Today, NRK, the Norwegian national Broadcaster have contacted the acts who have failed to make it to the final round of this year’s Melodi Grand Prix. The broadcaster have been working hard on whittling down the songs since the deadline passed and MGP’s head of music, alongside a jury have now selected the 10 finalists. NRK have contacted the acts who …

Today the EBU announced the final list of participants. The number of countries has increased from last year’s contest, we will see 43 countries participate in the 61st Eurovision Song Contest! The 43 countries hoping to take home the Eurovision 2016 trophy are: Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia …

Norway’s 2015 representative Mørland appears to be counting down to something on his Facebook feed – perhaps a new release is imminent? Today the singer replaced the cover photo of his page with a banner reading “6 DAYS”, meaning there is likely to be an announcement or release on Friday 28th August. It will be the first post-Eurovision release from …

With still 10 months to go before we will be in Stockholm for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, some countries are already giving you the chance to take to the stage in the Globen. Denmark and Norway are already accepting entries for their national selection for 2016. Denmark – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix The Danes are accepting songs for their selection …

Mørland & Debrah Scarlett (Norway) presented their simple and elegant performance of “A Monster Like Me” during the first rehearsals.  A lot of good long close-up shots in which both artists sing directly into the camera and also to one another.  An early favorite that should continue to maintain its place in the predictions. Matt chatted with the duo about …

Day 3 is here and after a fun night of watching some of the artists and backing singers at the U4 Diskothek perform, we are LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna.  The weather is a bit wet today, but that won’t stop us from providing you with up-to-date coverage. The first rehearsals for Semi-Final 1 are complete …

Today it’s the turn of the OGAE clubs of Poland, Norway, Lithuania and Serbia to announce their points. It seems to be a two-horse race between Italy and Sweden at the minute but can today change anything? Poland 12 Azerbaijan 10 Norway 8 Sweden 7 Slovenia 6 Estonia 5 Belgium 4 Germany 3 Italy 2 Israel 1 Albania Norway 12 …

In case you were busy this week, here is a quick review of what happened in the world of Eurovision this past week – in pictures. just click on the picture if you want to read or see more. You can also just click on the arrows to look at the next picture. The Eurovision rehearsals will start in just …

So aside from the main show in May what would you say is the biggest event of the Eurovision calendar? Melfest? The semi-final draw? Some would in fact argue that the first big meeting of the cast of the year would be that moment, and tonight sees just that happening in the Dutch capital. 24 of the 40 performers in …

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …