San Marino have tried for some time now to make the Grand Final at Eurovision. Valentina Monetta came close this year but back in 2011 we had high hopes for the sultry singer Senit who sang the bluesy ballad “Stand By”. It was one of the more contemporary […]
Post Eurovision Depression – aka PED – has kicked in now as Eurovision 2013 has been and gone. People are lost and already looking to when the first entry for Eurovision 2014 will be selected. Many people talk of the symptoms of PED but we want to give […]
In the last couple of days we have seen polls from the Press Centre confirm most of the bookmakers’ odds on the first semi-final, but as we review the odds on qualification from the second semi-final, it’s clear that here there is a big difference between the polls […]
Cezar from Romania has taken to the stage for his second rehearsal at Eurovision. (YouTube Video Courtesy of ESCKaz) Elaine’s View This looks better than it did on Thursday. It is a bit more structured but the dancers coming out under the “parachute” looks really messy and also […]
Per take to the stage again in the Malmo Arena for their 2nd rehearsal of their Eurovision 2013 song “Here We Go”. (YouTube Video courtesy of ESCKaz) Elaine’s view Latvia’s performance is the same as it was in the first rehearsal. Arturas and Ralphs give their usual high […]
Gianluca performed for the first time at the Eurovision Rehearsals today and for me he was one of the most memorable performances. For our review of his performance see the below link https://eurovisionireland.net/2013/05/08/malta-gianluca-takes-to-the-stage-a-little-early/ To see Gianluca’s rehearsal video we have the below for you (YouTube Video courtesy of […]
Valentina Monetta of San Marino kick started her Eurovision 2013 campaign today in the Malmo arena. We reviewed her performance earlier – see below https://eurovisionireland.net/2013/05/08/san-marino-day-3-first-rehearsal-congratulations-ms-monetta-its-a-healthy-ball/ We now have the video of her performance (YouTube Video Courtesy of Eurovision) We reviewed the performance earlier today – see link below […]
Valentina Monetta from San Marino, once again joins forces with Ralph Siegel She presents us Crisalide as her entry for Eurovision 2013 from The Malmo Arena. This is a stark contrast to the now infamous “Facebook” song from last year and is a beautiful sophisticated ballad. Staging & Styling Valentia […]
Several OGAE votes have come out over the past few days and their points have had the effect OGAE Votes OGAE Germany (Second German Votes) 1 point – Ukraine 2 points – United Kingdom 3 points – Sweden 4 points – Hungary 5 points – Italy 6 […]
Turkey may not be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest this year but their OGAE Club have cast their votes for Eurovision 2013. Will they be awarding Azerbaijan their 12 points? Let’s take a closer look. OGAE Turkey 1 point – the Netherlands 2 points – Russia 3 […]