Eurovision Fans heading to Kyiv get ready to party even more! Eduard Romanyuta the Ukrainian born singer who represented Moldova at Eurovision 2015 is organizing the ‘Grand Euro Party’ on May 12 in Kyiv at Olmeca Plage. At this moment this is the list with confirmed guests for […]
Some of you may recall that last year I published a best and worst at Eurovision article for every country that was taking part in Eurovision 2016 with the exception of Australia who were only competing for the second time. So this year I will publish one for […]
It’s been on the forefront of most Eurovision fan’s minds these last few weeks – would Russia compete in Kyiv? Today, we have our answer… After weeks of frantic attempts by the EBU to broker a compromise between Russia and hosts Ukraine, none have proved successful and Russia […]
Are you heading to Ukraine for Eurovision next month? Want to dive into Kyiv’s culture AND be able to express your opinions on this year’s songs like a local? Then look no further! Just Enough Ukrainian for Eurovision, written by Eurovision Ireland regular James Scanlan, is an English […]
According to reports in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Security Service SBU have already drafted papers that would prohibit Yuliya Samoilova from entering the country this May for Eurovision. Speaking to reporters for 112 Ukraine TV channel, the Head of SBU Vasyl Hrytsak stated: “As of now, the decision regarding […]
Yesterday we reported on the story that Russia’s Eurovision entrant Yuliya Samoilova could be denied entry into Ukraine for Eurovision as she had previously been to Crimea. Because Ukraine considers Crimea to be territory occupied by Russia, the government only allows travel there with a permit. As Yuliya […]
Russia certainly knows how to generate hype! After rumours they were preparing to withdraw from this year’s Eurovision, last night they rather sensationally announced that Yuliya Samoilova will represent them in Kyiv this May… … except will she? Anyone following the news these last few years will know […]
Back in 2007, Ukrainian superstar Verka Serduchka sang “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” and took Europe by storm despite no one knowing what ‘lasha tumbai’ really meant. While Verka alleged it was Mongolian for ‘churned butter’, some suggested it was actually a phonetic phrase to sound like ‘Russia goodbye’… is […]
One of the best things about being a Eurovision fan is sharing your opinion with others – and we here at Eurovision Ireland are always on social media, we know that you feel the same way! We’ve been conducting polls to find out what you feel about this […]
The Ukranian national final 2017 has just finished, and O.Torvald have been declared the winner with the song ‘Time ‘ . The competition was close as they were 2nd in the Jury votes, They were also 2nd in the public vote. There was atie with Tayanna who won the Jury vote but came third with the […]