In case you didn’t know, April 11th is National Pet Day! Although we don’t need an excuse to make a fuss over our animal companions, it’s still a nice chance to reflect on what they bring to our lives 😀 You love Eurovision – you wouldn’t be reading […]
#INTERVIEW: Eurovision Ireland speaks to Finland’s Saara Aalto Before the 2018 London Eurovision Party at the fashionable Café de Paris, Eurovision Ireland was granted a special audience with none other than Saara Aalto, who will sing ‘Monsters’ on Tuesday 8 May for Finland. In her sumptuous ‘Saaratorium’, she […]
Last night, the eleventh London Eurovision Party took place at the Cafe de Paris – organised by Russell Davies, Kabir Naidoo and their team. Nicki French and Paddy O’Connell took to the stage for hosting duties as ever, declaring this to be the best line […]
Being at opposite ends of Europe, you’d think Cyprus and Finland wouldn’t have much to do with each other – and it seems that they really don’t! Since both countries started taking part at Eurovision, Finland and Cyprus have only appeared in the final together 17 times […]
We now have all the songs for Eurovision 2018! Hooray!! But only 20 of them will advance from the semi-finals and join Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK in the grand final… boo!! But the question is… who will those lucky countries be? We all […]
Within just over a week, we’ve gone from having half of Eurovision 2018 entries released to having all but 5 of them (with 2 more due later today, Russia and Macedonia!) Has this avalanche of new entries changed anything in the betting odds? You bet it has! Here […]
#FINLAND: #AllAboard for the Live Blog of UMK at 18.00 CET Finnish broadcaster tonight chooses a song to represent Finland at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. As we already know, Saara Aalto will fly the flag. But which song will she take with her? Tonight we’ll see her […]
We recently asked you which of Saara Alto’s songs was your favourite and which one you would like to see represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon this May. Well, as tonight is UMK, here are the results! Drum roll, please… SAARA AALTO – MONSTERS Your […]
We’re half way there everyone! With tonight’s reveals from Cyprus and the Netherlands, we now have 23 out of the 43 songs heading to Lisbon! Hurrah! Have any of them set themselves apart as winners in the eyes of the bookies? Let’s have a look! Here are the […]
Back in November, Finnish broadcaster YLE announced that Saara Aalto would have the honour of representing Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest this May in Lisbon, and that her song would be selected through the usual selection channel, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. As Saara has now released all her […]
A couple of weeks ago, we published an article taking a lot at the first betting odds for Eurovision 2018, despite the notable lack of any songs. Many of you said it was far too early to call, but the experts disagreed! Now we have no less than […]
An old saying warns us to keep our friends close, and our enemies closer… but perhaps it’s just easier to snub them at Europe’s favourite music competition?! Show business is full of famous feuds… Joan Crawford and Bette Davis… Lindsey Lohan and Hilary Duff… Taylor Swift and whoever […]
The Semi-Final Allocation Draw, which decides which Eurovision semi final a country will participate in will take place in Lisbon’s stunning City Hall on 29th January at 13:00 CET. The ceremony, which will be presented by Eurovision 2018 hostesses Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela, will also see the […]
FINLAND: Hyvää syntymäpäivää Suomeen!! One of our more erstwhile countries who love Eurovision has today celebrated a big milestone. In 1917, Finland became an independent nation and has never looked back. Over the years, they’ve excelled in athletics, motor sport and ice hockey. Eurovision has had a somewhat […]
2018 is going to be quite the Eurovision year! Along with the excitement of heading to a brand new country for Europe’s favourite musical party, we also have a (potentially) whopping 32 national selections to look forward to! Along with yearly staples such as Melodifestivalen and San Remo, […]
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