Over the last couple of months (yes, it’s been that long!) we’ve been going back through the years to rediscover the forgotten songs of Eurovision. They’re the songs that don’t quite make it to the final, sometimes by the tiniest of margins, and sometimes these songs finish up in last place – but this doesn’t…
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The Netherlands have consistently participated at Junior Eurovision since the contest began in 2003, and this year is no exception. Traditionally the Dutch broadcaster AVRO chooses to hold a national final to select their act, however last year, the trio Kisses was chosen internally. This year, they’re returning to the tried and true method of…
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve been rediscovering the hidden gems of Eurovision – the songs that didn’t qualify to the final, but we love them anyway. It was an interesting year in 2011, a lot of memorable songs in amongst the group, but today we’re putting the spotlight back on our five favourites that…
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From early on in the national final season this year, it was fairly clear that OG3NE would be flying the flag for the Netherlands, and the confirmation of their participation seemed to be yet another top choice from the reinvigorated Eurovision nation. After years of not so great results, Anouk really turned things around in…
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Months ago, we found out that the sister trio under the name OG3NE would be representing the Netherlands at Eurovision in Kyiv this year. We’ve been waiting for a song all this time, and now we are able to listen to their entry, which is called Lights and Shadows. The group is made up of…
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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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With Junior Eurovision only days away, every country has now taken to the stage for their first rehearsals. In these rehearsals, it’s really only a first impression. We hear the vocals live, we see the staging and we sometimes see the final costumes. Although this certainly isn’t the final product (to read our feature of…
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Ah, Junior Eurovision. It’s the playful offspring of our beloved Eurovision, but we think the contest has offered some of the most memorable, catchy and energetic performances since it began back in 2003. Although it has never grown to the heights of Eurovision, we still think it deserves the same attention. Because of this, we’ve…
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We waited months and months between the announcement that Douwe Bob would represent the Netherlands, and the actual song reveal, which was all time to create the perfect Eurovision song to follow on from some of the recent successes of the Netherlands revival. Post Anouk, I think the nation realised that simple, well written songs…
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The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS told us a while back that it would be Douwe Bob who would represent the nation at Eurovision 2016, and now, we are able to hear the song they will be sending. During a press conference, the official video for Douwe Bob’s song Slow Down was presented, which you will be…
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