During the summer season, Sweden embraces the good weather, and the good tunes in various televised summer festivals. One of those festivals is Sommarkrysset, which is broadcast from the Gröna Lund amusement park in the nation’s capital, Stockholm. The program, which first began in 2005, features a range of famous artists who perform in front…
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As you may recall, we first saw Saara Aalto when she performed twice in the Finnish national final for Eurovision, firstly in 2011 with the song Blessed with Love, and then last year with the song No Fear. She has also placed 2nd in the Voice of Finland, and most recently, Saara participated on the…
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It feels like an eternity since Swedish Eurovision winner MÃ¥ns Zelmerlöw has released new music, and although Hanging on to Nothing isn’t a new release as such, what is new is the video clip to accompany the song. The single was first released in August of 2016, and was the second single off his 7th…
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International audiences were first introduced to Israeli performer Harel Skaat back in 2010, when he was selected to represent his nation at Eurovision. His song Milim was heartfelt, but yet powerful, and remains as one of our favourite Eurovision entries of all time. Aside from his Eurovision appearance, Harel has released an impressive collection of…
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There’s some serious talent coming from Italy, and we’re not just talking about the upcoming favourite to win Eurovision 2017, Francesco Gabbani. Although we can’t dismiss Francesco’s work, including his recently released album which we will be discussing, we also have to talk about some of the new releases from some of our favourite Italian…
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Since his selection to represent Austria in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, Nathan Trent has been busy on the promo scene performing his entry Running On Air. His incredible vocals were shown off at the London Eurovision Party where he performed his entry A Capella, and his energy has been ever present across all his…
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Turkish rock group Mor Ve Ötesi have released a box set of special edition discs featuring songs released over their 20 year career. Over their history, the band has released no less than 10 albums, with the first album released back in 1996. The new box set was released late 2016, and was split into…
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A couple of weeks back, we reported on the journey of Saara Aalto, the Finnish singer who took on the UK and survived weeks of voting in the X Factor to reach the top 2. The results are in, and Saara unfortunately was named a runner up once again, after finishing 3rd in Talent Suomi,…
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Former Eurovision participant, and well-loved vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian of Romani ethnicity Esma Redžepova has sadly passed away at the age of 73, after a short illness. Her contribution to Roma culture earned her the nickname as the Queen of the Gypsies, and in 2010, was cited as one of the 50 great voices of…
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Saara Aalto, as some of you may remember, participated in the National Final for Finland in both 2011 and 2016 with the songs Blessed With Love and No Fear respectively. Previous to this, Saara had participated in Talent Suomi, finishing in the top 3, and later on, she participated in the Voice of Finland, where…
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