Dutch trio 3JS announced through their official website the release of a compilation album entitled Tot Zoverder…Het Beste van 3JS on the 25th of January, coinciding with their Bronnen theatre tour which is due to get underway on the 10th of January. Eurovisionary reported on the announcement of dates an venues for the up and… Read more
Labas vakaras, Lietuva! All eyes were on Vilnius tonight, as Lithuania joined the ranks of the select number of countries to choose its entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest before the New Year. LRT are hoping it’s a case of third time lucky, with their choice for Malmö next May. Lithuania has managed to qualify from… Read more
Lithuania managed to get into the final for a second consecutive year and so LRT are eager to find the successor to Danny Montell who dazzled with a brilliant stage show in Baku with Love Is Blind. With the national final mere days away, Eurovisionary takes a closer look at those who’ve secured a place… Read more
Unlike other years, Norwegian broadcaster NRK are keeping remarkably quiet when it comes to the 21 acts that have been selected for next year’s Melodi Grand Prix. In a recent interview, project manager Vivi Stenberg stated that there were a number of big names taking part. Tabloid VG claims to know almost half of the… Read more
Since their win in 2006, Lordi have been plagued by problems. Their popularity waned, only to explode once more. Add to the equasion frequent changes to the line up and you have a recipe for the stereotypical rockband story. Lordi have however overcome their difficulties and are back, bigger and brasher than ever before. Since forming in 1996,… Read more
Record company Sony Music was invited to submit six songs to Belgian Francophone broadcaster RTBF, and it was the three tracks Reste Toi, Love Kills and Be Heroes that were deemed the best of the bunch. The Belgian final was, just like last year a low key affair, held as a live radio broadcast on… Read more
As reported mere days ago here on Eurovisionary, Estonian broadcaster ERR had received 157 submissions for the national selection Eesti Laul 2013. A jury has been busy beavering away over the past few days and yesterday evening the full line up for next year’s competition was announced, with many familiar names promising us a diverse… Read more
Yohanna enjoyed a sizeable hit after coming second with Is It True? for Iceland in 2009. The single charged into the top 20 of no fewer than 8 territories and her album Butterflies and Elvis finally managed to get an international release. She hopes to replicate the success with her newest single, released just in… Read more
Former Dutch entrants Marcha and Sandra Reemer had a successful five years together with Sjoukje Smit (Maggie MacNeal) as the trio Dutch Divas, until things all turned sour and the trio became a duo. Now, 7 years later, Reemer talked to the Dutch press about the less than amicable split. Between them, both Soukje Smit, Marcha… Read more
Latvian broadcaster LTV made public both song titles and composers of all qualifying entries for next year’s national selection this afternoon, with some familiar names making an appearance and raising expectations. The deadline for submissions to be made to LTV closed on the 30th of November, with LTV revealing mere days ago that a total… Read more
With Ott Lepland and his emotive performance of Kuula managing to equal Estonia’s best placing since 2009, interest for the participating in the show has remained stable, with broadcaster ERR receiving 157 entries, only 2 entries fewer than last year. The small Baltic state of Estonia was a formidable force to be reckoned with from… Read more
Liliane Saint-Pierre already had a well established career when participating on home soil for Belgium in 1987 with Soldiers of Love. Her entry was surprisingly enough not a hit the first time around, but experienced something of a renaissance on various Belgian charts this autumn. Saint-Pierre will be giving a rather unique concert this coming January. Following… Read more
Vivi Stenberg was recruited to supervise Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix following Per Sundnes’ departure from NRK after Baku in May. She certainly has a tough job ahead, but is quietly confident that the selected entries will easily improve on Norway’s dismal fortunes of late. Didrik Solli-Tangen, Stella Mwangi and Tooji. Each artist won their respective… Read more
Dutch trio De Toppers announced to Dutch media today of their plans to make a film together. Not content with concquering the Dutch music market, the multi talented trio also want to make their mark on the silver screen. Although singer Gordon has left De Toppers since they stood on stage and sang Shine for the Netherlands… Read more
Speculation is rife as to an eagerly anticipated comeback for Jóhanna to the Icelandic national selection Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins, following broadcaster RÚV’s announcment of all 12 song titles and composers. Þú (You) was one of the twelve songs confirmed by Icelandic bradcaster RÚV as having made it past the initial selection process. The names of all… Read more
Katy Garbi has continuously incorporated traditional Greek music into her sound, with her Greek entry from the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, Ellada, Hora Tou Fotos being no exception. After a short hiatus, the songstress is back with both a new record deal and a new single to mark the occasion. Popular Katy Garbi ranks high up on… Read more
Broadcaster YLE announced details of the Finnish national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) this afternoon, including names of all 12 finalists in addition to the songs titles that will be performed in the final to be held on the 9th of February. A panel consisting of Aija Puurtinen, Redrama, Toni Wirtanen and Tomi Saarinen have… Read more
That broadcaster ERT was struggling financially to keep its head above water is no secret. We all have seen in the media what dire straits the Greek economy is in. This year’s Greek selection was scaled down enormously. Cyprus has been similarly affected and the participation of both countries is now unlikely according to numerous European media.… Read more
With twelve acts already having taken their places in the Lithuanian semi finals set for the 8th and 15th of December, it was time for the final round of candidates to enter the ring and fight it out in an attempt to impress both viewers and jury alike for the final 3 spaces available. 2012… Read more
With a results drought of 4 years and counting and dwindling interest in the contest on a national level, Latvian broadcaster LTV decided to amend participation rules once more and allow overseas composers to compete for the first time in four years. This resulted in a bumper crop of entries, but will it help increase… Read more
Yet another Eurovision personality has gone on to the great Eurovision in the clouds. Presenter of the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest and former television presenter Hannie Lips passed peacefully away last week at the grand old age of 88. Hannie Lips shot to nationwide fame as one of the very first television presenters in the… Read more
As a competing country at Eurovision, Serbia has one of the most succesful track records, with last year’s entry from Željko Joksimović being no exception landing them another top five placing. Despite continued success, Serbian broadcaster RTS unveiled their plans yesterday for a revamped national final selection in Belgrade. As with many other broadcasters around… Read more
Åge Sten Nilsen and Benedicte Adrian both represent two genres that are pretty far apart from one another, rock and avantgarde pop. In a surprise collaboration with another former Norwegian entrant, Benedicte Adrian, Christmas comes early for both Queen and Eurovision fans in the form of a seasonal edition of the Queen tribute show We… Read more
Poor Kikki Danielsson. In recent years her career has been overshadowed by her turbulent private life. The troubled star seemed to be getting back on track again with a triumphant comeback last summer. Judging by the latest shocking news, Danielsson is on a downer once more. With hits such as Dag Efter Dag as one… Read more
2012 has been a busy year for Ms Stefánsdóttir, providing her with a massive breakthrough in her native Iceland. With no fewer than two songs making it to the national final, Söngvakpenni Sjónvarpsins and her duet with Jónsi Never Forget lifting the title, it’s time for Greta Salóme to make her album debut. Since her… Read more
Tickets for one of the most eagerly anticipated televised events of the year in Norway went on sale today : it’s time once again for the 2013 edition of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. Alongside the release of tickets, a few more details became known about the national selection. The humiliating defeat of Tooji and yet… Read more