Today it was announced that the Greek National Broadcaster ERT was being closed down with immediate effect from midnight, with the loss of 2,650 permanent staff members and a further 250 short-term employers. Simos Kedikoglou (A Greek Government Spokesman) allegedly described ERT, as a “modern-day scandal” and “a unique […]
Just after Eurovision 2013 has been completed, several countries have already confirmed their attendance in Denmark for Eurovision 2014. So far we have the following details courtesy of our friends at 12Points.tv Nordic Participation 2014 Denmark – Well obviously as they are hosting the event they will be […]
In an interview with CNN France – UK Eurovision Contestant Bonnie Tyler has said on video ” “I heard the Russians complain: why you did not give ten points for which we paid? ” This is fuel to the fire over the Eurovision Scandal that just will not go away […]
Late last night the EBU decided to release the Jury and Public Split votes of the Eurovision Contest 2013. First note is that these figures were average rankings for every country in both jury and televoting.. Ranking the countries based on these average rankings mean very little, because they include […]
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 […]