BIRTHDAY: Francesca Michielin from Italy is 25 today We all know that one of the Big Five (at least) is really gunning for its next win. Year after year it generally out-performs the other four with its results. And when it does win, what a glorious contest that […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
Eurovision Ireland caught up with the #delightful Francesca Michielin. She tell us about missing ducks and her love of singing in a variety of languages. Francesca sings ‘No degree of separation’ on Saturday 14 May at the 61st Eurovision Song Contest. For more info make sure to check us […]
Where can you see the videos of the performances from Eurovision in Concert 2016? Well the answer is very simple – HERE! We will update the article as the 27 videos become available so just keep coming back for them all. Cyprus – Minus One with ‘Alter Ego’ […]
We are now just weeks away from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and it’s about this time that people who don’t follow Eurovision year round start to join us on social media, blogs and fan sites. So if we’ve not seen you since around this time last year, […]
Which of the automatic qualifiers for Eurovision 2016 will finish higher this year? Our International poll is now open for the Big 6! The Big 6 are The UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany and this year’s host country Sweden. The betting odds have France highest of the 6 […]
Can Shazam predict the Winner of Eurovision 2016? Shazam (if you didn’t know) is a mobile app that recognises music, TV and media around you. It’s a way to discover, explore and share the music and TV you love – and it’s free on Apple, Android and Windows […]
10 songs selected and 33 left to go – What is your favourite of Eurovision 2016 so far? This week we saw Austria, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland bring 3 further songs to the contest. 3 very different songs too! We also saw Nicky Byrne give his first live […]
Italy have decided and the stunning Francesca Michielin is Eurovision bound. Michielin was the runner-up in the Sanremo Festival last night to the band Stadio. However Stadio had first refusal to decline the offer of going to Stockholm and they exercised that right. RAI then looked at the other […]
Carlo Conti who is the presenter, musical director and heartbeat of the Sanremo Music Festival spills the beans (cannellini probably) on the participants in the 2016 edition of the prestigious contest. Speaking on Italian television Conti said “The choice of the singers in the competition was tough,” says […]