Former Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds died today in Dublin. He led the country during the 1990’s and was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Peace Process between Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland. Today tributes came in for the former Taoiseach […]
It’s that time of the year when we all get out our lycra trousers or ball gowns and drench them in sequins – and that is just the male contestants on the BBC’s hit show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. This year’s celebrity contestants are being announced and we have […]
Voting is now open as the first Act for Melodifestivalen 2015 will be selected on August 31st from the eight contestants of this year’s ‘Svensktoppen Nasta’. You can listen to their songs HERE. As per each year – the winner of ‘Svensktoppen Nasta’ will be guaranteed a place in […]
The Dutch media are going into overdrive on who may represent the country at Eurovision 2015. Anouk and The Common Linnets success at the contest have certainly raised the show’s profile with the public both local and international. Earlier this week it was Alain Clark – whose Management […]
Did Belgium select the right song for Eurovision 2014? The reason that we ask this question is that the song ‘She’s after my piano’ by 2 Fabiola featuring Loredana has this week been certified Gold in Belgium. The song was written by Ovi (of Paula and Ovi Eurovision […]
Several websites have reported that Russia has confirmed their participation at Eurovision 2015. Furthermore it was said that ‘The Voice’ of Russia would be used to select their entrant for Eurovision 2015. This was the case in 2013 when Dina Garipova was selected to represent Russia in Malmo. […]
British police searched a UK residence belonging to Eurovision singer Sir Cliff Richard last week following alleged inappropriate behaviour to an underaged male in 1985. Since then over 10 thousand of Cliff Richards fans have left him messages of support on his official Facebook page. Cilla Black – […]
Conchita Wurst got served the #ALSIceBucketChallenge today by Ruth Lorenzo and she accepted. However the Eurovision winner came up with an alternative with twice the charity return. #DonateTwiceInsteadOfIce is Conchita’s twist on the challenge and she in turn has nominated Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears and Jean Paul […]
The #ALSIceBucketChallenge has swept the world at the moment and it has now dunked some Eurovision stars – but Who? The #ALSIceBucketChallenge is a fund-raising challenge to help the ALS Association. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve […]
Part 2 of our Editorial asking “Why do women like Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst so much?”. On Monday we had our first contribution from writer Michelle Topham and that certainly got people talking online. Today we hear from singer Angie Tilly Marper who herself had a flurry with […]