The EBU has today announced that the logo for Eurovision 2021 will be slightly different to what we were expecting, with the colourful circular design from the cancelled 2020 contest breaking out for Rotterdam 2021! In a video explaining the amendment to the contest’s branding, the EBU identified that “last year’s artwork was about our [Eurovision’s] legacy, telling the story …
The list of 2020 acts that will return in 2021 is slowly expanding, but unfortunately, so is the list of participants that would’ve participated in 2020, but won’t in 2021 also. Another 2 countries how now made it official, that their 2020 participant will not return in 2021. France While writing, I just realized that we’re talking about the two …
While the dust had settled on the hopes of Eurovision 2020 a long way back, thanks to the unique situation our world finds itself in, last night’s Europe: Shine a Light show paved the way to a new era, a new contest and a new hope for the Eurovision community. So, on what would’ve been the first day of the …
Tonight Norway once again debate which of their semifinalists deserved the ticket to the finale on the 8th of February. Tonight’s semifinal featured contestants from Central Norway. Like always, the contestants were first sorted into two duels, squaring off against one another. The random draw pitted Alexandru against Sie Gubba and Kristin Husøy against Thomas Løseth. In the first duel, …
So, here we are. The last scheduled Country Spotlight for now (though I may write more if I feel inspired and there’s always the 2020 off-season to patch up dry spells), and it’s on perhaps the defining player of the 2010s. No, it’s not Sweden or Russia or another staple. It’s the new kid on the block, or rather an …
On Friday evening, the second live show of the Albanian music gala, Festivali i Këngës has been aired. Festivali, or FiK for short is at its 58th edition and has been the medium through which Albanian broadcaster RTSH have been selecting their Eurovision entries. It is a lot more than just a national selection show, it is a end-of-year festival …
Fresh from the press! Slovenian broadcaster RTVSlo have announced the ten hopefuls who will try to represent the small but stalwart nation in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The line-up is as follows: Ana Soklic – “Voda” Bozidar Wolfdand Wolf – “Maybe Someday” Gaja Prestor – “Verjamem vase” Imset – “Femme Fatale” INMATE – “The …
Once again it is time to scrutinize the odds of another Eurovision hopeful. This time however, we have to be careful – this week we are examining a country prone to brilliance and innovation, but also a wee bit of grandomania. Maneuvering ourselves through high ambition and even higher egos, the next country to cover is none other than Bulgaria. …
As we say in Denmark, Godaften Europa! Tonight was the grand final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018. [AdSense-B] The show was hosted by the same lovely couple from last year, Annette Heick & Johannes Nymark. Together, they opened the show by telling us the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. We all know it by now very well, but you never …
[Adsense-B] We had chance to speak to Sunstroke Project from Moldova! Epic sax guy: “If you go to the Eurovision, you become very famous in our country and in Moldova as well.” #YOU can check out the intriguing interview below; Who do #YOU want to see us interview next? Send us your questions and we’ll try to ask the artists!
