George Koldun is a popular singer and entertainer in Belarus. This year he tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest for his home country. Will George take the same steps as his brother, Dmitry, and take to the Eurovision stage? Dmitry Koldun represented Belarus in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with Work Your… Read more
Željko Joksimović has launched the new and official video clip for Nije ljubav stvar. It is with the sign language and has been directed by famous Serbian photographer, Nebojša Babić The video has a very strong message "the languages may differ, but the message remains the same". For people with hearing impairments the song also… Read more
Litesound will represent Belarus at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song We Are The Heroes. EuroVisionary caught up with the band in Minsk where they were performing and presented with a special award. Hello Litesound – would you first introduce yourselves Hi, yes, we are Dmitry and Vladimir Kariakin (we are brothers) and Jacopo… Read more
Here is a gallery of 2012 London Eurovision Party held at the Shadow Lounge in the West End of London on 29 April 2012. Special guests, including acts from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, performed on the stage at this sell out event. They were Eva Boto (Slovenia), Filipa Sousa (Portugal), Compact Disco (Hungary), Anggun (France), Valentina Monetta (San… Read more
Eva & Prusnik were finalists in the 2012 Misija Evrovizija and EMA competition. Now they are official ambassadors for the Slovenian Youth On The Move organisation. Eva & Nika are very proud to represent their country with the Youth On The Move project. It has always been their dream to help other people and learn… Read more
The Belarus contestants for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Litesound, have released a sneak preview of their forthcoming promo video for We Are The Heroes. The full video will be available very soon and you will see it here on EuroVisionary. The video is action packed and has the theme of saving the world. There are spectacular… Read more
As part of Kurt Calleja’s promotional tour he has visited Turkey and met up with their representative, Can Bonomo. He had a full schedule of events planned and appeared on TRT Music Channel. Kurt arrived in Istanbul after a flying visit to Georgia to promote his Eurovision entry, This Is The Night. He took part in… Read more
Tina Vukov is no stranger to the Croatian national Eurovision selection, the Dora. She is a very popular recording artist and has recently released two new songs, Njemu, and a cover of Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die. Tina participated in the Dora in 2004 with Tuga dolazi kasnije and in 2006 she finished third with… Read more
Thea Saliba has released a brand new single and will launch a new video with her new song called Let The Music Start It. The song is composed by Stefan Engel and produced by Marcus Seiler. Thea has come a long way since representing Malta at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The song is… Read more
Compact Disco were selected to represent Hungary at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with the song, Sound Of Our Hearts. The band are Gábor Pál, Behnam Lotfi, Attila Sándor and Csaba Walkó. Here they talk to EuroVisionary. 1. Congratulations on winning the Hungarian DAL Eurovision selection. What reaction did your victory have in… Read more
Orgesa Zaimi was a backing vocalist with Kejsi Tola at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest where they represented Albania with Carry Me In Your Dreams. Now Orgesa is set to release an English language album and perform at the popular Top Fest competition in Albania. Orgesa was living in Geneva, Switzerland for ten months and… Read more
In a special programme broadcast tonight by SMTV the song for San Marino by Valentina Monetta was presented. It is called Facebook Uh, Oh, Oh and is co-written by Eurovision legend, Ralph Siegel. It was announced earlier this week that Valentina would represent the oldest republic in the world at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Several… Read more
It was claimed today that popular Australian singer and actor, Jason Donovan, was asked to sing for United Kingdom at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest before the selection of Engelbert Humperdinck. The comments were made on a British radio show he was co-hosting on Heart FM station. Jason Donovan has had many hits in the… Read more
After four semi finals Lithuania held their national final tonight in Vilnius. After a combination of televoting and expert jury, Donny Montell will head to Baku with the song, Love Is Blind. 12 acts qualified directly from the semi finals. Greta Smidt also qualified as the winner of a smart phone interactive competition and Sati made it… Read more
Pernilla Karlsson won the 2012 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu contest with När Jag Blundar and will represent Finland at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. The conclusion of the series of new music shows was held tonight at the Helsinki Ice Hall. This year Finland decided a new format to select their Eurovision entry. The TV… Read more
On Sunday night, Nika & Eva Prusnik will compete in the final of the EMA against Eva Bota to see who will represent Slovenia at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Here the twin sisters, Nika & Eva, talk to EuroVisionary. 1. Congratulations, Eva & Nika, making it to the final of the EMA. What were your… Read more
The semi final of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu took place in Finland tonight. Seven acts competed and the top five progressed automatically to tomorrow night’s final. The expert jury selected one more act from the bottom two. The show took place at the Helsinki Ice Hall. The seven songs and acts competing were: Freeman & Uusi… Read more
Covering Eurovision songs in the Afrikaans language is proving very popular. Now Colé van dais from South Africa has released an album that includes several Eurovision cover versions. Colé van dais has much experience of singing, performing and presenting in South Africa and abroad. She has performed at many festivals including South Africa, Namibia and United… Read more
Nina Badric will sing Nebo at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest for Croatia in Baku. A special edition of the the traditional Dora show was presented this evening with special guests including the acts that will represent FYR Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina at this year’s contest. Nina opened the show and was dressed all in black. She was joined on… Read more
The fourth phase of the UMK contest in Finland was broadcast tonight on YLE 2 channel in Finland. Nine acts performed at Club Dom in Helsinki. Two acts were eliminated by the expert jury and the public will now vote for the top five performers to make it to the live final. The acts and their songs that… Read more
The second of four semi finals in Lithuania took place tonight with three more acts making it through to the final on 3 March. A combination of televoting and expert jury decided what songs made it through to the grand final. The nine songs and acts tonight were as follows – Sweetsalt My Love –… Read more
Semi Jaupaj took part in the Albanian Festivali i Këngës in 2010 with Albi Xhepa with the song Drite. She has now released a solo single and is part of the band Grifshat who had success at the popular Kenga Magjike festival. Semi was also in the Festivali i Këngës in 2011 as part of the… Read more
Malta tonight held the semi final with 24 acts competing for 16 places in the final tomorrow night. The show was presented by Ronald Briffa and Elaine Saliba. The Malta selection this year returns to the MFCC centre in Ta’ Qali. The 24 songs and acts are – Seven Days Danica Muscat – Danica opens… Read more
Finland tonight began their quest to find their representative for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. 12 acts and a wildcard were revealed from the new national selection show, UMK (Uuden Musiiken Kilpailu). Tonight’s programme was in the form of a documentary/reality tv show. The expert jury selected the following 12 performers and songs – Aili Mun… Read more
BRTC tv in Belarus held a press conference to make the draw for the final of the 2012 Eurofest. Five acts will compete in the Belarus national final to be held now on 14 February at the Minsk Sports Palace, where the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held. The Eurofest will be hosted by… Read more
Mista was runner up in the 2010 Slovakia national selection with the song, Emotions. Mista is back with a brand new single and video clip. The song is called Never Hide. Mista said she previously had dedicated herself to classical music but now she is concentrating on modern pop and dance songs. Mista had a… Read more