10 songs selected and 33 left to go – What is your favourite of Eurovision 2016 so far? This week we saw Austria, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland bring 3 further songs to the contest. 3 very different songs too! We also saw Nicky Byrne give his first live […]
SWITZERLAND: Rykka will represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2016 – How do you rate her chances? If you were following our LIVE BLOG you will know that Rykka was the winner of ‘Die Entscheidungsshow’ in Switzerland tonight and has won the ticket to Stockholm in May. A joined jury/televote decided […]
SWITZERLAND: Live blog of Swiss selection show ‘Die Entscheidungsshow’ #JoinUs at 20:10 CET Tonight Switzerland will select their song to go to Stockholm for Eurovision Song Contest 2016. I will keep you entertained with my musing and observations of the evening’s performances. Check out our reviews earlier in […]
Standing out from the crowd – A necessity for Eurovision Over the years, certain media sources have bemoaned the fact that Eurovision music is too generic and is losing out on targeting a wider audience. While many countries have fielded ‘alternative’ acts over the years, these have […]
Cuckoo Cuckoo – Time for some Swiss Chocolate, Cheese and Eurovision The Swiss national final of ESC 2016 – Die Entscheidungsshow will take place on Saturday 13 February 2016 at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen. We will have a live rolling blog on the night from Elaine Dove […]
‘Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi’ comes to mind when we have just heard the sad news that Celine Dion’s husband René has died tonight. Dion’s husband has battled cancer for several years now and Dion had spoken last year how she was caring for her husband on her own […]
Switzerland yesterday held a marathon ‘Expert Check’ session where the 19 remaining acts competed for the 6 places in the Swiss National Final aka ‘Die Entscheidungsshow’. At times I said ‘Why?’ but I persevered. The 6 finalists Rykka – ‘The Last of our Kind‘ (SRF) Swiss-German Vincent Gross […]
After an exhaustive selection process we actually get to listen to songs performed life today in Zürich as the judges will narrow down the 19 remaining acts to just 6. The lucky 6 will perform in the National Final on February 13th. How Can You Watch The 19 […]
In the battle of the ‘Anymore’ there can really only be one winner and it has to be our Eurovision Babe Celine Dion. In one of the funniest videos we have seen, Dion’s fans have decided to take on the colossus that is Adele and that song ‘Hello’ – […]
What is it about the Swiss Eurovision national selection that attracts entrants from all over Europe each year? We found out earlier today that an Eric Saade was in the running – well one of his songs from 2010! However I digress. You can see on the SRF […]