Hyvää iltaa Euroopassa ja hyvää huomenta Australiassa! Tonight’s the night Finland decide their entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy – it’s time for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, feel […]
#RUSSIA: EBU issues a statement In view of the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has issued a statement on Russia’s participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in May. In short, Russia won’t be there. The full statement is here: This is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tomas Ledin from Sweden is 70 today Fans often mention Sweden as the pinnacle of our favourite TV show. Yes, they have had six wins, and you can never right them off. But there is that history, often revolving around their first winners. Back in 1980, broadcaster […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stig Rästa from Estonia is 42 today I’m loving today’s birthday. But more of that later. Our favourite TV show often throws up writers who keep coming back. It could be because they’re good writers. Or it could be because they’ve nothing better to do with a […]
SBS, the Australian national broadcaster, have revealed the running order for the final of Australia Decides. The running order is: G-Nat!on – “Bite Me“ Erica Padilla – “To the Bottom“ Seann Miley Moore – “My Body“ Charley – “I Suck At Being Lonely“ Andrew Lambrou – “Electrify” Sheldon Riley – “Not the Same“ Paulini – […]
Earlier today following the invasion of Ukraine, UA:PBC, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, wrote an open letter to the European Broadcasting Union to expel Russia from the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. The EBU replied with the following statement: “The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political cultural event that unites […]
The PalaOlimpico is currently planning the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest to have an audience capacity set at 65%, due to the current Coronavirus restrictions in Italy. While an announcement of a date for ticket sales has yet to be made, there is hope for a 100% audience capacity […]
Marios Tofi from Cyprus, has turned 32 years old today. Marios represented Cyprus, at the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Oneira”. Happy Birthday, Marios! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below […]
This weekend see’s the 2022 edition of Melodifestivalen move on to the Friends Arena, in Stockholm. The Heat 4 song snippets were made available earlier today and here they are: Anna Bergendahl – Higher Power Lillasyster – Till Our Days Are Over Malin Christin – Synd om dig Tenori – La stella […]
NPO Zapp, the Dutch national broadcaster, have revealed the audition dates for their 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection. The auditions for Junior Songfestival 2022 will be held on Sunday 13th March, Saturday 26th March and Sunday 27th March – although the final two dates are subject […]