In a suspenseful photo finish, Gaia Cauchi of Malta took the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 trophy tonight with her power ballad “The Start”. This is Malta’s first win in Junior Eurovision, coming after a two-year break from the contest. Malta finished the contest with 130 points, just 9 ahead from runner-up Ukraine with Sofia Tarasova’s “We Are One”. Coming …
Malta: 20 Semi Finalists announcement
Malta is announcing the 20 Semi Finalists live out of a list of 70. The local programme Xarabank is being used to reveal the candidates that were chosen by PBS, the Maltese broadcaster. The qualifiers will get to perform a short version of their entry with the full songs being released at a later point. You can watch all 20 …
Belarus Announces National Finalists
Belarus national broadcaster BTRC has chosen fifteen national finalists today. After having received over 100 entries, a jury has chosen 15 to vie for Belarus’ spot on the Eurovision stage in Copenhagen. The 15 selected contestants are: Matvej Bondarenko Yuri Vashchuk Aleksey Gross (Update 12/8: Gross has been disqualified.) Daria Zhanet Max Lorens & DiDyuLya Anastasia Malashkevich Artem Mikhalenko Alina …
Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2014 Semi 3 & 4 participants
A few days ago, SVT revealed the first half of participants of Melodifestivalen, one of the most popular shows in Sweden and the winner will move on to represent that country at the Eurovision song contest. Here is the list of the remaining participants: Semi Final 3 (Feb 15th) State of Drama – All We Are (Göran Werner, Sanken Sandqvist, Emil …
First 16 Melodifestivalen acts revealed
Today the Swedish National broadcaster, SVT revealed the first 16 acts in a press conference they held in Stockholm. Among the acts are some very familiar faces. Semifinal 1/Malmo February 1: Artist Song (English translation) Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Mahan Moin “Aleo” Mahan Moin, Anderz Wrethov Alvaro Estrella “Bedroom” Jakke Erixson, Jon Bordon, Lauren Francis, Kristofer Östergren …
The Common Linnets – The video interview
Ilse DeLange and Waylon, the duo that make up The Common Linnets, have recorded an insightful video interview for Eurovision.TV, in which they share some pointers as to what they will be presenting in Copenhagen next year, for The Netherlands. The two solo artists, put together for Eurovision, have 32 years of experience between them, and are very eager to …
Eurovision 2014 graphic teaser
Here is a quick sneak peek fo the TV graphics that will be used the by broadcaster DR for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen Denmark. Show Producer Jan Lagermand Lundme: “It is not the finished theme art, but a preview of the graphics that includes some of the important elements that we work with,” “The idea is that …
The Netherlands: Get to know Ilse DeLange and Waylon
This morning, the Dutch broadcaster TROS held a press conference where they announced that Ilse DeLange and Waylon have been selected internally to represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. No song has been selected yet but just like last year, it will be done internally with the song presentation expected in 2014. DeLange and …
EXCLUSIVE: Slovenia heading to Copenhagen (kind of)!
In yet another surprising Eurovision twist, RTV SLO has announced today that Slovenia has actually submitted their application for participation in Copenhagen! The unexpected news was published on the broadcaster’s website, noting that they sent in their application at eve of the deadline. However, the confirmation is only semi-official. Just like last year, the Slovene broadcaster is using one of …
Bulgaria will not be going to Copenhagen
The Bulgarian broadcaster just released the following statement: Bulgarian National Television will not take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . Motivated by the desire to promote Bulgarian music and Bulgarian artists, BNT has send participants to the prestigious competition for 9 years. In order to participate, BNT is obliged to pay a licence fee , which has gone up …