Since included in the Big 5, the United Kingdom has really struggled to make an impact at the contest, rarely breaking into the Top 10. Over the last four years, no less than three of those times have resulted in 24th place for the UK and it begs the question, how can the nation improve…
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Since their return to the contest in 2011, Italy have proven to be a nation to keep an eye on, with more often than not, Top 10 finishes. Finishing in 5th place last year was more validation that Italy knows what works at the contest, and this year it seems that Italy could be heading…
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With both semi-finals of this year’s Eurovision now complete, the all-important Grand Final running order has now been released. As in previous years, the running order is decided upon by the producers, although the nations had previously drawn a position in either the first half or second half of the final. The production team decide…
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Moments ago the second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest took place, with the final 10 qualifiers decided on by both the national juries and the public vote. A total of 18 competing acts performed their entries on stage. Here are the qualifiers: North Macedonia The Netherlands Albania Sweden Russia Azerbaijan Denmark Norway Switzerland…
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Moments ago the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest took place, with the first 10 qualifiers decided on by both the national juries and the public vote. A total of 17 competing acts performed their entries on stage. Here are the qualifiers: Greece Belarus Serbia Cyprus Estonia Czech Republic Australia Iceland San Marino…
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Since becoming an automatic qualifier at Eurovision, Germany has often struggled to find their groove at the contest, with more often than not, results towards the bottom of the table. Last year was a refreshing change for Germany, having finished in 4th place with the moving entry, You Let Me Walk Alone. This year it…
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Today marked the fourth day of the second rehearsals, with today the Big 6 completing their second rehearsals. Today we started with host nation Israel and finished with Italy. Who impressed, and who still needs improvement? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Israel Starting with a few…
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Today marked the third day of the second rehearsals for the semi-finalists, starting with Croatia through to Azerbaijan Who impressed, and who runs the risk of non-qualification? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Croatia Roko starts his performance lying on the floor, while the floor LEDs are…
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Today marked the second day of the second rehearsals for the semi-finalists, starting with Greece through to Austria Who impressed, and who runs the risk of non-qualification? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Greece Greece goes pastel colours lilac and yellow and we get to see a…
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Today marked the start of the second rehearsals for the semi-finalists, starting with Cyprus through to Portugal. Who impressed, and who runs the risk of non-qualification? Our guest writer Dennis (ESCdaily) gave his thoughts on the performances of the day! Cyprus The song opens with very quick flashing camera shots of Tamta in the dark.…
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