Nadav Guedj promised us in 2015 he’d show us Tel Aviv – but apparently not for Eurovision 2019! According to Hebrew news portal globes.co.il, Tel Aviv is already out of the running to host Eurovision 2019, not even 24 hours after Netta’s victory in Lisbon. Tel Aviv’s mayor […]
Loreen took us higher and higher, all the way uh-uh-uh-uh-uppp with Euphoria – but Eurovision Ireland’s James and Bogdan took the cable car instead! Running along the waterfront outside the Altice Arena, the Telecabina Lisboa (sometimes also called Teleférico do Parque das Nações) opened for tourists during Expo 1998 […]
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 […]
All aboard! The Portuguese national broadcaster RTP announced earlier tonight during a news broadcast on RTP1 that the hosts of the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed next Monday, January 8th 2018! There have many rumours as to who will welcome Europe to Lisbon in May, but […]
Happy New Year from Eurovision Ireland! Lots of people make it their New Year’s Resolution to travel and explore the world around them – and what better way of doing that than combining it with everyone’s favourite musical extravaganza, the Eurovision Song Contest! For those who love […]
After weeks of meetings, discussions, false leeks, EBU visits and altered announcement dates it has finally been announced publicly that next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv. The bidding phase had ended with Dnipro, Kyiv and Odessa being the last three […]
We have only been home from Stockholm for one week and yet the news keeps on coming from both this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, as well as next year’s. It’s time for a brief recap of this week’s news. Jamala Wins For Ukraine Cast your mind back a week […]
Can Ukraine afford to host Eurovision 2017? How much will it cost? Will it be hosted in Kiev in 2017? Jamala had not even touched down back in Ukraine following her victory at Eurovision 2016 when questions were being asked if Ukrainian broadcaster were ready to host the […]
Välkommen till Stockholm! In this series of articles, we’ll look at various aspects of the Swedish capital, all aimed at helping you make your Eurovision trip go as smoothly possible. After all, one of the (many) joys of Eurovision is getting to explore somewhere new! We’ve already had […]
They say it comes in threes. First, we gave you an article about cities we’d love to see host Eurovision. You guys reading out there gave us so much feedback on our choices, that soon after another list of potential host cities followed. And still you wanted […]
Well, well, well! Our last article on potential Eurovision host cities certainly got you all talking out there! Many of you took to social media to congratulate and agree with our choices – and many more of you did to ask why we hadn’t included your home towns […]
Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has been hosted all across Europe in a variety of venues from awe-inspiring capitals, to small towns practically in the middle of nowhere! One of the joys of Eurovision is that each new host city brings something new to the table and […]
The decision as to where to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 is not an easy one. It certainly is made more complex when the country’s political parties have strong opinions on the venue and even more so when they disagree. This appears to be the case as […]