Established in 2009, rock band Minus One have been making waves in Cyprus and beyond with their brand of driving, edgy rock. Now, they are turning their sights on a Eurovision win at Stockholm with their song, ‘Alter Ego’. I don’t know about you, but I REALLY want […]
Last Saturday, Jamala was chosen to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm with her beautiful song, ‘1944’. If you haven’t heard it yet, then check out the video below and give your ears a treat. Not familiar with Jamala? Here’s 10 top facts to get you up […]
Our friends in Bosnia & Herzegovina have come back to the fold, and have chosen an song internally. As Bosnian songs go, it ain’t bad either. Getting past the name of the act, which I’ll call DDAJ for now, the song is called ‘Ljubav je’, which means ‘Love […]
Six already chosen, three more tonight. Tonight is the third part of Finland’s quest for more Eurovision glory. Over the last two Saturdays, they’ve started to fill the line-up for the final of UMK – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu on Saturday 27 February. In a short time, we’ll know the full […]
One thing we love here at EIHQ is a good old Q&A with former Eurovision winners and contestants. We have a particularly soft spot for 2009 winner Alexander Rybak who scored a victory for Norway with his wonderful song ‘Fairytale’. Since then, Alexander has continued to enjoy a […]
Hyvää iltaa (as they say in Jyväskylä! Those crazy crazy Finns are in Eurovision, with their own unique formula. Whilst other countries may go all populist in their approach, UMK – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – is definitely Finnish. Broadcaster YLE goes for variety and maybe just a little bit […]
Saturday 6th February sees the first of three UMK16 qualifying heats to find this year’s Finnish entry for Eurovision 2016. Here’s a look at the six competitors in heat one PLUS make sure to see who you have been voting for in our International Poll for Favourite Song […]
In an unexpected turn of events, Poland have reverted to a national final format. The newly appointed TVP1 channel director Jan Pawlicki took to Twitter to reveal that the country will hold a national selection on March 5th. “Let the viewers decide who will represent Poland in Eurovision! […]
So the Mediterranean’s happiest rock selects a song for Stockholm tonight. Who will follow in the footsteps of Amber? Will the warrior instinct finally come out with a song worthy of the Grand Final? Or will it mean another early bath? THE FINAL Fourteen songs will try […]
It’s great that the once cynical Hungary is now really taking Eurovision seriously. Since Compact Disco took part in 2012, interest has gone from strength to strength. As you may know, Hungarian broadcaster MTVA (Duna) has announced the 30 participants that will take part in three heats commencing […]