Best of the Bunch: Armenia

This week, we’re looking at Armenia through the years 2006 to 2015 to decide which song is the Best of the Bunch! Armenia debuted in 2006, and have statistically been quite successful since then. Out of the 9 appearances since 2006, Armenia has appeared in 8 finals. 8 out of 9 ain’t bad! Now, let’s…

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Best of the Bunch: FYR Macedonia

This week, we’ll be looking at the last 10 years of FYR Macedonia in Eurovision – from 2006 to 2015. Their first appearance at Eurovision was in 1998, however had previously made an effort to enter the contest two years before this, however failed to qualify from the pre-selection round. Let’s look back on 2006,…

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Junior Eurovision Top 5 (Part 2: 2010 – 2015)

With Junior Eurovision 2016 approaching, we’ve decided to take a look back into the history of the contest to decide on some of our very favourites. Our last Top 5 (which you can find here) looked at our favourites between 2003 and 2009, and now it’s time to look at our favourites between 2010 and…

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Best of the Bunch: Israel

Israel first debuted in 1973, and has appeared in Eurovision 39 times. Since debuting, the nation has won an impressive 3 times, with two consecutive wins in 1978 and 1979, and then again in 1998. Today, we’re going to look at the performances between 2006 and 2015 to decide which is the best of the…

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Best of the Bunch: Ireland

This week we’re going to look at a country that dominated the contest throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, a country that has been the most successful at Eurovision – surely you know it, it’s Ireland! Although they have won the most out of any country, we’re only taking the last 10 years, which wasn’t Ireland’s…

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Minus One get a second chance for Cyprus!

For the hardcore Eurovision fans, you’ll recognise our next act for Eurovision 2016. Minus One competed in the national final in Cyprus, however lost out to Giannis Karagiannis who represented the island nation in this year’s contest. Now, Minus One have been internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, RIK, to represent Cyprus in Stockholm…

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Best of the Bunch: Belarus

This week, we’re looking at the last 10 years of Belarus in Eurovision. The nation debuted in 2004, and interestingly, have never sung in their native language, always English. The first three years of participation, Belarus struggled to get close to the top 10 of the semi-finals, meaning that they didn’t qualify until 2007. Before…

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Junior Eurovision 2015 Wrap Up – The Highs, Lows and Surprises

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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2015 JESC Reviews – Ireland – Aimee Banks – Realta na Mara

Lucky last in our reviews is our second debut nation for 2015, Ireland. The nation went all out with a national final, hoping to repeat Italy’s success on debut last year, and score a win of their own. They chose Aimee Banks as their first representative, and she will be singing Realta na Mara. The…

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2015 JESC Reviews – San Marino – Kamilla Ismailova – Mirror

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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