Tonight, the second semi-final of the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção was held at RTP studios, with the last ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the Grand Final on March 9th.  The semi-final was hosted by Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. To celebrate Festival da Canção’s 60th anniversary, …

Tonight, the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção kicked off at RTP studios, with the first ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the Grand Final on March 9th.  The semi-final was hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. To celebrate Festival da Canção’s 60th anniversary, several …

When diagrams of a Eurovision stage are released, there is usually a grand response, in both a positive and negative way. But when the Eurovision stage for Lisbon was announced, it seemed that the negatives outweighed the positives tenfold. Had Weider lost his design skill? Would this design ruin the entire Eurovision experience? Was the stage even that bad? The …

[AdSense-B] Can #YOU believe it? We are finally here – the grand final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest lies just around the corner, and we’ve now had time to digest which 26 countries will compete for the title. It has turned out to be quite an open year, with three or four countries gracing the betting odds top spot …

[AdSense-B] Here we are everybody! For the nineteen acts in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest it’s judgement day! Ten acts will qualify for Saturday’s final in the first semi-final, and we want to know who #YOU think will be in that top ten! Just make sure to vote in the poll below and we will reveal …

[AdSense-B] Yesterday evening we saw five more countries rehearse for the second time. Did #YOU miss the rehearsals of (FYR) Macedonia, Croatia, Austria, Greece and Finland? Have no worries, as #YOU can catch up on our live stream from yesterday and also get all of the details from these rehearsals? (FYR) MACEDONIA – Eye Cue – Lost and Found Macedonia’s …

[AdSense-B] Our next interview from Lisbon comes courtesy of Malta and this year’s entrant Christabelle. After four attempts, the young singer from Mġarr battles with the concept of mental health in Lisbon with her entry “Taboo”, and we spoke to her about the message of the song, how she wanted to tell a story with her performance and the vocal …

[AdSense-B] After he had his next chance to rehearse on the Altice Arena stage, we had the chance to speak to Ukrainian performer Alekseev about representing Belarus, the idea behind his unique staging and how he would react if he won an Oscar! #YOU can see our interview with Belarus’ Alekseev below, and if you like our content then make …

[AdSense-B] We are now going back around the semi-finalists and we start at the top with the first five performances in semi-final 1. How did Azerbaijan, Iceland, Albania, Belgium and Czech Republic get on with this morning’s sessions? Check out our live stream reactions, as well as EBU-released footage and quick reviews of any changes below. Let us know what …

[AdSense-B] Did #YOU miss out on this morning’s rehearsals and live stream? Well, fear not! We have #YOU covered with our reviews, so take a look at how Georgia, Poland, Malta and Hungary got on with today’s first batch of rehearsals below! GEORGIA – Iriao – For You “Music is not fireworks, it is feeling”. The words of Salvador Sobral …