Over the past few years, the Belgian National Finals have been rather small and uneventful but that’s about to change. The Flemish broadcaster VRT just announced their plans for the 2014 selection process of the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurosong 2014 will give anyone in Belgium the opportunity to become the next representative. Candidates will have to send in a clip performing …
Aurela Gaçe (Albania 2011) releases “Dua”
Aurela Gaçe represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany though did not manage to qualify for the Finals with her song “Feel the passion“. However she continues to be one of the biggest and most popular performers in her country and she’s back with a new single. The 38 year old singer just released her new single …
Hera Bjork & Chiara’s new “9 to 5” duet
Two of Europe’s Divas, the Icelandic Hera Bjork and the Maltese Chiara, combine their vocal talents in a new cover of Dolly Parton’s 1980 hit song “9 to 5”. The song was produced by Orlygur Smari and is released on a new Two Divas EP from Hands Up Music. Although Hera Bjork and Chiara have been friends for several years now …
Denmark wants to win again – National Final news
Even though we don’t even know yet where in Denmark the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will take place, the National broadcaster DR already commented on the 2014 selection process. According to Rasmus Ladegofed they “want to win it again” and will do the best they can to achieve that goal. “”The last time Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, we …
A “late” National Final for Switzerland
The Swiss broadcaster SRF announced that the Swiss National Final will take place on February 1st, 2014. Over the past few years, Switzerland was one of the first countries to choose their entry but in 2014 they pushed it back and will join most of the countries in the busy NF season. A new selection process is underway which may …
Humperdinck chosen over Hurts for UK 2012
Pop singing duo Hurts have recently confirmed that Engelbert Humperdinck was chosen above them to represent the UK at Eurovision in Baku. The BBC may have done well to keep this quiet, oh, they have. That’s not a surprise, as the Hump’s painfully slow, and, for some, downright awful ballad went down extremely poorly in Europe, coming second to last. The synth-pop …
Rules for Melodi Grand Prix 2014
The Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2014 is an open song contest where all nationalities can submit entries. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (hereafter: NRK) reserves the right to choose performing artists, but this is usually done in collaboration with the composer. All performers must be 16 years of age at the time of the ESC Final …
Three’s a charm – Valentina Monetta to represent San Marino in Denmark
The Sanmarinese broadcaster advised that Valentina Monetta has signed a pre-agreement to reprsent the small nation San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. She is the first act to be confirmed for next year. This is the third time in a row that Valentina is trying her luck. Her first attempt was with “The Social Network Song” …
Moje 3 (Serbia) win Barbara Dex award
Every year the fans are given the opportunity to vote for the worst outfit and in 2013 Moje 3 from Serbia won the event by a landslide. The moment they appeared onstage during the rehearsals it became clear that they were big contenders for the award and nobody was able to beat them in that category. 2747 votes were cast …
2014: Which countries have confirmed participation?
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest eason ended three days ago and the focus immediately shifted to 2014. Since Denmark won the contest we will be heading to Copenhagen, Herning or any Danish city that will join the bidding war to host the most popular music event in the world. While several countries left Malmo disappointed with the outcome, a lot …