Wenche Myhre, one of Norway’s most beloved artists, with a career spanning 5 decades recently experienced every woman’s nightmare when a growth was discovered during a routine breast check. The 63 year old went for a routine mammogram 2 weeks ago, when a small growth was discovered. According to doctors, the prognosis is good, as… Read more
Friðrik Ómar has previously participated both as a backing singer and as a featured artist for Iceland in several Eurovision Song Contests, making him a well known face and extremely popular with many fans. Not one to rest on his laurels, he has numerous projects currently in the pipeline. Friðrik Ómar has collaborated with none… Read more
At the tender age of seventeen, Safura impressed the majority of viewers with her stunning voice and spectacular, goose bump-inducing performance at the final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijan had clearly gained an appetite for success following last year’s triumphant 3rd place. This year’s entry was indisputably the contests most costly – a… Read more
A German victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, and a seemingly likely Austrian entry to the 2011 contest could well have been the final two catalysts that gave Liechtenstein broadcaster 1FLTV the final push needed to submit their application for EBU membership this week. There has been a great deal of speculation previously as… Read more
The excitement was no doubt huge for many when an invitation for an upcoming Eurovision concert was sent to their mailbox from the Norwegian Eurovision Fan Club, OGAE Norway. Excitement quickly turned to disappointment however, when it was announced on Friday that the event organiser had no choice but to pull the plug on the… Read more
In conjunction with the launch of her album, My Cassette Player, German winner Lena gave a candid interview to Norwegian tabloid Dagbladet. The young pop comet also commented on speculation in the European press, which at times, can best be described as wild and surprisingly creative. Lena has been back in Oslo to make a… Read more
Who can forget Tom Dice as he stood up there on the stage and sang his heart out for Belgium in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? His entry Me And My Guitar won the heart of many Europeans and this album from him might just do the same. Fans of his entry are definitely in… Read more
Charlotte Perrelli, Sarah Dawn Finer and programme host Gabriell Forss were mere minutes away from tragedy prior to their appearance on the popular Swedish TV show, Allsång på Skansen. It was during filming of an episode in Norrköping that the participating artists miraculously avoided injury or an outcome even more serious. Just two minutes before… Read more
In a candid interview with Swedish tabloid Expressen, Kikki tells of the problems that have plagued her and her career during the course of the years. She is currently in the process of writing an autobiography, and thinks it’s high time that the general public and her fans knew the truth behind her struggles. Kikki… Read more
This year’s contest was a roaring success both in terms of organisation, the general musical quality and standard of many entries. The viewing figures just released by the EBU for this year’s contest are also being hailed as a viewing triumph. Both semifinals and the grand final were watched by a total of 108 million… Read more
Alexander delivers the difficult second album, and seemingly, the odds are stacked against him. How do you top Fairytales? He has been quoted in the Norwegian press recently as saying he couldn’t care less what the critics say or how they rate his album. Upon my initial hearing, No Boundaries, regrettably, appears to be a… Read more
A mere month after the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was held in Oslo, Norwegian broadcaster NRK has started it’s search for Didrik Solli Tangen’s successor and the Norwegian entry for 2011. There are indications that NRK have every intention of continuing with same format they have employed for the last few years. Semifinals will… Read more
Weeks of speculation finally came to a close when the complete results of both the public televote and the jury vote were revealed by the EBU. Whereas the first and last positions were undisputable and agreed upon by both voting groups, were the results really as cut and dried as they appeared to be in… Read more
A clearly moved and extremely humbled Jahn Teigen was the subject of much attention, after being presented with a knightood and the title of First Class Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav yesterday. He was awarded the order by HM King Harald V for his services to the public as a musician… Read more
Maria caused a major stir when she was shockingly and unjustly voted off the Idol show back in 2004. Such was her talent that she nevertheless managed to make a name for herself, achieved a good result at the Eurovision Song Contest and is now out with an excellent third album. It wasn’t until 2008 that… Read more
Alexander Rybak can apparently do no wrong in Russia. Having shot to stardom following last year’s victory, the young violinist has gone on to make quite a name for himself in many of the former Soviet republics, including naturally Belarus, his country of birth. He joined the who’s who of the Russian entertainment industry on… Read more
"Could Switzerland be in the running?" was the question on everyone’s lips when Paolo Meneguzzi took to the stage in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Cited by many as one of the favourites to win, the collective dissapointment was tangible when he gave a rather shaky performance on the night. He is however at the… Read more
Noone can accuse Malcolm Lincoln of taking the easy road when it comes to musical style. Siren was without doubt one of the most original entries participating in this years contest. The fact that Siren wasn’t your immediate bubble gum pop didn’t exactly make the entry a fan favourite. However, credit where it’s due, I… Read more
No sooner has the euphoria of Lena’s triumph in Oslo settled, than the first serious scandal is about to surface regarding the results of this year’s contest. Serious allegations have just recently been forwarded by Nicolas Pernikoff, head of Entertainment at France Télévisions. In a brief statement to French newspaper Le Point, he demands that the… Read more
If there’s one thing that made the biggest impression on viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, then it could well have been the amazing interval act featuring the song Glow by Madcon. It is now making it to charts around Europe. Speculation was huge among the public and press alike as to how NRK… Read more
Hera has been one of Iceland’s most popular and sought after artists for quite a few years now. Having moved to Copenhagen, she is also slowly but surely beginning to build herself a wider fanbase in Denmark too. She wastes no time in taking advantage of the publicity and media exposure that surrounded her participation… Read more
This year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest provided national broadcaster NRK with one of it’s largest audience viewing figures ever and turned out to be a viewing magnet. A whopping 2.011 million viewers tuned in to watch the final from Moscow last year and witness Alexander Rybak storm to victory. The Norwegian love affair… Read more