Many people had ruled Israel out of Eurovision 2015 yet we had told you here at Eurovision Ireland that this was not the case. The Israeli newspaper ‘Yediot Acharonot’ has reported that Mariana Maximilian Blumin has been asked by IBA (Israeli National Broadcaster – undergoing restructure) and their […]
San Marino and Valentina Monetta made history at the Eurovision song contest by finally bringing the microstate to the finals of Eurovision. The involvement of Eurovision veteran Ralph Siegel with the country’s entry ensured that SMRTV (San Marino National Broadcaster) were able to make the trip to the […]
Norway seem to be having the last laugh over their Swedish competitive neighbours when it comes to Eurovision 2015. Where SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) has seen their fewest entries for Eurovision since 2002, NRK (Norwegian National Broadcaster) are on the ascendance! Last year saw a revised Melodi Grand […]
We have all seen the reports that Sweden’s Eurovision selection process – Melodifestivalen – is set for some changes to help boost local ratings for the show. The closing date for submissions of songs for Melodifestivalen 2015 has passed and it is announced that 2,177 entries have been […]
Things could get very exciting in Cyprus this year as they return to Eurovision after a year’s hiatus. I might just have to schedule a mini-holiday to the beautiful Mediterranean island for their Grand Final. British Cypriot singer Ioanna Protopapa has submitted a song for the Cypriot Eurovision […]
SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) are set to bring in changes to Melodifestivalen 2015. The Swedish national selection for Eurovision is one of the most watch national selections for Eurovision across Europe. However in Sweden it has seen a drop in viewership that is going to be addresses by […]
Ciao Italia – RAI (Italian national Broadcaster) have confirmed that they will be at Eurovision 2015. However they announced the details with some serious Italian style! RAI did not use a long-winded press release but they did it via Social Media. As they say 2picture paints a thousand […]
‘Epic Sax Guy’ was the real break out star from Eurovision 2010. You must remember him! He played the saxophone on Moldova’s entry ‘Run Away’ performed by Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira. Move over Shakira as ‘Epic Sax Guy’ stole the show and spawned a social media frenzy with […]
What is the slogan for Eurovision 2015? Well since DR (Danish National Broadcaster) ‘borrowed’ the Diamond Logo a year early – what would ORF (Austrian National Broadcaster) and the EBU have as their theme for 2015? ‘Building Bridges’ is what has been put forward for Eurovision 2015. […]
“Alex Salmond plans to fast-track Scotland’s entry into the Eurovision Song Contest if the Yes campaign wins”. That has been all over the internet today. The Scottish vote on Independence is too close to call it seems that every single potential voter is being targeted by both sides […]