The draws for the two semi-finals have taken place, and now the real work of predicting qualifiers and possible winners can now begin. As you’ll know, 10 will make it through, so in reality each song has a better than average chance of making it. Only eight or […]
The draws for the two semi-finals have taken place, and now the real work of predicting qualifiers and possible winners can now begin. As you’ll know, ten will make it through, so in reality each song has a better than average chance of making it. Only eight or […]
We continue to look at how the 43 songs from 2016 are doing in terms of their Youtube hits. These are based on the Official Videos which you can find on the official Eurovision Youtube channel HERE. In a break with the previous charts, I’ve this time broken […]
So we come to the fifth and final part of returning writers. You will have seen names from all over Europe (and not just Sweden). You will have seen writers that are back for the second year in a row, and writers that have been runners-up. We start […]
As you’ll know, we’ve been tracking the fortunes of the videos of the 43 songs through their Youtube hits. These figures are based on the Official Videos on the official Eurovision Youtube channel. There are other videos of the songs on there, but we’re only counting the Official […]
As you’ll know, we’ve been watching how many hits the 43 official videos for this year’s songs have been doing. If you go to the official Eurovision Youtube channel HERE, you too can watch them and perhaps influence the results. Other channels may also offer the videos, […]
After reviewing the hits on Eurovision’s official Youtube page on 23 March, we’ve decided to follow the progress of the songs up to the contest. All 43 videos are now on that site so we can still compare who’s hot and who’s not.Where does your favourite lie? Here […]
Finland’s selection process for Eurovision 2016 – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – has just finished, and Sandhja has won the lucky golden ticket for the gig in Stockholm. In a close run thing, she beat off competition from Saara Aalto and Mikael Saari. Luckily with him finishing third I won’t […]
Hyvää iltaa (as they say in Jyväskylä! Those crazy crazy Finns are in Eurovision, with their own unique formula. Whilst other countries may go all populist in their approach, UMK – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – is definitely Finnish. Broadcaster YLE goes for variety and maybe just a little bit […]
France is holding another internal selection to choose a song for Stockholm this year. Like some other countries, they must be wondering what they need to do to win the contest. It’s been 39 years since Marie Myriam performed that reprise of L’oiseau et l’enfant in London. […]