As we head into Eurovision week, we are almost at the end of our Road to Rotterdam, covering all 39 acts and their journey to the contest. The next group took the world by storm in 2020 with their breakout hit “Think About Things”. A tough act to follow? Undoubtedly, but Daði og Gagnamagnið will be hoping to have struck …
Unfortunate news broke out yesterday, that a member of the Polish delegation had tested positive for COVID-19, and once again today, the EBU has announced that a member from the Icelandic delegation has now also tested positive for COVID-19. Effects? It was announced yesterday, that due to safety protocols, the entire Polish delegation would not be allowed to take part …
All photo credits: EBU/AVROTROS With the first four days of rehearsals now behind us, and each semi-final participant having had their first run through, the picture of Eurovision 2021 now looks at least a little clearer. So, we wanted to know how #YOU are feeling about the songs in this year’s semi-finals! Which act in each semi do #YOU feel …
Rotterdam, 09 May 2021 It feels like it has taken 10 years for Dadi Freyr to hit a Eurovision stage together with his Gagnamagnid gang. Time for a report on their first rehearsal! Country: Iceland (#ISL) Act: Daði og Gagnamagnið Song: “10 Years” Semifinal: Second (20/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 08/17 Daði og Gagnamagnið were one of the big favourites …
He’s the hero we need but don’t deserve – not only has Daði Freyr once again served Eurovision with another hit entry, the Icelandic synth king has returned to share his secrets with the world in a new dance tutorial for “10 Years” – a dance “perfect for you to get rid of monsters”! The humorous tutorial sees Daði take …
We’re now finally at the stage where we have our completed line-up for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021! After a prolonged selection season, 39 countries remain in the running for the title in Rotterdam. With this now being the case, we want to launch one of our big polls of the year for YOUR personal preference. Which country do #YOU …
It was the movie that had Eurovision fans and beyond enthralled, shocked and excited in equal measure last summer, with Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga filling a Eurovision-shaped void in the fandom and putting the Icelandic town of Húsavík on the international map. Now, the movie has its recognition at the Academy Awards! The song “Húsavík” – …
The long-awaited follow up to “Think About Things” is here, with a suitably quirky performance to boot – Daði og Gagnamagnið have revealed Iceland’s Eurovision 2021 entry “10 Years”! The song tells of Daði’s relationship with his wife, Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir, who have “been together for a decade now”, with a performance on tonight’s music show on RÚV. Daði had …
Rotterdam, 3 Feb 2021 With the pandemic still raging across all Europe, the EBU needed to make a decision concerning the organization of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. The 65th contest, set to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be aired on the week of the 17th of May. Earlier, the EBU had issued four possible scenario’s underwhich the …
In the last two days we’ve been hit with a lot of updates for the 2021 Eurovision song contest, and we’re here to break them all down for you! This time we have news from across Europe, so let’s dive on in shall we? RTVE Announces National Final for Blas Cantó‘s song This year the Spanish broadcaster is allowing you …
