In accordance with tradition, OGAE Portugal usually think big when attracting stars to their annual concert in Setúbal, just outside of Lisbon. This year is no exception either with quite a few fan favourites taking to the stage at the open air José Aflonso Auditorium. The Portuguese fan club managed to hold a triumphant gathering… Read more
With three widely diverse performers such as Bettan, Alexander Rybak and Didrik Solli-Tangen on stage, something for practically every taste is almost guaranteed. The three artists combine their styles and talent to bring concertgoers a unique experience in July. All good things come in threes, and the newest combination is no exception. One half of… Read more
Sweden’s very own queen of country and former Eurovision entrant Jill Johnson is about to embark on a nationwide tour in July, promoting her newest album Flirting With Disaster. The time when Jill Johnson took to the stage in a long, flowing outfit singing the tender ballad Kärleken Är for Sweden in Birmingham in 1998… Read more
Former Icelandic participant Sigga Beinteinsdóttir turns fifty later this month and the occasion will apparently not go unnoticed in her native Iceland, with a special celebtraion planned for the artist. Although hard to believe, former entrant and grand dame of the Icelandic music industry Sigga Beinteinsdóttir, or just Sigga as Eurovision fans know her, turns… Read more
With the rare exception, the United Kingdom has had little to show of its former glory at the Eurovision Song Contest. Some fans blame a lack of interest on the part of the BBC, others claim that the rest of Europe has it in for the UK while Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has talked about… Read more
One time winner and former Norwegian Eurovision entrant Hanne Krogh appears to have a busy summer ahead, with performances pencilled in every evening from the 4th through to the 7th of July in the southern Norwegian town of Larvik. Hanne Krogh, one half of the enormously popular duo Bobbysocks, who, together with another Eurovision veteran… Read more
Norwegian broadcaster NRK are apparently eager to put the disappointment of Tooji’s result with Stay at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest behindf them and choose instead to look to the future as they opened today for submissions to find Tooji’s successor in the national selection Melodi Grand Prix 2013 NRK announced on their website today… Read more
Pierre Kartner, the man who brought us (or some might say unleashed upon us) Sieneke’s Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie) as well as hits under the guise of Father Abraham with the Smurfs in the 70’s is the latest to announce his interest in next year’s Dutch selection, the Nationaal Songfestival. The spritely 77 year old… Read more
Wig Wam frontman and vocalist supreme Åge Sten Nilsen (Glam) has enjoyed immense success in Norway with his adaptation of the popular West End musical We Will Rock You. So much so, that the flamboyant artist is setting his sights even higher and aiming to take his show overseas. Åge Sten Nilsen first experienced his… Read more
One time Latvian winner Marie N (Marija Naumova) has since her victory in 2002 with the latino inspired I Wanna gone on to become one of the most popular artists in her native country. Since her victory, she has tried her hand at various musical genres but seems to have tapped into an insatiable Latvian… Read more
Never one to be kept down, the bubbly and optimistic Tooji has licked his wounds from the last place at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and is ready to release his newest single, a tribute to his mum. With a humiliating last place in Baku, charmer Tooji didn’t seem to have garnered enough votes from… Read more
Simone is back. The one time Austrian entrant, who gave such a glamourous, rousing performance of her entry Keine Mauern Mehr in Zagreb is back with a brand new album and it she hardly seems to have aged a day! Simone, or Simone Stelzer as she is actually called, burst onto the stage in 1990… Read more
Following the recent release of her latest offering Electroshock, Kate Ryan gave an interview to Belgian daily, De Standaard, where she spoke of, amongst other things, both past and future participation at the Eurovision Song Contest. According to the interview Kate Ryan gave, the launch of her newest album Electroshock was delayed by almost a… Read more
Cash strapped broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) have released a breakdown of all costs incurred in sending the Jedward twins to Eurovision for the second consecutive year. The figures released have caused negative reactions, given the broadcasters present economic situation. Eurovision participation is proving to be something of a financial headache for RTÉ, with the… Read more
Young Mr. Lob set many hearts a flutter as he stood on stage and poured out his heart, reeling in votes from left, right and centre with Standing Still. He managed a very respectable eighth position, proving that the Unser Star Für Baku concept still works. But does the rest of his album live up… Read more
Veteran rocker Jahn Teigen is one of the most prolific norwegian Eurovision entrants with three entries to his name and a career spanning over thirty years. His contribution to the domestic music scene was celebrated with the opening of an exhitbition at Rockheim (the Norwegian rock and roll hall of fame) on Wednesday evening. The… Read more
In a video like you’ve never seen him before, Alexander Rybak dusts down his 2010 release Oah, giving it a brand new music video intended for the russian speaking market. The single Oah was originally included on his follow up album to Fairytale, No Boundaries and released way back in June, 2010 in an english… Read more
The boys behind one of the most memorable interval acts of recent years, Glow, from the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo are back and this time they’ve come up with a partnership that looked nigh on impossible a mere five months ago. Tschawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam, aka Madcon have for the first time… Read more
Earlier in the week, broadcaster NRK and production company Dinamo Eyeworks held a press conference, presenting a new host venue for one of the preliminary heats in the Norwegian national selection. We now also know who will take over the repsonsibilities of Per Sundnes following NRK’s confirmation today. It was on the 12th of June… Read more
Stella Mwangi is back, bigger and brasher than ever. Her new single Bad As I Wanna Be is the first release since the death of her father in January. With both a tougher image and attitude, Ms Mwangi’s transformation is attracting much criticism as she flirts with narcotics. The artist disappeared completely from the limelight… Read more
The Sinplus brothers tried their best with their rock anthem Unbreakable, but still did not manage to bring Switzerland out of their respective semi in Baku this year. Broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen are first to confirm the date of their national final. Not one to be out off, Schweizer Fernsehen, SF have already confirmed their participation… Read more
Things have been pretty quiet around the two sisters Inga & Anush, who represented Armenia and landed them a 10th placing at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with their take on Armenian folk music and Jan Jan. They made quite a return to the music scene recently, which took them to Canada of… Read more
Young Alexander Rybak managed to persuade viewers, pundits and sceptics alike when sweeping to victory in 2009. Would he be able to have the same effect on his examiners when he graduated this week from the Barratt Due Institute of Music? Alexander Rybak became a name on practically every Norwegian’s lips following his landslide win… Read more
Loreen may have carried off the crown and title at this Year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, but Ivi Adamou and La La Love has turned out to be a surprise hit across the continent in the wake of the contest. Sweden proved once again that they had what it takes in producing a contemporary… Read more
Things just don’t seem to be going Stella Mwangi’s way lately. The latest shocker to involve the singer happened on Saturday night in Oslo at a much publicised concert. After Haba Haba in Düsseldorf, Ms Mwangi has struggled to keep a high profile in the national media – incidents such as this certainly don’t help… Read more
Songstress Charlotte Perrelli is no doubt singing the Lena Philipsson classic It Hurts these days after being involved in a nasty car accident. She spoke out this week to Swedish tabloid Expressen about her latest personal tragedy. The star has always enjoyed a huge following among Eurovision fans, not only for her music, but also… Read more