Eurovision meets Dreamworks

Created by Kira K. on 21 Mar 2021 | Last edited by Kira K. on 09 Jan 2022

Inspired by Icey's Eurovision meets Disney, where ESC participants had voice-over roles in Disney films, I wanted to make a list of them in DreamWorks films.

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1. Riki Sorsa Artist

- Finland in 1981 with "Reggae OK"

~ Finnish soloist in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Country:  Finland

Genre:  Pop

Languages:  Finnish, English

Popular songs:  Haaveissa vainko oot munReggae OKJoki

2. Ofra Haza Artist

- Israel in 1983 with "Chai"

~ Yocheved in The Prince of Egypt (1998) [English and Spanish (Latin American and Castilian), Portuguese (Brazilian and European), Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, French, German, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, and Slovak dubs]

Country:  Israel

Genres:  Dance, Folk, Mizrahi, Pop, Pop-Folk

Languages:  Hebrew, English, French, Arabic

3. Carola (Sweden) Artist

- Sweden in 1983 with "Främling"
- Sweden in 1991 with "Fångad av en Stormvind"
- Sweden in 2006 with "Invincible"

~ Swedish Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Sweden

Genres:  Dance, Pop, Religious

Languages:  Swedish, English, Dutch, German

4. Frizzle Sizzle Artist

- Netherlands in 1986 with "Alles Heeft Ritme"

Laura Vlasblom:
~ Dutch Asenath in Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
~ Dutch Gloria in Madagascar (2005-2012)

Country:  Netherlands

Languages:  Dutch, English

5. Stefán & Eyfi Artist

- Iceland in 1988 with "Þú og Þeir (Sókrates)"
- Iceland in 1991 with "Nina"

Stefán Hilmarsson:
~ Icelandic soloist in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Country:  Iceland

Languages:  English, Icelandic

6. Sergio Dalma Artist

- Spain in 1991 with "Bailar Pegados"

~ European Spanish soloist in The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Country:  Spain

Genres:  Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock

Languages:  Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English

Popular songs:  Bailar pegadosTe AmoEl mundo

7. Anabela (Portugal) Artist

- Portugal in 1993 with "A Cidade (Atè Ser Dia)"

~ European Portuguese Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Portugal

Genre:  Pop

Languages:  Portuguese, English

8. Lúcia Moniz Artist

- Portugal in 1996 with "O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor"

~ European Portuguese Tzipporah in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Portugal

Languages:  Portuguese, English

9. Selma Artist

- Iceland in 1999 with "All Out of Luck"
- Iceland in 2005 with "If I Had Your Love"

~ Icelandic Tzipporah in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Iceland

Genre:  Pop

Language:  English

10. Rita Guerra Artist

- Portugal in 2003 with "Deixa-me Sonhar"

~ European Portuguese Queen Tuya in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Portugal

Genres:  Pop, Pop-Rock, R&B/Soul, Soundtrack

Languages:  Portuguese, English

11. Martin Stenmarck Artist

- Sweden in 2005 with "Las Vegas"

~ Swedish soloist from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Country:  Sweden

Languages:  Swedish, English

12. Dima Bilan Artist

- Russia in 2006 with "Never Let You Go"
- Russia in 2008 with "Believe"

~ Russian Branch from Trolls (2016) and Trolls World Tour (2020)

Country:  Russia

Genres:  Electropop, Pop

Languages:  Russian, English, Spanish

13. Guri Schanke Artist

- Norway in 2007 with "Ven a Bailar Conmigo"

~ Norwegian Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Country:  Norway

Languages:  English, Spanish

Popular song:  Ven a bailar conmigo

14. Alexander Rybak Artist

- Norway in 2009 with "Fairytale"
- Norway in 2018 with "That's How You Write a Song"

~ Norwegian Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), and How to Train Your Dragon 3 (2019)

Country:  Belarus

Genres:  Folk, Pop, Singer-songwriter

Languages:  English, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish

15. Marko Kon Artist

- Serbia in 2009 with “Cipela”

~ Serbian Frankie in Shark Tale (2004)
~ Serbian Private in Penguins of Madagascar (2005-2012)
~ Serbian Drago in How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Country:  Serbia

Genre:  Pop

Languages:  Serbian, Croatian, Greek, English

Popular songs:  CipelaБашмак (Bashmak)Rakija

16. Lena Artist

- Germany in 2010 with "Satellite"
- Germany in 2011 with "Taken by a Stranger"

~ German Poppy in Trolls (2016) and Trolls World Tour (2020)

Country:  Germany

Genre:  Pop

Languages:  English, German, Swedish, French

Popular songs:  LoveSatelliteThank You

17. Polina Gagarina Artist

- Russia in 2015 with "A Million Voices"

~ Russian Barb from Trolls World Tour (2020)

Country:  Russia

Genre:  Pop

Languages:  Russian, English

18. Laura Tesoro Artist

- Belgium in 2016 with "What's the Pressure"

~ Flemish Poppy in Trolls (2016)

Country:  Belgium

Genres:  Dance, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Soundtrack

Language:  English

19. Francesca Michielin Artist

- Italy in 2016 with "No Degree of Separation"

~ Italian Poppy in Trolls World Tour (2020)

Country:  Italy

Genres:  Pop, Pop-Rock, Singer-songwriter

Languages:  Italian, English, Spanish, French

20. Sergey Lazarev Artist

- Russia in 2016 with "You're the Only One"
- Russia in 2019 with "Scream"

~ Russian Prince Arthur in Shrek the Third (2007)

Country:  Russia

Genres:  Dance, Pop

Languages:  Russian, English, French, Ukrainian

Comments
Kira K.Kira K.
   Sun, 21/03/2021 - 23:54

ESC representatives and their voice-over roles for DreamWorks films.

