NF Throwback: Elhaida Dani – Diell

The Albanian national finals are an interesting piece of television, and in my experience of waking up at ungodly hours of the morning to watch them, I’ve often questioned why I’ve in fact made that decision. More often than not, I find myself wondering why a lot of the songs sound exactly the same, and…

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Best of the Bunch: Poland

Poland made their debut at Eurovision in 1994, and has since made 19 appearances at the contest. Out of those 19, Poland has reached the final 13 times, with their best result being in 1994 – their debut year, where they came 2nd. Since 2006, where we start our Best of the Bunch journey today,…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 11

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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Best of the Bunch: Sweden

Sweden has come out on top in recent years, with fairly consistent results in the top 10. Since 2006, which is where we begin our journey today, Sweden has only missed the final once, and achieved six top 5 results, including two 3rd places and 2 winning songs. With so many great songs, it’s hard…

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Best of the Bunch: Spain

Out of the 61 years of Eurovision, Spain has participated 56 times, and during those years, the nation has won the contest twice, and those two times were two years in a row, 1968 and 1969. In 1969, Spain was part of a four way tie for the win, therefore sharing first place with three…

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Måns Zelmerlöw’s Glorious Return!

The winner of Eurovision 2015, MÃ¥ns Zelmerlöw has returned to release a new single off his upcoming album. The track, called Glorious features his signature modern pop sound which won him the Eurovision title. The single will feature as a part of his upcoming album titled Chameleon, which will be his 7th studio album. The…

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Best of the Bunch: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is one of the fairly newer nations in Eurovision, after debuting back in 2008. Since their debut, they have been consistently one of the most successful nations, having always qualified to the final, and scoring a win since they began their Eurovision journey. Usually in this series, we would look back to 2006 until…

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Best of the Bunch: Serbia

Serbia debuted as an independent nation in 2007, and for the most part, has had a successful run, with a winning act on debut as Serbia, and the worst result being 11th in the semi-final. Not bad at all! Today, we’re going to be recapping the Serbian entries between 2007 and 2015 to decide which…

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Best of the Bunch: Lithuania

Lithuania haven’t been the most successful of nations at Eurovision, but even though they haven’t yet scored a win, there are still a few gems from over the years. Today, we’re going to be looking at the Lithuanian entries between the years 2006 and 2015 to decide which song is the Best of the Bunch!…

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Best of the Bunch: Norway

Norway debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1960, and since then, has won the contest three times, in 1985, 1995 and 2009. On the other end of the scale, Norway has also score no less than 11 last places, with 4 of those nul points. Today, we’re beginning our Norwegian Eurovision journey in…

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