Eurovision 2005: Hungary’s NOX in focus
By 2005, it seemed that Hungary’s Eurovision was in the past, as they hadn’t participated since 1998. However, popular Hungarian duo, NOX saw them make a return this year. Read more
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Australia 2021: Montaigne releases a new video for her song, Technicolour
We may not be seeing Montaigne live in Rotterdam, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a new video for the Australian 2021 Eurovision entry, ‘Technicolour’. Read more
Norway 2021: Tix releases a touching and moving video for Fallen Angel
Today, Tix has finally released a video for the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, ‘Fallen Angel’. Read more
Eurovision 1983: Belgium’s Pas De Deux in focus
Who’d have thought that a Eurovision National heat would be so controversial. Yet in 1983, Pas De Deux, with their song ‘Rendez-Vous’ was met with jeers and boos when it was chosen as Belgium’s Eurovision entry. Read more
Now That’s What I Call Eurovision CD is released
Today saw the release of the latest in the successful NOW music series, Now That’s What I Call Eurovision. The triple disc set contains 70 Eurovision favourites. Read more
Lithuania 2021: A long and bumpy road – The Roop tell their story
The story of The Roop began in 2008, although it took some years for them to ‘shape their style’. The three band members will be on their biggest platform so far when they open the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Discoteque’. Read more
Spain 2021: Blas Cantó releases I’ll Stay, the English version of his Eurovision entry
Today, Blas Cantó has released the English version of ‘Voy a Quedarme’, the song that will represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. It is called ‘I’ll Stay’ Read more
Lithuanian 2018: Ieva Zasimauskaitė becomes the host of a Vegetarian Cooking show
Ieva Zasimauskaitė, Lithuania’s Eurovision contestant from 2018 has become the host of a culinary show, where she will teach people how to easily prepare vegetarian dishes. Read more
Eurovision 1963: Luxembourg’s Nana Mouskouri in focus
Nowadays, no-one would even dream of Nana Mouskouri having any connection to Luxembourg, but way back in 1963, she represented the country at Eurovision with the song ‘À force de prier’. Read more
Poland 2021: Rafał explains why Poland chose him and not Alicja for Eurovision
We caught up with Poland’s 2021 representative, Rafał Brzozowski, for a chat about the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. In that talk, he also reveals why it’s him and not Alicja that is representing Poland this year. Read more
Eurovision 1995: Germany’s Stone & Stone in focus
While Germany did well at the start of the seventies and eighties, in the first few years of the nineties only Mekado (1994 entry) had placed Top 3, so by 1995 they were hoping to do better with Stone & Stone with the song ‘Verliebt in Dich’. Read more
Eurovision 2000: Estonia’s Ines in focus
In the year 2000, Estonia, having placed in the Top 12, four years in a row, were tipped to win the Eurovision Song Contest, with Ines and the song, ‘Once In A Lifetime’. Read more
United Kingdom 1981: Celebrating Bucks Fizz and Making Your Mind Up’s win 40 years ago
On April 4, 1981 a group specifically formed to appear at the Eurovision Song Contest won the contest in Dublin, Ireland. That group was Bucks Fizz, and the song, ‘Making Your Mind Up’. Read more
Eurovision 2006: Spain’s Las Ketchup in focus
In general, Spain’s performance at Eurovision at the beginning of the 21st century, hadn’t been too bad, but in 2005 after they placed 21st, it was time to call in some big names. Chart toppers, Las Ketchup were badly needed to improve things in 2006. Read more
Iceland 2021: Daði Freyr releases the video for Eurovision entry, 10 years
Today, the Icelandic entrant 2021, Daði Freyr released the official video for their Eurovision Song Contest entry, ’10 Years’. Read more
Eurovision 2015: Albania’s Elhaida Dani in focus
Albania as usual chose the winner of Festivali i Këngës as their Eurovision Song Contest entrant 2015, but unusually the song that won didn’t go to Eurovision. Read more
Israel 2021: Eden Alene releases a new Eurovision version of Set Me Free
On January 25, Eden Alene performed three songs to choose the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song chosen was ‘Set Me Free’. Read more
Eurovision 1974: Luxembourg’s Ireen Sheer in focus
Having won Eurovision twice in a row with Greek born, Vicky Leandros in 1972, and French, Anne-Marie David, in 1973, Luxembourg hoped for a hat trick in 1974 when they chose British born, Ireen Sheer with ‘Bye, Bye, I Love You’. Read more
Eurovision 1988: Norway’s Karoline Krüger in focus
Often mocked for finishing in last place, eleven times, it is sometimes forgotten how many great entries Norway has sent to Eurovision. One of these was in 1988 when Karoline Krüger came to Dublin with ‘For vår jord’. Read more
Eurovision 1976: Israel’s Chocolate, Menta, Mastik in focus
Israel made their fourth appearance at Eurovision in 1976. That year, the female trio Chocolate, Menta, Mastik were chosen to represent them. Read more
Malta 2021: Destiny releases her Eurovision Song Contest entry, Je Me Casse
Today Maltese television (PBS) and Destiny released the song and video that will represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Read more
Georgia 2021: Tornike Kipiani releases video for his 2021 Eurovision entry
For the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, Tornike Kipiani serves us a little pop-rock song with the universal theme of love. The video for his Georgian entry ‘You’ has just been released, alongside little information regarding his Eurovision performance. Read more
Azerbaijan 2021: Efendi releases her Eurovision song contest entry, Mata Hari
Today Azerbaijani television and Efendi released the song that will represent Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Read more
Sweden 2021: Tusse wins Melodifestivalen and heads to this years Eurovision Song Contest
Tonight saw the final of Melodifestivalen 2021 take place, where Sweden chose the song that will represent them, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Tusse won with the song ‘Voices’. Read more
Latvia 2021: Samanta Tina releases her Eurovision entry The Moon Is Rising
Today it was Latvian Television (LTV) and Samanta Tina’s turn to release the song she will sing to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Can ‘The Moon Is Rising’ bring Latvia a good result in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May? Read more
Poland 2021: Rafał Brzozowski will sing The Ride at the Eurovision Song Contest
Today, Polish Television (TVP) finally announced who would be representing them at the Eurovision Song Contest. They have chosen, Rafał Brzozowski. Can this 1980s inspired sound bring Poland a good result this year? Read more