UKRAINE: First three Vidbir finalists chosen Ukraine started its quest for success in Tel Aviv by hosting the first semi-final of Vidbir. Eight went into the competition, with three progressing. The expert jury and televoting public were almost in agreement, with the following qualifying: Maruv – Siren song […]
ITALY: Mahmood wins Sanremo 2019 The 69th Festival of Italian Song from Sanremo has just finished, and Mahmood has won. His song is Soldi. He made the superfinal with Ultimo and Il Volo. Il Volo managed to finish third. This was after technical problems with his performance in […]
ITALY: Live Blog of Sanremo Final from 2030 CET it’s the big night from Sanremo. Twenty-four acts have been involved in four nights of song so far, and tonight we find the overall winner. You know what to do. Hit ‘Refresh’ to see our latest thoughts. And you […]
BIRTHDAY: Joe Grech from Malta is 85 today Every now and then a song comes along that is just legendary. It could be for one of several reasons. It could be a big winner, a début entry, or one that just has fine costumes or choreography. Today’s song […]
Australia’s first ever national final has just ended, and it’s KATE MILLER-HEIDKE who has been declared the winner! She will sing Zero Gravity in Tel Aviv, but will need to fight her way through the 1st Semi Final on May 14th for a spot in the final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RmThfoBB_E […]
AUSTRALIA: Live blog of Australia Decides from 10.30 CET Today we have a first. Yes, an Australian national final. Broadcaster SBS is taking things seriously by having its first ever national final, on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Ten songs will be up for the long-distance ticket to Tel Aviv. […]
FINLAND: Darude reveals first UMK song As we know, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is the Finnish selection for Eurovision. This year, Darude and Sebastian Rejman will be carrying hopes and sending one of three songs. Tonight we heard the first, called Release me. Here it is. We’ll be hearing […]
BIRTHDAY: Svala from Iceland is 42 today They say that the music business can be a difficult one to get into, which is probably why the current crop of talent shows around Europe won’t go away. Of course, many recent performers have come via that route. But there’s […]
BIRTHDAY: Lena Valaitis from Germany is 76 today From time to time we have to acknowledge that some songwriters get more songs in our favourite TV show than others. After all, how many songs could name by Jim Pembroke. But there are a couple of individuals who come […]
BIRTHDAY: Sopho Nizharadze from Georgia is 33 today Did you ever wonder what songwriters are thinking of when they come up with titles? Do they go for something long – like Barry White – or something brief, to the point, and easy to search for on Google*. Shorter […]
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