Posts by Theo

Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show: Get to know the participants

Many hurdles had to be overcome for the Greek national final to go ahead. Nevertheless, ‘Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show’ is here! As the four acts are putting the final touches to the presentation of their entries, you can now get to know the participating artists a little better before tonight’s show. What with… Read more

Greece: ‘Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show’ entries presented

The four songs of Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show, the Greek selection for the 59th Eurovision Song Contest, were presented earlier today. A hip hop track, a pop duet, a ballad and song with folk Balcan influences will compete for the chance to represent Greece in Copenhagen this May. The songs were first presented… Read more

Greek national final to be held on the 11th of March

It has been rumoured for some time that the date of the Greek selection for Eurovision 2014 had moved to 11th March. Despite no official announcement on the website of the Greek national broadcaster, TV listings sent to the press include an entry for the Greek national final on Tuesday 11th March at 21:00 local… Read more

Greece: reported line-up for ‘Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show’

It appears that the Greek national will go ahead after all. According to the latest reports, the event will be called ‘Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show’ and four acts were leaked as its line-up. After fears to the contrary, Greek participation in Eurovision 2014 now looks secure! Due to organizational delays with the new… Read more

Greek national final on 4th March?

The way things are at the moment, it seems that Tuesday 4th March appears to be the provisional date for the Greek national final. However, according to reports today, Greek participation in the 59th Eurovision Song Contest remains anything but secure; this is because a proper replacement for former state broadcaster ERT is still not… Read more

Italy confirms Emma Marrone for Copenhagen

The rumours circulating on the internet for some time have been confirmed! Emma Marrone, one of Italy’s most successful young female singers, has been selected internally by broadcaster Rai to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Emma Marrone was born on 25th May 1984 in Florence. She started out her musical career… Read more

Birthday girl Anna Vissi celebrates with show premiere

Three-time Eurovision entrant Anna Vissi (Greece 1980 & 2006, Cyprus 1982) will be celebrating her birthday on stage; her new show Ena I Kanena (One or None), a collaboration with popular Greek singer Antonis Remos, opens tonight at Athens’ Pantheon Theatre. This is the first time that Anna Vissi will be collaborating with Antonis Remos.… Read more

New commercial TV network interested in sending Serbia to Eurovision 2014

Fans were left disappointed when RTS, the country’s state broadcaster, announced back in November that Serbia would not participate in Eurovision 2014. According to reports, there now appears to be a glimpse of hope as new commercial channel Nova TV is considering taking on the responsibility of organizing Serbia’s participation in the event. Nova TV… Read more

2014 Israeli entrant to be chosen by internal selection

According to reports, the Israeli act for Copenhagen will be selected internally by Israel’s state broadcaster IBA. The public will have the chance to vote for the song that will represent the country in Eurovision 2014 during a televised programme presenting a shortlist of three entries. It appears that the IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) has… Read more

Greek participation agreed with EBU?

Initial fears that Greece might not be able to make it to Copenhagen in May have been steadily receding as rumours of a national final circulated in recent weeks. Now it has been reported that the country’s interim state broadcaster has made a special agreement with the EBU so that the country can participate in… Read more

Serbia not to participate in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest

There had been hopes that Serbia would eventually make it to Copenhagen this May. However,  the country’s state broadcaster, RTS, announced earlier today that they will not participate in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest citing financial reasons. The announcement on the official website of Radio Television of Serbia translates as follows: ‘Today, the Board of… Read more

Greek participation and Final still ‘hanging by a thread’?

After the shock closure of Greek state broadcaster ERT back in June, there have been doubts as to whether Greece will participate at all in the next Eurovision Song Contest. However, in the last couple of weeks, there have been growing rumours about a Greek National Final complete with a line up of artists for… Read more

Greek police raids headquarters of former state broadcaster ERT

At 04:15 am this morning, riot police raided the ERT building in Athens. Since the closure of the former state broadcaster in June, sacked ERT employees had defiantly carried on broadcasting from the premises. Greek Eurovision participation still not secured. During its long history as the Greek state broadcaster, the Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi (literally Hellenic… Read more

Wedding bells to ring for Elias Kozas

The lead singer of Koza Mostra, the Greek entrants in Malmo, is getting married to long-term girlfriend Charoula on 27th October. According to their wedding announcement in Thessaloniki newspaper Makedonia, their wedding will take place in the city’s church of St. Sophia. It appears that theirs will not be a typical wedding reception. Instead, Elias… Read more

Anna Vissi becomes a grandmother

Anna Vissi is a newly grandmother. Her only child, Sofia, gave birth to a healthy baby boy in New York in the early afternoon (local time) of Thursday 12th September. This is the three-time Eurovision Song Contest entrant’s first grandchild. Few, if any, have reached the heights of success that Anna Vissi has enjoyed in… Read more

Helena Paparizou to perform in Thessaloniki’s MAD North Stage Festival

2005 Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou and 1998 Cypriot participant Mihalis Hatzigiannis are some of the artists that will appear in the MAD North Stage Festival. The event is organized by Greek music channel MAD TV and will be part of the 78th Thessaloniki International Festival. The Thessaloniki International Festival, TIF, is organized by TIF-Helexpo S.A.,… Read more

EBU to Cease Broadcasting ERT

The EBU announced today that it will stop streaming former public Greek broadcaster ERT. Since the Greek government decided to shut down ERT, broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest in Greece, the EBU has been providing its satellite capacity and website to former ERT employees who have defiantly been carrying on broadcasting. A temporary replacement,… Read more

Elias Kozas survives car crash

The lead singer of Koza Mostra, the Greek 2013 Eurovision entrants, was involved in a serious car accident in the early hours of last Sunday. Fortunately, all occupants came out of the accident without life threatening injuries. The incident occurred in the early morning of Sunday 18th July in the North of Greece. Elias along… Read more

Greece: ‘transitional’ public broadcaster transmits signal

Greek participation in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest has been hanging in the air since the Greek government’s decision to close down ERT, the country’s public broadcaster, last month. Today, a temporary TV channel, intended as the predecessor of ERT’s proper replacement, went on air. The full name of the new broadcaster is Elliniki Dimosia… Read more

A Greek Tragedy for Sakis Rouvas

Thanks to his looks, twice entrant and one time Eurovision presenter Sakis Rouvas has often been dubbed a Greek God. Now Sakis is about to actually portray God Dionysus in an upcoming production of ancient Greek tragedy Bacchae. ‘I am so looking forward to begin (the performances). Already we work feverishly every day for the… Read more