Are you In or Out? Estonia’s First Qualifiers!

Last night, the first semi-final of Estonia’s Eurovision selection Eesti Laul took place, where 10 acts were all fighting for the five spots in the final. The results of the semi-final were through a combination of jury and public vote. The running order for the show was as shown below: Elina Born – In or…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 12

On the twelfth day of Eurovision… Back to Sweden we go for our last Day of Eurovision, and this time, the contest is held in the capital Stockholm. Måns Zelmerlöw took out the trophy in Vienna, and his Eurovision duties aren’t over yet, as he hosted the 2016 contest alongside Petra Mede, who hosted the…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 8

Today, we’re taking a closer look at the 57th edition of Eurovision which was held in Azerbaijan for the first time. The nation debuted in 2008, meaning that they had won the contest on their 4th attempt – a pretty impressive feat. The contest was held in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, where an…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 7

After Germany triumphed at Eurovision 2010, it was time to head to Düsseldorf, where the 56th Eurovision Song Contest was held. The contest featured a massive 43 countries, with Austria, Hungary, Italy and San Marino all returning to the contest. The show was held in the Esprit Arena, and hosted by the dynamic trio of…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 5

On the fifth day of Eurovision… Today we’re heading off to Moscow, the capital of Russia, where the 54th edition of Eurovision was held. The contest had a number of record breaking moments, and some changes to the format, including the reintroduction of the national juries after years of only televoting. A total of 42…

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12 Days of Eurovision: Day 4

On the fourth day of Eurovision… After Serbia won the contest with Marija Šerifović, the contest said goodbye to Helsinki and was welcomed by Belgrade, the host for the 2008 edition of Eurovision. 2008 marked the first year that we would see three Eurovision shows, with the addition of one extra semi-final, making a total…

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Estonia plans for a big Eesti Laul Reveal!

Similar to previous years, Estonia has chosen to use their national final format Eesti Laul to choose their Eurovision 2017 act, however, how the acts are to be revealed is going to be done in a different way this year. For the first time, the entries will be revealed over two days, the 8th of…

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Top 5 National Final Songs of 2015

Before we are thrown into the crazy period of the national final season for 2017, we thought we would take a step back in time to see our favourite songs from the 2015 national final season. In 2015, we saw many top quality songs make it to Eurovision, but what about the songs that didn’t…

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Second Chance Social: Australia’s results are in!

Eurovision has been a staple for many over the years, however with our participation in the contest now (semi) permanent, we can now have more of a chance than ever to get together with Eurovision fans and do all the fun stuff that the OGAE clubs do overseas. Only a few weeks back, I had…

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43 Countries to Compete in Kyiv!

The EBU has now officially announced that there will be a record high 43 countries participating in Eurovision 2017 held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This equals the total from 2008 and 2011, which also featured 43 countries. The countries returning to the contest after absence include Portugal and Romania, who did not participate in…

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