MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russian national broadcaster (Russia TV) announced another change of plans for the country’s national selection of Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Originally a talent show was set for many heat to end up in a grand final on December 31st. Then the broadcaster decided to have one final on 29 or 31 of […]
December
12
EESTI LAUL 2014: THE 20 HOPEFULS
posted by A. Alexandrovic (Swiss)
TALLINN, ESTONIA – The country which debuted 20 years ago, in 1994, announced he participants for their anniversary national selection, Eesti Laul. From a record number of 189 songs, 20 of them will proceed to the preselection procedure and they are: Tanja – Amazing Sofia Rubina – City Lights Maltised – Elu MiaMee – Fearful […]
December
11
UKRAINE 2014: NF TIME FINALLY SET
posted by A. Alexandrovic (Swiss)
KYIV, UKRAINE – In Ukraine things are not going well and we know it for weeks now. Though Eurovision spirit remains high inside the national broadcaster and NTU already narrowed the 56 submissions to 20 as announced few days ago. Today NTU finally gave details about the national selection show. Фінал Національного відбору на Міжнародний […]
December
11
SPAIN 2014: IS IT RUTH, DIANA OR MARTA?
posted by Olivier Rocher (France)
MADRID, SPAIN – Televisión Española, one of the Big 5 is still to make an announcement about the artist the national broadcaster has chosen to represent them in Copenhagen. It’s believed that the name will be revealed anytime soon. In the meantime, every day comes with its hypothetical names and the list is starting to […]
December
11
A DAL 2014: THE 30 LUCKY NAMES
posted by Ghassan Al Kaziri (UAE)
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Hungarian national broadcaster announced the 30 names which will compete in the 2013 edition of A Dal, the show through which he country will choose its Eurovision 2014 entry. Hungarian broadcaster received 435 songs this year and a jury narrowed them to the “best” 30. The first show of A Dal kicks […]
December
11
EUROSTAR AWARD 2013: FINAL VOTING!
posted by Newsdesk (Europe)
PRESS RELEASE – The second and final phase of Eurostar Award 2013 begins. We received your nomination proposals and we decided the ten artists who will participate in the final online voting. During the voting we will not reveal the results. You are eligible to vote once and up to three favourite artists of yours. […]
December
10
JESC 2014: RUSSIA’S NOT WITHDRAWING
posted by Fotis Kon/poulos
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – When the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ended and the TV rates reported as dropped mostly because the broadcast moved to another TV station of the public broadcaster, there were questions if Russia will continue to participate in the contest. The EBU has a clear answer now. Through Twitter EBU’s Junior Eurovision […]
December
10
VIDEO: SIRUSHO & SAKIS ROUVAS – SEE
posted by Luka Popovic (Serbia)
YEREVAN, ARMENIA – Former Greek and Armenian Eurovision representatives, Sakis Rouvas (2004 and 2009 as well as 2006 host) and Sirusho (2008) have joined forces and recorded a song together. The video of the song, entitled “See”, has been released on YouTube. Sirusho says the bond between the two nations has brought the artists closer, […]
December
10
UMK 2014: YLE PRESENTS THE ACTS
posted by Norman Burdon (Canada)
HLESINKI, FINLAND – Finnish national broadcaster aired this morning a TV special to present the acts for UMK 2014, the show via which the country will decide its participation to Eurovision Song Contest 2014. 420 songs submitted this year in Finland and the expert jury made of professionals from the music industry. The jury consisted […]
December
09
JESC 2013: DROP IN TV VIEWING RATES
posted by Luka Popovic (Serbia)
KYIV, UKRAINE – The 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest has seen poor ratings in many participating nations. The event from Kiev did particularly poorly in Russia which was one of the strongest viewing markets when it came to JESC. The show was watched by only 0.8%, dropping from 11.3% of total viewers from a year […]
December
09
LYNNE KIERAN PASSES AWAY AT 53
posted by Olivier Rocher (France)
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Any Eurovision fan would remember the glamorous Austrian entry in 2000: The three « Motown » divas The Rounder Girls and their song « All To You » who finished 14th in Stockholm’s Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, one of the girls, Lynne Kieran, passed away. The cause of the death is still […]
December
09
EBU LAUNCH EUROVISION SURVEY
posted by another web source
EUROVISION.TV REPORTS (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) – The European Broadcasting Union has launched a pan-European survey to find out how to deliver an even greater Eurovision Song Contest, its Executive Supervisor, Jon Ola Sand reveals. Nearly 5,000 people from all over Europe will be asked to participate in the survey, randomly picked by a specialised agency. Jon […]
December
09
ALBANIA 2014: FIK HOSTS ANNOUNCED
posted by Ghassan Al Kaziri (UAE)
TIRANA, ALBANIA – Albanian press published the names of the Festivali i Këngës 2013 hosts. Enkel Demi and Diellza Kolgeci will host the show through which the country will decide its participation in Eurovision 2014. Enkel Demi and Diellza Kolgeci are known in Albania. The first is well known journalist and TV show while Diellza […]
December
08
MF 2014: WHAT THE BOOKIES SAY
posted by Ghassan Al Kaziri (UAE)
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Following closely the Melodifestivalen for years now is a trend. This year is no exception especially with Eurovision 2005 winner Helena Paparizou entering one of the most prestigious national selections in Europe. In this post throughout the Eurovision season we will follow the booking odds for Melodifestivalen 2014, the Swedish festival through […]
December
08
RUSLANA THREATENS TO BURN HERSELF
posted by another web source
KYIV, UKRAINE – Addressing the Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the Ukrainian people’s artist, Eurovision-2004 winner, Ruslana Lyzhicko declared that she will burn herself if no changes are made in the country. Hundreds of thousands of people rallied today on the Independence Square of Kiev against their government and for a pro-EU-course of their country. The […]
December
08
UKRAINE 2014: FINALISTS REVEALED
posted by Norman Burdon (Canada)
KYIV, UKRAINE – A week after they hosted the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian national broadcaster is now gearing up for their Eurovision 2014 National Selection. NTU presented the names of the 20 participants who will bid to take over the 3rd position of Zlata Ognevich in Copenhagen. The decision will be reached on […]
December
07
VIDEO: ERIC SAADE – BOOMERANG
posted by Olivier Rocher (France)
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Eric Saade, 2011 Swedish representative and last year’s Green Room host (not need to mention that he did not do very well in that exercise…), is back with a new video. The track “Boomerang” was premiered a month ago and is the latest release from his 4th album “Forgive Me”. The song […]
December
06
EXCLUSIVE: JOANNA SPEAKS TO OIKOTIMES
posted by Olivier Rocher (France)
PARIS, FRANCE – We’ve been lucky enough to have an exclusive interview with charming Joanna Lagrave, one of the three contenders to represent France in Copenhagen. FOLLOW JOANNA LAGRAVE ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW JOANNA LAGRAVE ON TWITTER Hello Joanna. Could you tell us a bit more about yourself and your career? Hello, I started singing at […]
December
06
ZELJKO & KRISTINA IN UK’S X-FACTOR FINAL
posted by Stefan Resimic (Serbia)
BELGRADE, SERBIA – The Balkan veteran of Eurovision, Zeljko Joksimovic and Kristina Kovac (composer of Serbian 2011 entry) are, as you already know, judges at first edition of X Factor for Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina and FYR Macedonia. Yesterday via their twitter profiles, they’ve announced that they will be guests at upcoming Grand final […]
