Crimea, may be have your votes please? Last year Swedish TV developed the Eurovision slogan for the contest in Malmo, “We Are One” which aimed to portray Europe as a united entity, emphasising diversity and multiculturalism. Except Europe really isn’t one; Europe is a fractured construct, economically, […]
Indeed, where is Eurovision, as they might say in downtown Valletta. Those of you who have watched Malta’s Eurovision story through the years, you’ll know that most of their domestic action takes place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, or Ta Qali in the centre of the island. But […]
We know the dates of Eurovision 2015 and we know that it will be between 3 cities to host the event. So all we now need are countries/broadcasters to participate. The following list is what we have seen announced so far as an intention to participate at Eurovision […]
French Chartreuse Amina will take to the stage in the Uurkly Festivalen at Nasaker in Sweden. It is a music festival with a difference. All year round the town has a population of 500 inhabitants. For the next 3 days it will be transformed into a “Hippy Commune/Festival […]
Tonight July 30th, Conchita Wurst took to the stage at Stockholm Pride to rapturous applause. We have 2 videos of the performance – 1 from SVT on the main stage and then another one from in the audience with the fans where you can hear them cheering. For […]
Many people always say that they miss the inclusion of a live orchestra at Eurovision especially when you have a song that is dramatic. Therefore Conchita Wurst singing ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’ at Allsang Pa Skansen in Stockholm yesterday was the perfect chance to hear this year’s Eurovision winning […]
Sweden : ABBA remain the most successful act to emerge from Eurovision and are one of the highest selling acts of all time. It has now been announced that their London concert will be released on CD, a limited edition digibook and a 180-gram triple vinyl set. Counted as […]
You must have seen it by now but Queen Elizabeth II photobombed the Australians women’s hockey team selfie at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow the other day. “One was royally amused” but it has not been confined to the monarchy. On a plane journey in Greece recently, Eurovision […]
“Death, drugs and destruction fill the lives of Jade Ewen and her family”. The United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2009 representative takes a turn for the worse. ‘Summertime, and the living is easy’ well not if you are a member of the Sugababes band. Not a headline from the tabloids […]
Just when you thought it was safe. You know the sort of thing – Austria wins the contest, the fans are split equally between those that are happy and those that think Netherlands/Sweden/Armenia/Nepal were robbed, everyone looks forward to going to some strange new city next year. But […]