Italy was one of the original countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, and they have fairly consistently participated since then, up until 1998, where they took a pretty extended break from the contest. They returned to the contest in 2011, so that’s where we will pick up today. Usually in the Best of…
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Slovenia began their independent Eurovision journey in 1993, and their first decade of participation was actually quite successful. They received a number of top 10 results, however as soon as 2004 hit, their results became more hit and miss. Today we’re starting our Best of the Bunch journey in 2006, and continuing through to 2015,…
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Last week, we went back to 2005 to begin our journey in finding the Top 5 craziest Eurovision costumes. Between 2005 and 2008, we had plenty of options, and it could even be labelled as one of the prime periods for crazy attire. This week we wind the clock forward to 2009 through to 2012,…
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Estonia made their Eurovision debut back in 1994, although they were all set to make their debut in 1993, Estonia was made to take part in a qualification round of which they did not qualify through. In 1994, the first time taking part of the Eurovision final wasn’t all that successful, ending up in 24th…
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France have participated at Eurovision an incredible 59 times, meaning they’ve only missed out on two contests, and those were in 1974 and 1982. France was also one of the seven nations who participated in the very first contest, and since then, they have won Eurovision a very respectable five times with the most recent…
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Latvia is one of Eurovision’s newer nations, as they made their debut in 2000. They have since participated in 17 contests, and reached 10 finals. Even in their short time in Eurovision (short in the context of the history of Eurovision), they have managed to win the contest in 2002 with Marie N and the song…
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Cyprus have been a part of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1981, and since then have participated in all but three contests, first in 1988, then 2001 and in 2014. Out of the 33 appearances, Cyprus has been a part of 27 finals, with their best result being 5th place, which they’ve achieved 3 times…
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Finland has had a long history at Eurovision, with no less than 50 appearances at the contest. Their debut was back in 1961, and since then, they have performed in the final 44 times in total. Their best result was in 2006, where they won the contest with rock band Lordi, however on the flip…
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Former Junior Eurovision artist Erik Rapp has just dropped a new EP titled Lovers. The EP features four new tracks with a grown up sound, and an Erik with a grown up look. Erik participated in Junior Eurovision back in 2011, where he ended up in 9th place. Since then, he has participated in the…
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Poland made their debut at Eurovision in 1994, and has since made 19 appearances at the contest. Out of those 19, Poland has reached the final 13 times, with their best result being in 1994 – their debut year, where they came 2nd. Since 2006, where we start our Best of the Bunch journey today,…
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