The Big 5 Pick Their Halves Today it has been announced which halves each of the Big 5 will perform in. This was done in the press conference after their rehearsals today. As previously announced, Ukraine will perform in the second half in position 22. The remaining pre-qualified countries have selected which half they will perform in and their running order position will be determined by … Read More
Which rehearsal is the most promising? Day 6 And today we’ve completed the set! All 42 countries have now performed on the Kyiv stage so we have a clearer picture of who will do well and who won’t! France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom have brought us giant heads, mirrored shells, spinning cities, surfing and – of course – a dancing monkey. Of course, for those … Read More
Spain: Manel Navarro and his Eurovision duets Spain’s Manel Navarro has certainly been a busy man during the weeks leading up to Eurovision, recording duets with a number of this year’s artists – he’s certainly a diverse young talent. #YOU can check out the duets of Manel Navarro as his team prepare to arrive in Kyiv for his first rehearsal on Sunday. Martin Garrix’s “In The Name … Read More
TONIGHT: Lucie Jones on the Graham Norton Show The 60th representative of the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, Lucie Jones, will meeting the UK Commentator, Graham Norton, on his show this evening! Lucie will be performing her entry “Never Give Up On You” on the show which begins at 10:35 PM (UK Time) on BBC 1. Lucie will be joined on the show by Orlando Bloom, … Read More
United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck is back For many, he was the shock of Azerbaijan’s Eurovision – the veteran crooner Engelbert Humperdinck was chosen as the British representative for the contest back in 2012 at the tender age of 76 to follow in the footsteps of boyband Blue. The decision shocked and confused thousands of Eurofans back in the day, but many conceded that the performer was … Read More
Throwback Thursday: Tricia Penrose Many moons ago, in 2002, a well known lady, Tricia Penrose, took part in the UK final for Eurovision with her song “DJ Romeo”. Tricia didn’t quite make it to Eurovision in Estonia, but ended a respectable 2nd place in the UK final. Let’s take a look at what Tricia has been up to recently! Tricia now has two sons, … Read More
The “Expert” Panel 2017 – Reviewing United Kingdom The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back. The Editorial team got to enjoy all 43 entries of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, review and rank them accordingly. Needless to say, this is all subjective and you may totally disagree with us. There is a reason we put quotation marks down. Which is why we included a poll and in the … Read More
Lucie Jones (United Kingdom) Interview: I knew that this was my song Lucie Jones, who is going to represent the United Kingdom at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, is one of the many acts taking part in Eurovision in Concert, the annual event that is taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands for many years. It’s a great opportunity for the acts to introduce themselves to the world and promote their entry. … Read More
Eurovision stars descend on London Tonight sees one of the annual highlights from the Eurovision pre-party calendar as the stars of 2017 descend on the Cafe de Paris in London, United Kingdom. The London Eurovision Party, which is now in its tenth anniversary year, is currently taking place in the British capital with 21 of this year’s acts and three special guests performing in Leicester … Read More
A History of Eurovision: 1066 to 1217 Whilst it is believed by many to have begun in 1956 in Switzerland, the Eurovision Song Contest has, in fact, existed in one form or another for a number of years. Recent research by Prof. A. Prillis from Valetta University has uncovered a surprising sequence of events throughout the ages. It seems that the contest can be traced as far … Read More