To many Eurovision fans, this was a surprise at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest; to see ByeAlex qualify for the final. For others, ‘Kedvesem’ is very catchy, a song that entertains you. He finished 10th in the final, which was Hungary’s best result in five years. Read more
Dino Merlin, who represented his country Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision several times, has released a new single titled “Mi”. It is a song about how we change in a world which is constantly changing. Read more
With COVID-19 all over Europe now, national broadcasters are forced to plan smaller national finals instead. Today, Danish broadcaster announced their plans for the 2021 national selection, and just like in other countries, they downscale too. Read more
After ‘Another Summer Night’ does so well at Eurovision 2001, by placing ninth for Malta, when your National broadcaster (PBS) comes calling in 2006 to ask you to represent them again, of course you’re going to say ‘I Do’. Read more
Slovakia is an underrated country, TWiiNS are beautiful, the song is dated or dull, it should have qualified… Those are only some of the opinions we faced when asking Eurovision fans about the 2011 Slovakian entry ‘I’m Still Alive’ by TWiiNS. Read more
In 2015 EBU surprised fans with a big announcement: Australia would debut in the Eurovision Song Contest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the contest. Guy Sebastian was put in charge of representing Australia. It’s hard for fans to comment on his song without talking about whether or not the country should take part. Read more
In 1984 Italian broadcaster (RAI) didn’t go with the Sanremo contest to pick their Eurovision entry. Instead they internally selected two very successful Italian solo acts, Alice Visconti and Franco Battiato, duetting together on the song, I Treni Di Tozeur. Read more
The 1997 Cypriot entry Mana Mou is among the country’s most successful entries in the Eurovision Song Contest. Siblings Chara and Andreas participated with their ethno-pop uptempo song ‘Mana Mou’.Today, many Eurovision fans still love this entry. Read more
The EBU announced today that 41 countries will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest when the world’s biggest live music event returns next year. Read more
In 1967, Vicky Leandros represented Luxembourg with a song that remains very popular, even outside of the Eurovision sphere. Today fans still remember this French song for its charming melody and sweetness though not one that could really beat Sandie Shaw. Read more
The Polish group Ich Troje graced the Eurovision stage twice: First in 2003 in Riga and second in 2006 in Athens. The result the second time round was not satisfying, and asking fans, it’s also clear that they prefer the 2003 entry. Read more
Bulgaria were appearing at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 for the sixth time, having only managed to qualify for the final once, in 2007. They were hoping to do better, when they sent one of their bigger stars, Miroslav Kostadinov, better know by his stage name, Miro. Read more
Liliane Saint-Pierre can look back on more than 55 years on the music scene. One of her many experiences includes the 1987 Eurovision apperance. ‘Soldiers Of Love’ is still remembered – and also loved by Eurovision fans. Read more
Salvador Sobral’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest gave Portugal its first trophy in the contest 53 years following their debut. ‘Amar Pelos Dois’ was also the first winner sung entirely in a language different than English since Serbia’s victory in 2007. Not all Eurovision fans are equally impressed with this song though. Read more
With the American chart topper ‘Fly Robin Fly’ in the bag, then the Canadian number one, ‘Get Up And Boogie’, as a follow up, no way Germany weren’t going to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with Silver Convention. Read more
A dramatic national selection with accusations of foul play brought Alekseev to the Eurovision Song Contest. He failed to reach the final – maybe due to a performance that stood out for the wrong reasons? Read more
Danijel might not have had a glorious career after his Eurovision participation in 1983, but his entry ‘Džuli’ is still well remembered and loved by many fans. In fact, 37 years later, the song can also attract newer Eurovision fans. Read more
