Denmark experienced a little drop in the viewing figures for the Eurovision Song Contest final this year however they are still quite high compared to other countries. A total of 1,587,000 people watched A Friend in London ending 5th in the final in Düsseldorf. The Danish viewing figures are split onto two TV channels with… Read more
The Dutch soap opera about Toppers, that represented the Netherlands at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, can now add a new chapter to its story as Gordon announced today that he will leave the band. It is far from the first time the band changes constellation, and it probably won’t be the last either. Gordon… Read more
Fans and press as well as participants have now left this year’s host city, Düsseldorf and it is time to shortly look back at the previous two weeks. For many the conclusion is ready; this was the worst organised Eurovision Song Contest in years. First I would like to give my hands up to the… Read more
With the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest final kicking off in just a few hours EuroVisionary can now bring you videos from all 25 participating countries in their dress rehearsal. This is your chance to see them all as it will look tonight. All 25 performances can be seen in the player below: Read more
After the second semi-final where Denmark qualified for the final two German volunteers celebrated by singing the Danish entry outside the press centre. Would they be able to do better than A Friend In London? See the video and judge for yourself. Read more
The second semi-final is kicking off in just an hour. Ten more countries will qualify for the final held on Saturday. Here you can see the performances from the dress rehearsal of all 19 acts competing tonight. All videos are available in the player below in HD quality: Read more
EuroVisionary talked to the Danish representatives at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, A Friend In London, about things like the dangerous EuroClub, why it has taken 8 years to make a debut album. In this video we can also offer a premiere of one of their new songs. The video interview can be seen… Read more
The 19 participants in the second semi-final has just been on stage for the second time today. This was the so-called jury final, which is the one the juries base their votes on. The technical problems from the first one had been solved and only one rehearsal is now left until it really counts tomorrow… Read more
EuroVisionary caught the Romanian band Hotel FM for a talk about how they actually got together in the first place and their stay here in Düsseldorf representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest. The leadsinger of Hotel FM, David Bryan, is originally British so how he ended up in Romania is of course also a… Read more
Just after midnight Saturday evening we’ll know in which country the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will take place, but we can already add the dates to our calendar. The two semi-finals will take place on the 22nd and 24th and the final to follow Saturday the 26th of May. The dates were announced at EBU… Read more
With the first semi-final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest being only a few hours away you can now warm up with our videos from the dress rehearsal. This is the closest you get to seeing the show in advance. 19 acts will do their very best on the Eurovision Song Contest stage tonight and… Read more
Düsseldorf the 9th of May 2011 Dear Diary, What does StarWars have to do with the Eurovision Song Contest? And who puts a marothon together with a Eurovision Song Contest? And who thinks journalists should starve due to a football match? Aparantly the Germans do. We have really experienced quite some unusual things the past… Read more
EuroVisionary met up with the Latvian duo Musiqq for a talk about the national selection, their stay here in Düsseldorf and of course the upcoming second semi-final on Thursday where they will try to bring Latvia back to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. You can see all that and more in this video… Read more
EuroVisionary got together with Sjonni’s Friends today for a short talk about the national selection, their stay in Düsseldorf, their competitors at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Selma and then you can hear a double chorus of their entry in both Icelandic and English. Below you can see the interview conducted by EuroVisionary’s Kristján Sveinsson… Read more
Due to the opening reception last night Spain had their first press conference this evening. Pictures from that can be seen in this gallery. Read more
At the second Danish press conference this afternnon the band A Friend In London had prepared a speciel version of their entry New Tomorrow… in German! Read more
After a week here in Düsseldorf we have now come to an end of the regular rehearsals and press conferences. Today the last 7 countries in the second semi-final and the 5 automatically qualified finalists will rehearse for the last time before the dress rehearsals. The schedule for Sunday the 8th: Country Rehearsal Press conference … Read more
Day 7 has just started and it is going to be a day where most of the focus will be on the first rehearsals of the 5 automatically qualified countries. What happens when – check the schedule. The schedule for Saturday the 7th of May: Country Rehearsal Press Conference Sweden 10:00 – 10:30 11:15 –… Read more
What should have been the second Icelandic press conference turned into a fabulous Eurovision party with Sjonni’s Friends as our hosts. Judging by the reaction by the press we are very likely to be going to Reykjavík next year as they received the biggest ever applause here in Düsseldorf. Read more
Glen Vella took the time to talk to us shorly after his second and last ordinary rehearsal today. For him it is a dream coming true to be here in Düsseldorf representing Malta, but we probably won’t see him try again in near future. That and much more you can see in this video interview.… Read more
Today offers second and last ordinary rehearsal from both first and second semi-finalists. We kicked off with Iceland and ends in Moldova. EuroVisionary will of course cover it all, but you can already now prepare for what is coming up. The schedule for Friday the 6th of May: Country Rehearsal Press Conference Iceland 10:30 –… Read more
Shortly after her second rehearsal this afternoon EuroVisionary got together with Serbian’s Nina for a short talk about her rehearsal and her stay here in Düsseldorf. Nina also reveals who she believes will be her biggest rivals in winning the whole contest Saturday the 14th. Below you can see the interview where Nina also tells… Read more
The speedtalking Irish duo left the press puzzled last evening. Is it brilliant or just plain silly? In this video you can hear them sing their entry Lipstick and talk about topics such as girls; in particular two Slovak twins came up. Read more
At last evening’s first Danish press conference A Friend In London served the press to a bit from this year’s Swedish entry, a Danish national final song from 1988, a song about Düsseldorf in German and of course their own song in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest New Tomorrow. Read more
Today we start the second round of rehearsals for the semi-finalists. It is now the last things needs to be settled in order for it to look good for the semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday next week. With 13 countries on stage today it will also be the busiest day so far. The schedule for… Read more
Düsseldorf the 4th of May 2011, Dear Diary, After having been lulled into thinking that the old phrase was just that; an old phrase, we were taught in lesson in punctionality last night. Not much is on schedule with rehearsals and press conferences being dealayd each day so far. Nothing wrong with that as… Read more