NDR, the German national broadcaster, have announced their national selection details ahead of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Unser Lied für Liverpool will take place on Friday 3rd March, at 21:20 GMT/22:00 CET. It is currently unclear how many Acts will be in the final line-up, but at […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mary Roos from Germany is 74 today Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to open a Eurovision Song Contest? On the one hand, you get your three minutes out of the way and can then sip the free bubbly. I’m looking at you Amandine. But […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chris Kempers from Germany is 58 today Did I hear you ask for a duet? Did I? Did I? well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Siw Malmkvist is 86 today We end the year with a legend among singers from the more northern end of our fair continent. Still in show business, she’s been doing her thing for 60 years. I’m talking about today’s birthday girl Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist. Swedish by […]
Starting now, singers and bands who want to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 can submit their songs on video. Pop or country, electro or R&B, traditional German hits or rock: There are no limits to the styles of music. Submissions for the ESC can be […]
#HALLOWE’EN: Eurovision goes bump in the night Hallowe’en and Eurovision. Does it scare you? Do you tremble on 31 October when you get a sinister knock at your door? Are you relieved when you find out it’s only the local kids going trick-or-treating? Or do you leave the […]
KiKA, the German national broadcaster and SRF, the German language Swiss national broadcaster, have confirmed their participation in the 2022 #SayHi campaign. KiKA and SRF will co-operate in this year’s campaign, similar to the BBC (United Kingdom) and RTE (Ireland) last year. To date only Norway, Germany and […]
#BIRTHDAY: Corinna May from Germany is 52 today Eurovision, as we know, attracts triers. Those ones who keep coming back. They’re either proper fans, they have a genuine desire to sing before a massive audience, or they have nothing better to do when their agent offers them a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jendrik from Germany is 28 today Eurovision is an odd thing. The songs stoke emotions that are sometimes quite strong. How is it that a combination of notes can be loved or hated so much? And hate can be such a strong word. In sunny Rotterdam, not […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship concludes and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 20 and Game 31 of the tournament. England (UK) will be playing Germany, from 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET. So which female Eurovision stars are we […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 19 and Game 30 of the tournament. Germany will be playing France, from 20:00 GMT/21:00 CET. So which female Eurovision stars are we celebrating […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 15 and Game 26 of the tournament. Germany will be playing Austria, from 20:00 GMT/21:00 CET. So which female Eurovision stars are we celebrating […]
On Saturday, the 2022 Eurovision Young Musicians will be taking place from Montpellier, in France. On the lead up to the Contest, we will be looking at each of the participating countries. Today we continue with Germany. Germany debuted at the inaugural Contest – the 1982 Eurovision Young […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 11 and Games 19 & 20 of the tournament. Finland will be playing Germany, while Denmark will be playing Spain – both from 20:00 […]
Today, the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship continues and we will be celebrating it this year, with a Eurovision twist. Today sees Match Day 7 and Games 11 & 12 of the tournament. Denmark will be playing Finland from 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET. Germany will be playing Spain from […]