Mihai Traistariu represented Romania in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, today I had a chat with Mihai regarding his plans to represent Romania 10 years later, in Stockholm. Ce Faci Mihai You first took to the Eurovision stage in 2006, that is 10 years ago, why have you waited so long to return to the contest? I’va been …

Romanian national broadcaster TVR revealed their plans for their national final for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The song will be selected on the 6th of March. TVR have been silent (as they are every year) until around this date, when they reveal the important dates and open the song submission. Today they have revealed they will accept song from …

So, we know that Macedonia have selected Kaliopi to represent them in Stockholm, and Bosnia & Herzegovina have selected Dalal Midhat-Talakić, Fuad Backović-Deen & Ana Rucner as their representatives. In those we have two returning artists, Kaliopi represented Macedonia in 2012 and Deen represented his nation in 2004. Could 2016 be the year of the returning artists? Some singers like to …

Today the EBU announced the final list of participants. The number of countries has increased from last year’s contest, we will see 43 countries participate in the 61st Eurovision Song Contest! The 43 countries hoping to take home the Eurovision 2016 trophy are: Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia …

In a new group of editorials taking a look at the past and present of Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants, we will be checking out what the former JESC contestants are up to now and how far they have come since representing their nation in the Junior edition of Europe’s favourite TV show. In this edition we will be taking …

Voltaj (Romania) want to keep the Romanian qualification streak alive and then some! However, perhaps more importantly, they plan to use the Eurovision Song Contest as a venue for their “All Over Again” campaign.  We chat about the band line-up, Romania, and their work with Romanian children, particularly with US Non-government organizations (NGOs). Voltaj also shared a note to the …

Day 2 commences and we’re looking at some great weather here in Vienna.  We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna to complete the second set of rehearsals from Semi-Final 1! Today, we will be discussing the rehearsals of Serbia, Hungary, Belarus, Russia, Denmark, Albania, Romania, and Georgia.  How will they match up to the great performances from Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, …

Another day, another step closer to Eurovision and another four sets of votes from the OGAE International network. Let’s see how today’s votes will affect the standings, including those from the dearly missed Andorra. Andorra 12 Sweden 10 Slovenia 8 Estonia 7 Italy 6 Australia 5 Norway 4 Spain 3 Russia 2 Israel 1 Germany Malta 12 Italy 10 Sweden …

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …

The Romanian national selection Selecția Națională has just ended and we have a winner! The band Voltaj will be representing Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song De la capat. 12 artists competed for the ticket to Vienna. The winner of Selecția Națională was determined by a combination of 50% televoting and 50% jury votes. Are you …