Earlier this week, the BBC presented the UK’s Eurovision act for 2015. Similar to last year, the BBC chose to internally select the song to represent the nation. The broadcaster selected Electro Velvet, a duo consisting of Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas. The song they will be singing is called ‘Still in Love with you’…
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If I had a dollar for every person who has asked ‘Why is Australia in Eurovision? We’re not in Europe!’ I would be able to retire at 19. Yes, they are correct in saying that we aren’t in Europe, however there is more to participation, and specifically our participation in the 2015 contest. If we…
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Over in Germany, a very dramatic national final took place, where eight (or was it seven?) acts took to the stage to win the hearts and votes of the German public. In the first round, the eight acts presented one song each. These were: Mrs. Greenbird: Shine, Shine, Shine Alexa Feser: Glück Faun: Hörst du…
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This week, the Greek national final took place, where 5 songs competed in order to win the right to represent Greece at Eurovision 2015. The show was held in the Enastron Music Hall in Athens, and was hosted by popular television presenters Mairy Synatsaki and Doretta Papadimitriou. The participants were: C:REAL – Crash & Burn…
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This morning, the official SBS announcement took place in the iconic Sydney Opera House. After weeks of rumours about who will get the chance to represent Australia in their ‘one-off’ appearance in Europe’s favourite contest, we can finally reveal that it’s Guy Sebastian who will represent Australia! SBS opted for an internal selection, whereby they approached different…
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This year, the Spanish broadcaster TVE decided to internally select their representative. The singer they elected is Edurne, a young, popular artist in Spain. It was also announced that she would be singing a Spanish language song called Amanecer, which means ‘Break of Day.’ Despite knowing the title of the song, Eurovision fans had to…
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French broadcaster France 2 decided that this year, they would internally select their artists and song. Weeks ago, it was announced that Lisa Angell would sing N’oubliez Pas at Eurovision. Last night, on the local TV show The Grand Show, Lisa Angell presented her song live, and gave audiences an idea of what to expect…
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After a long and exciting run, Hungary’s national selection process A Dal has concluded, with Boggie taking the win with the song Wars for Nothing. There were eight artists who had won the right to compete in the final, and they were: Bálint Gájer – That’s How It Goes (0 points) Boggie – Wars For…
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In amongst another super Saturday was Moldova, where O Melodie Pentru Europa concluded. The show was hosted by Olivia Furtuna and Sergiu Beznitchi, and Sandu Scobioala and Daniela Babici kept us up to date in the green room. The sixteen finalists were: Miss M – Lonely Stranger Irina Kitoroagă – I’m Gonna Get You Eduard…
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Last night over in Helsinki, the final of Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu, or UMK to everyone else, was completed. Over the course of UMK, 18 acts were reduced to 9 for the final, who were: Shava – Ostarilla Satin Circus – Crossroads Solju – Hold Your Colours Järjestyshäiriö – Särkyneiden sydänten kulmilla Norlan El Misionario –…
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