Tomorrow Sakis Rouvas will be singing three songs in the Greek national final. In a combination of jury and televoting the song that will represent Greece in Moscow will be chosen. Or will it? A short while ago Sakis collapsed and was taken to the hospital. At the moment no one knows if the Greek… Read more
In the first heat of this year’s Melodifestivalen the voting record for any Swedish opening was broken – and the second heat gave yet another record. The previous voting record for any Melodifestivalen semi-final heat was beaten with more than 60.000 votes. One of the biggest favourites to represent Sweden in Moscow, Måns Zelmerlöw, took… Read more
The system through which you apply for fan or press accreditation is now accepting applications. This year many will need a visa to enter Russia and it has therefore been build into the system. Other new things are that PF accreditation level has been dropped and that it is no longer possible to apply though… Read more
In a very long first semi-final Spain selected three acts to continue in the running to represent the country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Melody y Los Vivancos, La la love you and Noelia Cano won the three spots. The jury and the televoting didn’t always agree, but it ended up being the top… Read more
In a close second chance competition in Norway Espen Hana and Publiners managed to win the last two spots for the final that takes place in Oslo Spektrum next Saturday. Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen was a surprise guest star when she jumped on stage and performed Swedish 1982 entry Dag After Dag. Duel… Read more
Tonight features eight shows with voting. Five of them are national finals where a song for Moscow will be chosen. In the schedule you can see if your favourite country is providing you with a webcast and later tonight you can of course read all about the shows. It is going to be a busy… Read more
When Norway tomorrow picks two more songs for the final it will be in a show only consisting of head to head matches. For these duels only SMS votes are allowed ruling out the ones without a mobile phone. The show will take two hours with half an hour break in between. Six of the… Read more
On Wednesday the 18th of February it will be decided which song Sakis Rouvas will sing at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The Greek viewers will together with a jury decide among three songs in a show that will also feature several of his competitors in Moscow. The Greek broadcaster ERT did officially today present… Read more
Hungary broadcaster, MTV, is having quite some problems finding a singer for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. First Mark Zentai was chosen, he was then disqualified and Kátya Tompos was presented as the one to replace him. She has now withdrawn from the contest due to lack of time. National broadcasters do normally state in… Read more
Saturday’s opening of Melodifestivalen 2009 was popular among the Swedish TV viewers. The first heat was seen by nearly 3.3 million people. More than 720.000 votes were submitted which is record for a first heat in Sweden. Melodifestivalen is a big event which is well covered in the press and popular among the TV viewers.… Read more
It happens every year that Eurovision Song Contest entries are accused of plaigiarism. This year the first real accusation hits Denmark. Brinck’s Believe Again is being compared to songs of both Miley Cyrus and Ryan Cabrere. Judge for yourself if there is anything about it. A few days after winning the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand… Read more
A CD featuring 11 of Ronnie Tober’s biggest hits, three of them being medley’s, is now available. Ronnie represented the Netherlands at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest held in London and has been a household name ever since. Ronnie Tober and his family moved to the USA in 1948, three years old. He appeared in… Read more
Tonight Norway held their third preliminary heat, this time in Grenland. Bookmaker favourite to win the final went as planned straight to the final held in two weeks. Ovi will follow him together with the four already selected. Next week the lucky losers will compete in order to also reach the final in Oslo on… Read more
I was asked how I can enjoy three middle age overweight men dressed in colourful suits singing a song that won’t go down in history as something to remember, but that is what I like about De Toppers. It is fun and not too serious! I am ready for two weeks of fun with these… Read more
When Johnny Deluxe was asked if they wanted to participate in the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix they had just released their third album. This album has now been re-released in an edition that includes the song Sindssyg which came third in this year’s Danish final. Johnny Deluxe was given a wildcard to the Dansk… Read more
The 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix became a big success for DR. The program was seen by more than 1.7 million which is equal to a market share of 71%. It is more than 400.000 more than last year and is the highest viewing figures for a Danish final since 2005. Compared to other countries… Read more
After winning the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Brinck’s debut album was re-released today in an updated edition including his entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The new edition also included two other new songs. Brinck’s debut album simply called Brinck was originally released in May 2008, but after winning the Danish final a new… Read more
A little well kept secret was revealed at the Dutch winning press conference where Gordon from The Toppers revealed why he was particular happy about Shine being the winning song: He wrote it himself! Not even his two other band members knew about this. Tonight it was decided which of six songs The Toppers would… Read more
For the first time ever I didn’t know which song to vote for in the Danish final. It was impossible to choose between Someday and Believe Again and seconds before the line closed I acted like a chicken. I simply didn’t want to risk having that only vote that would decide who was going to… Read more
For a while we have known that De Toppers, or The Toppers as they will probably be called internationally, will be representing the Netherlands at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Via an open selection 300 songs suggested was cut down to six – and now one song is clear for Moscow; Shine. When The Toppers… Read more
With the Danish broadcaster, DR, directly talking about a second place in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest not being good enough it was clear already before tonight’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix that the winner would be in for quite a challenge. The Danish viewers decided that Brinck will be the one to live up to… Read more
A bit of luck in the draws can help a country towards winning the Eurovision Song Contest. Now that we know who have been allocated to which semi-finals it is time to start speculating about who has been given a bit of a walk over to the final and who is in for what appears… Read more
A new book featuring the biggest moments of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix history has been released. It is written by Ole Tøphom and is based on a lot of interviews. The new book is to be seen as a supplement to the already existing book that came in 2001, but it is a continuing… Read more
As countries are only voting in the semi-final they are taking part in themselves ones chances to qualify for the final with an opportunity of winning the contest can depend on which countries they end up competing against and receiving votes from in the semi-final. In order to have a chance of winning the 2009… Read more
The draw that decides which countries will be competing against whom and in which semi-final takes place today at 13:00 CET. This is usually the first indication of who will have a good chance of winning and who will be in for a tough fight to even make it to the Eurovision Song Contest final.… Read more
Rumours are saying that the song chosen to represent Montenegro in Moscow is written by the well known German songwriter duo Siegel and Meinunger together with the president of OGAE Spain Jose Juan Santana Rodriques. Andrea Demirović will be representing Montenegro with the song Just Get Out Of My Life. Officially it is listed to… Read more