Let us rewind the clock back to 2013, and to give some context, Montenegro was yet to qualify to the Eurovision final after four attempts as an independent nation. After a few disastrous entries, it was about time that the spotlight was put on Montenegro – and that leads us to Who See and their…
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Estonia is well known in the Eurovision community for holding one of the most diverse national selections, and this year was no exception. Although we know that Elina Nechayeva won Eesti Laul by a landslide, by request we’re taking a look at one of the competitors, Frankie Animal. Admittedly, I don’t think I’ve heard this…
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In the midst of one of the biggest non-qualification streaks we had seen at Eurovision, it was safe to say that The Netherlands was in a rut. Stylistically the nation had sent a range of songs, none of which the Eurovision audiences were going for, but in context, it’s easy to see why. Despite the…
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Throughout Eurovision history, we’ve seen Israel on a big rollercoaster, with some years up, and others down, but one cannot underestimate their strength at the contest. In more recent years. We’ve seen not only strong qualifiers, but strong finishes from Israel, and this year with Netta Barzilai, we suspect that we’ll be seeing yet another…
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Although they were the first ever Eurovision winner, in more recent times, Switzerland have been on struggle street at the contest they were once successful at, having failed to qualify more often than not in recent years. After many fans putting their hopes in Timebelle last year and them seeing them ultimately fail to qualify…
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Georgia is one of the newer nations to Eurovision, having only made their debut back in 2007, but despite that, they have found success in most of their participating years. There have been a few times where they’ve finished in the Top 10, and others where they’ve only just missed out on the Top 10,…
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It’s been a rough few years for Iceland, as the once successful Eurovision nation has been failing to make an impact at the contest. Over the last three years, the nation has found themselves stuck in the semi-finals with songs that we considered as fairly strong entries, but with the strength of the entries increasing…
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Since their return in 2011, Italy have barely put a foot wrong when it comes to Eurovision. Unlike the other Big 5 nations, Italy has been able to fairly consistently land themselves in the Top 10 which is pretty impressive. As per usual, the nation used their prestigious song festival, Sanremo, to choose who would…
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It was a bit of a shock last year to see Finland miss out on the final, but it also marked the third year in a row that the nation has missed out on reaching the Eurovision final. This year, the guns are out and Finland is in it to win it. Early on in…
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After an incredibly long time without qualifying to the Eurovision final, The Netherlands finally kicked into gear back in 2013 with Anouk, and since then, have found themselves in the final all but one year. Not only were they in the final, but they’ve had two top 10 finishes, and two 11th place finishes, which…
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