Saara Aalto is joining in, with providing Home Concerts, like many other Eurovision Song Contest participants. “Queens Live!” will take place on Friday 1st May, at 20:00 CET. “Queens Live!” will see Saara perform tracks from her favourite musical Queens – not necessarily Eurovision songs. You will be […]
The European Broadcasting Union recently launched Eurovision Home Concerts. Show two will air tomorrow (Friday 10th April), on YouTube, at 17:00 CET. The week two acts to perform are: Montaigne – Australia Aksel – Finland Daði Freyr – Iceland Vasil – North Macedonia Gjon’s Tears – Switzerland Leonora […]
Within a week of the special programme “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, replacing the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, thirteen countries have committed to showing the programme. The thirteen countries that will be showing the programme are, with their broadcaster and channel in brackets: Belgium (VRT/Een) Bulgaria (BNT/BNT […]
Following on from the ANNOUNCEMENT that “De Eurovisa” will be broadcast as usual, YLE have announced further programming to fill the void of this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Three former Contests will be shown in full. 2014 (their best placing since 2006), 2006 (Lordi achieve Finland’s only […]
The BBC has already announced it’s alternative coverage of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and now YLE (Finland) & NDR (Germany) have shared their coverage details. Both countries will continue to broadcast their preview and review shows, as previously planned as a warm-up to this year’s Contest. In […]
UMK, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, will remain as an open Contest next year. If Aksel Kankaanranta wishes to participate next year, he will have to submit an entry like everybody else. The UMK Producer, Anssi Autio, had the following to say: “A year […]
Previously, we had ANNOUNCED that Finland was going back to an open selection for UMK. During the submission period, 426 songs were received by YLE. On 21st January 2020, the Six Acts that will be taking part in UMK 2020 will be announced in a Press Conference. The […]
FINLAND: Darude and Sebastian take Look away to Tel Aviv Finland’s selection show – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest has just finished, and Darude and Sebastian Rejman will be taking Look away to Tel Aviv. In a three song final, Look away won […]
Last night, the eleventh London Eurovision Party took place at the Cafe de Paris – organised by Russell Davies, Kabir Naidoo and their team. Nicki French and Paddy O’Connell took to the stage for hosting duties as ever, declaring this to be the best line […]
FINLAND: Hyvää syntymäpäivää Suomeen!! One of our more erstwhile countries who love Eurovision has today celebrated a big milestone. In 1917, Finland became an independent nation and has never looked back. Over the years, they’ve excelled in athletics, motor sport and ice hockey. Eurovision has had a somewhat […]
EUROVISION 2018: Who’s going to be at the party How are things looking for Lisbon? Follow the progress below Semi-final One Albania Eugent Bushpepa Mall Azerbaijan Aisel Belarus Alekseev Forever Belgium Laura Groeseneken Bulgaria Announcement, 12 March Czech Republic Mikolas Josef Lie to me Estonia Eesti Laul, 3 […]
The Finnish national final has just finished, and NORMA JOHN have been declared the winner with the song ‘ Blackbird ‘ . The competition was close as Norma John led after the International Jury vote followed by Zuhlke and Emma. After the public vote was in Norma John won with a total of […]