Tonight would have been the Second Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, coming to us live from the Dutch port of Rotterdam. 10 of the 18 countries taking part would have advanced on to Saturday’s Grand Final. Of course, due to ongoing restrictions to contain the […]
Tomorrow on “Okkar 12 stig”, fifteen Finalists will be whittled down to just one, as we discover who Iceland would’ve awarded their 12 points to. The fifteen Finalists were voted for by both the public and juries. The fifteen final countries are: Austria Azerbaijan Bulgaria Denmark Germany Italy […]
Iceland’s RUV, is the latest broadcaster to announce it’s additional programming ahead of its live broadcast of “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, on May 16th, 21:00 CET. The following rebroadcasts have been announced: 10/05 – Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2015 11/05 – Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final […]
Daði Freyr will tour Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland at the end of this year – pending Coronavirus of course! Daði Freyr intends to tour on the following dates: 27th November – Musik & Frieden, Berlin 28th November – Haekken, Hamburg 29th November – Yuca, Cologne 3rd […]
#BIRTHDAY: Halla Margrét from Iceland it 56 today Back in the 1980s our favourite TV show was bumping along nicely. Lots of entries every year Lots of interesting languages. And lots of interesting results. Take Iceland for example. They débuted in 1986 and finished 16th. Oddly enough, in […]
RUV have announced the return of the annual preview show “Alla lied”. It will be broadcast next Saturday (April 25th) and will involve a public vote to choose who would receive the Icelandic 12 points at the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. As with every other participating broadcaster, […]
The Austrian public have chosen their winner of the cancelled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. During this week on Tuesday, Thursday and last night, a jury selected a winner from 13 or 14 songs – depending on the line-up. The winners went on to a public vote after the […]
BIRTHDAY: Bo Halldórsson from Iceland is 69 today Eurovision occasionally attracts dynasties. That is, members of the same family all clamouring to take part in our favourite TV show. We’ve had siblings, twins and the mother-and-daughter combo in the past. Today’s birthday Björgvin Helgi ‘Bo’ Halldórsson is an […]
The European Broadcasting Union recently launched Eurovision Home Concerts. Show two will air tomorrow (Friday 10th April), on YouTube, at 17:00 CET. The week two acts to perform are: Montaigne – Australia Aksel – Finland Daði Freyr – Iceland Vasil – North Macedonia Gjon’s Tears – Switzerland Leonora […]
Last time we had a look at the betting odds, only Albania had declared and it was a bit odd only having a Top 1 – but with the majority of entries now known for Rotterdam, it’s time to take a look again at the betting odds! Remember, […]