Only a few weeks back, we learnt that Jacques Houdek would be representing Croatia at this year’s Eurovision in Kyiv. Eurovision fans then learnt that the song that he would be singing is called My Friend, and at the time of this announcement, it was also announced that an online campaign would run in parallel…
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Last week we reported that Croatia had internally selected Jacques Houdek as their Eurovision participant for 2017, and today the Croatian broadcaster HRT has announced that Jacques will be singing a song called My Friend. Behind the song itself, a campaign has been created in order to bring people together and promote friendship, respect and…
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More news of internally selected artists, this time from Croatia, where the Croatian broadcaster HRT has now officially announced that Jacques Houdek will be flying the Croatian flag at Eurovision in May. The song that he will sing is yet to be released, however will be released soon. Jacques, whose birth name is Zeljko, is…
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Croatia has been a part of Eurovision since 1993, and participated a total of 22 times. Out of those 22, Croatia has been in the finals a total of 17 times, making them a fairly successful Eurovision nation. You may say, ‘but most of those years didn’t feature semi-finals?’ and that’s true, most of their…
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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 ninth day of Eurovision… Sweden has won the contest, which means we’re travelling to the north of Europe to Stockholm Malmö for the 58th Eurovision Song Contest. This marked the 5th time that Sweden was hosting the contest, and in 2013, Sweden was hosting a total of 39 countries, including Armenia, who returned…
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After Germany triumphed at Eurovision 2010, it was time to head to Düsseldorf, where the 56th Eurovision Song Contest was held. The contest featured a massive 43 countries, with Austria, Hungary, Italy and San Marino all returning to the contest. The show was held in the Esprit Arena, and hosted by the dynamic trio of…
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The EBU has now officially announced that there will be a record high 43 countries participating in Eurovision 2017 held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This equals the total from 2008 and 2011, which also featured 43 countries. The countries returning to the contest after absence include Portugal and Romania, who did not participate in…
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Ah, Junior Eurovision. It’s the playful offspring of our beloved Eurovision, but we think the contest has offered some of the most memorable, catchy and energetic performances since it began back in 2003. Although it has never grown to the heights of Eurovision, we still think it deserves the same attention. Because of this, we’ve…
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There’s a sibling of Eurovision that many seem to forget, and that’s Eurovision Young Musicians. The contest has been running since 1982, and occurs every 2 years. The contest is for musicians 18 years or younger, and the chosen representative performs a piece of classical music of their choice accompanied by a local orchestra. A…
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