In 2007, she wowed Europe with her impressive operatic vocals and brought Slovenia to the grand final for the first time since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004. Now soprano singer Alenka Gotar is turning her hand to something very different – politics! Alenka is standing […]
Here is another Newstalk podcast – This is Eurovision and Politics from Eurovision host Pat Kenny show on Newstalk. You can listen to the podcast by CLICKING HERE Roll on the Grand Final Author : John Stanton Source : Newstalk
For people who aren’t Eurovision fans (I know, hard to imagine, but such people do exist! Sad, lonely people…) one of the biggest stories of recent months has been the US election and its aftermath. Just to bring you up to speed, the Republicans won and Donald Trump […]
“Russia will not participate in the Eurovision song contest anymore!” – Dmitry Medvedev. Serbian news agency SlobodniMediji.com are reporting that AP have reported that Russian Prime Minister Medvedev has said today of the Eurovision Song Contest. “This is not about a good song anymore, this is a real show of dirty […]
Alexander Rybak Rants About Eurovision Politics, Betting, Voting, Jamala and Sergey Everyone has something to say about last weekend’s Eurovision contest – that was in my opinion #Amazing! You will have spotted the 2009 Fiddling Winner Rybak as part of the half time show. He seems to have […]
The EBU have sanctioned Artmenian TV AMPTV over Iveta’s use of the Nagorno-Karabakh flag in the greeb room last night during Semi Final 1 at Eurovision. The EBU in a statement on social media have said the following “The EBU and the Reference Group, the governing body of the […]
I wonder how many times we, as a Eurovision fan, have to endure the same conversation with the ‘less initiated’, shall we call them, on the subject. I don’t know how many times people have said to me “Of course, there’s no way we’ll ever win again, we should […]
Following Jamala’s victory at the Ukrainian selection event on Sunday, the international press were quick to jump on the song’s political content, as 1944 is believed to be about the Stalinist expulsion of Crimean Tatars during the Second World War. Despite the hype, it’s worth noting that songs […]
‘Politics and Eurovision should never mix’ is a mantra that may often be quoted by Eurovision fans. For me politics is a passion as much as my interest in Eurovision. I am hoping to do a few articles on the cross over of politics and Eurovision. There is […]
The ‘Shady Lady’ from Ukraine is still determined not to be drawn into the Ukrainian-Russian political war that ensues between both countries to the disapproval of politicians and some fans. Ani Lorak – Ukraine’s Eurovision Runner-Up in 2008 – has refused to be drawn into debate on the […]
Reports – Today we have read that Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst wants to visit Russia and meet President Putin. According to RT.com Conchita would like to visit Russia and would not refuse the chance to spend a week with the country’s president – in order to better understand him. “What […]
Cheryl Baker famously whipped off her skirt in Dublin in 1981 and in doing so helped the UK win the Eurovision Song Contest as part of Buck Fizz. However she recently has had some choice words on the BBC’s selection of artists and on some of her former […]
These “people of Qatar and Saudi Arabia were the financiers of ISIS” claims Eurovision Winner. In an article published today in Austria, there has been a call from the first Austrian Eurovision winner Udo Jürgens “We need to think about this issue…in relation to political events in recent times.” […]
Eurovision Winner Ruslana has been at the forefront of Ukrainian political life for some years now so it comes as no surprise that she has been involved in the recent charity concert in Mariupol and the subsequent ‘Bring Peace’ tour for the Ukrainian troops. She has been joined […]
Question : Will Russian Political Action Affect Your Vote for the Russian Entry at Eurovision? “Eurovision does not take place in a vacuum” was the story from NDR’s Official German Eurovision website last November that we reported on. Mr Thomas Schreiber – the Executive Producer of the 2011 Eurovision Song […]
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