From early on in the national final season this year, it was fairly clear that OG3NE would be flying the flag for the Netherlands, and the confirmation of their participation seemed to be yet another top choice from the reinvigorated Eurovision nation. After years of not so great results, Anouk really turned things around in…
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Once again, Bulgaria has been one of the last nations to announce their song and artist combination, however we now know who has the difficult task of following on from Poli Genova, who gave Bulgaria their best ever placing at Eurovision last year with the song If Love Was A Crime. This year, Bulgaria has…
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Valentina Monetta was deemed Eurovision royalty after performing for San Marino three years in row, and on her third attempt in 2014, she brought the nation to the Grand Final for the first time. This year, Valentina is back, and she is not alone. She will be joined by American performer Jimmie Wilson, and together…
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Finland has been one of those countries where I’ve found the entries to be hit or miss, leaning more towards the hit side, and after their non-qualification last year on a song that I reviewed and rated highly last year, I was hoping for yet another good song from Finland that Europe would love just…
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With most of the 2017 songs now selected, one of the countries who was particularly quiet over the national final season was Russia, however now, we have confirmation that they will indeed be participating at Eurovision this year, and that Julia Samoylova will be flying the flag in Kyiv. Julia was selected internally by the…
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Cyprus selected their Eurovision act super early for 2017. They were the first off the block, and I must say, I was hopeful in their choice of Hovig due to the fact that I really enjoyed his national final song a few years back. That in combination with the fact that Thomas G:son would be…
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This year, Norway once again decided on a national final to decide upon their next Eurovision act. A record number of song submissions were received by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK, and out of the 1035 songs submitted, 10 were chosen to perform at Melodi Grand Prix. The 10 competing acts were: Ammunition – Wrecking Crew…
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It’s revamp central in Europe today, with yet another song releasing their official version. Timebelle were chosen in a national final in Switzerland, and their song Apollo was relatively well received by fans, however now, the group has reworked their entry and filmed a clip to accompany their Eurovision entry. The foundations of the song…
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The UK decided on their Eurovision act back in January, which gave the artist and the delegation time to refine the song. To read more about the national selection You Decide, you can go back and read the post here, however all you need to know for now is that Lucie Jones was chosen with…
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A while back, Alma was announced as the next French representative for Eurovision in 2017 with the song Requiem, which was originally released entirely in French. There were reports that the song would be revamped to be bilingual, and now the official bilingual version has been released alongside the reworked official video. The song has…
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