What does it take to win Eurovision. Well firstly a great singer and a brilliant song, but there is so much more to it than that. In this mini-series I am going to look at the other aspects that go into making a great Eurovision performance, starting tonight […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
A large number of songwriters are giving it another go this year. Earlier this week, we looked at some of them. Here is another group of them. One of those people that keep cropping up at Contests is Mr Philipp Kirkorov. We first saw him in 1995 (yep, […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]
You may be wondering what measures can be used to determine which official are the most popular out there in the real world. As you may know, all except for Italy now have their official videos on the official Eurovision Song Contest Youtube channel. Other channels are available, […]
As we know, the Contest should be seen as a competition for song-writers. These highly important people often get overlooked in favour of a glamorous, attractive or vivacious performer. But crafting that winning song is an art, and it takes skill and a little bit of luck to […]
Well, I did have to check the calendar to make sure that it wasn’t the 1st of April and that this wasn’t, actually, a Belarusian attempt at an April Fools joke – but no, I’m assured it is still March 21st and that this story genuinely appeared in […]
How Europe filled in the bit where we waited for the votes… You know that bit in every national final where they have to verify and ratify all the votes (or in some case, give the president a quick phone call)? You know, the one they fill with […]