Here is another Newstalk podcast – This is Eurovision and Politics from Eurovision host Pat Kenny show on Newstalk. You can listen to the podcast by CLICKING HERE Roll on the Grand Final Author : John Stanton Source : Newstalk
Every now and again a new book about Eurovision rises up through the ether purporting to be a definitive guide to the contest and its history. Most of the time they end up being either a dry, sociopolitical treatise or yet another list-based run through of the same […]
#EUROVISION: A History of the Song Contest! Many books have been written on our favourite TV show, and another one is being released shortly. Author Chris West was at the London Eurovision Party press event to publicise his book “Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World’s […]
The battle to become the representative for the nation hosting Eurovision is always among the most keenly fought. Ukraine this year are no exception, but there’s one act looking to make more of a stir that we’re used to – Aghiazma. So Eurovision Ireland have a quick word […]
“Russia will not participate in the Eurovision song contest anymore!” – Dmitry Medvedev. Serbian news agency SlobodniMediji.com are reporting that AP have reported that Russian Prime Minister Medvedev has said today of the Eurovision Song Contest. “This is not about a good song anymore, this is a real show of dirty […]
Last night a video was circulated on YouTube showing Jamala performing a version of her song ‘1944’ on May 2015. Jamala confirmed on-line that it was her but that the lyrics were not the same as her Eurovision entry. Moments ago the EBU posted an official statement on […]
The EBU have sanctioned Artmenian TV AMPTV over Iveta’s use of the Nagorno-Karabakh flag in the greeb room last night during Semi Final 1 at Eurovision. The EBU in a statement on social media have said the following “The EBU and the Reference Group, the governing body of the […]
Those with sharp eyes towards the end of last evening’s first semi-final may have noted Iveta Mukuchyan from Armenia waving an unfamiliar flag. The Armenian flag with a white chevron on it was in fact the banner of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region – and its brief flash on a the screen during the […]
An official statement from the EBU will read the following : After reflection and constructive talks with several participating delegations, the EBU proposed to the Reference Group (the Eurovision Song Contest’s governing body) to take a more liberal approach to the flag policy, which was introduced last week, […]
A few days ago there were a lot of posts across Facebook about the potential of Russia being the host nation for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. With Sergey Lazarev and ‘You Are the Only One’ still leading the list of the Bookie’s favourites, Russia are going into […]