FINLAND: Darude reveals first UMK song As we know, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is the Finnish selection for Eurovision. This year, Darude and Sebastian Rejman will be carrying hopes and sending one of three songs. Tonight we heard the first, called Release me. Here it is. We’ll be hearing […]
BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 42 today They say that the music business can be a difficult one to get into, which is probably why the current crop of talent shows around Europe won’t go away. Of course, many recent performers have come via that route. But there’s […]
This is the 2019 final of Eurovision You Decide, where six singers, with three songs will be vying for the United Kingdom’s spot at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Tel-Aviv – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 18:00CET by regularly refreshing the page! Mans […]
Sergey Lazarev, the Russian entry in Stockholm, 2016, is returning for Russia this year. While RTR have made the announcement, Russian television viewers will see it on screen this Saturday. Philip Kirkorov is one of two composers behind this year’s Russian entry. The entry is thought to be […]
The Reference Group for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest have met in Warsaw, ahead of this year’s contest, to take place later in the year. It was revealed that all details of the contest will be revealed through the Official Website – junioreurovision.tv, rather than TVP sources. Reportedly, […]
Snippets of this weekend Melodifestivalen semi finalists are now online. Taking part in Malmo this coming Saturday are: Andreas Johnson – “Army of Us” Malou Prytz – “I Do Me” Oscar Enestad – “I Love It” Jan Malmsjö – “Leva livet” Vlad Reiser – “Nakna i regnet” Hanna […]
The BBC are extending their coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest with a weekly podcast called “Eurovision Calling”. Scott Mills will be joined by Jade Adams on a weekly basis, alongside a number of special guests. They will bring you the latest gossip and behind-the-scenes secrets. The first […]
BIRTHDAY: Lena Valaitis from Germany is 76 today From time to time we have to acknowledge that some songwriters get more songs in our favourite TV show than others. After all, how many songs could name by Jim Pembroke. But there are a couple of individuals who come […]
For one week, we gave you the chance to vote for “The Greatest… Slovakian Eurovision Entry Ever!”. You voted and six of the eight entries from Slovakia’s participation received votes. But who won? It was a draw! Kristina Pelakova gained 43.33% of your votes – therefore making her […]
The running order for this year’s final of Eesti Laul was revealed by ERR, in a press conference this morning. The running order, decided by the contests producers is as follows: Sissi – “Strong” Lumevärv ft. INGA – “Milline päev” Victor Crone – Storm Kerli Kivilaan – “Cold […]