We’ve got the third Super Saturday of this season ahead of us! Tonight, things will go a bit more quiet in comparison to last week, however. Estonia and Lithuania will make their final choices whereas Finland, Hungary and Sweden will air semi finals of their respective preselections. Here’s an overview on everything you need to know for tonight’s Super Saturday …
Austria: 6 qualifiers from the first heat
The first show of the Austrian preselection Wer singt für Österreich has just ended. 16 acts competed for 6 tickets to the remaining three shows. The qualifiers were determined by a 15-member professional jury. One of these 6 acts will get to represent Austria on home ground in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. These are tonight’s qualifiers: Celina Ann Dawa …
Tonight: First show in Austria
The Austrian preselection Wer singt für Österreich? is finally about to kick off! The first out of four shows will air tonight at 20.15 CET. You’ll be able to stream the show HERE. Tonight 16 acts will compete with songs that won’t end up being their ESC entries in case they win. A 15-member jury will pick 6 qualifiers …
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Germany: Ann Sophie wins the wildcard
The German club concert has just ended and the line-up for the German preselection Unser Song für Österreich is complete now! Ann Sophie has won the wildcard in tonight’s show that took place in Hamburg. Full results: 1. Ann Sophie – “Jump The Gun” 2. Ason – “We’re on Fire” 3. Moonjos – “Haggard Heart” 4. Klangpoet – “4 U” …
TONIGHT: Germany Club Concert
Tonight sees one of the biggest national finals of the Eurovision calendar kick off in Hamburg as the wildcard round of the German selection takes place! Unser Song für Österreich’s club concert round will see ten acts performing to a live audience at Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg as one act will win the wildcard to the grand final. Last year, …
Portugal: Festival da Canção line-up revealed
In a press conference, the Portuguese broadcaster RTP has just announced the 12 artists as well as composers and song titles that will take part in this year’s Festival da Canção. The winner of the traditional music competition will get to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The most notable name in the line-up is Simone de Oliveira …
LIVE BLOG: Melodifestivalen semifinal 3 rehearsals
It’s time for the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2015. Today we will update you live with the 30 second videos of their rehearsals through this Live Blog. The acts that are competing on Saturday are: (Click to view the lyrics) 1. Ellen Benediktson – Insomnia 2. Kalle Johansson – För din skull (For Your Sake) 3. Andreas Weise – Bring Out the Fire 4. Andreas Johnson …
Iceland: Ólafsdóttir 2nd in first round of NF voting
It’s been revealed by RÚV that María Ólafsdóttir – Iceland’s representative in 2015 – was in fact only second overall after the first round of voting in the final. As can be seen in the table below (courtesy of Wikipedia), it was in fact Friðrik Dór who won the first stage of Söngvakeppnin’s final, before Ólafsdóttir surged ahead in the …
United Kingdom: BBC filming a documentary with Bond composer?
In at riverside studios doing a filmed interview about the Eurovision Song Contest . Seriously . — DavidGArnold (@DavidGArnold) February 18, 2015 In a curious piece of news, it appears that there might be some new Eurovision programming coming to British viewers this year. But why is David Arnold taking part? The British composer, well known for scoring five James …