His name is synonymous with Eurovision in Romania – but Mihai Trăistariu has said he’s dropping out of the National Selection, meaning his song “Baya” is no longer in the running to head to Tel Aviv. In a statement on Facebook entitled “From #ESC to #Exit”, he said: […]
FRA: First finalists for Destination Eurovision The first semi-final of Destination Eurovision has just finished, and we have four songs through to the final on 26 February. After a combination of televote and international jury, the lucky four are: Bilal Hassani – Roi Chimène Badi – Lá-haut Silvàn […]
FRA: Live Blog of Destination Eurovision from 2100 CET So here we are. France is getting the January 2019 national finals going with the first of two semi-finals. Tonight we’ll see nine songs competing for four places in the Final on 26 January. We’re blogging the show for […]
BIRTHDAY: Zlata Ognevich is 33 today I may have said this before, but some songs in our favourite TV show always benefit from a prop. It doesn’t have to be a big prop, even a blindfold can suffice at times. Sometimes, it does need to make an impression. […]
Romania’s selection for Eurovision just got spicier as TVR announced another two acts to take part in the semi-finals: Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu! Bella Santiago tried to represent Romania last year alongside Juckebox with ‘Auzi cum bate’. This year she comes with a hot , empowering song: […]
Confirmation of details surrounding the United Kingdom’s Eurovision You Decide have been announced. The Contest will take place on Friday 8th February, 19:30-21:00GMT/20:30-22:00CET. The venue for this year’s final will be Media City UK, in Salford. Those interested in tickets need to apply HERE. Due to a limited […]
The running orders for the forthcoming Melodifestivalen semi finals were revealed earlier today via the official Facebook and Instagram pages of the Contest. The semi finals will take place in Gothenburg, Malmo, Leksand and Lidkoping. Nano, Andreas Johnson, The Lovers Of Valdaro and Pagan Fury will open the […]
BIRTHDAY: Muriel Day from Ireland is 77 today* Some of you may only have ever seen contests in glorious colour. And the quality seems to get higher every year. A pity the songs don’t always follow suit. Although we take colour for granted now, it wasn’t always the […]
On Friday 25th January in Glasgow, Scotland’s newest Eurovision night out will hold their launch event. “Ne Party Pas Sans Moi” is the newest party to be launched by co-founders Ellie Chalkley and Danny Lynch. The party will be held in Blackfriars Basement, Glasgow; 19:00 – 01:00. Ellie […]
#FRA: Destination Eurovision Semi-final One On Saturday, France Télévisions launches its hunt for a representative for Tel Aviv. As we’ve reported, 18 acts will perform over two semi-finals. That’s nine in each semi-final. The top four from each semi-final will make it through to the final on Saturday […]