BIRTHDAY: Bettan from Norway is 61 today I’ve got a real treat for you today. A legend of our favourite TV show. A massive name in singing circles, particularly in the Nordic world. And a former winner. And it’s definitely not Carola. Today’s birthday girl Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen […]
Next year, Melodi Grand Prix will be celebrating it’s 60th anniversary in a special way. MGP will have five semi finals (all in Oslo), along with the traditional Oslo based final. Each of the five semi finals will feature artists from a particular region of Norway – Northern, […]
BIRTHDAY: Christine Gulbrandsen from Norway is 34 today What do you think of the free language rule? Is it a good thing, in that it allows people all over Europe to understand what you’re trying to say? Or does it kill national identity? Many of our Nordic neighbours […]
It’s been exactly a week now since all the songs for Eurovision 2019 were released. You’ve made your Top 10s and have your favourites, but now the dust has settled and everyone has had a chance to hear everything – what are the bookies thinking? We deliberately waited […]
It’s been another really busy weekend for Eurovision fans everywhere with no less than 7 national finals this week (including Serbia and Georgia tonight!) and over half of the songs heading to Tel Aviv have been released. So what has this done to the betting odds? It’s been […]
After a night to remember in Olso, KEiiNO have won Melodi Grand Prix 2019 and will be singing “Spirit in the Sky” for Norway in Tel Aviv at the Eurovision Song Contest! Norway will perform in the 2nd semi final on the 16th of May. Can KEiiNO take […]
It’s the problem all Eurovision fans face every year – which of the live shows going on around the continent do you tune in to? Sometimes with different time zones and start times, you might get lucky and get to watch more than one show. But more often […]
God kveld Europa og godmorgen Australia! It’s time to find out who Norway will be sending to the Eurovision Song Contest this year with the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2019! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform you. As always, […]
BIRTHDAY: Anita Thallaug from Norway is 81 today It’s about time we had a song in black & white. Some people forget that there were contests before 2000, and there’s a rich seam of good music buried in the 20th Century. All you have to do is look […]
Well, what a busy weekend it’s been! Australia’s first ever Eurovision event, Montevizija, the UK’s Eurovision: You Decide and Sanremo has just finished… just about! We know have another 4 songs lined up for Tel Aviv – double the amount we had Friday morning!! – but how have […]