RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has revealed that the proposed Hispavisión is currently in deadlock. María Eizaguirre, RTVE’s Director of Communication and Participation, had the following to say: “Hispavisión is currently in a deadlock. We have a bit of leeway. Let’s see if we can go to the […]
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has announced which Artists will be in which Semi Final of Benidorm Fest 2023. While the running orders have yet to be released, the splits have been presented alphabetically. The running orders are expected the week of Benidorm Fest. The splits are: Semi […]
TEN, the private Spanish broadcaster, have acquired the rights to show Eurosong 2023 – the Belgian national selection for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. TEN will broadcast Eurosong 2023 on Saturday 14th January. This will be the fifth national selection to be shown on TEN after Eesti Laul, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Miki from Spain is 26 today We mentioned that some countries have gone from mediocre participants to challengers to a victory. There are of course countries that have gone the other way. They try and try, but their broadcaster relies on past glories. It could be argued […]
#BIRTHDAY: Patricia Kraus from Spain is 59 today Do you wonder why some songs don’t do better? Perhaps, for example, it could be severe make-up. Or a mischievous green shawl that is eventually cast aside. Or backing guitarists trying to get in on the act. Today’s birthday girl […]
#BIRTHDAY: Amaia from Spain is 24 today As you’ll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You’ll relish the black & white of some, but equally you’ll enjoy the “4K HD-ness” of the more recent contests. As it happens, today we go all […]
#BIRTHDAY: Beth from Spain is 41 today Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand? Our friends in Spain have – almost without exception – always had their national language in their […]
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, have revealed the Songs participating in Benidorm Fest 2023 – their national selection for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. RTVE originally planned for sixteen Artists to take part in Benidorm Fest 2023, however eighteen will be participating instead. You can listen to the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Estíbaliz Uranga from Spain is 70 today Do you remember the 1970s? An interesting decade when the whole of Europe eventually went colour, replete with the garish outfits. Thankfully, some countries went through that stage fairly quickly. In 1975, we had a mix, and it looked like […]
#JESC22: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Part 1 The 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is fast approaching, so the EI team has looked at each of the 16 entries and voiced our opinions on which songs might do well. Here are our thoughts on the songs from North Macedonia, Poland, […]