BIRTHDAY: Ann-Christine from Finland is 75 today What’s this you ask? We had 1966 yesterday, so why 1966 again today? Well, why ever not. We get swamped with songs from the last decade, but it’s good to revisit where the past times. In Luxembourg in 1966, we had […]
BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 71 today Do you like the contests that were in black & white? Or are you definitely a fan of colour? If you delve into the archives, there are some monochrome gems in the early days of the contest. Well, today we’re […]
The Finnish national selection UMK, will be returning to an open selection process for 2020. This form of selection process for UMK was also used between 2012 and 2017. Interested Songwriters and Artists will be able to submit entries between 1st and 8th November. YleX, Yle’s radio broadcaster […]
STAGGY: Day nine at Eurovision 2019 Working hard! Squeak! Orange Carpet! Squeak! Who to support? Squeeak! So many new friends! Squeeeeaaaakkkkk!!!!! Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
ESC2019: First semi-finalists on the Orange Carpet Eurovision Ireland was at the Orange Carpet in Tel Aviv to catch the stars before they went for an official opening reception at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium. See what they had to say. Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: Live Blog of Semi 1 Jury Final #DareToDream from 21:00 CET Dusk may have fallen over Tel Aviv, not that it slows this bustling city down! We’re super excited here in Israel as it’s time for the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the Jury […]
Darude, this year’s Finnish participant has created an official remix of Paenda’s “Limits” – this year’s Austrian participant. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can listen to it below: Author: Richard Taylor Source: OGAE UK Members Facebook Page
The start of Eurovision 2019 is just days away!! So you know what that means – it’s time to cast your predictions on who will qualify from the 1st Semi Final! Just like the juries at the contest, you get to vote for your Top 10, meaning YOU […]
BIRTHDAY: Kojo from Finland is 66 today Winners one day, tail-enders the next. It’s all good fun. We love them all, as they’ve done something most of us will never do. Today’s birthday boy Timo Kojo was there all the way back in 1982. Yes, there were contest […]
Day Six? Where was the Day Five rehearsals we hear you cry? Well, Day Five was Memorial Day in Israel, so everything stops in terms of work. This will be why we started rehearsal coverage on Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday. ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SIX REHEARSALS […]
Eurovision is a busy time of year and it’s easy to miss things in all the excitement… So in case you did miss any of our Semi Final thoughts on the artists and their first rehearsals, here they all are in one convenient place! Want to know our […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
It’s been quite a day here in Tel Aviv! Th first rehearsals are underway for Eurovision 2019 and we’ve seen some truly stunning staging… in both senses of the word! But how has this affected the betting odds? Once all the countries taking to the stage today had […]
It’s been a busy first day here at rehearsals for Eurovision 2019, and the first 9 acts have taken to the stage for their rehearsals. Out of all the acts we saw today, who was your favourite? Who surprised you – in a good way or otherwise! Vote […]
ESC2019 – Day 1 lunchtime thoughts We took time out to talk over the first four rehearsals on day one. Do you agree with us. And do you see our newest team member? He doesn’t say much. We also thank Phil Colclough of OnEurope and Sam Ross of […]