For those of you who are fans of Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, their debut entrant has a new single out. Guy Sebastian gave the 2015 ESC the kick it needed with his uptempo feelgood song ‘Tonight again’ in Vienna. He finished fifth. His new single ‘Set […]
Big 5 stalwart has now revealed plans for Eurovision success in 2017. RTVE is desperate for win, so is using the power of social media. Between 27 October and 27 November, the Spanish broadcaster is allowing singers to submit auditions. RTVE would like to see a variety of styles, and […]
Today is the national day of one of Eurovision’s more interesting countries. Back on 26 October 1955, the Austrian Parliament declared the country permanently neutral. As a result, that anniversary became Austria’s National Day. To celebrate, let’s take a look at some of Austria’s entries in our favourite TV show […]
One of the Big 5 has its national day today. Can you guess which? That’s right, it’s Spain. And as a stalwart of 56 contests, we thought it would be good to look at some of those memorable songs from down the years. Are yours amongst them? […]
Things are starting to pick up around Europe. Some countries are starting their selections, some have announced plans that start in the coming months. But other have been silent on potential participation. So we know where we stand, here are what the various nations around Europe are up […]
The United Kingdom’s BBC has announced it will be staging a national final in 2017. Many of you out there will be keen to know what the BBC’s approach will be in 2017 for selecting its song for Kyiv. As you’ll know, it staged ‘Eurovision You Decide’ this year […]
It’s been announced that the winner of the second Eurovision Song Contest, Corry Brokken, has died. She was 83. Corry had a long association with the Eurovision Song Contest, as she was there in Lugano for the first contest – which celebrated its 60th anniversary only last […]
We’ve all celebrated well all of the anniversaries that have cropped up over the years. In London last year we had the gala night to celebrate 60 ESCs, before the 60th ESC had actually taken place. We’ve even just had the 61st Contest. Preparations are now in place […]
Eurovision isn’t just about the main acts. Large numbers of performers take to the stage as backing singers, making them the unsung heroes of the contest. We caught up with LaTiDa, who on stage with the #wonderful Poli Genova. LaTiDa are Desislava Hristova, Elizabeth Nesheva and Yana Baleva. They prove […]
So here it is: the draw for the Grand Final. You will have known already which half each country will perform in. Now, the organisers at SVT have determined the draw and here it is: Belgium Czech Republic The Netherlands Azerbaijan Hungary Italy Israel Bulgaria Sweden Germany […]