Every year, millions of us around the world consider it worthwhile to tune into the annual song celebration that is Eurovision. Some of us even choose to gather en masse for this tradition, be that at the live shows or a local venue to celebrate this TV-show come event. People with a variety of interests, …
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First Of All, What Were These Interval Acts? Year Host City Country Interval Act 1956 Lugano Switzerland Les Joyeux Rossignols (Piano Music with Bird Sounds) 1957 Frankfurt Germany No Interval 1958 Hilversum Netherlands The Orchestra – Wedding Dance 1959 Cannes France No Interval 1960 London United Kingdom No Interval 1961 Cannes France Tessa Beaumont and …
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Over the years many countries have ended up withdrawing their entry from Eurovision for a variety of reasons. Be that France’s 1974 entry, La Vie A Vingt-cinq Ans, which was withdrawn following the death of the French president; Lebanon’s 2005 entry, Quand tout s’enfuit, which was pulled after the Lebanese broadcaster was told they must …
moving mountains is tough, Getting Montaigne “to” eurovision was a victory Read More »
30/05/2021 Eurovision 2021 is over. The songs have all been performed. Europeans (and more) have all gathered around their TV sets and phoned in to vote. Celebration and disappointment has been felt by many a performer, who gave their all on stage, in a quest to bring home the glory of the ESC crown. Yet, …
Hell No, I don’t want your money: Eurovision’s secret spending? Read More »
25/05/21 The beauty of a live television show is however scripted and rehearsed it may be, you never quite know what to expect. Eurovision of course is no exception! Whilst we all want the contest to go without issue, I feel like one would simply be lying to state that we don’t all enjoy a …
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