As the first rehearsals for Semi Final 1 of the Eurovision Song Contest get underway today , we at Eurovision Ireland thought it might be an idea during our build up to the contest to look back at each of the 37 participating countries highs and lows in […]
A few weeks back , we were hearing rumours via many sources that Montaigne may not make it to Rotterdam to perform in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest . Today , it has now been confirmed that Montaigne will not be able to travel due to the border […]
Yesterday SBS – the Australian national broadcaster has unveiled two more Eurovsion: Australia Decides acts. Mitch Tambo and iOTA will be joining Casey Donovan and Vanessa Amorosi at the second edition of the Australian Eurovision national final next February on the Gold Coast. Australia’s second Eurovision national final will be held on Saturday 7 February at the Gold […]
Australia’s first ever national final has just ended, and it’s KATE MILLER-HEIDKE who has been declared the winner! She will sing Zero Gravity in Tel Aviv, but will need to fight her way through the 1st Semi Final on May 14th for a spot in the final. What […]
AUSTRALIA: Live blog of Australia Decides from 10.30 CET Today we have a first. Yes, an Australian national final. Broadcaster SBS is taking things seriously by having its first ever national final, on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Ten songs will be up for the long-distance ticket to Tel Aviv. […]
For statisticians, the Eurovision Song Contest is a gold mine of random trivia. For example, we wrote quite a bit recently about Finland and Cyprus never both making it to the final in the same year. 2018 saw this happen for the first time in 16 years. But we’ve […]
#AUSTRALIA: It’s Jessica Mauboy for Lisbon! Those early rumours of an Australian national final have proven unfounded, again. Broadcaster SBS has revealed that it will be sending Jessica Mauboy half way across the world to represent Australia in Lisbon. The fourth entrant for Australia has actually been on […]
A shock announcement was made by SBS in Australia today. Something probably more controversial than Australia actually taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest itself, it was announced today that Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang will no longer be commentating for the Australian television network. Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang […]
During the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm and during this past week, more details have been announced surrounding the organisation of the proposed Asiavision Song Contest. SBS of Australia were awarded the license to arrange this event, with the first been held in Sydney next year. Rumoured Date […]
Today, SBS the Australian broadcaster, announced a deal with the European Broadcasting Union to organise an Asian version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Blink TV, the production partners of SBS, would like to hold an annual Grand Final with up to 20 countries from the Asia-Pacific region. Australia […]
What song will Dami Im sing at Eurovision 2016? After being announced as Australia’s representative last week for Eurovision 2016, the Pop Princess has released a short clip of the video to her song for the contest on Social Media – The Sound Of Silence. It definitely […]
Who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2016? The question has been answered! Conchita – Love From Vienna was the event and the Sydney Opera House was the location. Then the announcement came that Dami Im would represent Australia at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm. Her song for Eurovision will […]
‘The Winner Takes It All’ but in this case we’re not sure The Announcement on who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2016 is almost upon us. It seems like an election campaign to rival that for President in America. All we are short of is a crazy man […]
One Day Left To Go! Who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2016? The answer is only 1 day away now! SBS (National Broadcaster) has dropped clues to the identity of their act – SEE HERE. Now SBS has polled their readers and asked them who they think will […]
Who will represent Australia at Eurovision 2016? We will know the answer to that question via Conchita at her concert in the Sydney Oprah House on March 3rd. However Aussie Broadcaster SBS has decided to release a series of clues daily before the announcement. They posted this cryptic […]