Have you ever thought about literature in the same terms as the Eurovision Song Contest? For instance, how Martin Amis of the United Kingdom may fare against Nikos Kazantzakis of Greece in a literature battle, or if Annie Ernaux of France would earn douze points against Ireland’s John Banville? Then Hay Festival 2023 has just the contest for you – …

Ikke Hüftgold has won the TikTok Wild Card competition for the chance to compete in Unser Lied für Liverpool, with the song “Lied mit gutem text” (Song with good lyrics). Hüftgold joins eight other artists who were announced by the broadcaster ARD last week to round out the group of 9 who will perform on March 3 to represent Germany …

With thanks to FSC moderator aardvark for contributions to this article. As April ticks away and we await a new FSC winner, let’s profile the winning song in March’s FSC 145! Forum Song Contest 145 – March 2021 The 145th edition of the Forum Song Contest was hosted in the Swedish university city of Uppsala during the month of March. …

With special thanks to FSC moderator aardvark for contributions to this article. Forum Song Contest 143 – January 2021 The 143rd edition of the Forum Song Contest took place during January, and was hosted in Göreme, in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, following the Turkish victory in the previous contest. This exciting edition had 36 participating countries from Europe, the …

With special thanks to FSC moderator aardvark for contributions to this article. Forum Song Contest 142 – December 2020 The 142nd edition of the Forum Song Contest took place during the month of December and was hosted in the Bulgarian city of Etropole. This was the second time that FSC came to Bulgaria following their victory in the previous edition, …

[AdSense-B] Here at #escYOUnited, we want to create content that puts #YOU at the forefront, be it involving your thoughts in polls and reviews to revealing your collective favourites on our forum games. Now, it’s time for the ultimate fan poll, but this doesn’t involve any of the 41 acts competing in Tel Aviv… With over 400 songs performed or …

[AdSense-B] The results of the 2018 OGAE Second Chance Contest is in, following the weekend’s contest in Stockholm, Sweden, and Italy’s Annalisa and her song “Il Mondo Prima Di Te” won with 350 points which is a new record in the contest. France’s Emmy Liyanna with “OK ou KO” finished 2nd, also breaking the 300 point barrier, and Finland’s Saara …

After another show in Lithuania we have eliminated a few more songs in Eurovizijos 2016. Eight acts took to the stage in Lithuania to perform their songs and only five of them survived to the next round. For the first time in this year’s contest Donny Montell did not win the group. The results after combining all the results together: …

Chalk up another victory for the Queen of Europe: Conchita Wurst’s “Heroes” bagged the top prize in FSC #72 earlier this week. Not much introduction is needed for the fabulous Miss Wurst, especially on this website. Conchita, drag alter-ego of Austrian Tom Neuwirth, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen last year, with the song “Rise Like A Phoenix”, …

Germany and Switzerland fought for points until the very end, and Switzerland eventually cinched the first FSC victory of 2015, with Mich Gerber and Jaël’s “Zeit die dir noch bleibt” getting 133 points. Gerber and Jaël, both from Bern, Switzerland, collaborated on this somber ballad which featured on Gerber’s 2014 EP 1476. Gerber is known for his masterful technique with …