Swedish broadcaster SVT has revealed more details of Melodifestivalen 2018. The six cities hosting the four semi-finals, the second chance and final have been announced, and if you’re planning on attending them all, you’ll soon rack up those miles around Sweden. The venues and dates are: Semi-final 1 […]
As you may know, Portugal’s Salvador Sobral was not well in Kyiv, and only spent the second week of rehearsals in the city. Fast forward to September, and he had to cut short a music tour he was undertaking. Here’s footage from RTP of his last concert… for […]
MALTA: PBS announces first selection stage for Lisbon Maltese national broadcaster PBS/TVM has revealed that it’s already at an advanced stage in its quest for a song for Lisbon. Whilst the Malta Eurovision Song Contest – the televised selection show – is all set for February, the initial […]
UNITED KINGDOM: OGAE UK has its annual Bash As we’re in the quieter period in the Eurovision year, many fan clubs will have their annual gatherings. The UK’s fan club is no exception. It’s one of the largest, and met last weekend (9 September) in Manchester for its […]
News has emerged that former Eurovision entrant Margot Hielscher has died, aged 97. She represented Germany in back-to-back contests in 1957 and 1958. Margot was born in 1919 in Berlin. During the 1940s she became a film star before having a go at the fledgling Eurovision Song Contest. […]
Performer of three Dutch entries in the 1970s, Sandra Reemer, has died at the age of 66. She succumbed to cancer after a long battle. Indonesian-born Sandra’s three attempts at Eurovision were in three subtly different guises. First, she collaborated with Andries Holten in Edinburgh in 1972. Their […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 13 Jury Final Rehearsal Grand Final LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 2100 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision […]
So last night we had the second Semi Final of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv and what a fantastic show it was. We of course now know our winners and losers here. So as well as 10 countries happy to go to the Final we also have 8 countries sadly disappointed […]
Eurovision 2017 – Day 13 1st Dress Rehearsal Grand Final LIVE ROLLING BLOG – START 1400 CET- JUST REFRESH Just when you thought you had seen the best of us, we are back and better than ever!! If you were thinking of going anywhere else for your fix of Eurovision rehearsal […]
As you will have seen on Thursday night, Brendan Murray was not one of the lucky ten acts to make it through to Saturday night’s Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Ireland managed to get this quote from Brendan on his experiences this year. We […]