Manga brought Turkey to 2nd place at Eurovision in 2010 and with the recent release of their new song ‘Parti’, they certainly make us think just how much we miss Turkey at Eurovision. Manga exploded onto the stage at Eurovision 2010 with ‘We Could Be The Same’. Extremely […]
Lady Gaga is the latest celebrity to express her interest to work with Eurovision 2014 Winner Conchita Wurst. It is reported today that Lady Gaga wants Wurst to be the opening artist on her ‘artRave: The ARTPOP Ball’ Tour. The Huffington Post is reporting today that Lady Gaga wants […]
Turkey may not be in Eurovision this year but that is not stopping OGAE Turkey (Official Eurovision Fan Network) from casting their votes. You might expect Azerbaijan to scoop top awards but it seems that the OGAE members didn’t receive the memo! OGAE TURKEY VOTES 1 […]
Turkey – Is Turkey set to return to Eurovision in 2015 following a 2 year absence? According to the Turkish news site cadde.milliyet this is likely. The site claims that a visit last year from the EBU President Jean-Paul Philippo,t where he met TRT General Director İbrahim Şahin, has seemingly […]
Turkey may not be at Eurovision 2014 but they have now come to the final of their first running of Türkvizyon. Here is our LIVE rolling blog for the Grand Final – Just Refresh the Page for updates. You are in the capable hands of Andrew and he will […]
Today the final of Türkvizyon 2013 takes place. Where Can You Look At The Show Live On-Line? You have a choice of 6 live on-line web links to watch the show – Here are the full listings The show begins at 18:30 in Turkey which is 16:30 GMT The 12 […]
The 12 Finalist of Türkvizyon 2013 have been announced. The very first broadcast of Türkvizyon took place this afternoon. 24 acts competed for 12 places in the Grand Final. The 24 Jury members – each a representative from the participating countries decided on the following 12 finalists Altai […]
Tonight you can watch the Semi Final of Türkvizyon live on-line. There are 24 acts competing tonight for 12 places in the Grand Final that takes place this Saturday. You can view some of the acts online HERE The host city is Eskişehir which is the Turkish Capital of Culture […]
Not content with a Europe-wide festival of song, our friends in Turkey have devised a variation on this popular theme. Using the base of Eskişehir, Turkish city of culture for 2013, 11 countries and 13 sub-national regions will compete for the prize on 19 and 21 December. Some […]
Bosnia Herzegovina will be entering Türkvizyon 2013. We already knew that they would be represented by the famous Balkan Rock band Emir & The Frozen Camels. Today they have released the video for their entry – “Ters Bosanka” featuring Mirza. This is a pop/rock/ska sounding song with what […]
Europe watches on with interest as Turkey continues its plans for Turkvizyon. Will countries/regions invest in the contest? Well today sees another song selected for the contest. Tatarstan will select their song for Turkvizyon at 18:30 local time or 15:30 (CET) The show is taking place in the […]
It is no news that Turkey will not be participating at Eurovision 2014. We have all read that story for several months now. The real story that we have waited to hear is the outcome of the meeting between the EBU and TRT that was scheduled to take […]
We have all heard the news that Turkish Broadcaster TRT has said that they are currently not attending Eurovision 2014 until changes are made to the contest. A meeting was allegedly scheduled between the EBU and TRT to discuss their concerns and possible return to Eurovision. In the […]
Over the past 48 hours, 2 former Eurovision singers have decided to try their luck at the contest again – but this year for Switzerland. Why has Switzerland become so popular for all acts from across Europe? Is it their vast success at the contest – not really. […]
Türkvizyon 2013 has been a mystery to many people who have only followed Eurovision. Details on who would be eligible for entry came last month with the formal opening ceremony of the contest – see here Details have been announced on what countries/regions will be competing in the first […]