Over the course of November and on the lead up to the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we will be celebrating the countries that have participated at the Contest. Today, we celebrate Greece. Greece debuted at the inaugural Contest in 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Nicolas Ganopoulos finished in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jelena Tomašević from Serbia is 37 today We’ve got another home entrant here. They will always occupy a special place in Eurovision lore, as there has only been 64 of them. A small number have won, and a number have done the opposite. Maybe it’s best to […]
The Slavianski Bazaar is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus – held since 1992. As part of the festival, an International Pop Song Performers Contest and Children’s Contest takes place. The International Pop Song Performers Contest has seen previous Eurovision Song Contest participants including Ruslana, Zeljko Joksimovic, […]
A non-participation at this year’s Turkvision Song Contest has been confirmed. Kumyks is a Turkic ethnic group that were due to have previously taken part in the Contest, in 2015, had to withdraw due to poor relations between Russia and Turkey. Kumyks are local to Chechyna, Dagestan and […]
The twenty six participating entries for Festivali i Kenges 59 this December, have been announced. They are: Devis Xherahu – Peng (Hostage) Orgesa Zaimi – Valixhja e kujtimeve (The suitcase of memories) Festina Mejzini – Kush je ti dashuri (Who is the one you love) Franc Koruni – […]
The fourth and final themed round of Ranina, “World Musical Tour”, has been completed in Georgia over the past two weeks. Each week, five of the ten finalists took to the stage. Here are the results as they stand after four rounds: 483 points – Sandra Gadelia 474 […]
In thirty days time, the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place from Warsaw. Today, we take a trip down memory lane and remind ourselves of the five most recent Winners. 2019: Viki Gabor (Poland) 2018: Roksana Węgiel (Poland) 2017: Polina Bogusevich (Russia) 2016: Mariam Mamadashvili […]
ABBA represented Sweden at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, in Brighton, the United Kingdom. ABBA finished in 1st place, with a total of 24 points. You can watch a video of her performance below: In 2008, Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup took to the ballroom floor, with their […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maja Tatić from Bosnia & Herzegovina is 50 today Do you have a favourite part of what used to be Yugoslavia? A part you have a soft spot for, and always cheer on if/when they take part in our favourite TV show? One ex-Yugo nation that is […]
Buck’s Fizz represented the United Kingdom at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, in Dublin, Ireland. Buck’s Fizz finished in 1st place, with a total of 136 points. You can watch a video of her performance below: In 2013, Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor took to the ballroom floor, […]