FINLAND: Live blog of UMK 2019 from 19.00 CET After three weeks of reveals, Finland picks which of Darude’s song will be flying the blue-and-white cross in Tel Aviv in May. Broadcaster Yleisradio is keeping things simple. Three songs by Darude and his pal Sebastian Rejman are in […]
It’s the problem all Eurovision fans face every year – which of the live shows going on around the continent do you tune in to? Sometimes with different time zones and start times, you might get lucky and get to watch more than one show. But more often […]
God kveld Europa og godmorgen Australia! It’s time to find out who Norway will be sending to the Eurovision Song Contest this year with the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2019! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, […]
BIRTHDAY: Bernadette from the Netherlands is 60 today Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible. They were allowed a few phrases in other languages. If you did it right, you could […]
BIRTHDAY: Emmelie de Forest from Denmark is 26 today Do you remember a few years ago when the Nordics, more specifically Scandinavia, had things sewn up. We say this from time to time that some countries could have a guy on stage humming and he’d still come third. […]
BIRTHDAY: Jessika from San Marino is 30 today Coming from one country yet singing for another? Well, it happens as well you know. Maybe more often that we realise. But some countries seem more likely to pick a foreigner than others. If you cast your mind back to […]
The turmoil in the aftermath of Vidbir 2019 has reached a its climax today – with Ukraine withdrawing from Eurovision 2019 After Maruv won the national selection but couldn’t agree on the terms of her contract with national broadcaster UA:PBC, the ticket to Tel Aviv was offered to […]
Recently we reported on how despite winning Vidbir 2019, Maruv would not be going to Tel Aviv as neither she nor the broadcaster could agree on the terms of her Eurovision contract. Today, Vidbir’s runners up Freedom Jazz have announced that Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC approached them to represent […]
BIRTHDAY: Sandie Shaw from the UK is 72 today It’s monochrome Tuesday here, so suspend your disappointment in the lack of colour, and concentrate on the song. A song that won. And was the first song in the now all-pervasive English language to win. Picture the scene. A […]
We’ve been waiting with baited breath since Saturday night, and now we have our answer – despite winning Vidbir 2019, Maruv will not be representing Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 After hours of meetings between Maruv’s team and the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC earlier today, the two […]
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