We know from politics how important the internet can be in gaining support for ones case – and now we see clearer signs than ever that it is moving into the national finals as well. But can the many support groups on Facebook decide who wins national finals like the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix? It… Read more
When Carola won the Swedish final in 1983 and took part in the Eurovision Song Contest she was only 16 years old. She had problems dealing with the pressure that was suddenly put on her and in an interview with the magazine Filter she reveals that she had thoughts about taking her own life. Participating… Read more
Norway kicked off with the first out of four preliminary heats.Velvet and Thomas Brøndbo qualified directly for the final while Espen Hana and Surferosa will get a second chance later. For many fans it is something special when the Scandinavian countries begin their national selection. Norway did what they could to make sure that the… Read more
The four songs that will compete on Saturday for two spots in the Icelandic final are now available on the internet to listen to. This is the third of four heats in Iceland before the big final on 14th of February where we will know who will be representing the country in Moscow. So far… Read more
Yesterday the ten songs for the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix leaked. The responsibility for the scandal has now been placed at the record company. Their anti-pirate group is trying to stop the songs from appearing on the internet while DR thinks it might even help them to win in Moscow. It is an error… Read more
DR’s otherwise strong security couldn’t stop the ten songs from being leaked this year. It is quite embarrassing for the broadcaster who makes a big deal out of the songs not being published before. While DR figures out how to react to this the rest of us can judge if the songs live up to… Read more
Danish broadcaster DR was to gradually release this year’s Danish songs next week, but they have leaked and all ten songs for the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix are already available on the internet. DR hasn’t been very good at making sure nothing got out this year. Several of the participants were leaked in advance.… Read more
The 24 songs that are competing for a spot in Festival Da Canção 09 has been made public. All songs can be heard online and votes are accepted until 30th of January. The twelve songs that receive the highest amounts of votes will compete in the Portuguese final the 27th of February. RTP received approximately… Read more
The Danish final songs are normally made public when performed for the first time in the show, but the new format this year means that the songs will be available before the show via radio and internet plus an earlier release of the official CD. The new format in the Danish final with three rounds… Read more
Can you write about national finals, about previous Eurovision Song Contest participants and can you conduct interviews? If you can answer yes to these things and are at least 18 years old then please read further. EuroVisionary have come a long way since we started in February, but we can do even better. We are… Read more
Each week one of the three finalists in the Andorra national final is being presented in a special program under the national selection, Passaport a Moscou. The first of them was Danish singer Susanna Georgi singing the song La Teva Decisió. The public voting has already started. Susanna Georgi, or Susanne as her real name… Read more
30 seconds clips from all the 21 participating songs for the 2009 Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix has been made available by the broadcaster and the full album can be pre ordered. For those who can’t wait for full versions they can be purchased as downloads. NRK, the Norwegian broadcaster has uploaded 30 seconds clips from… Read more
Hera Björk will participate at the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. EuroVisionary have talked to her about the song, what she learned by being backing singer for Euroband in Belgrade, the good old 80’s with Kirsten & Søren and then she reveals what she would serve for the Danish Queen Margrethe. First of all I… Read more
The four songs that will compete in the second Icelandic heat is now available to listen to online. Among the four songs is one with lyrics by Eiríkur Hauksson who has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. Two of the songs will qualify for the Icelandic final 14th of February. In the first… Read more
It has taken a while for the final list of participants for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest to be officially announced due to several countries talking about not participating. San Marino is out – and Slovakia in. The final list of participants is normally ready a lot sooner, but this year has been quite an exceptional… Read more
When the 2009 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix takes place on the 31st of January it will be with a new voting format where the winner will end up being on stage three times before he or she is awarded with the honour of representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Many things are… Read more
The Danish line-up reveals a contest where the song is in focus. Most of the songs have successfull songwriters behind them. Andrew Lloyd Webber is writing for the UK and it appears that Denmark also is ready for letting the Eurovision Song Contest be a songwriter competition. It is back to the roots. When my… Read more
In the first of four qualifying heats four ballads were up against each other. Edgar Smári and Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir won and are directly qualified for the final that will be held on February 14th. It might have been hard for the viewers to decide upon their favourites in this first qualifying heats where all… Read more
DR revealed yesterday the 10 acts that will compete to get to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The line-up promise an interesting show of a high quality where the many famous songwriters are put to focus – but who are the ten finalist and what have they done before? Believe Again… Read more
Iceland starts its national selection on Saturday. The four songs that will compete in the first out of four qualifying heats are available to listen to online. Two of them will qualify for the final to be held the 14th of February. This year Iceland has chosen a selection that consists of four qualifying heats… Read more
Danish singer, Otto Brandenburg, who participated in national selections in both Denmark and Sweden, died in 2007. A memorial concert has been released as a combi pack that includes a DVD with the full concert and a documentary plus a CD including 12 of his songs in a special stereo mix. Otto Brandenburg was a… Read more
Out of 142 submitted songs MRKTV has now announced which 32 songs will compete for the honour of representing the country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. A draw will divide the 32 acts into two semi-finals, from where half will make it to the final. Tamara, Vrcak & Adrijan represented FYR Macedonia in the… Read more
She has participated five times in the Danish selection, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. Won it once where she afterwards came third in the Eurovision Song Contest. She has twice before been hosting the national final and now she is back as host together with radio host Felix Smith. Danish broadcaster, DR, will on a… Read more
When Norway kicks off its 2009 national selection in three weeks it includes a possible comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest stage after 41 years. 21 songs are ready to compete in three semi-finals for a place in the final that takes place on 21st of February. The 2009 Norwegian selection, Melodi Grand Prix will… Read more
To the tune of ABBA’s Happy New Year it is time to say goodbye to a 2008 where many experienced a feeling of the Eurovision Song Contest almost being saved. 2009 is just around the corner and EuroVisionary wish that this will turn out to be a good year for all of our readers. When… Read more
He reached the second chance round in the 2008 Melodifestival selection, but was then kicked out. Afterwards he had success on the charts and now Ola is nominated for Rockbjörnen in four categories, including best male Swedish singer. Ola became famous when he won the Swedish Idol competition in 2005. This year he took part… Read more