This year, Belarus has caused a bit of a stir with their participant, Ivan. The song is Help You Fly, and the song was seemingly under the radar… that was until news reports claimed that Ivan wanted to sing on stage naked with live wolves, and that the delegation was trying as hard as possible…
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This year, Austria has chosen Zoë as their representative, singing the song Loin d’ici. The song is entirely in French, which is a first for Austria, who regularly send songs in German or English. Last year, in their home country, Austria undeservingly ended up with nul points, but will this year be any better? The…
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This year, for the 12th time in a row, Moldovan broadcaster TRM organised a national final to select Moldova’s act for Eurovision this year. O Melodi Pentru Europa was the title of the show, and it was hosted by Sergiu Bezniţchi and Olivia Furtună, while Liviu Gulica was presenting in the green room. The voting…
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In news that has come as a complete surprise to many fans, the EBU has announced that Romania will not be allowed to compete as part of this year’s contest in Stockholm. The European Broadcasting Union has withdrawn the Romanian broadcaster TVR, as they have failed to pay debts owing to the EBU. The debt,…
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After a long national final, Freddie triumphed as the winner with his song Pioneer. The anthemic song seems to have won many of the fans over, and offers a completely diverse sound in comparison to the Hungarian entry in 2015. The song has rock elements, mostly through Freddie’s voice, but is pop at its core,…
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Another returning artist of this year comes from Iceland – Greta Salome is back, solo this time, with the song Hear Them Calling. Her last participation was with Jonsi back in 2012, but will she improve on her previous results, and bring Iceland a win? There is no doubt that this song is absolutely modern,…
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The Czech Republic has yet to make an appearance in any Eurovision final, and this year will be their 5th attempt at reaching the final. This year they are sending Gabriela Gunčíková, with a ballad titled I Stand. The song took fans and critics by surprise, and this may well be the first time we…
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Despite Margaret being the clear favourite in the Polish national final, Michał Szpak dazzled audiences on the night with his song Color of Your Life. The upbeat ballad has had some mixed reactions since it was chosen, and there was even a petition for Margaret to go to Eurovision even though she didn’t win! Away…
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Incredibly, Ovidiu Anton, the representative for Romania this year has attempted to get to Eurovision 5 times… Finally, this year, he managed to win the national final with the rock ballad Moment of Silence, but was it worth the wait? I think it takes someone special to pull off a good rock ballad, and Ovidiu…
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Once again, we are welcoming Kaliopi to Eurovision, with her last attempt back in 2012, where she took her nation to the finals. This year, she’s back with a song titled Dona (no, not donut), but will this song improve on her previous results at Eurovision? Her last entry Crno I Belo was a crowd…
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