#BIRTHDAY: Franco Battiato from Italy is 76 today We don’t always pick the recent stuff to celebrate birthdays. We have a long, rich and interesting history of songs. From the outstanding to the less so. And if you’re talking outstanding, one country that springs to mind is Italy. […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is now broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – that’s well over 1500 songs! You told us you wanted to vote for […]
During an interview for a bonus episode of the The Euro Trip, Christer Bjorkman spoke about how the final details of the 2022 American Song Contest should all be finalised by the end of today, Monday 22nd March. During the interview, the question over a Host City was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Pino Gasparini from Switzerland is 75 today It must he tough when you perform at a Eurovision Song Contest, knowing the guest of honour is there watching you. Not only that, but when the guest of honour won for your country, there must be a lot of […]
This week, “Embers” is the Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. Since Saturday and through to the end of this Friday, “Embers” will be played in the majority of the station’s shows. Ken Bruce has confirmed he will be playing it everyday on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Olafs from Iceland is 28 today We all know those semi-finals can be bloodbaths. Yes, each song may have a better than average chance of qualifying but it can still be brutal, knowing your quest for glory could end rather ignominiously on a Tuesday evening. It […]
The release date for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest official CD has been announced. This year, you will be able to purchase the official CD from Friday 23rd April. In previous years, you have been able to download the album a week or two earlier, however this has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lucie Jones from the UK is 30 today What do you think of the Big Five? Should they get an automatic place in the final, or should they have to go through the semi-finals like the rest of us? It’s true that the Big Five do have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christine Guldbrandsen from Norway is 36 today Do you miss countries singing in their own languages? Or do you like the songs in English so you know what the performers are singing about? Our friends in Norway have – on the whole – stuck to English since […]
It’s just two weeks since Fyr & Flamme won the Danish Melodi Grand Prix and therefore the Golden ticket to represent Denmark at the ESC in Rotterdam in Maywith their song “Øve os på hinanden”. This week it’s been announced that they have topped the Danish Singles chart […]
The European Broadcasting Union has given Eurovoix a statement in regards to the current situation surrounding Belarus in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The EBU had the following to say, without any further details: “We are still in discussions with Belarus’ broadcaster BTRC regarding the submission of a […]
Christer Bjorkman has revealed during a video Q&A with Melodifestivalen’s English Twitter, the inaugural American Song Contest will now take place in 2022 – and specific packages will be put together for Eurovision fans! Christer had the following to say: “We are, at the moment, negotiating about it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bobby Solo from Italy is 76 today That thing where you get to represent your country must be great. Although you never get to take a trip abroad. Unless you’re a false flagger that is. You’re in luck, we don’t have a false flagger today. The Sanremo […]
During an interview with James Rowe on The Euro Trip, Tobbe Ek from Aftonbladet revealed that Melodifestivalen is unlikely to return to a national tour in 2022. Tobbe had the following to say: “I spoke to someone who has been working with Melodifestivalen for more than ten years […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue. You asked us to take a look at the Scandinavian countries, so the next stop […]