Rajko Dujmić, probably one of the most successful composers in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, died today at age of 65. He composed “Rock Me” – the song that won the contest for Yugoslavia back in 1989. Read more
It’s perhaps a little unfair to title this article, Eurovision 1981, as this was in fact the last and fourth time, Peter, Sue and Marc represented Switzerland. However we are discussing ‘Io Senza Te’, their Italian language entry from 1981. Read more
With deforestation causing Ukraine’s worse cases of flooding in over 30 years as well as the continuing threat of animals losing their natural habitat, Ruslana has decided to do something about it. She has introduced a social campaign in the hope of creating a Carpathian Guard Initiative to save the Carpathian Mountains from illegal deforestation. Read more
He became the first Belarusian act to qualify for the Eurovision final. His 6th place is to day still the country’s best ever result. Many fans still love and remember Dmitry Koldun’s ‘Work Your Magic’. Read more
Forty-seven years ago, this song hopelessly flopped at the Eurovision Song Contest, reaching a mere 14th place. It was deemed old-fashioned already then. And yet it has lasted all those years, and many Dutchmen would remember it much better than more recent songs. Read more
Portugal has been a loyal member of the Eurovision family since 1964 with 52 participations. Eight years ago, Filipa Sousa represented her country, but unfortunately failed to reach the final. Read more
It might be 27 years ago, and the song finished outside Top 5, but the Swedish 1993 entry is still one worth to remember. Today, the song ‘Eloise’ is still loved by many fans. For some of them, this is one of Sweden’s best Eurovision entries. Read more
Michael Schulte released his new single ‘For A Second’. In his new song, the German representative from 2018 talks about the feeling of love and complexion he is experiencing. ‘For A Second’ is a pop ballad with some dance elements. Read more
Karel Gott was not an Austrian singer, but a Czech one, but he was popular also in German-speaking countries and further. Therefore it’s not a big surprise that he was chosen to represent Austria at Eurovision 1968 with a song ‘Tausend Fenster’ written by Eurovision star Udo Jürgens. Read more
Armenia got of to a great start at Eurovision after debuting in 2006. They began with an unbroken run of finishing within the top 10. This success continued through to 2010, when Eva Rivas finished in 7th place with Apricot Stone. Read more
This summer #Eurovisionagain voted Shady Lady as the winner but in 2008 Ani Lorak finished the Eurovision Song Contest in 2nd place behind Russia’s Dima Bilan. Should Ukraine have won the competition in Belgrade? We ask our fan panel and team members to give us their thoughts. Read more
1974 saw the return of Gigliola Cinquetti to Eurovision. France, an early favourite that year, withdrew from the competition on the same week Eurovision took place. The first Italian winner in 1964, had a good chance to win again in Brighton. In the end, she finished second after Sweden’s ABBA. Read more
Whether it’s the language, the style of music or something completely different, many fans do have countries they support more than others. We asked fans about their favourite Eurovision country. Read more
Slovakia returned to Eurovision in 2009. The following year, they sent Kristina with her song ‘Horehronie’, which still belong to one of the most favourite Slovak entries. Up to date, Slovakia is one of the few countries that never qualified for the final since the introduction of semifinals in early 00’s. Read more
1994 is the year that Eurovision was thrown into International consciousness, yet not for any of the entries or the voting but for the interval act. Riverdance became a major international hit on the back of the contest, yet many songs have been forgotten because of that and one gem is Sigga’s Nætur. Read more
Slovenia participated with Nuša Derenda in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Nuša represented her country with ‘Energy’, and she gave Slovenia their best result since 1995. The fans loved her ‘energetic’ performance in Copenhagen and it is still remembered among Eurovision followers. Read more
Belgium failed to qualify for the grand final for the second year in a row when Kate Ryan brought pop-love song ‘Je t’adore’ to the Eurovision stage in Athens. Despite being one of the pre-contest favourites it was a great disappointment for the Belgians who have encountered many a rocky road in their eurovision journey. Read more
