Manizha represented Russia at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. However, she started her career as a child. In 2016, she became a solo artist. She already had two studio albums and an EP before representing Russia in Eurovision. Her 2019 song ‘MAMA’ is part of her second album named ЯIAM. Read more
Blind Channel represented Finland at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. They were true to their style, and for lovers of rock music, the band has much more to offer of its kind. Read more
Inside a small house in the middle of different locations in the Netherlands we find small objects and elements with a sentimental meaning for the participants. Today, we will focus on the remaining postcards. Read more
A small house in the middle of different locations in the Netherlands. These are the 2021 Eurovision postcards. Each house features objects, pictures, videos and other memorabilia linked to the artists. We take a look at the ones that accompany the acts in the second semi-final. Read more
A small house in the middle of different locations in the Netherlands. These are the 2021 Eurovision postcards. Each house features objects, pictures, videos and other memorabilia linked to the artists. We take a look at the ones that accompany the acts in the first semi-final. Read more
One year after giving Germany their second victory in Eurovision, Lena returned to the contest. This time she brought her song “Taken By A Stranger”, a song with a slightly different tone than her winning song. When discussing one of the songs, it’s impossible not to compare to the other one. Read more
In 2011, Lucía Pérez represented Spain with the happy tune “Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao” where she sang about enjoying life in spite of negativity. However, in a competitive year as 2011 her song was mostly ignored. Read more
In 2017 Fusedmarc won the right to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest. The band tried to impress the audience with an electronic sound. However, the result they got was far from ideal. “Rain of Revolution” achieved one of the worst results from Lithuania in the song contest. Read more
Forty-five years before Azerbaijan’s Efendi, a Norwegian singer sung about Mata Hari in Eurovision. Her name was Anne-Karine Strøm. Unfortunately, her disco rendition was not received well by the jurors. Almost five decades later, a panel of eurovision fans is revisiting this 70s song. Read more
She is one of the early favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song ‘Je Me Casse’. However, what could be the first Maltese victory in the contest may have never happened. The reason is that, Destiny’s 2021 entry allegedly was first sent to the Swedish broadcaster. Read more
In 2013 Krista Siegfrids represented Finland in Eurovision. In her song ‘Marry Me’ she asked her then fiancé to take their relationship to the next level. Moreover, ‘Marry Me’ became a song to support marriage equality in Finland which was still being discussed in the Nordic country back then. Read more
“We are unity and we are unstoppable”. With these words Conchita Wurst celebrated her 2014 Eurovision Song Contest victory. However, not all fans are united in celebrating ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’ as a deserved winner though. Read more
Russian representative Manizha won the Russian national final. However, not everyone has welcomed her victory. She is, naturally, hurt by the many direct hateful messages she received. Read more
A German group praising a Mongol Emperor. That was the formula that Germany brought to the table in 1979. Fans simply love Dschingis Khan, their song and flamboyant dresses. Many decades later their song is still one of the Eurovision classics fans love to remember. Read more
Teflon Brothers became one of the early favourites in the Finnish national final. The band was already popular in Finland before this participation, and the collaboration with well known Pandora seemed like the right formula for a victory. They came close, finishing second at UMK 2021. Read more
The Grand Final of the Festival da Canção 2021 took place tonight. Ten acts competed to represent Portugal at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, after two exciting semi-finals. However, in the end it was The Black Mamba who won the competition with Love Is On My Side. Read more
“All men are so selfish that they have confused “manly” for “macho” (…) all men are so special that they have managed to be all the same!” Back in 1993, Eva Santamaría has had enough of sexism and wanted it to make it clear in her song. She represented Spain in Millstreet, Ireland with a… Read more
Tonight the second semifinal of Festival da Canção 2021 took place. We now know which acts will compete in the final to represent Portugal at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Next week all ten remaining acts will participate in the grand final. Read more
The second semifinal of Festival da Canção will take place this Saturday. Ten new acts will compete for the last remaining five spots. The ten qualifiers will compete in the final to represent Portugal. Here’s a closer look at the last 10 acts in the competition. Read more
With tonight’s first semi-final of Festival da Canção 2021, we are one step closer in knowing who will represent Portugal at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The first five acts have now secured themselves a spot in the final. Read more
Tonight, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu took place. After an exciting final Blind Channel won UMK and will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Seven acts competed in the night of the final. UMK 2021 saw the return of Aksel, who won UMK 2020, as well as Estonian representative Laura. Read more
In 2013, France send girl power in form of Amandine Borgeous to Eurovision with a rock-blues song. The powerful performance of her did not impress the viewers though, and eight years later, the opinions from Eurovision fans are very mixed. Read more
This Saturday, the race to know who will represent Portugal in Eurovision 2021 kicks off. Ten acts will compete in the first semi-final of ‘Festival da Canção’. However, only five of them will get a place in the national final. Here’s a closer look at the first 10 acts in the competition. Read more
Tonight, Sweden kicked off for yet another exciting national selection heat. Melodifestivalen attracts fans from all over the world, and with quite a mixed line up, tonight’s second heat probably was no exception. Read more
In 2012, Buranovskiye Babushki, who are affectionately known by the Eurovision fans as “the grannies”, represented Russia in Eurovision. They brought back home an impressive result. Fans still are in love with the charming personalities of the grannies. However, not all fans are delighted with their song. Read more
In 1971, Spain ended up in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest, only two years after their second victory. Karina was the chosen one to represent Spain with a song with an optimistic message. Today fans share their opinions about this 70s song. Read more