Pearl Carr, one half of one of the most revered husband and wife singing acts in the United Kingdom, passed away at age 98 at her home at Brinsworth House, London, yesterday on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Carr, who came in 2nd for the United Kingdom with her husband Teddy Johnson at Eurovision 1959 with “Sing, Little Birdie.” That song …
Another weekend of Eurovision shows has passed, so to over come the days till next one, we are bringing you another exclusive interview with Beovizija participants. Now it is time to hear what Ivana Jordan has to say regarding her upcoming participation, Eurovision and something about herself too. As you probably know, Ivana has already participated at Beovizija – back in …
For the very first time this morning Hooverphonic let us listen to their Eurovision-entry “Release Me”. This was announced in the morning show on the Belgian radio channel MNM. It is a song about a recent loss from one of the bandmembers. The song is a slow-paced ballad that was quick to be compared to a bond-song. And here it …
Yesterday was a day filled with excitement and anticipation as we added three new songs and artists to the Eurovision line-up. Those feelings were extremely high in Norway, where 10 strong songs were going head to head for the chance to go to Rotterdam in the 60th edition of Melodi Grand Prix. The show was meant to be a celebration …
[UPDATE]: Tom Leeb’s song for Eurovision 2020, “The Best in Me”, has now been released ahead of its official performance later this evening. #YOU can listen to the French entry for Eurovision 2020 below; Ahead of this evening’s reveal of the French entry for Rotterdam, the newly-appointed head of the French delegation, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, has confirmed some details on the …
The second round of our annual Forum Ranking Game has concluded following the deadline for votes on Saturday 15th February, and we have a new leader – it’s Latvia! A new entry straight in at number one this week, Samanta Tīna’s “Still Breathing” earned the most points out of the six entries from the voting members of our forum to …
It’s easy to miss things over the course of a busy Saturday in Eurovision land, but those who tuned into events in Ukraine tonight at the second semi-final of Vidbir would have also noticed a familiar face as part of the show’s interval act. Czech Republic’s Benny Cristo was in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday night to perform his Eurovision …
After Hatari’s shenanigans last year in Tel Aviv, Israel, it appears that Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RUV) opted to pick ten of the nicest acts in the country for Söngvakeppnin 2020, making you feel a lot of sympathy for the acts who do not make it to the Grand Final. But choose Iceland must and from Semi-Final 2, returning synth-pop group …
This year marks the 60th anniversary since Norway joined the Eurovision family, so it was decided that Melodi Grand Prix will be extended to five semifinals. As you already know, each semifinal had one winner who joined the five pre-qualified. For the first time in over 30 years, the grand final of MGP is being held outside of Oslo, as …
In less than 1 month, we’ll know all 41 songs that will compete in Rotterdam and tonight Lithuania added their entry to that list. THE ROOP will have the honor of representing Lithuania after winning Pabandom iš naujo! Pabandom iš naujo 2020! For 2020, Lithuanian national broadcaster (LRT) decided to change their national final, instead of being weeks of marathon …
