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, …
Is Eurovision Worthwhile? – The Latest Perspectives From Those Involved Read More »
Watch my first reaction To MOUSTACHE here! Coming Soon (watch this space for the upload to our YouTube review of MOUSTACHE) How Good Is The Song? The Artists This song will get stuck in your head very quickly! As you would probably expect from Little Big who are known for their quirky and energetic numbers …
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir is a name that will be familiar to many of you… wait a minute. Sylvia Night is a name that will be familiar to many of you, having represented Iceland in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. This character was created by Icelandic performer Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir that in one of the many …
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir – Eurovision’s Marvel Is Here To Save You 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 Be that France’s 1974 entry, La Vie A Vingt-cinq Ans, which was withdrawn following the death of the French president; Lebanon’s 2005 entry, Quand tout s’enfuit, which was pulled after the Lebanese broadcaster was told they must …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 »
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 …
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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 …
Watching Eurovision in the UK is a whole mix of emotions. Whether people will admit it or not Eurovision is embedded in our culture. This year alone 8 million of us Brits tuned in to watch the contest unfold live; Eurovision songs crept their way into the Official UK Top 40 and the newspapers simply …
The ‘Divided’ Kingdom? the UK’s Eurovision revival? Read More »
It’s probably safe to say that Eurovision 2021 was a year with many a familiar face competing, with many of the artists who got selected in 2020 getting their moment in the 2021 contest instead. However, for various reasons, not all the cast of Eurovision 2020 competed in 2021. So what songs might they have …
Need New Music? – Try the abandoned cast of eSC 2020 Read More »
Long gone are the days where Eurovision songs had to be in an official language of their country, now you can sing in whatever language your heart desires! You no longer need ding-dongs, a la la la or a random language-crossing word to let Europe know exactly what you are singing about. You can just …
Parlez-vous Franςais?: Standing Out Linguistically at Eurovision 2021 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 »