Swiss Broadcaster SRF have announced that their Eurovision 2013 entrants “Heilsarmee” will now be known as “Takasa” for the contest. Gone are their Salvation Army Uniforms and in place a uniform of White Shirts and Black Trousers – restaurant waiters around Europe are up in arms. A brand […]
(Photograph courtesy of Нет версии с бо́льшим разрешением) At the end of last year Swiss band “Heilsarmee” won the National Eurovision Selection in Switzerland with the song “You and Me”. Following their victory there were doubts on whether they could enter the Eurovision Song Contest as “Heilsarmee” as […]
The draw has just taken place for the Semi Finals running order for Eurovision 2013 in Malmo, Sweden. Hosted by Pernilla Mansson Colt and supervised by Martin Osterdahl (SVT Executive Producer) and Jon Ola Sand (EBU -Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest ) the draw took place in the beautiful Old City Hall in […]
Who will represent San Marino at Eurovision 2013 in Malmö? For a small country this land locked nation is certainly getting a lot of media attention of late. Since their first entry to Eurovision in 2008 they have yet to qualify for the final. But 2013 is the year for them […]
We are used to German efficiency each year with their choice for Eurovision but 2013 seems like the year where this may change. Yes Germany is on the throws of organising their National Final for 2013 and speculation still surrounds some of their acts. More of their national entries have been […]
It is sometimes difficult to get off a “Carrousel” ride – And this maybe the case with Switzerland. We all looked at the Swiss final on Saturday and saw The ‘Heilsarmee’ crowned the winners with their song “You and Me”. We all clapped along and thought this is a […]
Switzerland start their final NOW. Follow us live here on Eurovision Ireland as we talk you through the show Follow live here http://www.glanzundgloria.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2012/12/15/International/Eurovision-Song-Contest/Wer-vertritt-die-Schweiz-am-ESC-Verfolgen-Sie-die-Show-im-Livestream?WT.zugang=gg_newsteaser The Performers are Ally – Catch me Chiara Dubey – Bella sera Carrousel – J’avais rendez-vous Anthony Bighead – Do the monkey Heilsarmee – You and me […]
I call Belarus the Sleeping Beauty of Eurovision as you know that as it is a huge country with huge talent too that it is surely going to lay a claim on the Eurovision Title. Well Switzerland tend to be the first country to select their entry for […]
Switzerland continue the tradition of being the first country to select their entry for Eurovision. Is this in the hope that people will know the song by the time the contest comes along 5 months later? As in recent years too the land locked country has had several selection heats which include the […]
(Photo courtesy of Andreas Putting (EBU)) Switzerland – Oh I might just have to eat my words!! Yes as each country comes onto the stage they are announced in the press centre so we can make the short dash to the stage. We all looked strange when we heard the […]