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
Alicja Szemplińska would have represented her country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The song “Empires” is a ballad of the kind which some loves and others unfortunately are able to remember. Read more
Yesterday saw the 45th anniversary of Turkey’s debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. A group of OGAE Turkey members celebrated it by singing their country’s debut song “Seninle Bir Dakika” from their homes. Read more
Young Samira Efendi has been internally selected to compete for Azerbaijan on the Eurovision stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May. Azerbaijani broadcaster Ictimai TV presented her today. Read more
Tonight, we saw the last elimination in Ukraine ahead of next week’s final. At the end of the show, Tvorchi, Khayat and David Axelrod joined Krutь, Jerry Heil and Go-A in the grand final line up. Read more
The excitement was back tonight in Göteborg for the second heat of Sweden’s national Melodifestivalen 2020 selection. With two direct qualifiers and two heading to the second chance, these four are still in the running to represent the country at Eurovision in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Read more
Turkish fans have been so frustrated by TRT and the government for being silent on Turkey’s Eurovision participation, so much so that questions have been raised in the Turkish Parliament, Read more
Tonight’s Söngvakeppnin final gave victory to Hatari. This came after a close selection where it was hard to predict the result and thus who would be off to Tel Aviv, Israel in May. Read more
Slovenia has chosen Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl as their 25th representatives at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. From ten contenders, they were crowned the winner of EMA and given the honor of representing Slovenia in Tel Aviv this May. Read more