All Eurovision fans rejoice, as this is a big day in Eurovision merchandise history. For the first time, there will be a limited edition vinyl box set for the 2017 contest! The set will include four 180g high-fidelity 24-bit vinyls which will include all 43 songs from the 2017 contest, as well as a 56…
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Sweden is a huge threat to Ireland’s record of most number of wins in Eurovision history, and there’s a reason for that. In recent years, Sweden has been an absolute force, consistently sending modern music with innovative staging. Their national selection process Melodifestivalen is to thank for that, as it has now become more of…
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Greece had such a great qualifying streak in Eurovision, however last year, Greece missed out on the final for the first time since semi-finals were introduced in 2004. This year, with the hope of bringing Greece back to the final, they internally selected one of their biggest acts, Demy, and they announced that there would…
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Armenia was one of the first nations to choose their 2017 Eurovision act, with their national final Depi Evratesil finishing up just before 2017 ticked over on the calendar. The winner of the competition was Artsvik, and it seems like an eternity since she was chosen by Armenia, however now we finally have the song…
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Denmark, once a powerhouse at Eurovision has taken a bit of a blow over the last few years, failing to qualify to the final. This year, they’ve put their hopes in Aussie girl Anja Nissen with the song Where I Am. Last year, Anja participated in the national final with the song Never Alone, and…
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Since Francesco Gabbani’s win of Italy’s Sanremo Song Festival, he has remained as a firm favourite to also take out Eurovision this year, however his song, Occidentali’s Karma needed to be cut down to fit to the strict 3 minute time limit as prescribed by the Eurovision rules. The song has taken some significant cuts,…
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Austria have been hit and miss in Eurovision over the years, and have used a variety of methods to choose their Eurovision act. This year, they opted for an internal selection, and the artist, Nathan Trent was selected fairly early on in the national final season of 2017. Funnily enough, he was actually shortlisted to…
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As part of the Big 5, Germany automatically qualifies to the final each year. Similar to the other Big 5 nations, it seems to be a curse that they can’t shake, as year after year, Germany specifically, have failed to make a big impact on Europe. The last two years have been especially rough for…
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Hungary’s Eurovision national selection process always features some gems, and this year was no different. Going into the early stages of the national selection A Dal, I was fairly keen on Gigi Radics and her crazy good vocals, and I also really enjoyed Peet Project, but as the process continued through all the heats, then…
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Albania is annually one of the first nations to choose their Eurovision act and song, however often it is the case that the artist and team will go back to the drawing board to find a way to revamp the song, whether that’s a change from Albanian to English, or a language change PLUS a…
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