As this is a Eurovision blog, it probably is to be expected that most people here really enjoy Eurovision. That doesn’t mean we don’t all have at least one Eurovision song that we remember making our ears bleed. This is a good thing. Disclaimer: if you ears bleed in a non-metaphorical way when listening to …
Why Every Eurovision Song is ‘Art’ – Yup, Even That One! Read More »
As one spin-off dies another is born, and thus does the circle of life continue. Eurovision Choir (probably due to Covid logistics) will not be coming to our screens this year and it remains to be seen what exactly the future holds for that spin-off. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has achieved moderate success with …
Who Is The Target Demographic of the “American Song Contest”? Read More »
It’s 2021 and the Eurovision Song Contest is as healthy as ever. There’s plenty to look forward to for the coming year and already the rumour mills are churning out exciting stories. Despite all that I believe it is important to go back to the rumour mills of 2013. The contest is in a very …
Lock ‘Em Up And Throw Away The Key: 2013s Scandalous split Results Read More »
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 Be that France’s 1974 entry, La Vie A Vingt-cinq Ans, which was withdrawn following the death of the French president; Lebanon’s 2005 entry, Quand tout s’enfuit, which was pulled after the Lebanese broadcaster was told they must …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 »
Welcome back to your round-up of this week’s Eurovision news. The slow process of countries confirming their Eurovision participation continues, alongside much speculation as to who may end up being sent to the contest. This week saw Malta’s broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) reveal that whilst Malta’s version of popular talent show the X Factor …
I was casually reading through the Eurovision.tv website, as I do – I mean I am a Eurofan after all, and I stumbled across a reference I found hilarious but particularly peculiar. “Although Flo Rida will appear on stage with Senhit to perform ‘Adrenalina’ he is not credited as a featured artist. Just in case …
“it’s all about you”: How large is the influence of the big 5? Read More »
Growing up is getting old VICTORIA (Eurovision 2020 & 2021 – Bulgaria) Coronavirus drew the world to a standstill in 2020. For Eurofans everywhere this wasn’t any truer than when the 2020 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled. Sometimes it is hard waiting for life to get back on track, need I even …
When the juries were brought back into the Eurovision voting system in 2009, their briefing was clear: Reduce the power of diaspora/neighbourly televoting and bring the focus back onto the music. This is great in theory of course but how was that set to work out in practice? Of course a number of criteria would …
Bilyi holos vs the juries: cross-cultural conflict Read More »
After a long career at Eurovision, spanning from 1974 all the way to 2017, Ralph Siegel has become a familiar name to appear in the credits of Eurovision songs as either a composer or lyricist. I think it is also quite fair to say that in that time he has managed to achieve a whole …
Welcome back to another weekly update, that round-up of Eurovision news to keep you in the loop on what’s going down in the Eurovision world. Our first piece of news is that following on from some bands announcing tours last week, more Eurovision artists have also scheduled in tour dates for the coming months. These …