Over the last few weeks, we’ve been going back through the years to discover some of the hidden gems that got left behind in the Eurovision Semi-Finals, and this week, we’re up to 2009, which was a very diverse year full of some great songs, some of which didn’t make it to the final, but…
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The Czech Republic are surely amongst some of the most unlucky nations at Eurovision, with majority of their participations (which to be fair, has been few) ending in being stuck in the semi-final, or worse, coming last in the semi-final. It wasn’t until last year that the nation actually managed to make the final, and…
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Czech Republic is one of the Eurovision babies of the class, with their first Eurovision performance in 2007. Since then, they’ve participated inconsistently, and not overly successfully, but regardless, some of the performances we will discuss today are favourites of ours, and maybe yours too! Today we’re going to recap the performances between 2007 and…
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Around a month ago, the Czech Republic announced their 2017 Eurovision act to be Martina Bárta, a relatively unknown artist in her own nation, however as her song My Turn suggests, this is in no way indicative of her talent. As expected, her song My Turn is a slower song rather than an upbeat pop…
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Over the last few days, there have been whispers that Czech Republic had chosen their act, and it would be Martina Bárta to represent the nation. Now there is official confirmation, and it will be Martina to fly the flag in Kyiv. Who is Martina Bárta? She’s fairly unknown as an artist, even in her…
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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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Sometimes, Eurovision disappoints us, and our favourites end up in last place. We go through the stages of shock, sadness, anger – how could Europe place THAT song at the bottom?! We’ve been there, and done that, so now we’re looking back between the years 2006 and 2016 to find our favourite songs which weren’t…
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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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Last night, the biannual competition Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Cologne in Germany, where 11 acts took to the stage to perform their pieces. Poland’s representative Łukasz Dyczko was chosen by the professional jury as the winner! Łukasz Dyczko performed Waignein’s Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto. The participants were backed by the WDR Orchestra, creating an incredible…
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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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