As we’ve recently reported, both Malta and Russia have begun searching for the next Junior Eurovision acts, and now Belarus is on the same track. The national broadcaster BTRC has opened the submission period for prospective artists, of which one will go on to represent Belarus at Junior Eurovision later this year in Tbilisi. The…
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve been rediscovering the hidden gems of Eurovision – the songs that didn’t qualify to the final, but we love them anyway. It was an interesting year in 2011, a lot of memorable songs in amongst the group, but today we’re putting the spotlight back on our five favourites that…
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We’ve all experienced that nerve-wracking feeling of not knowing whether your, or your favourite country will qualify, and sometimes, it’s just not meant to be and our favourites get stuck in the semi-final. This doesn’t mean they’re bad songs, it’s just the brutal maths that means we can only take 10 into the final! Today…
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Over the years, Belarus has offered us a range of different songs of varying success. They’re consistently one of the nations in Eurovision where you don’t know what to expect, because either they’ll completely change their song or artist, or they’ll pull something completely whimsical out for their stage performance. There has been one consistent…
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The Belarusian national final took place last night, where a total of 13 songs took to the stage all vying to represent Belarus at Eurovision 2017. The show was hosted by TV presented Olga Ryzhikova alongside Teo, who represented Belarus at Eurovision in 2014 with the song Cheesecake. Here is the full list of participants:…
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On the twelfth day of Eurovision… Back to Sweden we go for our last Day of Eurovision, and this time, the contest is held in the capital Stockholm. Måns Zelmerlöw took out the trophy in Vienna, and his Eurovision duties aren’t over yet, as he hosted the 2016 contest alongside Petra Mede, who hosted the…
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On the eleventh day of Eurovision… We’re inching closer to the end of our journey, but before it ends, we make a stop off at Vienna, where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest took place after Conchita Wurst’s win the previous year. This was the second time Austria had hosted the competition, with the previous time…
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We don’t have to travel far to our next destination, it’s just over the bridge! We’ve gone from Malmö to Copenhagen, after Emmelie de Forest’s win in 2013. This was the third time that Denmark have hosted the contest, with the more recent time back in 2001. The hosts of the show were Lise Rønne, Nikolaj…
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On the sixth day of Eurovision… With Norway winning the contest in 2009, it means today we’re heading off for a nice day trip to Oslo, where the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest was held. The contest was hosted by Erik Solbakken, Haddy N’jie and Nadia Hasnaoui in the Telenor Arena. This was the third…
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On the fifth day of Eurovision… Today we’re heading off to Moscow, the capital of Russia, where the 54th edition of Eurovision was held. The contest had a number of record breaking moments, and some changes to the format, including the reintroduction of the national juries after years of only televoting. A total of 42…
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