EDITORIAL: How do you pick a song? Don’t worry, we’re not using a certain Norwegian in this editorial, as we know small children sometimes read our work. You may have read around the Internet about the selection processes of certain countries. We at EI think this needs to […]
Year after year, Eurovision Ireland gives you its views of songs heading to Eurovisions and Junior Eurovisions across the continent. But as it’s children who participate in Junior Eurovision and arguably the contest is aimed at a younger crowd, we thought who better to ask than its intended […]
After what can only be described as a shock-fest given to us from the semi-finals, I am here with coverage of the first Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just refresh the page from 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET for […]
#AllAboard: Live blog of the Jury Semi-Final from 2100 CET Hello Europe and Australia! We’re back back back again with another LIVE blog for the second dress rehearsal of the first Semi-Final! This is the show that juries around Europe vote upon, so tonight’s performance counts Are you […]
Monday night the story broke that a member of the Russian Eurovision Jury made a live periscope broadcast of her jury voting during the performances of Douwe Bob from The Netherlands and Iveta Mukuchyan from Armenia – READ HERE. The EBU yesterday late in the evening just under […]
Who are the jury members who will vote at Eurovision 2016? The list of the 5 members of each of the 42 International Juries at Eurovision 2016 have been announced and there are several former contestants from across the years. These are the people who will be responsible […]
Jury Members Revealed for Eurovision 2015 – Who is voting from your country? So who will be the people who will be responsible for making up 50% of this year’s Eurovision votes? Well there are several form Eurovision singers taking up the task along with Industry professionals. You […]
Denmark call in the jury over Eurovision. No it is not over finances or that huge flag of Basim that nearly smothered me in the front row of the show in Copenhagen, but it’s to help Denmark find another Eurovision winner! They have to catch up with those […]
YLE (Finnish Broadcaster) has this year received 420 entries for their National Eurovision Selection for Eurovision 2014. The broadcaster will be using again the format of “Uden Musiikin Kilpailu” to select their entry for Copenhagen. 420 submissions is only 50 less than last year, which shows the strong […]
The EBU has published the complete set of rules regarding participation in the contest next year in Denmark, and there are amendments to the “Voting Rules”. The voting will still be a mixture of 50% Jury and 50% Public vote but the changes will surround the Jury. Change […]
The Jury Voting Grand Final of Eurovision 2013 has begun. Garrett here and I will be blogging live from the Press Centre. Just refresh the post to get the up to date news on the performances. Opening sequence – Am I at the Olympics? The giant walkway that […]
Moran Mazor has won Kdam 2013 with the song “Rak Bishvilo” and will represent Israel at Eurovision 2013. In the 50/50 Jury and Public vote, Moran jointly won the Jury vote and came second in the Public Vote. Both Mazor and Ron Weinreich received 64 points from the Jury. When […]
(Photograph Courtesy of MTV) Tonight another 6 acts made the final of the Hungarian National Selection (A-Dal). 3 were selected by the public and 3 by the jury. Gáspár Laci & Plastikhead – A szeretet él – jury choice Odett – Ne engedj el – jury choice Kállay […]
We talked you through the Azeri National selection earlier this week. It is a selection process like no other where the 80 contestants must perform 5 nights a week and then the public and jury decide on the winner. Last night the first finalist was announced and it […]
Not for the first time have the Lithuanian Public been over ruled in the search for their Eurovision 2013 entrant. Tonight saw the culmination of the Lithuanian national selection for the artist to fly their flag in Malmö next year. In a show that was filled with dancers, singers, […]