Finnish broadcaster, YLE, have made the twelve songs competing in the 2009 Euroviisut available to listen to. The twelve songs will compete over three semi finals starting on 9th January, with four songs competing in each semi final. Two acts and their songs will qualify directly for the final via a public vote. The six… Read more
There was an Irishman, an Irishman and…well, no-one else, but this isn’t a joke. Hearts of fans all over the United Kingdom were lifted after another disappointing result in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. After years of derision, cynicism and mickey-taking, Sir Terry Wogan, it seemed, had had enough. "I have to decide whether I… Read more
Yesterday, Bulgaria began the last round of heats with five more songs trying to qualify for the third and last quarter final. As with the previous heats, two songs would be chosen by the Bulgarian public and one song would be chosen by the jury. The competing artists and songs were as follows; 1 –… Read more
Last night, Bulgaria ploughed relentlessly on with their selection process with the second of three quarter finals. The two public choices and the jury choice from heats four, five and six battled it out for three available places in the semi finals. Nine acts were due to participate but only eight took to the stage.… Read more
Finally, it seems the BBC is serious about the Eurovision Song Contest. They have always professed to be serious about it and I have been happy to believe them. I’ve never been able to comprehend why they would deliberately want to be embarrassed every year. So it’s a case of thanks Daz, good effort Scooch… Read more
Former Russian President and current Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, has pledged to vote for the United Kingdom when his country hosts the Eurovision Song Contest next year. The composer of the United Kingdom’s song, Andrew Lloyd Webber, met Mr Putin recently as part of a forthcoming BBC programme about how to bring credibility back to… Read more
Last night saw the 6th heat of Bulgaria’s You’re a Star, where five songs vied for the right to go through to the second quarter final next week. In order of appearance, the five songs were; 1) Annayah – Az Te Chakam 2) Georgi Varbanov – Europe Is My Home 3) Lazar Kisyov – You’re… Read more
The participation of De Toppers in the next Eurovision Song Contest is in doubt after one of their members, Gerard Joling, reportedly left the group. According to Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, this is the result of a disagreement between himself and Gordon, another member of the group. The disagreement stems from the documentary which broadcaster… Read more
Yesterday, BNT broadcast the fifth heat in the ‘Be a Star’ series to find Bulgaria’s representative for Moscow. Five songs competed for qualification to the next stage of the competition, the second quarter final, which will be held on Thursday 20th November. As in the previous four heats, one song was chosen by a jury… Read more
After last week, where the first three semi-finalists were chosen from the first nine qualifiers from the first three heats, BNT ploughed relentlessly on to the next part of the process. Four songs competed for qualification to the next stage of the competition. Lorado – More ot mechti Fanagora & Milena Peeva – Love never… Read more
Over the coming months, Eurovisionary will be adding the history of the contest to the site. Today we are starting the launch and we hope you will welcome this addition to our site. Stay tuned as more will happen during the autumn. Initially, the History section will feature the contests year by year. Naturally,… Read more
Yesterday, Bulgarian broadcaster, BNT, started the 2009 National Final season with the first of nine heats in a process they are calling ‘Be a Star’. Each heat will have five songs. Three will qualify for the next stage of the competition, one song chosen by a jury and the other two by a televote. In… Read more
With the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest still seven months away, Belarus is getting down the serious business of selecting the song to represent them in Moscow. Between 5th October and 20th November, writers and singers will be able to submit their songs to the Eurofest project. The rules of the project state that singers must… Read more
In August, Eurovisionary.com brought you news of Marlain’s participation in the Pan Music Festistival, held in Pancevo, Serbia on 29th and 30th August, where she represented Greece. The singer, who represented Cyprus in Jerusalem in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest, romped to victory. On the first night of the festival, Marlain performed “Oh God Call”… Read more
The EBU reference group have been meeting in Moscow to discuss various aspects of the 2009 contest. As well as confirming Moscow as the host city for 2009, changes have been made to the voting in the final. In previous years, the voting has been based purely, with a couple of exceptions, on televotes from… Read more
The city of Pancevo, Serbia, will host the 2nd International Pop Music Festival “Pan Music” on the 29th and 30th of August. Marlain will represent Greece with her song Rejection! The city of Pancevo, Serbia, will host the 2nd International Pop Music Festival “Pan Music” on the 29th and 30th of August. Marlain, who sang… Read more
Such is Domenico’s contribution to Italian music that he is known as the Father of Italian music. He was born on 9th January 1928 in Polignano a Mare in the Puglia region. Even as a small boy, his love of music began to show, he learnt to play the guitar and the accordion and wrote… Read more
As previously reported on Eurovisionary.com, San Marino’s Miodio have released plans for a summer tour. They have now added some more dates. The tour includes dates outside San Marino and Italy and keeps them busy until the end of July. The full schedule is: 27 June: Budva 2008 – XV Muzicki Festivala – Budva, Montenegro… Read more
Terry Wogan has claimed that the reason Andy Abraham and Germany’s No Angels finished joint last is because of racism. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, he says that Eastern Europe would not vote for a black singer. He writes, "The elephant in the room was our singer Andy Abraham’s colour. East of the Danube, they… Read more
A week after Dima Bilan won the contest for Russia and Andy Abraham finished joint last, the UK is still talking about the result and what the Brits should do next. However, one man claims to have the answer. In this week’s issue of The Spectator magazine, columnist Rod Liddle gives his view of how… Read more
Many fans of the Eurovision Song Contest would love to see the return of Italy. They haven’t participated in the contest since 1997 but there may be a glimmer of hope about their return. RAI have not broadcast the contest since 1997 because of low viewing figures but the contest is “An opportunity that would… Read more
The British press have been giving their reaction to the results of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The Daily Telegraph said “Interspersed among the ballads was the usual Eurovision madness: singing pirates, a backing band inexplicably wearing false beards, including the women, and gothic rockers in angel wings. No western European country has won the… Read more
Terry Wogan, the UK’s voice of Eurovision, has questioned the country’s future participation in the contest. Andy Abraham finished joint last and was Wogan’s wildcard choice at the UK final. Wogan said,” "It’s a disappointment, considering that Andy Abraham gave, I think, the performance of his life with a song that certainly deserved more marks… Read more
Today was the last realistic opportunity for delegations to experiment with new ideas in their acts before the start of the full show rehearsals tomorrow. Georgia opened the day’s events and Diana wore her outfit for Thursday night’s 2nd semi-final. Black is the order of the day for herself and her backing artists. In a certain… Read more
Exactly a week to go before the Eurovision final and the rehearsals and press conferences continue apace. This morning, Tereza Kerndlova was the first to step on to the stage. She and her backing singers and dancers looked splendid in their predominantly silver outfits. Everything seemed to work well for the Czechs, who went on… Read more
With still over a week to go before the Eurovision final, today was the sixth day of rehearsals in the Belgrade Arena. One of the favourites for the prize, Armenia, was on stage first. Sirusho gave the impression of being satisfied with her rehearsal and it was the first time the pyrotechnics are on display.… Read more