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Soraya to get her driving license in a new reality show

The program will feature Soraya’s challenge in obtaining her driver’s license. She will find time in her busy schedule to attend driving school to the day she actually holds her license in her hands. This new show called Famosos Al Volante will begin airing on La Sexta from May 4th at 21:30 CET. La Sexta… Read more

Pastora Soler to have five backing singers in Baku

Little by little we know more details about the Spanish performance at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. TVE has revealed that Pastora Soler will be accompanied by a five-member choir including some familiar faces. The staging will be designed by the renowned choreographer Fracis Viñolo. Rebeca Rods (mezzo-soprano), Mey Green (soprano), Sheila Blanco (soprano), Antonio… Read more

Jónsi and Greta Salóme will sing Never Forget in English for Iceland

Icelandic representatives have presented today the official videoclip together with the final version of their 2012 Eurovision Song Contest entry. Mundu Eftir Mér has been translated from Icelandic language to English under the title Never Forget. This year’s Icelandic entry will not be sung in their national language. Greta Salóme, performer and also composer of… Read more

Festival Da Cançao 2012 – Get To Know The Participants

This year’s festival will be a tribute to the Portuguese most traditional music genre, fado, which a few months ago was added to UNESCO’s list of World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. Without having heard the candidate songs, we know that the 12 competing acts will have at least this common feature. Festival da Canção 2012 will… Read more

TVE reveals the names of jurors and guests for Saturday’s show – Sergio Dalma will perform a duet with Pastora Soler

Pastora Soler is not going to be alone on stage throghout the Spanish final. Besides performing the three finalist songs she will sing in a duet with Sergio Dalma, David Bustamante, Malú and Vanessa Martín. The three-member jury and the audience will determine the winning song. TVE’s representative at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will… Read more

Jónsi and Greta Salóme win Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins and will represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest

Tonight, Iceland decided its representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Seven acts competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins and Jónsi and Greta Salóme won the Icelandic ticket to Baku. Former Eurovision participants Páll Óskar and Hera Björk performed as special guests during the show. After three preliminary heats that have been held this year, a total… Read more

Lithuania Picks Their First Three Finalists For Eurovizijos

Beissoul, The Independent and Multiks are the first finalists in the national selection process in Lithuania for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The show was broadcast with deferred performances and live voting from the LRT’s studios in Vilnius. Nine performers took part in the first heat of Eurovizijos and three acts of these nine candidates… Read more

Moldovan 21st Finalist to be Picked Through the Online Voting

Until February 12th, people can vote for one of the songs which were not selected by the jury for the next heat of the national selection. The artist who achieves the most votes from the audience will take part in the national final joining the twenty finalists already chosen by the jury. TRM revealed recently… Read more

Help Pastora Soler to Choose the Best Song for Baku

The show will be broadcast on March 3rd and the Spanish candidate will perform three songs. Two of them have been chosen by the artist and now she wants the audience to decide about the third one. That will be through the RTVE website where people will have the chance to choose between two options.… Read more

GPB Receives Only 13 Applications to Represent Georgia in Baku

The Georgian broadcaster, GPB, has barely managed to get thirteen artists to represent the country in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Now there will be a group of experts to decide how many songs will compete in the national final to be held in February. The submission period has ended and the number of candidates… Read more