Israel have sent some cracking songs in the last few years, and for the most part, I’m a fan of their Eurovision style. Golden Boy still remains as one of the most memorable moments for me in regards to Israel in Eurovision, and even Made of Stars was a song I thoroughly enjoyed. This year,…
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Latvia found their Eurovision spark in 2015 with Aminata, and the reinvigorated Latvia continued their qualification streak with Justs last year, with a song written by Aminata. This year, with Aminata crossing borders and writing a song for the Lithuanian national final, Latvia had to fend for themselves and pick something worthy of once again…
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Albania travelled down the usual road to Eurovision for 2017, firstly by selecting their song and artist through the national final Festivali i Këngës. Lindita was the triumphing artist, and the song chosen in the national final was called Botë, however in true Albanian form, the song wasn’t left alone in Albanian, but rather re-written…
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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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Sweden is a huge threat to Ireland’s record of most number of wins in Eurovision history, and there’s a reason for that. In recent years, Sweden has been an absolute force, consistently sending modern music with innovative staging. Their national selection process Melodifestivalen is to thank for that, as it has now become more of…
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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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Hungary’s Eurovision national selection process always features some gems, and this year was no different. Going into the early stages of the national selection A Dal, I was fairly keen on Gigi Radics and her crazy good vocals, and I also really enjoyed Peet Project, but as the process continued through all the heats, then…
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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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Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz were chosen internally by the Georgian public broadcaster, then it was up to the public to send in songs in which would fit the band’s style. After a show previewing all 5 songs, the Georgian public could then choose their favourite, and Midnight Gold was the winner, but is…
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Bulgaria is bringing back a crowd favourite this year, Poli Genova, with a song that has quickly become one of the most talked about this year. The song, If Love Was A Crime is a catchy pop song, slightly different to her previous entry of 2011, called Na Inat, which had more of a rock…
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