It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Eurovision season has begun and (most) national broadcasters are working on overdrive to select their song for Kiev next May! Some broadcasters are having an open call for songs, which means you could be part of the Class of 2017! As is traditional, Norway and Denmark have an early open call …
We Are Going To Kyiv In 2017!
It’s been a long process, but it has finally come to an end, and we can finally move on… Kyiv will host the contest in 2017! Today marks the day, of a very difficult process, which has come to an end, which for most Eurovision fans, is a relief of joy. Since May, when Stockholm hosted the contest in the Globen Arena, …
No host city yet… but should we be worried?
Over the last few weeks the number of fans seem to have turned into critics as the looming decision of the host city for 2017 plods on, day after day and week leading into week. Some have taken this as a signal that perhaps the organisational power of NTU and the Ukrainian government to host such a demanding event should …
Odessa vs Dnipro for the hosting rights?
Is Odessa the front runner for Eurovision 2017 now? While most of us were expecting the Ukrainian capital of Kiev to take the hosting rights for 2017, rumours are circulating across various websites that there may be a surprising twist in the selection still to come! According to the Russian-language Ukrainian paper Segodnya, MP Borislav Birch has confirmed that Kiev …
Six cities officially apply to host Eurovision 2017
Six Ukrainian cities are to compete to host the 2017 Eurovision song contest, Ukrainian state television officials have announced. Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kharkiv and Kherson had officially applied to host Eurovision 2017! However, none of the cities currently have a suitable arena to host next year’s Eurovision, according to Ukrainian Culture Minister – Yevhen Nyshchuk. In an interview with Ukraine’s Fifth …
Ukraine 2017: Public selection for host city?
The Ukrainian newspaper, Pravda, has stated that the Ukrainian prime minister, Volodymyr Groysman wants a public selection to determine which city will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017. Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa have all expressed interest so far. The prime minister of Ukraine announced that he would like a bidding process to bet set up, and for the …
Eurovision 2017: What do we know?
Now that we’ve all had a week to let the dust and glitter settle on an incredible contest in Stockholm (how’s the PED?), our thoughts can turn to next year’s event. Ukraine were victorious in Sweden and as a result we head east in 2017 for the first time in five years. But just what can we expect from next …
National recognition for Jamala
As reported by several national media outlets including UAtoday and the press office for the president, Jamala has received the highest honour anyone in the field of entertainment can receive. Here is Jamala in the picture above with the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. He together with Jamala and the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, have formally announced the …
Ukraine wins the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 has come to a close and we have a winner. Jamala from Ukraine ended up on top with the song 1944. Due to the new voting system, the results were a nail biter until the very last second.But in the end, there can only be one winner. The full televote points breakdown will follow soon. …
Predictions: Televote (Readers) vs. Jury (Team Stockholm) – Semi-Final 2
Here we are again for another round of predictions! We’ve counted up your votes, we’ve compiled our lists of qualifiers and we’re ready to take back the title from the readers! On Tuesday, the readers “televote” results were slightly more accurate than ours, but we feel pretty confident today! Once again we were astounded at the response to our poll so thank …