One of the highlights of last year’s contest in Stockholm was definitely Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede’s spectacular interval number “Love Love Peace Peace” Well the good news for fans is that now, almost a whole year (!!) after we were first delighted by the song, “Love Love Peace […]
Happy New Year! As it’s almost the first day of 2017 and we’re all thinking about the coming year, we here at Eurovision Ireland decided to kick off 2017 with our wish list of things we’d love to see at this year’s contest – now just 5 months […]
As Mans Zelmerlow reminded us at the start of Semi Final 1, this isn’t the first Eurovision Song Contest Petra Mede has hosted. In this little article, I’m going to discover who has hosted the Contest on multiple occasions. Jacqueline Joubert It wasn’t long after the Contest had […]
It’s the party to end all parties so bring so get your glad rags on! The huge Tele 2 Arena that is right beside the Globen Arena will be the venue for the biggest Eurovision party and you’re all invited. So if you didn’t get tickets to Globen […]
SVT have spoken and we have the dynamic duo of Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw hosting Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm. With the announcement of Petra Mede I felt my mind going intp Sigourney Weaver mode in Alien when she says ‘I can’t remember you not in my life’. Yes […]
SVT have made their announcement for the Melodifestivalen Hosts for 2016. As expected Gina Diwawi, who the good people at Aftonbladet said would got the call, indeed got named first as the main hostess. However in two surprise announcements Petra Mede and Charlotte Perrelli have been announced as co hosts for […]
We brought you the news many months ago that the BBC would be hosting the Eurovision’s 60th Anniversary Concert this year. The news was officially confirmed last week – via ORF – than you Vienna and now the details of the show are emerging plus those ALL IMPORTANT […]
Is the BBC preparing to host the 60th Anniversary Eurovision Concert? According to an article in the entertainment site ‘Tuner’ this is the case. We have contacted the BBC for a comment on the story and will advise you in due course. The story claims that the BBC will be […]
Eric Saade tried to convince us he was a “ManBoy” in 2010 and then proved he was “Popular” in 2011 and he managed to “hashtag” Petra Mede at Eurovision this year – like his new song “Boomerang”, he just keeps coming back to us. “Boomerang” is not your […]
Eurovision.tv (official EBU website) published and article asking their readers “Tell us, what does Eurovision mean to you?” That simple question got me thinking and my thoughts ranged from “Euphoria” through to “Running Scared”. I guess I need to put this into perspective for you the reader. For […]
Eric Saade has just moments ago released the video for his new song “I’m Coming Home”. It is a pop song but not in the same Schlager sound as “Popular” or “Manboy”. “I’m coming home” is a mid tempo song with a strong guitar main melody running throughout […]
It is just over 2 weeks since Denmark won the honor of hosting the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest but Danish broadcaster DR have already started discussing how they will host the contest. Jan Lagermand Lundme is head of entertainment for DR since 2008 and is responsible for Dansk Melodi […]
Many blogs have christened Eurovision 2013 of the “Gayest Celebration of the Contest EVER”. The most vocal advocate of this was Krista Siegrfids from Finland with her song “Marry Me” that made the Grand Final of the contest. Unless you have been under a rock or in solitary […]
Last Night Linda Martin took to live Irish television to break her silence concerning the “Drag Queen” comments made by Eurovision Host Petra Mede at the Grand Final of this year’s contest. Linda Martin was the final guest on “The Saturday Night Show” presented bu Brendan O’Connor. You […]
Irish Eurovision Winner Linda Martin will be a guest on the live Irish TV show “The Saturday Night Show” and 22:-05 (GMT) on RTE 1. Linda “speak out about being the subject of a Eurovision skit in front of a TV audience of millions” and is set to perform […]