IceyIcey
   Sat, 10/07/2021 - 14:21

So! Got a short list here, if you may be interested:
Guri Schanke: Norway 2007; Norwegian Miriam from "The Prince of Egypt"
Anabela Pires: Portugal 1993; European Portuguese Miriam from "The Prince of Egypt"
Carola Häggkvist: Sweden 1983, 1991, and 2006; Swedish Miriam from "The Prince of Egypt"
Selma: Iceland 1999, and 2005; Icelandic Tzipporah from "The Prince of Egypt"
Laura Vlasblom: Netherlands 1986; Dutch Asenath from "Joseph , King of Dreams"
Laura Tesoro: Belgium 2016; Flemish Poppy from "Trolls"
Riki Sorsa: Finland 1081; Finnish soloist from "Spirit"
Stefán Hilmarsson: Iceland 1988, and 1991; Icelandic soloist from "Spirit"
Martin Stenmarck: Sweden 2005; Swedish soloist from "Spirit"
Sergio Dalma: Spain 1991; European Spanish soloist from "The Road to El Dorado"

Kira K.Kira K.
   Sun, 11/07/2021 - 22:43

Thanks! I'll fill this in as soon as possible.

Zarina01Zarina01    Mon, 03/01/2022 - 17:03

Rita Guerra sung for Queen Tuya in the european portuguese dub of the prince of egypt

Zarina01Zarina01    Tue, 04/01/2022 - 04:58

Lucia Moniz sung as Tzipporah in the european portuguese dub of the prince of egypt

jerexjerex    Sat, 16/04/2022 - 10:58

Waylon (Netherlands 2014 & 2018) was Branch in Trolls while Mans Zelmerlow (Sweden 2015) voiced him in Swedish

jerexjerex    Tue, 19/04/2022 - 15:05

EDIT: I found a lots of ESC Artists in Dreamworks, here they are if you want to update the list (Updated as of:19/04/2022)

Also Benedicte Adrian from Dollie de Luxe (Norway 1985) voiced Norwegian Tzipporah in The Prince of Egypt
Laura Voutilainen (Finland 2002) was Finnish Gloria in Madagascar 1 2 & 3 and Vanessa in Bee Movie
Maria Haukaas Mittet (Norway 2008) voiced Norwegian Rapunzel in Shrek the Third and Susan in Monsters vs Aliens
Selma was Icelandic Eris in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Tanja (Estonia 2014) voiced Estonian Lucy Tucci in Home
Sara Jovanovic (Serbia 2013 with Moje 3) voiced Serbian Tip in Home
Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014) was German Eva in The Penguins of Madagascar
Tommy Nilsson (Sweden 1989) voiced Swedish Grug in The Croods and Jethro in the Prince of Egypt
Saara Aalto (Finland 2018) voiced Finnish Tooth Fairy in Rise of the Guardians
Ilya Lagutenko (Russia 2001) was Russian Monkey in Kung Fu Panda
Nina Badrić (Croatia 2012) was Croatian Kitty Softpaws in Puss in Boots and a Soloist in The Prince of Egypt
Guri Schanke voiced Norwegian Princesse Bala in Antz
I don't know if ESC 2020 artists counts but Ulrikke (Norway 2020) voiced Norwegian Dawn in The Croods: A New Age
Eythor Ingi (Iceland 2013) voiced Icelandic Branch in Trolls & Trolls World Tour and a character in HTTYD 2 that I don't know
Anita Skorgan (Norway 1977, 79 and 83) sung for Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2

Kira K.Kira K.
   Sun, 17/04/2022 - 00:56

Thanks a lot for your help :)

jerexjerex    Fri, 01/07/2022 - 18:03

Thanos Kalliris represented Greece in 1987 as part of the group Bang, voiced King Julian in the Greek dubs of Madagascars films
Yiannis Savvidakis (Greece 1989) voiced Greek Spirit from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

jerexjerex    Mon, 11/12/2023 - 18:11

Just an update for Trolls Band Together:
Joanna Dragneva (Bulgaria 2008) voiced Bulgarian Viva
Tusse (Sweden 2021) voiced Swedish Veneer
Stefania (Greece 2021 and Netherlands JESC 2016) voiced Dutch Viva
Koit Toome (Estonia 2017) voiced Estonian Spruce along with Laura Polvedere who voiced an unidentified character

Also an update for the previous films
Vaidas Baumila (Lithuania 2015) voiced Lithuanian Branch
Tim Schou (Denmark 2011) voiced Danish Branch (Starting from World Tour)
Aija Andrejeva (Latvia 2010) voiced Latvia DJ Suki
and Laura Tesoro returns as Poppy in Band Together but I don't know if she did it in World Tour