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 …
Croatia planning to return in 2016?
Even though the Balkan nation of Croatia has seemingly ruled out a return to Eurovision next year, the Croatian website Jutarnji.hr seems to suggest that the country will indeed return after all… but only in 2016! In an article detailing the format of HRT’s new investment, The Voice of Croatia, it is suggested that much like other broadcasters in Europe, …
JESC: 16 Countries To Participate
After a number of months speculation it appears that the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will consist of a total or 16 participating countries. Armenia Belarus Bulgaria (Return) Croatia (Return) Cyprus (Return) Georgia Italy (Debut) Malta Montenegro (Debut) Russia San Marino Serbia (Return) Slovenia (Debut) Sweden Netherlands Ukraine Meaning that unless there are some last minute changes to be made, …
JESC: Croatia Return
The first ever winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Croatia will return to the contest in 2014. This announcement brings the total number of participating countries to 16. In 2007 it was announced that Croatia would withdraw from the contest, and after 7 years away from the contest HRT (national broadcaster to Croatia) have decided it is time to …
Mija Martina flares up racist scandal
Just as the former Yugoslav countries have been shocked by the pro-Nazi chants by Croatian football player Josip Simunic, a new scandal flares up, involving a former Eurovision entrant! Simunic, after Croatia won the qualifying game for the World Cup in 2014 against Iceland, walked onto the stadium field and chanted a pro-Nazi chant used in the Croatian puppet state …
Croatia Withdraws from ESC 2014
Croatia will not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, national broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) announced earlier today. HRT cited a lack of funds and a difficult economic situation regarding their withdrawal from the next competition. However, the announcement asserts this is only temporary; HRT says that they aim to improve upon previous results and reach a better place in the …
OGAE Croatia Votes – Another ‘douze’ for Denmark
Croatia’s OGAE have voted in the association wide Eurovision poll, in the run up to Malmö, and they are the 15th to do so. So here are the scores on the doors: Denmark 12 pts San Marino 10 pts Ukraine 8 pts Azerbaijan 7 pts Germany 6 pts Russia 5 pts Norway 4 pts FYR Macedonia 3 pts United Kingdom …
The 2013 “Expert” Panel – CROATIA
Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 13 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …
Croatia: Presenting Klapa s Mora and “Mizerja”
This morning, Croatia released their 2013 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, performed by Klapa s Mora, is entitled “Mizerja.” Listen to the song HERE. Please let us know what you think about this entry by posting below or join the community on our forum HERE