The Australian Broadcaster SBS announced that the acts representing Australia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed on Thursday, March 3rd. But the person revealing the act is not from Australia but hails from Austria (maybe they got confused?!?). The winner of the 2014 contest Conchita Wurst will deliver the announcement on who is going to fly the …
The Eurovision week in photos
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 …
Austria: Watch Conchita’s new music video
Austria’s beloved winner of Eurovision 2014, Conchita Wurst, has today released the music video for her latest single “You Are Unstoppable”, a noticeably more upbeat song compared to “Rise Like A Phoenix” or the follow-up single “Heroes”. The single is the third to be lifted from her upcoming album, Conchita, which will be released on 15th May (18th May in …
TONIGHT: Eurovision’s Greatest Hits
Tonight sees some of the contest’s greatest performers take to the United Kingdom’s capital for a one-off celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest’s 60th anniversary! The show will be taking place tonight at the London Hammersmith Apollo with 15 acts singing tonight. The special celebration is being hosted by the BBC in conjunction with the EBU. Graham Norton and Petra …
Austrian broadcaster discusses Politics in Eurovision
During the ORF- Dialog Forum on Tuesday, a panel of experts discussed Eurovision and whether or not the popular contest has a political bias. German Author Irving Wolther said that political messages are usually not allowed but that history has proven on multiple occasions, that this hasn’t been the case. He pointed out that the concept of countries judging other …
Austria: Conchita announces new single
Austria’s most famous diva and reigning Eurovision champion Conchita Wurst has announced details of her second post-Eurovision single. “You Are Unstoppable” will be released on March 6th and will recieve its first airplay on Austrian radio on February 20th. Wurst has also released the cover art for the single which can be seen below. Post by Conchita Wurst. “You Are …
Conchita Wurst goes Plastic – at Madame Tussauds
Conchita Wurst, the winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, is going to have her own wax figure at the Madame Tussaud’s museum in her home town Vienna. Philipp Pertl, the director of the museum said that “Conchita was voted the most beloved character worthy of a wax statue.“ In November 2014, a photo session was held taking her measurements. …
Eurovision’s Greatest Hits: Lineup complete, tickets sell out in minutes
The BBC has today completed the lineup of the EBU’s 60th anniversary special, set to take place on 31st March 2015. Loreen, Dana International, Brotherhood of Man and Dima Bilan are set to join the already lucrative lineup of stars from Eurovision’s past and present in a celebratory show at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London. Following the announcement tickets …
Eurovision’s Greatest Hits: Latest acts announced
The BBC has announced four more acts set to perform in London on March 31st. Rosa López of Spain, Ireland’s legendary Johnny Logan, Denmark’s second winners The Olsen Brothers and Luxembourg’s Anne-Marie David will join the likes of Lordi, Conchita and Emmelie de Forest at the concert, which is being broadcast by more than 20 countries worldwide. The full list …
60 Years: 3 More Acts Confirmed
Yesterday it was made official, the BBC announced details of the 60th Anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest. Three acts were announced as performing, those being: Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014) Natasha St. Pier (France 2001) The Herreys (Sweden 1984) Today the BBC have released the next three acts who will be performing: Lordi (Finland 2006) Emmelie de Forrest (Denmark 2013) …