There were some great songs in 2013, and as we’ve learnt over the last few weeks through our Top 5 Non-Qualifiers series, not all the great songs make it through to the final. Some seriously great songs were left behind, and it was tough to pick just 5, but we’ve managed to pick our very…
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The Eurovision semi-finals are a brutal fighting ground, where around 18 acts go in, and only 10 come out. Doesn’t sound too bad, considering the math, but it’s still always nerve-wracking to watch the votes come in and the final 10 being announced. I’m sure everyone has at least once felt the disappointment or shock…
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Montenegro haven’t had the best of luck when it comes to Eurovision, but when they hit their high, they really impressed. Both their qualifying entries from 2014 and 2015 were great Balkan ballads, however this year, they’ve internally selected Slavko Kalezić with a song called Space, which is so not a Balkan ballad! With its…
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For Eurovision 2017, Montenegro opted for an internal selection, and late last year, the eccentric Slavko Kalezić was selected. Now, his song which is called Space has been released with an accompanying video clip. The song was composed by Momčila Zekovića. Slavko rose to fame after participating in the X Factor Adria back in 2013.…
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Over the past decade, we’ve seen less and less songs in national language, so today we’re going to celebrate the greatness that is song in national language (i.e. not English, and not including Malta and UK). Today’s post includes our top 5 from the last 5 years, and although the sample space shrunk to be…
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Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG have internally selected the act that will be performing at Eurovision 2017! Slavko Kalezić will be following on from the Highway, and travelling to Kyiv next year to represent Montenegro with the song ‘Space.’ Earlier in the year, the broadcaster RTCG asked for submissions, and they receieved a total of 27 entries.…
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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 eleventh day of Eurovision… We’re inching closer to the end of our journey, but before it ends, we make a stop off at Vienna, where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest took place after Conchita Wurst’s win the previous year. This was the second time Austria had hosted the competition, with the previous time…
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We don’t have to travel far to our next destination, it’s just over the bridge! We’ve gone from Malmö to Copenhagen, after Emmelie de Forest’s win in 2013. This was the third time that Denmark have hosted the contest, with the more recent time back in 2001. The hosts of the show were Lise Rønne, Nikolaj…
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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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