Of course, a lot gets made of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest – how can it not? They’ve just won the biggest televised competition on the planet! But what about the songs that came in 2nd? The songs that a lot of people loved, but it […]
Over the years since our beloved contest began , way back in 1956, many artists have graced the Eurovision stage over the years, enjoying the opportunity to make themselves known far and wide. But…what happened once all that preparation for the contest and the actual appearance was done? […]
It’s time for the first results from our the Best of the Big 5 series! We wanted to know who is your all time favourite from Spain – and we have a result! You voted in your thousands, sifting through all of Spain’s Eurovision entries since their debut […]
Skulking in the shadows, a faded starlet, clinging bitterly to memories of glorious days in the spotlight that have long passed… not only the plot of Whatever Happened Baby Jane, but also Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest. Debuting in 1961, Spain only had to wait 8 contests […]
Scoring at Eurovision has always been a hot topic and countries have been leapfrogging over each other since the start of the contest to claim that coveted “Highest Scoring Eurovision Winner” spot. In 1994, Ireland had it with 226 points. Then in 1997, the UK snatched it by […]
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 […]
One of the Big 5 has its national day today. Can you guess which? That’s right, it’s Spain. And as a stalwart of 56 contests, we thought it would be good to look at some of those memorable songs from down the years. Are yours amongst them? […]
Now that the National Finals season is finished and all songs for Eurovision 2016 have been selected we now have a period of around 5-6 weeks where we wait for the rehearsals to begin in Stockholm. What better way to fill the time than to look back over […]