In the first place Georgia didn’t want to participate at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. EBU managed to persuade them, but when Georgia yesterday was told to either change the lyrics of their chosen entry or pick another song it apparently become too much for the country that now states that they will simply withdraw… Read more
On the same day as Georgia officially was told to either change the lyrics of their entry or pick another song medias are now stating that the Russian entry does not meet EBU’s rules either as it has been performed the 1st of October. The song found its way to Russia after being rejected for… Read more
Just as expected EBU’s reference group today officially told that the Georgian entry do break the ruleswith its Russian bashing lyrics. Georgia has six days to change the lyrics or pick another entry for the Eurovision Song Contest if they want to participate in Moscow. It came as no surprise that the reference group today… Read more
For a while we have known that Belgian Elvis impersonater Patrick Ouchène will be representing the country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Copycat. The song was presented today and as the second video teaser implied it was with clear hints to a famous Belgian comic strip. This year it is RTBF,… Read more
After winning the national final in Spain Soraya is now preparing for the Eurovision Song Contest in May, but tomorrow evening she will take time to answer questions from her fans. It will happen at the broadcaster’s website and questions can be asked in both Spanish and English. It was a tied first position… Read more
Tonight Estonia and home country Russia will select their entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Last year’s host Serbia will hold a national final leading up to the final tomorrow evening and in Sweden it is time for the second chance contest after four regular preliminary heats. The schedule for the four shows tonight:… Read more
A Russian magazine has revealed the interval act for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. In a video you can see the children preparing for the big event in May where they will all be small look-a-likes of Eurovision winners like Dima Bilan, Ruslana, Helena Paparizou and more. UPD: There is a little confusion about this… Read more
The Danish representative for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Brinck, will be touring around in his home country all summer. A big Denmark tour will start right after returning from Moscow and last at least until the autumn. Until May there is time in his schedule for further promotion. Simon Mathew who brought Denmark to… Read more
An internal jury has selected the group Regina to represent Bosnian & Herzegovina at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight their song Bistra Voda will be presented to the public in a big show that features several of its competitors in Moscow. The song Bistra Voda, which translates to Clear Water, was chosen among 79… Read more
Spain had decided to move their national final forward and last night offered something as rare as a semi-final and a final in the same show. The show resulted in a tie between Soraya and Melody giving the first one the honour of going to Moscow due to televoters preferring her. When Spanish broadcaster, TVE,… Read more
Tonight offers shows in five countries, four of them being national finals where a song for Moscow will be picked. Included in this is a marathon show from Spain with semi-final, second chance contest and a national final all in one. In Sweden it is time for the fourth semi-final. This is the full schedule… Read more
This Friday evening offers three preliminary hearts, two of them; Slovakia and Latvia can be seen via web stream while the third, Croatia is available as radio stream. The schedule below brings you the details. Country Type Time TV channel Number of songs Webcast Croatia Semi-final 20:05 – 22:25 CET HRT2 14 Radio stream Latvia… Read more
The official album with all 10 songs from the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is becoming a best seller, as usual. The charts also reveal that the re-lease of the 2008 album from Brinck, who won the Danish national final, is selling well. The Danish album top40 includes several Eurovision Song Contest connections. This year’s… Read more
This afternoon the official Eurovision Song Contest opened up for the 2009 products. Be ready for Moscow with T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, cap, key ring and a lot more. This is your chance to be a among the firsts to get this year’s merchandise. Take me to the shop immediately and let me explore all the… Read more
It appears that the Spanish final has been moved forward to this Saturday where the country is also to have their third semi-final. We will then have the two shows right after each other making the marathon show even longer, but providing us with the song for Moscow one week earlier. The Spanish final was… Read more
When Alexander Rybak Saturday won the Norwegian final it was the clearest victory in years. He was a popular winner, but the whole final became a big success for Norwegian broadcaster who can be proud of reaching a market share of 76.4%. Alexander Rybak received a total amount of 747.888 while Tone Damli Aaberge who… Read more
Danish songwriter Remee who wrote the 2008 German Eurovision Song Contest entry for No Angels has launched a new online magazine. The magazine is free and 100% advert financed and Remee is hoping to attract even more talents around him. The multi talented Remee is songwriter, producer, X-factor judge and now he can also add… Read more
Alexander Rybak won a very clear ticket to Moscow when his song Fairytale recieved 7 times as many votes as the second place in tonight’s Melodi Grand Prix final. His personal fairytale has begun – now time will tell if it will have a happy ending in Moscow. The eight songs competing in the Norwegian… Read more
Tonight will be yet another busy evening as Norway, FYR Macedonia and Bulgaria each decide on which song will be representing them at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Aside from that Sweden and Spain offers interesting preliminary heats in their search for the right song. All five shows tonight promise a web stream for international… Read more
The past two days FYR Macedonia has eliminated 16 songs in the attempt to find their entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Just as many are still in the running to represent the country in Moscow. Tonight the winner of the 2009 SkopjeFest will be decided in a combination of jury vote and televoting. … Read more
The Irish puppet Dustin the Turkey caught a lot of attention at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but as this publicity wasn’t transferred into votes Ireland was left in the semi-final. Sinead Mulvery & Black Daisy will be trying to change that when they will be representing the country in Moscow with the song Et… Read more
We recently started giving you the latest news via twitter – and tonight we go one step further when we will bring you live updates during the Irish national final. Tomorrow we will be doing the same thing for the Norwegian final. Join us on twitter and we’ll make you feel like you were there!… Read more
Two semi-finals and one final take place tonight where most eyes are turned towards Ireland. Who will take over after Dustin the Turkey and bring the 7 time winner country back to the top of the Eurovision Song Contest? Tonight also offers semi-finals in Slovakia and FYR Macedonia. There is no time to relax before… Read more
Today, the 18th of February, I celebrate my 25th year anniversary as a Eurovision Song Contest fan. It was in relation to the 1984 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix I first time defined myself as a fan. Many things have happened over the years, but I am proud to say that I am still a dedicated… Read more
Although they have only participated twice at the Eurovision Song Contest reaching the final on both occasions and finishing 11th and 12th makes Georgia quite a successful country. Tonight they are going to decide who will be going to Moscow in order to continue this success. When Diana Gurtskaya in May finished 11th at the… Read more
After a little chock yesterday where Sakis Rouvas collapsed during rehearsals Greece continues the preparations for the big show tonight where a combination of jury and televoting will decide which song Sakis will sing in Moscow. You are invited to be a part of the international jury. If everything goes as planned Sakis who came… Read more