Today it was announced that Diana Hajiyeva was internally selected to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision Song Contest 2017! Dina is familiar with Eurovision, having tried previously to represent her country at the edition from 2011. Also this year she was a backing vocalist for Samra, performing the song […]
Yes, she made it! Announced 2nd, Saara Aalto made it directly into The X Factor UK Finals! Now Saara counts on your support more than ever. Started as an underdog in the competition, the “fairy” from Finland proved with her voice that she can conquer the hearts of […]
Last night I wrote about my 3 favourite acts from the Belaurusian national selection and it seems my thoughts coincided with the jury’s thoughts as all of them are in the top 13 selected for the final. Here is the complete list with all the acts that qualified: […]
It’s Romania’s national day today, so we at Eurovision Ireland wish the country all the very best wishes, and hope they’ve been celebrating in customary fashion. This gives us an ideal opportunity to have a look at Romania’s participation in Eurovision, since the first attempt in 1993. Yep, […]
Today was the day when the open audition of the national selection took place at Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). We watched the auditions, had some laughs, had some sighs and some “that’s a good one!” From the 67 songs presented on the youtube channel, three caught […]
Well, dear readers, if you’re anything like me you too will be completely surprised (and delighted!) by the news from Sweden this morning. The lineup for Melodifestivalen 2017 has been revealed by broadcaster SVT and there are a number of surprises in there for Eurovision fans. Charlotte Perrelli, twice […]
Our friends in Albania haven’t been at the Eurovision game all that long, but some of their songs have made a lasting impression. On this National Day for the land of Skanderbeg, we take a look at some of the 13 songs they’ve sent. First, we must start […]
We know you were all excited when YLE announced the 10 acts competing at Finnish Eurovision selection event Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – because we certainly were! We had the great pleasure of getting in touch with one of the acts from next year’s event – Norma John – […]
YLE in Finland has revealed more details of the potential entrants to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv next May. For the sixth time, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be the programme that showcases and selects the winning song. The 10 finalists are: “Arrows” – Alva. Composers Arto Ruotsala, […]
The French-speaking Belgian broadcaster RTBF confirmed today that Blanche will represent Belgium next year in Kyiv! Blanche, whose real name is Ellie Delvaux, rose to fame in Belgium after competing on the 5th season of The Voice Belgique. The song will be revealed at a later date (which hasn’t […]