The Czech Republic has yet to make an appearance in any Eurovision final, and this year will be their 5th attempt at reaching the final. This year they are sending Gabriela Gunčíková, with a ballad titled I Stand. The song took fans and critics by surprise, and this may well be the first time we…
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Despite Margaret being the clear favourite in the Polish national final, Michał Szpak dazzled audiences on the night with his song Color of Your Life. The upbeat ballad has had some mixed reactions since it was chosen, and there was even a petition for Margaret to go to Eurovision even though she didn’t win! Away…
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Incredibly, Ovidiu Anton, the representative for Romania this year has attempted to get to Eurovision 5 times… Finally, this year, he managed to win the national final with the rock ballad Moment of Silence, but was it worth the wait? I think it takes someone special to pull off a good rock ballad, and Ovidiu…
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Once again, we are welcoming Kaliopi to Eurovision, with her last attempt back in 2012, where she took her nation to the finals. This year, she’s back with a song titled Dona (no, not donut), but will this song improve on her previous results at Eurovision? Her last entry Crno I Belo was a crowd…
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Moldova, at least for me, has been a country which has gone completely under the radar this year. Their national selection seemed to be forgotten amongst others, but regardless, we have a performer, Lidia Isac, and she will be taking the pop number titled Falling Stars. Will this cliché song be able to compete with…
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Croatia decided to return to the contest this year, after 2 years without participation. The public broadcaster internally selected the act, former winner of the show The Voice, Nina Kraljić. The song is called Lighthouse, and since its release, fans have been going crazy over the entry. Could this bring Croatia’s best result yet? The…
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This year, the BBC seemingly took Eurovision a bit more seriously, and offer the public an actual choice in the act they want to send to Eurovision. The result was that this boy-duo of Joe and Jake would take their song titled You’re Not Alone to Eurovision. Is this going to be alone at the…
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For a while now, Russia has been the favourite with the bookmakers to win Eurovision 2016 and it’s easy to see, when they are sending their best male artist with the song You Are The Only One. The song is a crowd favourite, but is it mine? Short answer, no. I’ve never found myself to…
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Ukraine returned this year with quite a serious number, titled 1944 and sung by Jamala, who previously has entered into the Ukrainian national final with a very, very different style of song. 1944 has a very depressing kind of undertone to it, and it’s easy to assume that it is a politically fuelled song –…
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Since the Spanish public picked the energetic Barei to represent Spain, the song has had a strong support, with many picking it as a song to beat – or at least, the strongest Spanish entry in recent years. This was also a controversial song in the sense that there’s no Spanish to be heard, only…
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