Greece has scored many successful results in Eurovision throughout their 41 participations since 1974, especially after the 2000s. One exception was in 2014, though many fans, seven years later, really like ‘Rise Up’. Read more
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen draws attention from Eurovision fans all over the world. Tonight, was probably no exception with two former Eurovision participants up for another attempt at representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
After a big success in Istanbul in 2004, Serbia & Montenegro was very eager to send another successful entry in 2005. The powerful mid – tempo song with Balkan ethnic sound influences ‘Zauvijek Moja’ by the young Montenegrin boy band No Name received many applauses from fans. Read more
The past few decades have not been very satisfactory for Ireland in terms of the Eurovision Song Contest. They achieved one of their best results in that era in 2006 with Brian Kennedy and his heartfelt ballad ‘Every Song Is A Cry For Love’. Read more
Over the years, Israel have brought quite some fun and entertaining entries to the Eurovision Song Contest. Their 2012 entry ‘Time’ by Izabo is one of them. However, Eurovision fans are really mixed in their opinions about this entry. Read more
With two 9th places as best results, Georgia does not have a long list of good results to look back on. A total of five times have they failed to reach the final. In 2017, they were close, and narrowly missed the qualification. Read more
Mr. Eurovision himself, Irish Johnny Logan won the contest twice as an artist and once as a songwriter. But which one is the better one; the 1980 entry ‘What’s Another Year’ or the 1987 ‘Hold Me Now’, that’s a tough question for many Eurovision fans. Read more
2017 began with high hopes for Iceland with Svala and her mid tempo pop – R&B song ‘Paper’. That year, unfortunately the international viewers were not that impressed so the song failed to make it to the final. After 4 years, Eurovision fans discuss this entry and what went wrong. Read more
Turkey usually sends uptempo songs to the Eurovision Song Contest. One of their few ballads was ‘Sev (Love)’ performed by Arzu Ece in 1995. 26 years later, we find fans who believe this is one of Turkey’s better entries. Read more
Cyprus has 37 participations but no victory to date. Yet they have many successful entries which have placed top 5. One of these is their 2004 entry ‘Stronger Every Minute’ by Lisa Andreas. 15 years later, this entry is still remembered and appreciated by Eurovision fans. Read more
The land of fire, Azerbaijan, almost grabbed the Eurovision trophy for the second time in 2013. Farid Mammadov finished second with ‘Hold Me’. Today, this entry is still loved by many fans, although the performance is interpreted in several ways. Read more
Valentina Monetta is surely a Eurovision icon with 4 participations, three in a row and the last one as a duet with Jimmie Wilson. Unfortunately, she has not been that lucky with the results. ‘Crisalide (Vola)’ her second participation representing her country is one of the most liked ones though it failed to qualify for… Read more
The first ever winning country of our beloved contest Switzerland has two victories with 33 years apart. They were really close to another victory in 1986 with ‘Pas Pour Moi’ sung by Daniela Simmons. Read more
Greece has been a loyal member of the Eurovision family since 1974 with 41 participations and one victory in 2005. Their 1981 entry ‘Feggari Kalokerino’ is one of their successful entries, and when asked about this Eurovision fans in particular notice the piano play. Read more
Many artists make new releases towards New Year with high hopes from 2021. Turkish Eurovision acts Mor ve Ötesi and Can Bonomo are no exception. Read more
Austria is one of the major countries of the Eurovision Song Contest with their 53 participations and two victories, in 1966 and 2014. Today’s focus is on their joyful entry from 1982 ‘Sonntag’ by the group Mess. Some fans find it sweet, catchy and joyful but it obviously didn’t appeal to some others. Read more
Monaco has been a very remarkable country in Eurovision with their 24 participations starting from 1959 till 2006. The little country has one victory from 1971. Their 1978 ‘Les ‘Jardins De Monaco‘ finished 4th and while some fans really like it, others find it forgettable. Read more
Icelandic Eurovision star Hera Björk is ready with a special Christmas presents to her fans. A cancelled concert in the capital of Iceland led to tonight’s online Christmas concert. Fans around the world will now be able to attend. Read more
Albania has been known to send strong vocals (mostly females) with ethnic songs. Their 2010 entry ‘It’s All About You’ by Juliana Pasha had a more modern sound compared to their other entries. Fans mostly like the song, but several notice Juliana’s English pronunciation being slightly off. Read more
Bulgaria can be considered a successful country in Eurovision in general. However, the country has had its share of disappointment from time to time. Their 2008 entry ‘DJ, Take Me Away’ is one of the entries that Bulgaria wasn’t able to carry to the final. Eurovision fans really shows different thoughts about this entry. Read more
Malta sent their 2002 runner up Ira Losco to Eurovision for the second time in 2016 with the uptempo pop dance song ‘Walk On Water’. When reacting to that 4 year old entry, fans naturally compare to her first participation. Read more
24 year old Clodagh Rodgers from Northern Ireland was chosen to represent United Kingdom in 1971. The song was pretty much a standard recipe from that time, and not all fans are equally impressed with that. Read more
Andorra, the micro state, has been gracing the Eurovision stage since 2004, but unfortunately none of their 6 entries could manage to make it to the final. Today we will focus on their most successfull entry among them all, Salvem El Món (Let’s Save The World). Read more
Azerbaijan’s Eurovision debut from 2008 by Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh is anything but ordinary. It plays on angels and demons and is quite theatrical. Some Eurovision fans love this, others are unable to appreciate it. Read more
North Macedonian star Kaliopi graced the Eurovision stage twice both in 2012 in Baku and in 2016 in Stockholm. Most Eurovision fans tend to prefer ‘Crno I Belo’, her 2012 entry with which she also reached the final. Read more
This year marks Ukraine’s 15th participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. They have won only once. Can Oleksandr Balabanov double that this year with his mid tempo song ‘Vidkryvai (Open Up)’? Read more