Last night, the biannual competition Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Cologne in Germany, where 11 acts took to the stage to perform their pieces. Poland’s representative Łukasz Dyczko was chosen by the professional jury as the winner! Łukasz Dyczko performed Waignein’s Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto. The participants were backed by the WDR Orchestra, creating an incredible…
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There’s a sibling of Eurovision that many seem to forget, and that’s Eurovision Young Musicians. The contest has been running since 1982, and occurs every 2 years. The contest is for musicians 18 years or younger, and the chosen representative performs a piece of classical music of their choice accompanied by a local orchestra. A…
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We’ve had a bit of time to calm down from all the Eurovision action of 2016, but the fun isn’t over. The CD is now in my possession, and has made its way into my car, ready to be played to death in the next few months. The songs that I like have changed slightly.…
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Take 2 of the German selection (context: they chose internally, then they didn’t, then they had a national final and pretended like they didn’t look foolish) gave us Jamie-Lee Kriewitz with the song Ghost. Jamie-Lee won the latest series of the Voice in Germany, and soon after she was picked for Eurovision – what a…
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After the craziness that was the German selection (which you can read more about here), we finally have a representative and a song. The show ‘Unser Lied für Stockholm’ took place in Cologne, and 10 diverse acts took to the stage to fight for the opportunity to bring Eurovision success to Germany once again. The…
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It was late November, and Eurovision fans found out the representative for Germany 2016. It was Xavier Naidoo, a famous but controversial act within Germany, however host broadcaster NDR did not realise just how polarising opinions would be once the announcement was made. Instead of following the format used for a few years now, the…
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Ann Sophie is one lucky artist. After the dramas in the national final, Ann Sophie was the one who ended up with a ticket to Vienna. She is definitely an energetic singer, and she has a Lena feel about her. Her voice is quite unique, like Lena as well. When this was first released, I…
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*Warning, this contains spoilers* Last night, the second semi-final of the 60th Anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Vienna. The line-up was strong, with many Eurovision fans struggling to pick their favourites! Nevertheless, after the voting was complete, Europe and Australia picked their top 10. Here are the next 10 finalists: Lithuania…
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This week, we will take a look at the previous 10 entries from Germany. The nation has been present at all but 1 contest in the 60 year history of Eurovision, so you could say that they’re experts – or are they? Keep reading to see the latest 10 German entries, and then vote down…
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Over in Germany, a very dramatic national final took place, where eight (or was it seven?) acts took to the stage to win the hearts and votes of the German public. In the first round, the eight acts presented one song each. These were: Mrs. Greenbird: Shine, Shine, Shine Alexa Feser: Glück Faun: Hörst du…
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