Last night I wrote about my 3 favourite acts from the Belaurusian national selection and it seems my thoughts coincided with the jury’s thoughts as all of them are in the top 13 selected for the final. Here is the complete list with all the acts that qualified: […]
It’s Romania’s national day today, so we at Eurovision Ireland wish the country all the very best wishes, and hope they’ve been celebrating in customary fashion. This gives us an ideal opportunity to have a look at Romania’s participation in Eurovision, since the first attempt in 1993. Yep, […]
Today was the day when the open audition of the national selection took place at Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). We watched the auditions, had some laughs, had some sighs and some “that’s a good one!” From the 67 songs presented on the youtube channel, three caught […]
Well, dear readers, if you’re anything like me you too will be completely surprised (and delighted!) by the news from Sweden this morning. The lineup for Melodifestivalen 2017 has been revealed by broadcaster SVT and there are a number of surprises in there for Eurovision fans. Charlotte Perrelli, twice […]
Our friends in Albania haven’t been at the Eurovision game all that long, but some of their songs have made a lasting impression. On this National Day for the land of Skanderbeg, we take a look at some of the 13 songs they’ve sent. First, we must start […]
We know you were all excited when YLE announced the 10 acts competing at Finnish Eurovision selection event Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – because we certainly were! We had the great pleasure of getting in touch with one of the acts from next year’s event – Norma John – […]
YLE in Finland has revealed more details of the potential entrants to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv next May. For the sixth time, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be the programme that showcases and selects the winning song. The 10 finalists are: “Arrows” – Alva. Composers Arto Ruotsala, […]
The French-speaking Belgian broadcaster RTBF confirmed today that Blanche will represent Belgium next year in Kyiv! Blanche, whose real name is Ellie Delvaux, rose to fame in Belgium after competing on the 5th season of The Voice Belgique. The song will be revealed at a later date (which hasn’t […]
Jana Burčeska has been selected to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The Macedonian broadcaster MRT opted to choose a participant internally rather than through a selection event. Jana is known to the Macedonian public after she came 5th in the first edition of “Macedonian Idol”. […]
So after a week of rehearsals here in Valletta, the winner has been announced of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The winner is Georgia with 239 points. Ireland finished a respectable 10th with two sets of the twelve points from the adult juries. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland Video […]