Malta riding the 2009 Eurovision wave

Indeed Malta is a small country and as people on the island joke, there is at least one person in every family, who has joined Eurovision as least once.
So, it’s small wonder there are gossips and rumours around the Eurosong in Malta, especially about former Maltese Eurovision artists.
Some say that Natalie Gauci, [...]

Bulgarian Eurovision selection takes off

Bulgaria saw the start of its national television selection for 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The show “Be a Star” (”Badi zvezda”) was launched last week. It will be aired every Thursday, and it aims at selecting three contestants every week. One of the participants will be selected by a professional jury, the other [...]

Belarus kicks off Eurovision selection

The Belarussian Eurovision Selection, aka EuroFest starts at 5 October. Until 20 November, the Belarussian Eurovision team will be accepting submissions for the contest. After this-year’s ESC, when Ruslan Alekhno did not make it to the Final, the aim of the “EuroFest” project is to choose the best song and singer to represent Belarus in [...]

Three months to Junior Eurovision 2008

Remember what happened last year at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam? Alexey Zhigalkovich with his song S Druzyami brought the victory to Belarus. The host of the 2008 Contest, however, is selected by application, and not by victory.
So, the sunny island of Cyprus will soon be swarming with thousands of Eurovision fans. Thrilled [...]

Dates for Eurovision 2009: mark in your organiser

Are you having some time off Eurovision? Yes? Shocking! Some people are working hard for us to be able to enjoy the party again and again. Me being among them, I’ll let you know what’s cooking about the up-coming Eurovision Song Contest
So, above all, Mr. Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, announced that [...]

Simon Mathew: All For Fame

So, there I am, lying in the passenger’s seat, a couple of days after the ESC Final, getting a ride from Belgrade back home, trying to catch some sleep. I start fumbling sleepily through the heap of albums and singles I got during the ESC weeks, searching for who knows what. I already know most [...]

Old new forum for Eurovision fans in operation

Hellooooo Europe!
Finally the construction works on the Eurovision fan area, a.k.a. forum, have finished. We’re more than happy to welcome you to the old-new eurovision 2009 forum where you can discuss hot Eurovision topics, the latest news from the world music biz, and various other issues in the music sphere. In one word, you’re free [...]

What does it take to win Eurovision?

Winning the Eurovision Song Contest has become a highly debated topic. Fans and professionals from all over Europe and around the world discuss this event massively. I am constantly amazed to find out that serious reserachers like Oxford scientists and students make extensive research on Eurovision and publish papers on it. It seems like this [...]

Believe it or not, Dima Bilan is Eurovision 2008 winner

The European audience has just chosen its favourite 2008 Eurovision song - Belive!
He comes from Russia and this is his second participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.
 
Here is the top ten ranking:

Russia
Ukraine
Greece
Armenia
Norway
Serbia
Turkey
Azerbaijan
Israel
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Eurovision Grand Final just stared

After the slaughter of Dustin the Turkey, we are only left with 25 other potential winners.
Nine songs went on stage already and so far we’ve seen a great show. Croatia don’t make me particularly happy, but it’s a nice song, with nice lyrics. The granddan is still alive and kicking. Isis Gee from Poland [...]