Dobra večer Evropa i dobro jutro Australija! It’s time to find out who Montenegro will be sending to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, feel free to tell me what you think […]
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. What […]
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 […]
We’re only hours away from Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, where they will select their entrant for Tel Aviv this May! You’ve got your favourites, sure – but who do the professionals think will win Australia Decides? Let’s have a look at the betting odds, provided by eurovisionworld.com! […]
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 […]
BIRTHDAY: Alexia from Cyprus is 55 today I’m feeling old today. I remember songs from the 1980s as if they were yesterday. And here we are in the cusp of the third decade of the 21st Century. There’s a story I love about today’s birthday girl Αλέξια Βασιλείου/Alexia […]
G’Day mates! So this weekend (February 9th), Australia will host their very 1st Australia Decides show, live on the sunny Gold Coast. Having grown up in Australia, I thought I would give you a little bit of information about the artists who’ll be performing, as well as my […]