This year, after a national final, Norway is offering Agnete with the song Icebreaker. We haven’t seen the blonde beauty much on tour around Europe like the other artists, but maybe she’s saving everything she’s got for Eurovision? Here’s what we think of Icebreaker.. Icebreaker is an interesting song, because it’s almost like 3 songs…
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After an extremely successful act last year in Eurovision for Belgium, the bar was set high for whoever was lucky enough to earn the opportunity to perform this year. After a national final, it was decided that Laura Tesoro would be the act representing Belgium with the song What’s the Pressure. The song has some…
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After the winner of Sanremo Song Festival declined participation in Eurovision, Francesca Michielin grabbed the opportunity with both hands and ran with it. Her song, originally titled Nessun Grado di Separazione has since had a bilingual makeover to include a chorus of English, and its English title to be used – No Degree of Separation.…
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Slovenia has chosen something a little different this year in ManuElla and her song Blue and Red. We haven’t heard much of this country-pop genre in Eurovision, so will it take Europe (and Australia) by storm? This song has a definite country twang to it, and would easily fit into the country music scene. I…
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Lithuania is becoming the master of mammoth national finals, and after such a long process, we have another returning artist to Eurovision. Donny Montell was chosen once again to represent the nation, with the song I’ve Been Waiting For This Night. The last time he was in Eurovision was in 2012, so can he better…
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Serbia internally selected their act this year, and after a bit of a wait, we learnt that it would be ZAA Sanja Vučić to sing the song Goodbye (Shelter). We don’t think Sanja will be saying goodbye to us in the semi-finals, and here’s why. Goodbye is a powerful song sung by a powerful singer.…
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Switzerland in recent years has been quite hit and miss in Eurovision, but could this be their year to make Europe listen? The artist who will be representing Switzerland is Rykka, who’s from Canada, but has roots in Switzerland. The song she will be singing is called The Last of Our Kind, and here’s what…
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Last year, Latvia brought, arguably, their best song to Eurovision yet (they’ve had a winning song, but that was in the early 2000’s, so surely doesn’t count, right?). The song came in at 6th place, which was a very respectable and deserved spot for Aminata. This year, she is back in the form of a…
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Sweden’s national selection is arguably the biggest across Europe, with often more Swedish people tuning into Melodifestivalen than Eurovision. This year, the nation selected Frans with the song If I Were Sorry. Amongst many of the fans, this song is a flop, however seems to be very popular outside of Sweden already – and Eurovision…
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This year, Estonia has chosen heartthrob Jüri Pootsmann with the song Play, which last years’ participant Stig Rasta helped write the music and lyrics. The young 21 year old is relatively new to the music scene, but was voted the Best Male Act at the 2015 Estonian Music Awards. The talent is there, but does…
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