I have to say, I really didn’t think I’d see Valentina Monetta at Eurovision again, yet here she is, for the fourth time. In 2014, which was her third attempt at that time, she (and San Marino) qualified for the first time in Eurovision history, and we all thought that she would leave on a…
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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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Valentina Monetta was deemed Eurovision royalty after performing for San Marino three years in row, and on her third attempt in 2014, she brought the nation to the Grand Final for the first time. This year, Valentina is back, and she is not alone. She will be joined by American performer Jimmie Wilson, and together…
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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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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…
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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…
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I think you all know where this review is going – and I haven’t even started yet. What a mess this whole situation is, am I right? So, Serhat was chosen as the singer for San Marino, despite not being from San Marino. There’s no rules to say he has to be from San Marino,…
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San Marino, true to tradition, have chosen to internally select an artist. Last year, SMRTV stole from the pool of Junior Eurovision singers, and this year, they’ve gone abroad. The process began months ago, where the broadcaster was receiving emails from singers and composers and amongst all the potential artists, the broadcaster has chosen Turkish…
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It’s been a week since Junior Eurovision took place in the capital of Bulgaria, and it’s about time we wrapped up the 2015 coverage by talking about our thoughts on the show – our favourites, our not-so-favourites and surprises on the night. Last night, the Aussies got to watch the show in prime time, although…
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San Marino have now participated for 3 years in Junior Eurovision, and you must commend their determination considering just how small the nation actually is. This year, they’ve gone out of their national boundaries to enlist a Russian singer, Kamilla Ismailova to sing the song Mirror. And my gosh it shows. As an Italian speaker,…
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