#BIRTHDAY: Jean Gabilou from France is 78 today France are good at Eurovision. Well, they have been in the past. And anyone can win our favourite TV show. And wouldn’t you love a contest in Paris? And they almost did it in Rotterdam. And that’s a lot of […]
BIRTHDAY: Evdokia Kadi from Cyprus is 41 today One of these days, we know we’ll be off to sunny Cyprus for an edition of our favourite TV show. In 37 contests, they’ve managed one runner-up spot. But as you’ll know from Portugal, Austria and Finland, past performance is […]
This week sees the week-in, week-out 2022 National Final marathon continue! This week has many shows and announcements – including our final Super Saturday… Thursday 3rd March Serbia – Pesma za Evroviziju Semi Final 1 (20:00 GMT/21:00 CET) The Netherlands – Song Reveal (Time TBC) Friday 4th March […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, revealed the full results during last night’s Heat at the Avicii Arena. The results were announced using the new App/Telephone scoring presentation. The results in full are: 1st Place (Finalist): Klara Hammarström – “Run To The Hills” – Qualified After Round 1 Voting […]
During Heat 4 of tonight’s Melodifestivalen, in Sweden, money raised by Radiohjälpen will help Ukrainians affected by the current conflict with Russia. Tonight, 1435319kr was raised through telephone voting. This is the equivalent of €135562.57, £113977.57 or more importantly, 4558302.38 UAH. Let us know what you think about […]
After an incredible night in Turku, the votes have been all been counted and Finland has made its choice. UMK 2022 has a winner – but who was it? Finland’s entrant into the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy this May and winner of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2022 […]
The final heat of Melodifestivalen 2022 has just concluded. The final two acts through to the Grand Final are: Klara Hammarström – Run To The Hills MEDINA – In i dimman They join: Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer Robin Bengtsson - Innocent Love AMOO – Bluffin John Lundvik – […]
#ICELAND: Live blog of Söngvakeppnin SF1 from 20.45 CET You can follow the action HERE. All times below are GMT, which is also the same as Reykjavík time. 21.19 – Thank you for tuning in. Iceland will do the same next week with five more qualifiers. Goodnight from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 75 today It’s often good to be the first to do something. No one can take that “I was first…” accolade away from you, even though others may do the same thing bigger and better. Today we have a first, on […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 continues tonight!!! We are here with Heat 4 coverage this evening, with the show coming from the Friends Arena for the first time this year. The final set of seven acts from twenty eight will take part tonight. So join me, Richard, from 19:00 GMT/20:00 CET, […]