#BIRTHDAY: Julia Samoylova from Russia is 32 today Eurovision can be controversial. We all know that. We’ll try not to get involved with those contoversies here, save to say it makes our contest all the richer. In 2018, today’s birthday girl Ю́лия Оле́говна Само́йлова/Julia Olegovna Samoilova finally got […]
#PLAYING WITH NUMBERS: Semi-final One draw It’s been another important day on that road to Rotterdam: the draw for the semi-finals. It’s always interesting to see who gets placed where. Will this crucial draw sink a song’s chances? Or will it boost the chances of one that was […]
BIRTHDAY: Polina Gagarina from Russia is 34 today There’s often an air of inevitability about some results. Certain countries will do badly. A country on the Baltic Sea often does well. And then there’s a certain very large country that straddles Europe and Asia. Our friends in Russia […]
BIRTHDAY: Dina Garipova from Russia is 30 today What themes do you like in a song? Something about falling in love with another? Or falling out of love with another? Or wanting everyone to fall in love with everyone in the world? Today’s birthday girl Дина Гарипова/Dina Garipova […]
Eurovision fans might remember Max Barskih from Evrobachennya 2012 – Natsionalyni vidbir, the Ukrainian National Selection for Eurovision, when he came 2nd with the song ‘Dance’. Over the years, Max has gain popularity not only in Ukraine, but in the surrounding countries as well. More and more often, […]
With Sweden’s Melodifestivalen wrapping up last night, the last national selection of the 2021 season has come to an end as we only have broadcaster’s announcements left to look forward to. While we’re now all excitedly looking ahead to May and eagerly awaiting the start of the contest […]
After a night to remember in Russia, their Eurovision national selection has concluded and we have a result. Representing the Russian Federation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is… Manizha and Russkaya Zhenschina! Russia will now need to earn their spot the Eurovision Final by competing in the […]
Добрый вечер, Европа и доброе утро, Австралия! This is Moscow calling! For the first time in nearly 10 years, Russia are holding a national selection to decide who will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – and it’s tonight!! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision […]
Eurovision celebrity, Sergey Lazarev has started his journey as a celebrity dancer in the famous competition Dancing With The Stars Russia, the equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing. According to the Russian media, the fan-favourite singer, missed the first show of Dancing With The Stars due to his flight […]
Olga Shimanskaya, the Russian participant at the 2020 Turkvision Song Contest, has won the Audience Sympathy Award – after the vote closed on New Year’s Eve. Olga took victory with 39,588 after competing against thirteen of the other 2020 Turkvision participants. No monetary prize was awarded, unlike the […]