Babies, weddings and cameos in films. These are just some of the things that the 1op 10 of 2016 have been doing during the past 5 years. Has your favourite artist from 2016 still been making music? Let’s take a look. Read more
‘Amanecer’ gave Edurne her highest charting single since her debut but failed to connect with the audience gaining points from just eight countries. Did Edurne deserve a better score? And what went wrong? When asked about this entry, fans have very different opinions. Read more
Have you head how love sounds? This is the inspiration behind the music film ‘Звуки’ (Sounds) by Russian pop-star and 2007 Eurovision competitor Lena Temnikova. The 12 minute long movie has been nominated at the Canberra Short Film Festival in the International Category. Read more
The Hardkiss were runners up to Jamala in the 2016 instalment of Ukrainian selection show Vidbir. Though Jamala went on to win Eurovision, we want to explore whether fans think The Hardkiss would have been a better, or less controversial choice to send to Eurovision? Read more
A fusion of two different arts. Tina Karol continues to push artistic boundaries with her latest album release ‘Найти своих (Find Your Own)’. The release is also timed to coincide with the artists 15th anniversary in music. Read more
Molly and her track ‘Children Of The Universe’ were one of the late favourites in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest but ended up finishing in 17th place out of 26. Six years after the contest in Copenhagen we ask our fan panel on what they think about this entry from the United Kingdom. Read more
Three years after her last English release, Lena Katina is back with a dual language single ‘Cry Baby’. The song which is sang in both Russian and English is noticeably different from her earlier work with a mature and relaxed sound. Read more
Maruv is back with a bang with her new single ‘Sad Song’. Though she never made it to Eurovision, the Ukrainian star didn’t let this get in her way. She has returned with another dance number in her signature suggestive style. Read more
Ukraine’s Tina Karol has teamed up with Snoop Dogg, Luca Dayz and Loe for her latest single ‘Blow Your Mind’. The single is Karol’s first major English language release following her Eurovision 2006 entry ‘Show Me Your Love’. Can the new track open the door for a career in the west? Read more
Ukraine’s most famous stars took to the streets of Kyiv to film a special musical montage to celebrate the Ukrainian Independence Day. Included in the performance were many of Europe’s favourite Ukrainian Eurovision and Vidbir stars including Ruslana, Tayanna, Tina Karol, Verka Serduchka and The Hardkiss. Read more
Russian girl group Serebro finished in 3rd place in Helsinki with their song entitled ‘Song 1’. They were beat by Marija Šerifović from Serbia and Ukraine’s Verka Serduchka who finished in first and second place respectively. Eurovision fans comment on Russia’s 2007 entry, 13 years later. Read more
In 2013, Aliona Moon represented Moldova with the power ballad ‘O Mie’ where she finished the competition in 11th place. The performance will be remembered, but did Moldova deserve better than they got? 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
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
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
In 1996, Gina G represented the United Kingdom with her song ‘Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit’ which became a run-away hit in the UK and Israeli charts reaching the top spot as well as becoming popular in the USA. Despite being 24 years old, this pop song was the last Eurovision entry of the… Read more
It was third time lucky for Birgit Õigemeel when she finally was given the chance to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 58th edition of the contest delivered a strong final where Estonia finished in a rather disappointing 20th place. Read more
Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja represented Switzerland at the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. After several years of poor points for the Swiss, Vanilla Ninja and their song Cool Vibes proved to be a good move for Switzerland as they finished in a respectable 8th place. Read more
With the song ‘Show Me Your Love’ Tina Karol finished in 7th place at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. The up-tempo song was performed right after Lordi’s ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ giving Tina a tough act to follow. Since Eurovision Tina has become on of Ukraine’s biggest stars. Read more
Already notably famous across Europe, t.A.T.u represented Russia at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. They caused – and created controversy, and finished third in a very tight voting, where only United Kingdom and Ireland didn’t award them any points. Read more
Some artists from 1995 had streets named after them, some became one of the most sought after vocal directors in Eurovision and others wrote a song that has been covered by over 100 different artists. What became of the top 10 of 1995? We take a closer look. Read more
In an open statement to the EBU, Eurovision participants and the fans, 2004 winner Ruslana calls for Eurovision to be powered by only renewable and natural energy sources in a bid to help save the planet. Read more
With the cancellation of Rotterdam 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, we though we would keep our Eurovision spirits high by revisiting and discussing the entries that had been selected for the event. Today, we are sharing our views on Serbia’s ‘Hasta La Vista’ by Hurricane. Read more
Sadly, not all of the participants from Eurovision 2000 made it to this year… the ones that did became wedding singers, performed in musicals, had babies and even climbed up the political ladders. We check up on what happened to the top 10 placing artists from Eurovision 2000. Read more
Go_A were selected to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest after a clean sweep in the final, receiving the top votes of both the judges and the public televote. The group were due to represent their country with this ethnic inspired song “Solovey” (Nightingale). Read more
Sadly not all of our top 10 participants made it until 2020. The ones that are still with us have been involved in politics, had legal battles over trademarks and also secret weddings. What has become of the top 10 from 2005? Let’s find out. Read more