Earlier this week, the complete list of Eurovision 2017 participants was published, naming the 43 countries who will take to the stage in Kyiv, Ukraine next May. 43 countries taking part equals the record first set in 2008 in Belgrade, then matched again in Düsseldorf in 2011. This […]
Hear ye, hear ye! Eurovision fans from all over the world, today was revealed the complete list of the countries participating in Kyiv next year at the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest organised by the European Broadcasting Union and Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU following Jamala’s win with 1944 […]
For those of you who are fans of Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, their debut entrant has a new single out. Guy Sebastian gave the 2015 ESC the kick it needed with his uptempo feelgood song ‘Tonight again’ in Vienna. He finished fifth. His new single ‘Set […]
Big 5 stalwart has now revealed plans for Eurovision success in 2017. RTVE is desperate for win, so is using the power of social media. Between 27 October and 27 November, the Spanish broadcaster is allowing singers to submit auditions. RTVE would like to see a variety of styles, and […]
Today is the national day of one of Eurovision’s more interesting countries. Back on 26 October 1955, the Austrian Parliament declared the country permanently neutral. As a result, that anniversary became Austria’s National Day. To celebrate, let’s take a look at some of Austria’s entries in our favourite TV show […]
Power to the people indeed!! Ok, that was Molly from the UK in 2014, but it’s a fitting anthem for Malta too! For 2017, the Maltese public will choose their Eurovision entrant – without the help of a jury!! In a recent interview, CEO of Malta’s PBS John […]
For all Eurovision fans, the 2017 season well and truly started this week as Cyprus became the first country to announce their singer for the contest next May in Kyiv! 27 year old Hovig has the great honor and responsibility to represent Cyprus. His song, which will be […]
After being in the bottom three for the second week consecutively at the X Factor UK, Saara Aalto gets another chance to prove herself. After singing a beautiful version of the song Run (by Leona Lewis/ Snow Patrol) she received two votes to go home and two to […]
Fan favorite to represent Spain at Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014) just released her latest video for the song “Voces” (Voices). The song seems to be a hymn about the power of joined voices that can stand up against every obstacle. This message is well […]
Last night, the Communication department, PR and Protocol from TVR released the following statement: “Romanian Television (TVR) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have reached an agreement to enable the broadcast by TVR of Eurovision Song Contest. (…) The problems between TVR and EBU started several years ago […]
One of the Big 5 has its national day today. Can you guess which? That’s right, it’s Spain. And as a stalwart of 56 contests, we thought it would be good to look at some of those memorable songs from down the years. Are yours amongst them? […]
She has a smile that can light up the room! Hear what happened when Lisa-Jayne caught up with 2004 winner Ruslana at the Islington Assembley Hall where she was the special guest of the Association of Ukranians in Great Britain where she headlined a concert to celebrate their […]
Last night on The X Factor UK we saw a fierce Saara Aalto singing for the public vote. Unfortunately it seems the UK public wasn’t conquered by Saara’s voice yet so we were shocked to see her in the bottom three. After the sing-off, she was saved by […]
Things are starting to pick up around Europe. Some countries are starting their selections, some have announced plans that start in the coming months. But other have been silent on potential participation. So we know where we stand, here are what the various nations around Europe are up […]
The United Kingdom’s BBC has announced it will be staging a national final in 2017. Many of you out there will be keen to know what the BBC’s approach will be in 2017 for selecting its song for Kyiv. As you’ll know, it staged ‘Eurovision You Decide’ this year […]