The fifth day of rehearsals saw most of the countries participating in the first semi-final rehearse for the second time. The day started in the Balkans with Montenegro and ended, well, in the Balkans with Bosnia. The Montenegrins were happy with their rehearsal and declared the atmosphere as “perfect.” Dana International did not appear with… Read more
Yesterday, the remaining countries in the second semi-final, from Latvia to Portugal, took to the stage and the press conference room, although not at the same time. Latvia was on first and they arrived at the press conference in full costume. They were asked about the apparent lack of props on the stage during their rehearsal.… Read more
After two days of rehearsals and press conferences featuring the countries in the first semi-final, today those drawn first in the second semi-final rehearsed for the first time. Iceland kicked things off. At their press conference, they expressed their satisfaction with their rehearsal. When asked why they were singing in English instead of Icelandic, they… Read more
Today was the second day of rehearsals and press conferences. The first country to rehearse was Poland, although the press conference didn’t take place until this evening. When she did speak to the assembled media, Isis said that the song is about her husband. She first started singing in public in church at the age… Read more
Every day, Eurovisionary will be bringing you a summary of all the press conferences held by each delegation soon after they have rehearsed. Today was the first day of rehearsals and Montenegro had the honour of getting things underway. The Montenegrins said they were happy with the way the first rehearsal had gone and that… Read more
‘Stronger’ is Sanna Nielsen’s first album in English. Why does she think now is the right time to record it? Her record company came up with the idea but this wasn’t the deciding factor. “Bobby Ljunggren came to me and said ‘I wrote a song for you last night. Maybe we can try it out.’… Read more
The night of the Eurovision Song Contest will see a fundraising event in Burnley for a special little boy. Nine month old Cavan Kirkham-MacCallum has a condition which has left him unable to use his arms and means he will never be able to walk. The Guys as Dolls Showbar in Burnley town centre will… Read more
The Deep Zone Project and Balthazar have embarked on a tour of Europe as part of their build up to representing Bulgaria in Serbia. They are about to return to Bulgaria from the Ukraine and their tour will visit Malta, UK and Croatia before heading to Bulgaria. The full itinerary can be found on their… Read more
As previously reported here on Eurovisionary.com, all the preview videos of this year’s songs are now available to watch online. Once you have watched them and have decided who is going to win, you can put your money where your mouth is as bookmakers have released their odds for the contest. The official website of… Read more
In a message on his myspace site, Paolo Meneguzzi, this years Swiss representative, reveals his new album which has been released on 14th March. His message says that the album, called ‘Corro Via’ (I’m Running Away) is an intense piece of rock. He also says that it is different from his previous album, more aggressive… Read more
This is the one most fans have been waiting for, the final of Melodifestivalen. After four semi-finals and a ‘second chance’ round, ten acts will compete for the honour of representing Sweden in Belgrade. 21:35:11In order of appearance tonight, the finalists are; Charlotte Perelli – Hero Sibel – That is Where I’ll Go Rongedal –… Read more
Sanna Nielsen took time from her busy schedule to talk to Eurovisionary.com in the build up to the final of Melodifestivalen on Saturday. EuroVisionary (EV) – Was it always your ambition to be a singer? Sanna Nielsen (Sanna) – It has been my dream since the age of 7. That was the year I did… Read more
Tonight, the host nation of this year’s contest selected the song which will defend the title in May. As hosts, Serbia naturally qualifies automatically for the final on 24th May. Events started last night with a semi-final at the end of which, ten songs were eliminated and ten songs qualified for tonight’s final. Betty Boop… Read more
This evening, the Portuguese held their ‘Festival da Canção’, the traditional show for choosing their Eurovision entry, in the Teatro Camões in Lisbon. Ten songs were on show for the public to choose (yes, you guessed it) by televote. Marco Rodriguez – Em Agua E Sal. The first song of the night was a ballad… Read more
Armenia has chosen the song which will be sung by Sirusho and will be their third attempt at winning the Eurovision Song Contest. From a selection of four songs, the public and an expert jury chose ‘Qele Qele’, an ethnic song with contemporary influences. Sirusho was chosen by AMPTV towards the end of last year… Read more
This evening, the Dutch heard the song which will carry their hopes in Belgrade. It is called ‘My Heart Belongs to You’ and will be sung by Dutch/Moroccan singer, Hind. The Dutch television show, ‘Thank God It’s Friday’, was the chosen outlet to present the song, which Hind says is a “cool pop song with… Read more
Finland had two shows in one this evening as they held their second chance round and the final at the same time. The two songs from each semi-final which didn’t qualify competed against each other for the remaining two places in the final. The six songs were; Ninja – The Battlefield of Love Jippu –… Read more
Andy Abraham is the choice of the British public to go to Belgrade. He beat off competition from five other songs to secure his place. In the first of two shows, he had to rely on Terry Wogan choosing him as a wildcard after panellists Carrie Grant and John Barrowman opted for Michelle Gayle, who… Read more
The waiting is almost over. Two songs from the four which qualified earlier will soon compete head to head for the right to represent the UK in Belgrade The first act through to the sing-off is Andy Abraham. He will be joined by Michelle Gayle. Soon, the phone lines will re-open for the public to make… Read more
In a few minutes, Eurovision – Your Decision, the programme to select the UK song for Belgrade, will begin. Six songs are vying for the honour Terry Wogan and Claudia Winkleman are your presenters and a panel of three, including Terry, will decide which songs go through to the public vote. One song from each… Read more
Tomorrow night, the British public will choose the song they hope will improve on the UK’s recent poor run of results. Eurovisionary.com will provide regular updates as the show progresses to keep you absolutely up to date wth proceedings. In an effort to finish higher up the scoreboard than is becoming usual these days at… Read more
Paolo Meneguzzi, Switzerlands choice to represent them in Belgrade, last night performed in Sanremo during the first night of the festival. He had the honour of opening the 58th festival in the Teatro Ariston, the home of the festival since 1977. It moved there from its original home in the famous Casino until the festival… Read more
RTS today announced the revised date for the Beovizija contest to select the song which will defend the title in Belgrade in May Originally, the contest was scheduled to take place last week and we should have known the winner by now. However, due to the serious events in Kosovo, it was postponed. The Beovizija… Read more
In what was the longest of all tonight’s many shows, Macedonia choose the song they hope will bring them their first victory in neighbouring Serbia. Fifteen songs gathered in the Metropolis Arena in Skopje to put themselves at the mercy of a combined jury and televote. 1. Synthesis – Docna e (It’s late) 2. Aneta Kazurkova –… Read more
Deep Zone and Balthazar will become the fourth Bulgarian representatives at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Take Me Away’. In a closely fought contest decided by a public phone vote, they beat Georgi Hristov and Gianni Fiorellino by a whisker, 0.10%. It’s taken a long time to reach this point. The process started… Read more
For some, it is the perfect result, for others, it is the worst possible outcome. The hopes of the most victorious Eurovision country rest this year on the shoulders, breasts and wings of a turkey. For a country known for giving us sincere ballads, this is somewhat of a departure. Speaking on BBC Radio 5live… Read more