The Grand Final of Eurovision 2013 had not even taken place last Saturday before a report by a Lithuanian news agency claimed they had video footage of Azeri officials trying to buy televotes in Lithuania. This was followed up by claims that due to irregularities in the voting […]
Östgruppens (Swedish Human Rights Organisation) Chairman – Martin Uggla – is calling SVT to withdraw Belarus from Eurovision 2013. The “We Are One” concept of Eurovision 2013 is being called into question by the organisation. Uggla is claiming that the Belarus National Television Broadcaster is part of the […]
(Photograph courtesy of Нет версии с бо́льшим разрешением) At the end of last year Swiss band “Heilsarmee” won the National Eurovision Selection in Switzerland with the song “You and Me”. Following their victory there were doubts on whether they could enter the Eurovision Song Contest as “Heilsarmee” as […]
It is sometimes difficult to get off a “Carrousel” ride – And this maybe the case with Switzerland. We all looked at the Swiss final on Saturday and saw The ‘Heilsarmee’ crowned the winners with their song “You and Me”. We all clapped along and thought this is a […]
Language is one of those subjects that divides Eurovision Fans. Popularity vs. Authenticity It has been generally held in high regard that if a country wanted to win the Eurovision Song Contest, they needed to sing in a language that had a wide recognition. Hence there have been […]
Yes Jedward in their quest to bring technology to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan with “Waterline”, will not be the ONLY Irish Act on show in Baku. The Irish design company New Media Technology College (NMTC) have beaten off all other countries and won the Eurovision Song Contest […]