It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen the host country top the tables and win the contest again as the host nation. It was 1994 to be exact, with Ireland (aka the nation with the most wins in Eurovision history) hosting the contest in Dublin, only to win the contest again and host in…
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Austria has participated at Eurovision an incredible 50 times, and 46 of those times they’ve found themselves in the final – whether that’s by automatic qualification, or due to their talent, beating other acts through the semi-finals. Today we’ll be looking back on the entries between 2007 and 2015, and after we recap, it will…
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On the eleventh day of Eurovision… We’re inching closer to the end of our journey, but before it ends, we make a stop off at Vienna, where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest took place after Conchita Wurst’s win the previous year. This was the second time Austria had hosted the competition, with the previous time…
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Sometimes, Eurovision disappoints us, and our favourites end up in last place. We go through the stages of shock, sadness, anger – how could Europe place THAT song at the bottom?! We’ve been there, and done that, so now we’re looking back between the years 2006 and 2016 to find our favourite songs which weren’t…
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Give me a bunch of hipster guys singing a sensitive song and I really am yours. As many of you would know, we have A LOT of slower songs this year, and for many of the countries, it has been hard to stand out amongst the crowd. I think the charming nature of this song…
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On Sunday night, the Austrian national final took place, where six acts competed in order to win the right to represent Austria on home ground. The six acts were as follows: Folkshilfe – Who You Are – 14 points Zoe – Quel Filou – 18 points DAWA – Feel Alive – 18 points Celina Ann…
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