The OGAE (Official Eurovision Fan Network) “Second Chance Contest” was hosted in Spain recently. This is a time-honored tradition run every year since 1987. The National branches of OGAE select a non winning song from their National Selection. The members of the clubs then vote on all the […]
2013 has been the “Year Of The Gathering” here in Ireland where Irish culture has been celebrated in the country and through those who have emigrated over the years to the four corners of the globe. It has resulted in a resurgence in the Irish Diaspora and the […]
The commercial broadcasting company SIGMA TV have openly announced that they are willing to work in partnership with Cypriot Broadcaster CyBC to secure a Eurovision entry for Cyprus at Eurovision 2014. This news comes days after CyBC announcing their withdrawal from the contest. The Deputy Chief of SIGMA […]
If you were looking at X-Factor in the UK over the weekend (judging from the ratings more were tuned into Strictly come dancing) you will have seen the final 12 acts confirmed for the Live shows. Irish hopes were on 20-year-old Melanie McCabe who was attempting to make […]
The unfortunate news has come through that Cyprus will not participate at Eurovision 2014. Is Greece set to follow them and take a year’s absence from the contest? As we had expected and reported, Cyprus have decided to take a year out from Eurovision. This afternoon CyBC (Cypriot […]
“The BBC are set to return to a National Final for their Eurovision 2014 entry selection”. This is the claim made the UK newspaper “The Daily Star”. A Spokesperson for the BBC said “that she could not elaborate on Eurovision plans for next year and it was still […]
More countries have conformed that they will be participating at Eurovision 2014 in the last 48 hours. So who has added their name to the list. The following broadcasters have confirmed that they will be participating in next year’s contest Recent Countries confirmed their participation over the last […]
We have all heard of the financial challenges facing Cyprus over the Summer – and we can understand their pain here in Ireland. If the reports from Cypriot news outlets are to be believed, the Mediterranean island may not be at Eurovision 2014 in Denmark. Cypriot news agency […]
Turkey was represented at Eurovision 2011 by the rock band Yüksek Sadakat. The group’s bass guitarist Kutlu Özmakinacı has gone on record “allegedly” to say what he was led to believe about the result of the Azerbaijan victory of Ell and Nikki in 2011. In an article by […]
France has had their say for Eurovision 2014. “Internal selections are not the way forward”. These are just some of the comments from some 500 French Eurovision fans who have had their official say on how their Eurovision entry has been selected and the artists in question. After […]