This week Swedish newspaper Skånska Dagbladet reported allegations of vote-buying at Eurovision 2013. Their article source was allegedly a country delegation member. Our friends at 12Points.TV have compiled a timeline of events here . In the articles by Skånska Dagbladet, they had highlighted how Malta has awarded Azerbaijan 12 points for the […]
What does Beyoncé and Azeri Eurovision singer Arash (2009) have in common? Two words – Sean Paul. How did we miss this collaboration between 2009 Eurovision singer Arash (Azerbaijan) and Jamaican dance hall super star Sean Paul – we will never know. Arash has found himself a new singing […]
If you are in Dublin on Sunday August 25th at 13:00 (GMT) then you need to read this! In 2012 Azerbaijan staged the Eurovision Song Contest. The capital city Baku played host to one of the biggest stagings in the contest’s history. The stunning oil wealthy city were […]
Azerbaijan’s 2010 Eurovision Representative Safura – brought her country to 5th place at the contest with her song “Drip Drop”. What has become of her since the contest? Well she has recently gotten married – so we here at the Eurovision Ireland Team wish her a long and […]
Farid Mammadov, who represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2013, has released a new single called “K Tebe”. K Tebe wa composed by Farid and lyrics by Zahra Badalbeyli. Farid represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2013 and came second with the song “Hold Me” Much was expected from Farid – was the […]
“Of Course I’m pissed” were the comments from Eurovision song contests chief executive Jon Ola Sand who is investigating the largest voting scandal in the history of the competition – according to Swedish media Aftonbladet. Breaking his silence on the issue, Jon Ola Sand spoke to the Swedish News […]
Thank Crunchie it’s Friday and it can mean only one thing – “Friday Favorites”. Something Eurovision related to put a smile on your face and start the weekend off. Well it looks as it we have a battle today between Ireland and Azerbaijan in the equestrian Eurovision stakes. […]
The EBU are set to drop their investigation into vote-buying allegations at Eurovision 2013, according to Swedish Media outlet Aftonbladet. Lithuanian media 15.min had posted an alleged video showing an attempt to purchase tele votes for Azerbaijan at this year’s Eurovision. Just a few weeks ago Eurovision Supervisor […]
The Eurovision Song Contest and the Performance of Europe’, a lecture by Prof Brian Singleton,as part of the Euro-Visions Public Lecture Series on Europe. Though heavily criticised for its camp staging and the simplistic lyrics of many of its songs, the Eurovision Song Contest has survived for 58 years […]
Eldar – part of the Azerbaijan Winning duo of 2011 – has released his new single “Heartbreaker” that he has promoting for several months now. This song is a million miles away from his Eurovision winning song “Running Scared”. It has a very American/Pop sound that you could […]