The formal closing date for Broadcasters to apply for Eurovision 2014 participation is Friday November 22nd. So who do we have present as of close of business Monday 18th November? However remember that we told you in an earlier post that a Broadcaster can withdraw from the contest […]
I make no secret of my devotion for all things to do with Romania’s Eurovision 2013 performer Cezar. Today sees the release of his much-anticipated follow-up video “Painful Love”. Does it live up to my expectations? Of course it does! The song itself is a haunting pop/opera ballad […]
Ovi Jacobsen with his singing partner Paula Seling, brought Romania to the Top 3 at Eurovision in 2010 with their song “Playing With Fire”. According to the Romanian website “libertatea.ro”, Ovi could be on the verge of a comeback to Eurovision in 2014. The site met with Ovi […]
Eurovision Legend Johnny Logan is riding the crest of success following his appearance on the RTE show “The Hit”. His song “Prayin’” (composed by Alan Earls) has introduced Logan to a new audience and reminded us Eurovision fans that he is still sounding amazing. Johnny Logan will be […]
One minute nobody knows your name and then you sing for 3 minutes on a Eurovision stage, and your life is changed forever. We were scrolling through the billions of Eurovision videos on YouTube and look who we came across. Yes – our favorite Romanian Eurovision singer, Cezar! […]
Cezar – who was by far one of the most interesting and talented artists at Eurovision 2013 – has just revealed details of his upcoming collaborations with Eurovision Winner Loreen and Opera Star Sarah Brightman. Here is a TV interview that Cezar gave to Romanian News channel where […]
A roundup of the new music which is being released by Eurovision singers from the 2013 and previous contests. We have songs from Romania, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark and France. Romania Mandinga represented Romania at Eurovision in 2012 and made it to the grand final with their song “Zaleilah”. […]
Romania’s Cezar was one of our favorite singers at Eurovision 2013, so we certainly don’t like to see him experience any “Painful Love”. “It’s My Life” seems to be his ethos, as Bloomberg claims that Cezar was involved with the recently single, celebrated Soprano singer Angela Gheorghiu. “Gheorghiu recently […]
What do you do when you are waiting to go live to 170 million viewers and deliver the votes for your country? Well we have the video evidence and it is great viewing. We came across this gem of a video showing how the Jury Spokespersons were awaiting […]
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 […]