We love going back and rediscovering some of the lesser known national final songs, but today we decided to pick one of the most talked about from recent years. It was the comeback everyone was waiting for – we are of course talking about Loreen’s return to Melodifestivalen! Having won Eurovision in 2012, many were…
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Let us rewind the clock back to 2013, and to give some context, Montenegro was yet to qualify to the Eurovision final after four attempts as an independent nation. After a few disastrous entries, it was about time that the spotlight was put on Montenegro – and that leads us to Who See and their…
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Estonia is well known in the Eurovision community for holding one of the most diverse national selections, and this year was no exception. Although we know that Elina Nechayeva won Eesti Laul by a landslide, by request we’re taking a look at one of the competitors, Frankie Animal. Admittedly, I don’t think I’ve heard this…
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In the midst of one of the biggest non-qualification streaks we had seen at Eurovision, it was safe to say that The Netherlands was in a rut. Stylistically the nation had sent a range of songs, none of which the Eurovision audiences were going for, but in context, it’s easy to see why. Despite the…
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Sometimes persistence is key when it comes to Eurovision. There have been countless times where we have seen an artist take part in a national selection, only to fall short but yet return in future years. In some circumstances, it takes years and numerous attempts to reach Eurovision if ever, and for others the road…
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2015 was an interesting year for Eurovision, as it was the year that we began to see some really cutting edge performances, which set the tone for the years to follow. The two stand out performances which pushed Eurovision into the modern age were the Belgian, and the Latvian entries. The latter, which was performed…
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Azerbaijan made their Eurovision debut in 2008, and very quickly found the Eurovision formula which brings them success each and every year. Today we’re looking back at their 2010 entry, and by that point, the nation had already achieved two top 10 results, with their 2009 entry finishing in 3rd place. They were off to…
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Switzerland have had a long history at Eurovision, being one of the seven nations to participate in the first edition of the contest. In more recent times, it’s possible to count their qualifications with only one hand, and that’s over a span of more than ten years. Today we’re taking it back to one of…
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Considering Ireland is the most successful nation at Eurovision (until that record is broken, perhaps by Sweden?), their results are fairly average in the years gone by. Other than Jedward in 2011, their only qualifications led to fairly low results in the final, and after 2013, the nation hasn’t managed to qualify. Today’s National Final…
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Hungary have had a mixed run at Eurovision, with some results hitting the Top 10, and others falling behind. Today we’ll be discussing the 2011 entry performed by Kati Wolf, titled What About My Dreams, which at the time was being labelled one of the contenders for the win. Although there were high hopes for…
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