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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 5

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…

30 contenders for Hungary’s A Dal!

By: eurovisionunion December 10, 2016

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As in previous years, Hungary has chosen to use the national final format of A Dal to select their Eurovision act. This year, 30 acts have been selected, and each song, plus the jury was announced in a press conference in a club in Budapest. The first show of A Dal will be broadcast on…

Top 5 National Final songs of 2016!

The Eurovision 2017 season has already begun, and already, we are learning of nations who have already chosen their acts. Before we get into the heart of Eurovision national final season, we thought we would look back to this time last year, where hopefuls from across Europe were competing it out to earn the right…

Top 5 National Final Songs of 2015

Before we are thrown into the crazy period of the national final season for 2017, we thought we would take a step back in time to see our favourite songs from the 2015 national final season. In 2015, we saw many top quality songs make it to Eurovision, but what about the songs that didn’t…

Second Chance Social: Australia’s results are in!

Eurovision has been a staple for many over the years, however with our participation in the contest now (semi) permanent, we can now have more of a chance than ever to get together with Eurovision fans and do all the fun stuff that the OGAE clubs do overseas. Only a few weeks back, I had…

43 Countries to Compete in Kyiv!

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…

Eurovision Young Musicians: The story so far…

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…

2016 Reviews – Hungary – Freddie – Pioneer

By: eurovisionunion April 24, 2016

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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,…

Freddie will represent Hungary!

By: eurovisionunion March 2, 2016

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Once again, the Hungarian broadcaster has chosen to use A Dal as the process in selecting the act for Eurovision. The final took place in the weekend past, with eight diverse entries to choose from. The show was hosted by Csilla Tatar and Levente Harsanyi, and the interval acts were Boggie (2015 Eurovision participant) and…

Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Complete! Finalists Revealed!

After months of waiting, we finally have our first semi-final qualifiers. Warning, this article contains spoilers! Here are the qualifiers: Armenia Belgium Greece Estonia Serbia Hungary Russia Albania Romania Georgia There were some shock exits, and some surprise qualifiers. Despite some of our sadness from seeing our faves leave, it was still an amazing show!…