BIRTHDAY: Agathonas Iakovidis from Greece is 64 What do you like about Eurovision? The singing? The costume? The fact that various culture from about our fair continent lock horns in a battle that can only make for the betterment of Europe? It’s none of these. It’s about alcohol. […]
BIRTHDAY: Gisela from Andorra is 40 A new year, and we can now say that Israel will be hosting this year. Exciting, isn’t it? Well it is for the 42 countries that will be there on stage between 14 and 18 May. Will yours be of them? One country that […]
EUROVISION: Loreen is top of the pops In its annual chart of the favourite songs of 2018, Euphoria has been revealed by ESC Radio as Number One. This is the seventh consecutive year Loreen’s winner from 2012 has placed first. The runner-up was Fuego by Eleni Foureira, mirroring […]
ALBANIA: Live blog of Festivali i Këngës Final from 20.45 CET We’ve been through two nights of quality song from Tirana. Tonight is the Grand Final of Festivali i Këngës 57, and the winner will carry the double-headed eagle to Tel Aviv next May. Fourteen songs have made […]
ALBANIA: Live Blog of Festivali i Këngës 57 from 20.45 CET The 2019 Eurovision season kicks off properly tonight, with the first show of Festivali i Këngës from Tirana in Albania. A grand total of 22 acts will perform tonight with the aid of the RTSH Symphonic Orchestra. […]
MONTENEGRO: Finalists of Montevizija announced The broadcaster for Montenegro – RTCG has revealed the five lucky hopefuls vying for the Montenegrin ticket for Tel Aviv. As last year, the winner will be chosen through Montevizija. A total of 27 songs were submitted, with a special jury narrowing down […]
#FRANCE: Destination Eurovision hopefuls announced France Télévisions has revealed its format to hopefully win the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. As for the contest in Lisbon, 18 acts will participate in Destination Eurovision. But who are they? Aysat – Comme une grande Battista Acquaviva – Passio Bilal Hassani – […]
#HUNGARY: A Dal 2019 participants revealed Hungary seems to have found a good way to pick a Eurovision song of late. They’ve made the Grand Final at the last eight contests, and since 2012 has used the A Dal format. In 2019, 30 songs will compete in three […]
#ARMENIA: Srbuk to sing at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Public Television of Armenia has revealed the first confirmed performer at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Srbuk will be carrying her country’s hopes. Srbuk, or Սրբուհի Սարգսյան/Srbuhi Sargsyan was born in 1994 in Yerevan. She took […]
#CHARTS: Time to vote for your favourite songs Every year a vote takes place to find which song the fans love most. The winner for the last six years has been Loreen. Can she make it a seven year itch? Or will the new upstart Netta make a […]