The first semifinal in the Albanian Festival I Këngës has been presented. It was only a presenting procedure, no results will be announced. Twenty songs performed. The show started on 20.30 CET. The show is hosted mainly by Elsa Lila. And the twenty good songs are performed. 1. Dorina Garuci – Dite 1 jetë (Life… Read more
The Albanian National Final called Festivali i Këngës starts Friday evening. The show includes two semifinals and a final during the next three days.20 acts competes to get to represent the country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Moscow. The 2008 Festivali i Këngës will consist of two semi-finals, to be… Read more
Last night’s Eurovision related event was in the Belarussian Eurofest. Five lucky songs from fifteen songs have qualified for the Eurofest final, which will be held in early January. The semifinal of the Eurofest began with the interval act of Belarussian Junior Song Contest singers Dasha Nadina, Alina Molash and Karyna Zhukovich as "Sertse Belarusi".… Read more
Newspapers in Armenia have speculated that famous hard-rock group SOAD (System of a Down) will be representing Armenia in the next Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Moscow, Russia in 2009. System of a Down is a hard-rock group who is known very well worldwide. The group is well known for political songs… Read more
Mor ve Ötesi, the Turkish participiant at the last Eurovision Song Contest in Serbia, has released their new album "Başıbozuk". Their contest entry Deli is the first song on the album. The album includes old Mor ve Ötesi songs and some remixes, but there are also a couple of new sounds for group’s fans. Mor… Read more
TRT has finally made the decision about how Hadise’s song will be selected, and have announced the procedure for selecting the songs. It seems that one semifinal and a public national final is coming back to Turkish fans. According to TRT, Hadise will prepare 6 songs for a semifinal which will be heard internally only… Read more
We have entered a new season in the Eurovision Song Contest. This year has already begun to be more interesting than other years. Greece chose Sakis Rouvas, Bulgaria and Malta have already started with National finals. But in Turkey, it was more interesting than others. After much speculation in the media, TRT – Turkish bradcaster… Read more
Slovakia’s national tv channel STV, which is an EBU member, decided to come back to the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 1998. STV has announced in a press conference that selections will be held in Bratislava on 8 March and may be preceded by a number of semi finals. According to Slovakian… Read more
Hadise, who will represent Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, has released the album Deli Oğlan. It has already reached top of the Turkish and Belgian charts. It includes the first hit video A Good Kiss, which is the English cover of Deli Oğlan. Hadise, who is one of the most famous Turkish stars… Read more
Turkish representative Hadise will meet her fans to present her new album for the first time at the Sapphire Club in Istanbul. This will be the first performance since she agreed to represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, 2009. Hadise gave a concert dedicated to her new album, which was released last… Read more
The Turkish participiant of 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Hadise, has offically signed with TRT today. Before the offical ceremony Hadise and TRT’s boss İbrahim Şahin already announced their plans for the Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Moscow in 2009. While the preparation of 54th Eurovision Song Contest goes faster by the participants,… Read more
The Turkish National Broadcaster, TRT, has confirmed that Hadise will be in charge of the Turkish Eurovision Song Contest entry. She also has the responsibility of the song style and in which language it is to be sung. She also will be able to choose the composer and lyricist on her own. Hadise, (full name… Read more
TRT the Turkish broadcaster had a poll about who should represent them at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. According to this poll female singer Hadise has been chosen. According to Hadise she has rejected a Belgian offer to represent them, but is pleased to be do it for Turkey. The general manager of Turkish broadcaster… Read more
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest comes closer to rock Lemasos. The order in which the 15 songs will participate has been decided and Romania gets the challenge of opening the event. This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest is going to be held in Lemasos, Cyprus with this running order: 1. Romania 2. Armenia 3. Belarus… Read more
After the European Broadcasting Union sold the format of the Eurovision Song Contest to an Asian company, Asiavision Pte. Ltd, a new paradise of music was created; Asiavision Song Contest. Asiavision Song Contest will be an annual song contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The European Broadcasting Union revealed that Asiavision’s concept will be… Read more
The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, has confirmed that Austria will not be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow next year. After competing in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Austria continues to not take part in the contest, with the exception of 2007. According to the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung and broadcaster… Read more
The European Broadcasting Union’s Turkish member TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corparation) has opened a poll, the type of which has never been tried by any EBU member before. Turkey’s participiant for Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will be chosen through the poll result. Turkish Radio and Television Corparation, TRT, has opened a new poll on… Read more
The Popkomm Music Festival & DJ Popkomm are ready to start in Berlin this year. Singers and dancers from 35 different countries from all over the world will participate in the festival. Fans will a have great chance to see Eurovision Song Contest singers live this October. The Popkomm Festival is one of the world’s… Read more
The biggest event which the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) organises after the Eurovision and Junior Song Contests, the Eurovision Dance Contest, was held in Glasgow, UK last night. Poland was the winner at the end of the show and The Netherlands had the biggest disapointment, scoring only 1 point. Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman were… Read more
Olivia Newton-John is back on the stage with her new album called "A Celebration in Song". This time, Olivia, who came fourth for the UK in 1974, duets with some of the most famous singers such as Cliff Richard, Amy Sky and Keith Urban… Her new album, A Celebration in Song, is a real celebration… Read more
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has reacted to Georgian and Estonian politicians that they shouldn’t get involved with whether or not a country is to participate next year. This is not a place for politics, Svante Stockselius says. Svante Stockselius, the executive of European Broadcasting Union, announced that the Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political… Read more
Since Lordi won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 a lot of things have happened to the Finnish rock band and now they can be experienced on the big cinema screens. They appear as monsters, or should one say as themselves, in the movie called "Dark Floors". The lead singer of the band, Mr. Lordi,… Read more
The veteran presenter Terry Wogan, who has worked for BBC television, is retiring from the Eurovision Song Contest after 35 successful years. Terry Wogan is well known for his sarcastic comments while presenting Eurovision Song Contests on BBC1. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, more commonly known as Terry Wogan, has revealed that he has hosted the last Eurovision Song Contest… Read more
The universal Spanish voice, Julio Iglesias, participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970. Although he didn’t win the contest, he is well known as "the Universal voice" in all over the world. Julio Iglesias was born on September 23rd, 1943 in Madrid. Before his music career, he was a remarkable athlete and played in… Read more
Konkorz Kanzunetta Indipendenza Festival, which is made for Malta’s Independence Festival, has been a hotbed for finding singers for the Eurovision Song Contest and Malta Song for Europe, which is Malta’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. This year the festival final takes starts on 19th September in Fosos of Floriana . The contest… Read more
Superstar Sibel Tüzün, the representative of Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, couldn’t wait for her album to be released and she released a single which contains songs from the album which will be in music stores this autumn. Sibel Tüzün, the well known Turkish singer, released a single earlier than expected. According to… Read more