Bulgaria is one of those Eurovision nations who don’t often seen the top of the results table, nor do they often qualify to the Grand Final, however last year, Poli Genova gave Bulgaria their best result ever with 4th place. This has revived the interest in the contest, and Bulgaria are really putting that extra…
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Croatia are neither here nor there when it comes to Eurovision, and over the years they haven’t always made a huge impact at the contest. Last year, the nation sent Nina Kraljić, a singer with a beautiful voice and a beautiful song which admittedly should have done better in the final. This year, Croatia went…
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Spain, as one of the Big 5 nations hasn’t had a very successful run over the recent years. I feel the nation has great intentions of bringing something exciting to the table, but just never really hits that mark. This year, a slightly confusing format of national final was used to select the next Spanish…
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Malta is a dominant nation in Eurovision’s sibling, Junior Eurovision, however in Eurovision, haven’t yet reached a winning position. Some of their entries have come close, however the small island nation are still waiting for their first Eurovision win. This year, Claudia Faniello (the sister of Fabrizio from Eurovision 2001 and 2006, just a fun…
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Norway have traditionally been fairly successful at Eurovision, and rarely do they miss a Grand Final. In 2016, unfortunately Norway did miss out on the Grand Final, so this year, they’re hoping to get back on track with JOWST featuring Aleksander Walmann and the song Grab the Moment. The song was chosen through a national…
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Blanche was one of the first Eurovision 2017 acts to be announced, and there were months between her selection and the song release. All of a sudden, Belgium went from zero to hero as soon as the song was released, with fans going absolutely insane over her song City Lights. With Belgium finally finding their…
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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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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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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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