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TROS and John De Mol to collaborate in 2013?

Despite a disappointing result in Baku for Joan Franka and her entry You And Me, it wasn’t all bad news for Dutch broadcaster TROS. The revamp of Nationaal Songfestival with John De Mol at the helm resulted in a number of triumphs for the channel. Once the humiliating defeat for popular Dutch trio the 3JS… Read more

SVT considering all options for 2013

After Loreen’s sensational victory with Euphoria speculation has already begun as to just how and where next year’s Eurovision final will be held in Sweden. Among many in Baku the newly constructed Friends Arena was almost a foregone conclusion as host venue but other surprising candidates have appeared. Swedish daily Expressen are quick off the… Read more

Sundnes steps down from Melodi Grand Prix

NRK have restored the fortunes of the national selection Melodi Grand Prix in Norway in recent years, making it a more attractive competition and attracting bigger, more established names. But all things must come to an end and so the ways of NRK and Sundes will part. Following varying results from mediocre to catastrophic in… Read more

Tooji’s mum blames NRK for disastrous result

Norway came 26th and therefore claimed stake on the jumbo position in this year’s final of the Eurovision Song Contest, coming last for a record 11th time. Critics have attributed the poor placing to an average song but Tooji’s mum however claims there are far more darker reasons behind her son’s dire result. NRK and… Read more

Press conference of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Shortly after her euphoric victory, Loreen made her grand entrance into the press arena to answer questions from the international press, curious to learn more about the act that had managed to make its way to the top of the scoreboard this year. Journalists from around the globe were present to hear what Loreen had… Read more

2nd Final dress rehearsal for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

The atmosphere here at the spectacular Crystal Hall is steadily building towards the big day tomorrow, as 26 nations battle it out to become the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. But, prior to the actual contest, one more hurdle remains and that is the all important jury final. Who will bomb and who… Read more

Sabina in dress of the year shocker

Today’s rehearsal from home grown talent and favourite Sabina Babayeva made quite an impact for a number of reasons. Her dress caused quite a sensation in the hall and she delivered an impeccable performance with three run throughs of consistently high quality. Sabina was flanked by three female backing singers to her right, behind her… Read more

Engelbert sets an example that less is definitely more

It was a case of every man for himself, as people almost fought for space in the press area in the hall, eager to catch the second rehearsal of seventies star Engelbert Humperdinck. He delivered a stable performance yesterday but no outstanding vocal performance. Would he go one better today? The stage and act in… Read more

Tooji wows with spectacular dance number

"I don’t know what I’m doing tonight" Tooji sings. Well, we got a completely diffferent impression in the hall, as Tooji turned in an extremely confident and impressive rehearsal. But would the moves affect his vocal performance? We didn’t have to worry about what we had in store from the Norwegian entrant Tooji this year.… Read more

Vive La France! Vive Anggun!

World superstar Anggun takes to the stage to proudly fly the tricolor for France today. Will her global success as an artist translate into success at the contest? That all depends mainly on just how she performs. Following on as a stark contrast to the rather subdued German entry, France takes it’s turn on the… Read more

Be afraid, be very afraid…Loreen takes to the stage

Momentum is gathering and expectations for Loreen‘s second rehearsal are massive here in Baku. Swedish press are buzzing and you can really feel the euphoria – quite literally. Loreen set the bar high with her first rehearsal on Wednesday. Will the PR juggernaut that is Euphoria  push the level of quality even higher? The press… Read more

Sofi takes us on a Club 18-30 holiday

Bulgarian temptress Sofi Marinova took the stage today thankfully dressed in something slightly more conservative. Gone is the frightful leopard print worn in the last rehearsal – she has hopefully made the shrewd move to go for something more classy. But how did her vocals hold up? She came on stage today with what looked… Read more

Filipa gives us her life, her all in three minutes

Young Filipa Sousa wowed many with her first rehearsal delivering a performance of a very high calibre indeed. Could she manage to maintain the same wow factor with this, her second rehearsal. And top it she did. Portugal are wisely sticking to a tried and tested formula, and this epic slice of fado should be… Read more

Will Trackshittaz manage to keep on woking?

Friday sees Austria and Trackshittaz return to the stage for their second rehearsal. Their first run through saw the two turning in a rather flat perfomance vocally. So did the daring duo manage to improve on what primarily is the main flaw of the act? The second rehearsal saw them wearing the same costumes as… Read more

Will Iceland give us a first rehearsal that we will Never Forget?

Iceland’s darlings Greta Salóme and Jónsi took to the stage amidst extremely high expectations of a stellar performance. They gave an amazing show in the national final Söngvakeppni, but would they be able to replicate it in Baku and give us an equally unforgettable performance? And so Sunday continues with the Icelandic duo, Greta Salóme… Read more

Documentary Leiðin til Baku to be aired by RÚV

When Jónsi was recording the duet of Mundu Eftir Mér with Greta Salóme, he knew little of the twists and turns that lay ahead. Both artists have recently given an interview with Icelandic broadcaster RÚV, telling of how their collaboration came about and just how it felt to win the national selection, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2012.… Read more

Loreen speaks out to defend Tooji

Sibling rivalry between Sweden and Norway each year at the Eurovision Song Contest is nothing new. This year however, developments have taken a rather unexpected path. In previous years it has become something of an annual ritual, all part and parcel of participation for both countries to speak rather too freely about each others entry.… Read more

NRK promote Eurovision with Adresse Baku show

Not to be outshone by their easterly neighbours, broadcaster NRK have adopted the format used by SVT otherwise known as Inför Eurovision Song Contest, adapting it for Norwegian TV screens under the name Adresse Baku. The series features 4 hour-long shows presenting all of this year’s entries with a panel consisting of 6 members giving… Read more

Didrik wins tough Arctic challenge gameshow

Crooner Didrik Solli Tangen has just completed one of the toughest reality shows on Norwegian TV, where he pipped trumpetist Ole Edvard Antonsen at the post to carry off the title. TV viewers and Eurovision fans alike are used to seeing Didrik Solli Tangen dressed quite differently, usually in a dashing tuxedo, performing operatic numbers… Read more

Jónsi to return to Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins in 2012

Former Icelandic Eurovision entrant Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, otherwise known as Jónsi has confirmed today that he is one of the acts competing for the Icelandic ticket to Baku in 2012. Due to Birgitta Haukdal’s 8th position at the 2003 contest in Riga, Jónsi was directly qualified for the final from Istanbul in 2004, where he… Read more

Full Norwegian line up for Melodi Grand Prix completed

NRK recently revealed the last few remaining names of those competing in next year’s edition of Melodi Grand Prix. Two of the artists will be returning for another pop after taking part this year as part of power duo Åste & Rikke and country band Sie Gubba. Singer/songwriter Silya Nymoen is known to most Norwegians for… Read more

Benedikte Adrian returns to Melodi Grand Prix after 27 years

Three more acts are now known, augmenting the line up for next year’s Melodi Grand Prix, including a big name in Norwegian showbusiness and a fond reunion with a former Norwegian entrant. United are the next name out of the hat, and conists of a trio – Norway’s answer to Eminem, the rapper Sirius, promising… Read more

Hungary holds first public selection in 4 years

MTV or Magyar Televízió repsonsible for the selection of Hungary’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku have just held a press conference where it was confirmed that next year’s entry will be chosen through a public final, the first time they have used this method in four years. Hungary and the Eurovision Song Contest… Read more