The 1997 Cypriot entry Mana Mou is among the country’s most successful entries in the Eurovision Song Contest. Siblings Chara and Andreas participated with their ethno-pop uptempo song ‘Mana Mou’.Today, many Eurovision fans still love this entry. Read more
The Polish group Ich Troje graced the Eurovision stage twice: First in 2003 in Riga and second in 2006 in Athens. The result the second time round was not satisfying, and asking fans, it’s also clear that they prefer the 2003 entry. Read more
A dramatic national selection with accusations of foul play brought Alekseev to the Eurovision Song Contest. He failed to reach the final – maybe due to a performance that stood out for the wrong reasons? Read more
Early 2000’s were quite satisfactory for Turkey with one victory, seven top 10 and four top 5 placings. One of the few occations, things didn’t go that well was in 2006 where Sibel Tüzün represented the country with the song ‘Superstar’. Read more
They won the semi-final, and finished 7th in the final. The Greek 2011 entry ‘Watch My Dance’ did fairly good at the Eurovision Song Contest. Nine years later, not all Eurovision fans are equally impressed though. Read more
16 year old Sara Bajraktari participated in last year’s Festivali i Këngës with her emotional power ballad ‘Ajër’. She impressed with a great voice, but asking Eurovision fans about this song, it’s clear that her time hasn’t come yet. Read more
Loredana Berte’s ‘Cosa Ti Aspetti Da Me’ was one of the most significant entries to grace the traditional Sanremo stage in 2019. We can easily say that it was the favourite of the audience in Teatro Ariston at the time. Read more
Turkey sent MFÖ for the second time in 1988 to the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Beforehand, a Turkish National Final was held and Kayahan (Turkey 1990) was one of the participants. Would he have been a better option that year? Read more
Moldova is yet to win the Eurovision Song Contest. They came closest in 2017 with the song ‘Hey, Mamma’ that earned them a third place. Well deserved if you ask Eurovision fans where a majority really enjoy this entry. Read more
Tanja Mihhailova from Estonia has released the video of her her latest single ‘Hurricane’ today. The new single from the 2015 Eurovision participant is an up tempo dance song with the purpose to make you forget your problems. 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
With 12 appearances, 11 of them qualifying to the final and six of them finishing in top 10, Azerbaijan has been quite successful at the Eurovision Song Contest. Their 2009 participation is no exception as it finished 3rd. Many Eurovision fans still love this entry. Read more
Until 1997, Turkey had problems getting good results at the Eurovision Song Contest. Şebnem Paker changed that and earned a highly respectable 3rd place with her ethnic pop piece ‘Dinle’. Read more
In Australia’s 5th Eurovision appearance, Kate Miller – Heidke represented the country. With a performance that stood out and an unusual entry, she won the hearts of many Eurovision fans, but didn’t manage to convince everyone. Read more
At Albania’s Eurovision debut in 2004, they sent the 16 year old school girl Anjeza Shahini. The song ‘The Image of You’ got a 7th place with 106 points in the grand final. Read more
In 1985, Turkey sent MFÖ to the Eurovision Song Contest. The band, also known as Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan finished in 14th place with the song ‘Didai Didai Dai’. They are still today a popular name in Turkey with sold out concerts. Read more
At the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, France earned themselves a fifth place. Alain Barrière represented the country with the song ‘Elle Était si jolie’. Has this song been overlooked with Denmark’s victory stealing the entire spotlight? Read more
Turkey’s first Eurovision appearance came in 1975. It took a draw to decide who should represent the country for the first time. At Eurovision she was sick, and unfortunately came last. Read more
Agathonas Iakovidis died today at his house in Langadas, Greece. The 2013 Greek Eurovision participant suffered from a heart attack. Read more
Portugal has been a loyal member of the Eurovision family since 1964 with 52 participations. Eight years ago, Filipa Sousa represented her country, but unfortunately failed to reach the final. Read more
Azerbaijan had the privilege to win our beloved contest for the first time the Eurovision history. The romantic duet by Nigar Jamal and Eldar Qasimov titled ‘Running Scared’ is however quite debatable. Azerbaijan won the contest with 221 points among 43 countries. Read more
In 2008 popular rock band Mor ve Ötesi represented Turkey with the song ‘Deli’ (Crazy). The boys earned a respectable 7th place with a total of 138 points. This was one of the good results for Turkey. Read more
Canadian Natasha St-Pier was one of the top favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001. She finished 4th, but still today, nearly 20 years later, many fans love her entry. Read more
Former Eurovision winner Sertab Erener released her new album “Ben Yaşarım” last night. In an hour long broadcast, she talked about the album, and played one of the songs from it. The album, all in Turkish, contains 14 songs, of which one is written by another former participant Can Bonomo. Read more
Re-living her Eurovision victory, Turkish 2003 winner express her desire to see the country back at the Eurovision Song Contest. For her, it’s the perfect opportunity to share and promote the local culture. Turkey withdrew after the 2012 contest. Read more
Samira Efendi, a.k.a. Efendi, was supposed to fly the flag of the land of fire this year if Eurovision had not been cancelled due to COVID-19. Today, we are discussing her entry Cleopatra for what would have been Rotterdam 2020. Read more