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 […]
We were lucky enough to catch up with Bella from Australia after her second rehearsal on Thursday. She told us about coming to Europe, Delta Goodrem and what it means to have good friends. What are your favourites from the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest? And who do […]
We caught up with Anna from Ukraine after her second rehearsal on Thursday afternoon. She talked to us about friendships, idols and why we should vote for her on Saturday 21 November. Which songs are your favourites at the 2015 Junior Eurovision? And who do you think will […]
We briefly caught up with Lina from Slovenia after her second rehearsal on Thursday afternoon. She tells us about writing songs and who her idols are. Which songs are your favourite? And who do you think will win? Author: John Stanton
Welcome to Sofia and welcome to our rolling blog for the Day 5, the Jury Final, of final dress rehearsals if you will, of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. John of this Parish will be blogging tonight and Phil from OnEurope may chip in but he is concentrating on […]
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