The Eurovision Song Contest is currently the #1 Trending news item on the BBC in the UK today. Very hard to believe that the contest which is so often ridiculed by the British Media, is now their top trending story. Why is this? Well it is down to […]
Turkey may have said that they will not attend Eurovision until changes are made to the voting and Big 5 status, so they have provided their Turkish Eurovision Fans and Diaspora with the next best thing – “TurkVision”. Briefly “TurkVision” is a Eurasian Music Contest created by Turkish […]
The EBU has published the complete set of rules regarding participation in the contest next year in Denmark, and there are amendments to the “Voting Rules”. The voting will still be a mixture of 50% Jury and 50% Public vote but the changes will surround the Jury. Change […]
So by now you will have read the “Eurovision headlines” in various spheres alleging favours-for-votes. To the seasoned follower of Europe’s favourite television show, these headlines may not come as a surprise. This sort of story appears every year without fail. And they often come from countries whose […]
Today TRT (Turkish National Broadcaster) have again confirmed that they will not return to Eurovision 2014 until changes are made to the voting procedure and the “Big 5” status. Ibrahim Sahin (Director General at TRT) announced at the Turkish National Song Festival, that Turkey would not be at […]
This week Swedish newspaper Skånska Dagbladet reported allegations of vote-buying at Eurovision 2013. Their article source was allegedly a country delegation member. Our friends at 12Points.TV have compiled a timeline of events here . In the articles by Skånska Dagbladet, they had highlighted how Malta has awarded Azerbaijan 12 points for the […]
Switzerland at Eurovision in 2006 were one of my guilty pleasures, as it was Eurovision Old School – which I loved. Six4One were the band and they performed “If we all give a Little”. Well Swiss singer Diama from the band, has released her first solo song called […]
“Of Course I’m pissed” were the comments from Eurovision song contests chief executive Jon Ola Sand who is investigating the largest voting scandal in the history of the competition – according to Swedish media Aftonbladet. Breaking his silence on the issue, Jon Ola Sand spoke to the Swedish News […]
The EBU are set to drop their investigation into vote-buying allegations at Eurovision 2013, according to Swedish Media outlet Aftonbladet. Lithuanian media 15.min had posted an alleged video showing an attempt to purchase tele votes for Azerbaijan at this year’s Eurovision. Just a few weeks ago Eurovision Supervisor […]
The Eurovision Song Contest and the Performance of Europe’, a lecture by Prof Brian Singleton,as part of the Euro-Visions Public Lecture Series on Europe. Though heavily criticised for its camp staging and the simplistic lyrics of many of its songs, the Eurovision Song Contest has survived for 58 years […]
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