Current Eurovision Song Contest rules allow for up to six performers on stage.  Although the majority of the attention goes towards the lead artist, today I would like to honor a very essential component of almost every Eurovision Song Contest entry – THE BACKUP SINGERS.  Despite being an integral part of many performances, these talented artists on many occasions …

  Singers and songwriters had to apply separately in the first round of the national selection.  This was done to find the best singer and song for the International audience. This is a unique and somewhat controversial approach but nevertheless the 24 Finalists have been chosen. Now these Finalists can choose between the 60 songs selected by a professional jury. …

FYR Macedonia picked the artists for the 2013 contest in Malmo. Vlatko Lozanoski & Esma Redžepova will fly their flag for their home country next May as a duo and the song will be revealed in due time. Who are these two artists though? Let’s get to know the Macedonian act a bit better.      Vlatko Lozanoski is a …

So, after we know a few entries already, tonight Albania decided who will represent this country on the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which will be held in Malmö. After Rona Nishliu and Suus who finished on amazing 5th place (what is the best Albanian result on Eurovision since their debut on the Eurovision Song Contest 2004), tonight Albanian jury decided …

Germany is switching from the talent show concept used over the past three years back to a more traditional form of picking their song for Malmo. 12 acts will compete next February to become the the next German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.  Broadcaster NDR has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to …

For years, the ESCFORUMS community has been playing one of the most popular ESC games out there and that is the Ranking game.  In order to take part, you need to be a contributing member (see Rules for more info) and those who qualify get to vote for their favorite songs Eurovision style. How does it work? It’s simple. Every week all songs …

“Eurovision is a contest that we love to hate” is a sentence that all Eurovision fans heard of, and the sentence that is often used by people who either hate the contest, or by people who love to make false alibis for their bad results in the contest or simply the bad song selection methods that were used. Eurovision is …

The Swedish broadcaster announced all artists that are taking part in the popular show Melodifestivalen to determine the act that is going to represent Sweden on home soil. While we have to wait a few months before we get to hear the songs, let’s get to know the 32 acts a little better. Here are the participants from Semi Final …

This website would be nothing without its members. Your contribution is much appreciated the purpose is to keep all of you entertained and hooked to the greatest show out there, the Eurovision Song contest. The Member Contest is a fun & casual way to acknowledge your efforts. Every month the members with the highest number of posts will be ranked …

According to an internal EBU source, the Portuguese broadcaster has still got the chance to negotiate their participation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. This can be made by reducing the Portuguese channel’s yearly budget in order to reduce RTP’s financial burden. The same source has also advanced that until now no official withdrawals have been announced Countries are still …