National broadcaster Ö3 has just revealed the candidates that will be taking part in the austrian final to take place on the 24th of February. The line up consists of 9 acts with one space still left open, reserved for a wildcard act. The artists were presented on the radio channel Hitradio Ö3 this morning… Read more
Rumours have surrounded the possible participation of the singer on numerous occassions, but this time they appear to be true : 37 year old singer Anggun is to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. French newspaper Le Parisien confirms this morning that broadcaster France 3 have already made up their minds as to… Read more
The line up for the semi final heats of Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix is starting to fill up very nicely, and it certainly looks like NRK have been doing their job thus far. Three more names have now been made known, bringing the total up to 16 acts so far of a total of 24.… Read more
Edsilia Rombley is back with a brand new single as earlier reported here on Eurovisionary, a thumping, uplifting duet with another great Dutch voice, namely that of Ruth Jacott. The single Uit het Oog, Niet Uit Mijn Hart (Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind) is lifted from her brand spanking new album, Uit Mijn… Read more
As mentioned in our earlier article, the duo behind fan favourite Nótt, performed by Jóhanna are giving it another go this year. María Björk Sverrisdóttir and swede Marcus Frenell have teamed up with Fredrik Randquist to compose a new entry for next year’s Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins. Many remember Jóhanna‘s magical performance of the touching ballad Nótt,… Read more
Ukranian broadcaster NTU confirmed on Friday that they will indeed be participating in Baku at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest when a press conference was held announcing the date of their national final as the 10th of February. Those wishing to take part can already send in their entries – NTU have indicated that the… Read more
The run up to Christmas sees all kinds of wierd and wonderful partnerships combining creative forces in order to cash in on the festive spirit and release a seasonal single. The music scene in Iceland is no different, the latest duo falling into the "wonderful" category. Three times Icelandic Eurovision entrant Sigga has teamed up with… Read more
National broadcaster RÚV has today made public the names of the composers whose entries have managed to make it on to the next stage of the national selection. RÚV received a total of 164 songs, from which 15 have been selected by jurors. The fifteen entries to make the grade will be then divided into… Read more
Another 3 names have been revealed for next year’s line up in Melodi Grand Prix 2012, bringing even more variety to the array of names in the running. The new names include a musical star, a former member of The Spin Doctors and a duo singing a tribute following the 22nd of July terrorist attacks… Read more
A Norwegian Eurovision website is claiming that Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have changed their minds and are now intent on keeping the same format for their national selection, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins as used in previous years. According to the website, which claims to have an extremely reliable source within RÚV, a number of details have now been confirmed regarding… Read more
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have just completed the first phase of their search for the successor to Poli Genova in Baku, 2012. The deadline for entry submissions with BNT expired on the 11th of November. The broadcaster apparently received a total of 64 entries, the number was subsequently reduced to a further 33 entries, which will then… Read more
As reported earlier. Björgvin Halldórsson is busy preparing his Christmas extravaganza. Another similar event only much bigger is the popular annual Christmas concept Frostrósir, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in style this year. If you thought that the Jólagestir concerts of Halldórsson were big in terms of Eurovision and Eurovision related artists, then… Read more
News of an exciting recording collaboration in Sweden comes as an early Christmas present for fans of both Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest, as the duet is made up of none other than contest veteran Tommy Körberg and hot property Danny Saucedo. Whilst Tommy Körberg can be considered something of a veteran of the Swedish music scene,… Read more
As the festive season draws closer, Christmas concerts are a common tradition throughout the Nordic countries, with Iceland being no exception. Parallel to the annual Frostrósir event, former Icelandic entrant Björgvin Halldórsson will be doing his own part in gathering colleagues and big names to bring a bit of festive cheer to the crowds. The 2011 edition… Read more
Norwegian broadcaster NRK releases further details concerning the participants in next year’s Melodi Grand Prix, with 9 artists now confirmed as having made it through the eye of the needle to reach the semi finals. Earlier in the week three acts were confirmed for participation, namely Plumbo, Minnie Oh and Marthe Valle. These three are… Read more
Fans of Swedish schlager and pop can rub their hands with glee as Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reveals some major artists rumoured to be participating in Melodifestivalen 2012 next spring. It certainly looks like Christer Björkman has been doing his job good and proper in securing big names to take part in Sweden’s most successfull TV show.… Read more
As we move further into November, more details have begun to emerge surrounding the artists that have made the grade in next year’s Melodi Grand Prix. A further three artists are now known, two of which are quite well known in Norway. The group Plumbo (named after a household cleaning agent!) are this year’s answer to last… Read more
Austrians seemingly can’t get enough of Sweden’s Grand Dame of Opera Malena Ernman at the moment. The versatile artist represented Sweden at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with poperatic entry La Voix. She’s presently giving her own interpretation in the opera Serse by Händel. The star recently was featured in the premier of Serse at… Read more
Soul sisters Edsilia Rombley and Ruth Jacott have given the Netherlands two of their highest placings within the last twenty years at Eurovision. The time was finally right for both artists to combine creative forces and give their Dutch fans a treat. Two times Dutch Eurovision entrant Edsilia Rombley reportedly approached Ruth Jacott with the… Read more
Details are slowly staring to emerge from NRK surrounding some of the artists taking part in next year’s Melodi Grand Prix. So far, there are some familiar faces and some not so known names in the running. One of the very first contestants to be confirmed by the broadcaster will no doubt be known to… Read more
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has confirmed today significant changes to be made in their selection process for next year’s entry to Baku. The biggest change to be made is the removal of the final chance round, but other changes have also been revealed. The removal of the Siste Sjansen or final chance heat comes as no surprise.… Read more
Nicole’s win at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with Ein Bißchen Frieden sent her career rocketing and the young artist (at the time only 17 years old) quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with on the German music scene. Her latest album, Radiomania, was recenlty released on the 14th of October. With 22… Read more
Anita Skorgan has given us everything from light hearted disco tunes in the late 70’s, to some of the 80’s most popular songs with ex Jahn Teigen. Then a turn in her career saw Ms Skorgan distance herself in many ways from her musical past as she set out to reinvent herself and explore new avenues, musically… Read more
The final for next year’s final of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix has now been confirmed as taking place on the 11th of February, at the same venue as last year, Oslo Spektrum. As in this year’s selection process, production company Dinamo Story and broadcaster NRK are choosing to stick with the same formula. Three… Read more
With the submission deadline for sending potential entries into RÚV expiring on Monday, broadcaster RÚV have every reason to be satisfied with the result, as 150 entries were handed in by Eurovision hopefuls. According to Elísabet Linda Þórðardóttir, news anchor with the broadcaster the amount of entries is similar to previous years. There has however… Read more
OGAE Luxembourg, as with numerous other European fan clubs is holding its annual gala evening on Saturday the 29th of October. This year will mark the 5th anniversary of the club’s gathering and the organisers promise to make the even something pretty special. Festivities will already get underway on the Friday evening, with a Eurovision warm up… Read more