2013 has been the “Year Of The Gathering” here in Ireland where Irish culture has been celebrated in the country and through those who have emigrated over the years to the four corners of the globe. It has resulted in a resurgence in the Irish Diaspora and the […]
The commercial broadcasting company SIGMA TV have openly announced that they are willing to work in partnership with Cypriot Broadcaster CyBC to secure a Eurovision entry for Cyprus at Eurovision 2014. This news comes days after CyBC announcing their withdrawal from the contest. The Deputy Chief of SIGMA […]
If you were looking at X-Factor in the UK over the weekend (judging from the ratings more were tuned into Strictly come dancing) you will have seen the final 12 acts confirmed for the Live shows. Irish hopes were on 20-year-old Melanie McCabe who was attempting to make […]
The unfortunate news has come through that Cyprus will not participate at Eurovision 2014. Is Greece set to follow them and take a year’s absence from the contest? As we had expected and reported, Cyprus have decided to take a year out from Eurovision. This afternoon CyBC (Cypriot […]
“The BBC are set to return to a National Final for their Eurovision 2014 entry selection”. This is the claim made the UK newspaper “The Daily Star”. A Spokesperson for the BBC said “that she could not elaborate on Eurovision plans for next year and it was still […]
We have all heard of the financial challenges facing Cyprus over the Summer – and we can understand their pain here in Ireland. If the reports from Cypriot news outlets are to be believed, the Mediterranean island may not be at Eurovision 2014 in Denmark. Cypriot news agency […]
Turkey was represented at Eurovision 2011 by the rock band Yüksek Sadakat. The group’s bass guitarist Kutlu Özmakinacı has gone on record “allegedly” to say what he was led to believe about the result of the Azerbaijan victory of Ell and Nikki in 2011. In an article by […]
France has had their say for Eurovision 2014. “Internal selections are not the way forward”. These are just some of the comments from some 500 French Eurovision fans who have had their official say on how their Eurovision entry has been selected and the artists in question. After […]
The BBC yesterday evening confirmed that they will be participating at Eurovision 2014. No details as of yet how they will select their act and song for Copenhagen. Since 2011 they have selected their entry internally with their best result being Blue and their song “I Can” in […]
Eurosong National Final will take place on March 16th. The process will be run over 7 weeks culminating in a Grand Final on March 16th. Belgium are determined to repeat and exceed their success at Eurovision 2013. http://youtu.be/AnQ9424lxlo The Belgian “Eurosong” national final will have 2 stages. The […]