson and Germany’s 2020 act Ben Dolic.
Radio station BNR shares photos from the launch of the camp, introducing some of the singers, songwriters and other creatives who will be working hard over the next few days.
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Unsurprisingly, one of the singers attending the camp is local girl VICTORIA. After first being selected for Eurovision 2020, she is returning to again represent Bulgaria at Eurovision 2021.
The official Twitter account for a camp shared a photo of VICTORIA in a songwriting session with Swedish singer-songwriter Martin Masarov. He recently produced VICTORIA’s latest single, “Alright”.
Today Bulgaria's 2021 #Eurovision artist @VICTORIAgeorge_ is having a songwriting session in the studio in #Burgas with a stunning view of the Black Sea. She is working together with Austria' @CesarSampson_ and @MartinMasarov, who was the producer of her latest single Alright. pic.twitter.com/r0fL6R7jhj
— Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp 2020 (@EurovisionCamp) August 17, 2020
Also joining VICTORIA is the Austrian singer-songwriter Cesár Sampson. He previously represented Austria at Eurovision 2018, and his presence at the camp had fans wondering if he’ll be returning to the Eurovision stage. However, as well as being a performer, Cesár is an accomplished songwriter and is part of the Symphonix creative house.
A 2021 hopeful and a top producer
Germany’s Eurovision 2020 singer Ben Dolic is also attending the camp. While he hasn’t been automatically given a return ticket to Rotterdam, he will be included in Germany’s internal selection process for 2021. Ben will again be working with the successful Bulgarian songwriter Borislav Milanov, who is also among the camp attendees.
Also attending the camp is the Monaco singer-songwriter Josh Stanley. Josh first came on our radar five years ago when we picked him to represent Monaco in our 2015 Wednesday wishlist. He hasn’t stopped creating music and is now bringing some Monte Carlo realness to the Black Sea.
The songwriting camp will continue over the coming days. The camp’s official Twitter account notes that “four teams of songwriters will work for 10 days on potential songs for Eurovision 2021”.
We are waiting for our artists, songwriters and producers to arrive today. Four teams of songwriters will work for 10 days on potential songs for #Eurovision 2021 ? #BSESC2021 pic.twitter.com/EFAcdhdqij
— Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp 2020 (@EurovisionCamp) August 16, 2020
What do you think? Who else would you like to see at the camp? What style of songs would you like to hear at Eurovision 2021? Tell us your thoughts below!
Don’t worry. I’m sure whatever’s not good enough for Bulgaria will find its way around to the likes of Germany, Poland and Malta. Geez, nowadays, it might even end up in the Serbian NF.
Maybe Fears Getting Colder, Dog Bones, Beautiful Messi and If Love Was Worth A Dime
songs written exclusively for ESC rarely work for me
I hope for songs more authentics more originals than the songs usually coming from these camps.
I prefer a song coming from the heart instead of a song coming from the brainstorming of many people. Trying too hard often doesn’t help.
The same people working for songs for different countries is not the best way for me but we will see.
I wonder if Cesar Sampson is here as a songwriter, or if Bulgaria want to send a duet Victoria, Cesar the last year, as they are working together.
My mistake sorry I didn’t know Cesar was part of the Symphonix creative team.
No mistake. It could happen! Cesár was onstage with Poli Genova for Bulgaria in 2016. National loyalty only means so much to Symphonix.
People here seems not liking the idea, but yeah I love duets in the esc
This looks really cool! And man, I am incredibly jealous of people who feel safe enough to go to beautiful countries like Bulgaria right now. Lord knows I’m not deluding myself into thinking world travel’s something I can do right now. (Also: how dope would it be to have a Monegasque songwriter on a Eurovision team?)
OMG, look at this stunning view indeed <3 I’m jealous xD Why can’t Germany hold a big songwriting camp at Lake Constance (Bodensee)? 😀
Is there anything worse then these songwriting camps that in 99% of cases come up with very medicore and generic songs??
Has Victoria been taking makeup tips from Ariana Grande? Her fake tan is so dark she has a deeper skin tone than Cezar???
It’s summer? Don’t know where you’re from, but people in the Balkans usually have that olive type of skin that tans like crazy. I have tons of photos of going to the coast with my family and getting a tan like Victoria’s here when I was 5-6, so no, it’s not about any kind of aesthetic preference
I could imagine that songwriting camps outside of Eurovision are pretty effective and lead to interesting songs. However, I find it bizarre when the countries competing at Eurovision are treated like projects. And that’s exactly the case with such Eurovision songwriting camps. One day, the attendees write a song that might represent Bulgaria, another day a song for Germany, another day a song for Malta, and so on. It should not be forgotten that there probably are people from these countries who want to write songs for their own countries, but they don’t get to Eurovision because of people who… Read more »
Fully agree. While countries like Germany and Malta think this is either a winning ticket, fast track to final and/or prevent humiliation it will continue. It enhances my opinion of countries like Iceland and Lithuania.
And Georgia!
Do u think there’s a possibility that Monaco will return with Josh?
As long as it’s not Josh Dubovie then let’s hope so!
Expect at least three songs of that songwriting camp at next year’s Eurovision.
well they’ll at least be modern and quality.. imo 🙂
Solid. I’d say at least solid. But I’m hoping for more than solid. 😉 (But knowing the awful stuff Germany sent before ‘Violent Thing’, a solid Ben Dolic would be fine. And a huge improvement for Germany.)
same thoughts. I also think Germany has too much local talent to use foreign songwriters, but still better (imo) to send something good from foreign talent than something bad from local “talent”. I hope they give him a ballad tho, it would be better since he’s more of a ballad performer than dance track performer. 🙂
So the bar will not be set very high
Well… yeah. Was it ever high? 😉
I’m hoping they’re going to make something good, but to be honest Borislav Milanov has never done a song that I really would like to listen to.
Swedish Idol starten yesterday which featured Maja Keuc auditioning. She made it through to the next round.
How is her Swedish?
Probably good she has lived in Sweden for I think already 5 or 6 years now..
That doesn’t say anything. Look at Melania. 😉
hahah LOL stop attacking us ?? true tho
Why ‘us’? My Slovenian friends do not consider her ‘us’. 😉
hahah well.. she is what she is.. ?
question marks are emojis:)
Has she? I haven’t seen in on any social media?