The first quarterfinal of Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, was held Saturday. Six of the ten acts qualified this evening for the semi-finals, which will be held on February 15th and 16th. The other two quarterfinals will be held February 1st and 8th, each with six more songs advancing. The final will be held February 22nd. A jury consisting of …
Malta: Running Order Announced
TVM have today released the running order for the Semi Final of Malta Eurosong 2014, which will be held on the 7th of February. The Semi Final will consist of 20 songs, which will be whittled down to 14. These 14 songs will pass to the final on the 8th of February, where the winner will be announced and …
Finland: 6 more acts advance to UMK Final
Tonight, YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster held the Second Chance round in which 6 more acts were selected to compete in the UMK Final that will be aired on February 1st. The 6 finalists were selected by a mix of experts jurors and national televoting. The 6 qualified Finnish acts: 1. Mikko Pohjola “Sängyn reunalla” 2. MIAU “God/Drug” 3. MadCraft “Shining …
Sweden: Interview with Ace Wilder
The Melodifestival debutant Ace Wilder raised in Florida, USA is a singer songwriter who recently started to perform herself after being a songwriter for a while. She has written some songs that got top ten in Germany but now it’s her chance to make a name for herself in Sweden. Ace will compete in the 3rd semi-final with the song …
Geri Halliwell wanted by BBC as UK act
A BBC insider has leaked to the Sun newspaper that Geri Halliwell is wanted to represent the UK this year, is the “perfect fit” for Eurovision, and it’s now down to whether “she’s as up for it as the BBC”. The former Spice Girl (Ginger spice) has had a long career of musical success, recently releasing her first solo single …
France: 30 second teasers from finalists
In preparation for “Les Chansons D’Abord,” France’s first national final for the selection of the Eurovision representative in six years, France 3, the network, has released 30 seconds of each of the three finalists’ songs. The programme, which airs this Sunday 26th January 2014 at 16:40 on France 3, will see Destan, Joanna Lagrave or Twin Twin battle it out for …
Sweden: Melodifestivalen stage & teaser
With only one week left to the first semi-final in Malmö the stage of Melodifestivalen is presented. The stage designer Viktor Brattström explains the stage as a “floating futuristic stage in a world of light columns”. Viktor Brattström have been the stage designer for Melodifestivalen for a few years back and was also apart of creating the stage for Eurovision …
Lithuania: Final March 1st
The ongoing national selection in Lithuania is to be extended due to high viewing figures in the country for the programme, Eurovijios. Additional shows have been added to the shows schedule, a number of acts have been eliminated, and seven acts remain. It is still possible to vote for your favourite song on the LRT website, all 16 songs remain …
My volunteer experience
As it is once again time to apply as volunteer for Eurovision in Copenhagen, I thought I could write about my experience of being a volunteer in Malmö 2013, hoping to inspire you to apply for this year’s event or any other in the future. At the start of 2013 I was persuaded by friends to apply as a volunteer …
Emma will fly the flag for Italy in Copenhagen with La Mia Città
The Italian broadcaster RAI announced earlier today that Emma will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Traditionally the broadcaster waited until the San Remo festival to reveal the representative but this year didn’t waste any time and shared the news with the world. Emma is considered one of the biggest selling female artists in her …