IRELAND – Jedward are all grown up with their new ‘Free Spirit’ and I have to admit it that they may have gone flat. Just the hair mind you! ‘Free Spirit’ is the new song from the Brothers Grimes. The signature quiffs take some – though not all […]
Denmark 2015 – This year’s hosts of Eurovision 2014 haven’t had the chance to take down the huge Basim Flag from this year’s contest than they have confirmed their selection process for the contest in 2015. The first confirmed National Selection Process of the 2015 season is set […]
Cyprus – Eurovision Ireland has been informed by the Cypriot delegation that the island nation has made the decision to return to Eurovision in 2015 and Junior Eurovision this November in Malta. After a hiatus from Eurovision in 2014 and Junior Eurovision since 2009 the country will return […]
Melodifestivalen – Love it or Loathe it, you will tune into SVT when Sweden looks to try to find another winner at Eurovision. Thankfully we love it here so we were excited when the first details of the 2015 edition of the contest were announced yesterday. Last year […]
NETHERLANDS – The Common Linnets aka Ilse DeLange and Waylon gave The Netherlands their best result at Eurovision this year since 1998. Their song ‘Calm After The Storm’ became a big European hit and their album entered the Top 10 in the global charts. It came as a […]
Ace Wilder almost denied Sanna Nielsen attending Eurovision this year when she finished just 2 points behind the ‘Undo’ singer. However it now seems that her song ‘Busy Doin’ Nothin’ is being made ready for UK radio. A UK Radio Edit of the song has been released on […]
SWEDEN – Sanna Nielsen is celebrating that she made it to Eurovision this year with the release of her new album. You will all know by now that Nielsen tried 7 times to make it to Eurovision. Well her new album is called simply ‘7’ in honour of […]
It is always exciting when you get to introduce an American to the wonders of Eurovision. I like to think of these people Stateside whom embrace Eurovision as being the more cultured element of the population. So it makes you think that if Australia has embraced the contest […]
HUNGARY – Kállay-Saunders András and the other contestants in the Hungarian national selection for Eurovision 2014 (A-Dal) have set the musical benchmark for the country’s local industry for the first half of 2014. The half-year local YouTube views, Facebook likes, MAHASZ record sales, radio and online streaming figures have […]
SPAIN – Eurovision 2012 introduced Pastora Soler to an international audience when she brought Spain to the top 10 in the contest with ‘Quédate Conmigo’. An album followed plus a gruelling tour schedule. Today sees her release a new song called ‘Vive’ or ‘Lives’ (something that the Spanish National […]