Eurovision 2014 now has a line up of participating countries for the contest. The semi final draw will take place on Monday January 20th at 13:00 CET and we will be covering the show live List of 37 Participating Countries Albania (RTSH), Armenia (AMPTV), Austria (ORF), […]
UPDATE – January 13th Russia at Eurovision 2014. We posted the below article last week asking if Russia may skip a year at Eurovision 2014? The main speculation in Russian media is turning to the participation of Conchita Wurst from Austria at the contest in Copenhagen. The petition by the […]
Will Russia take a year out from Eurovision? Surely not! However for weeks now we have been hearing several rumours on their participation at Eurovision 2014. So what might be the reasons for an unthinkable decision like this? The Winter Olympics Implications due to their LGBT Legislation People were […]
Russian broadcast Rossiya 1 has announced that their Eurovision Selection for 2014 will not take place on December 31st as previously arranged. Back in September Rossiya 1 (One of 2 EBU Russian National Broadcasters) had launched their new National Selection called “Kto?” The Grand Final was scheduled to take […]
The first dress rehearsal for tomorrow’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final, has taken place. The 12 acts have taken to the stage. We have the videos from their SECOND rehearsals from yesterday. With former JESC contestants now making the Eurovision National Finals in several countries – it […]
Friday November 22nd is the official deadline for countries to submit their applications to participate at Eurovision 2014. With several countries still to declare their decisions here is a rolling blog where you can check who has confirmed their application. Just refresh the article to see if your […]
“Eurovision does not take place in a vacuum” was the headline that we read on the official NDR German Eurovision website. According to the article these are the sentiments of Mr Thomas Schreiber – the Executive Producer of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and member of the Eurovision Song […]
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 […]
Welcome to the third and final part of our preview of songs soon to be appearing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on 30 November in Kyiv. Twelve countries will take part including one debutante (more of which later). There are a few different rules to bear in […]
Jon Ola Sand – Eurovision Executive Supervisor – in an interview with Danish Broadcaster DR has confirmed that the EBU has written to Russia’s 2 EBU Member Broadcasters recently. This in response to Broadcasters, Journalists and Fans concerns over Russia’s political stance on “non-traditional sexual relations” and any such […]