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2015: What do we know so far?

Although the Eurovision Song Contest only wrapped up for this year around a month ago, preparations for the next contest in Austria are already in full swing. But what do we know about the 2015 edition so far? ORF have chosen their creative team already, which includes an Oscar winning director. 6 cities are currently in the running to host …

UK: 1997 Winner Released As Charity Single

Back in 1997 Katrina and the Waves took Europe by storm, and won the Eurovision Song Contest by a landslide, with 227 points in the Point Theatre in Dublin. Today, Irish singer,Lee Matthews has released a cover of the winning song with proceeds going to the charity, Join Our Boys. The Charity has been set up in aid of Duchenne’s Muscular …

EU Demand B&W be ‘Demolished’

Hours after the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest ended the stage and seating began to be removed. Now it has came to light that due to EU rules the former shipyard now needs to be restored to its original state. The EU state that an independently owned venue cannot be renovated using public funding. Because some of the money used to …

Interview : Andorra’s 10th anniversary in Eurovision

Nestled in the Pyrenees mountains, Andorra made its debut in the contest in 2004. The tiny state participated five times (2004 – 2009) with a wide variety of music styles. Back in 2004, they chose Marta Roure with the song “Jugarem a Estimar-nos” (We will play we’re loving each other). This catchy tune was penned by Jofre Bardagí and it tells the …

Live From Copenhagen: Jury Final

Tonight is a big night, 50% of the votes will be decided as the 2nd dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest also serves as the Jury show. So it is incredibly important for every act to do their best. A lot of delegations are actually considering today the most crucial show as they feel …

ESC 2014 Semi Fiınal 2 Results

The Second Semi Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest has come to an end and 10 of the 15 participants qualified for the Grand Final on Saturday. The results were a 50\50 combination of televotes and juries. The Qualifiers are: -Switzerland -Slovenia -Poland -Romania -Norway -Greece -Malta -Belarus -Finland -Austria         The Grand Finale will take …

List of Spokespersons revealed

Everybody loves the result part of the show. And it would be the same without the spokes people from every country. At times they’re funny, awkward, silly, cute btw. but they’re an important part of the show. We have the full list (except Belgium) for you below. Please keep in mind that this is NOT the running order. ITALY: Linus …

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