As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elena Risteska from North Macedonia is 36 today Are you a fan of ballads, or do you prefer something faster? It’s true that there’s no consensus in Europe, as we get songs of all varieties wining our favourite TV show. Today we go down a more mid-tempo […]
#ESC2022: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part I We at Eurovision Ireland have taken a look at the songs participating in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (plus one other). In seven reviews, we pick apart the songs, and see if we can find our favourite. Here’s our first review… Bulgaria […]
Earlier this evening, the North Macedonian broadcaster MRT revealed its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin! Singing for North Macedonia this year we have… Andrea and “Circles” The song was chosen by a mixture of international jury and online voting from the people of North […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tijana from North Macedonia is 46 today We’ve got a trier today. You have to admire our friends in North (formerly FYR) Macedonia. They used to make the Grand Final year in year out, sometimes to the consternation of ‘Old Europe’. The rules then changed and North […]
Last Friday, voting commenced online after MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, revealed the six songs vying for a place at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, in Turin. The six songs can be heard here: Kalina Velkovska (Kaly) – “Love and Light” Yon Idy – “Dreams” Lara Ivanova […]
MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, have announced the six acts taking part in Eurosong 2022. The songs will be released next Friday evening, January 28th, 21:00 GMT/22:00 CET. The six acts taking part are: Kalina Velkovska (Kaly) – “Love and Light” Yon Idy – “Dreams” Lara Ivanova […]
This week sees the week-in, week-out 2022 National Final marathon continue! This week has seven shows and three announcements… Monday 24th January Ukraine – Vidbir Artists Announced Tuesday 25th January EBU – Semi Final Allocation Draw (11:00 GMT/12:00 CET) Wednesday 26th January Spain – Benidorm Fest Semi Final […]
MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, have announced that Eurosong will be used to select for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Eurosong was the name of the selection process in North Macedonia back in 2005 and 2006. Eurosong will follow the ESCZ format used in the Czech Republic. […]
MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, have announced that a National Final will be used to select their 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, for the first time since 2015. Submissions are open until Sunday 16th January for North Macedonian citizens only and then MRT will select six songs to […]