The third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2015 took place tonight in Östersund and after another glamorous show we have two more qualifiers for the grand final in Friends Arena, Stockholm. They are; Isa – Don’t Stop Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Jag är fri (Manne Liem Frije) Two more acts also qualified for the andra chansen round to be held in two …
Finland: UMK final line-up complete!
Finland’s last semi-final took place tonight and the finalists of this year’s Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu (UMK) have been decided after three more songs joined the line-up. Solju, Järjestyshäiriö and Angelo de Nile qualified tonight to leave us with nine songs left in the competition. All nine acts will sing again next Saturday (28th February) to win the chance to represent Finland …
TONIGHT: Germany Club Concert
Tonight sees one of the biggest national finals of the Eurovision calendar kick off in Hamburg as the wildcard round of the German selection takes place! Unser Song für Österreich’s club concert round will see ten acts performing to a live audience at Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg as one act will win the wildcard to the grand final. Last year, …
Iceland: Ólafsdóttir 2nd in first round of NF voting
It’s been revealed by RÚV that María Ólafsdóttir – Iceland’s representative in 2015 – was in fact only second overall after the first round of voting in the final. As can be seen in the table below (courtesy of Wikipedia), it was in fact Friðrik Dór who won the first stage of Söngvakeppnin’s final, before Ólafsdóttir surged ahead in the …
United Kingdom: BBC filming a documentary with Bond composer?
In at riverside studios doing a filmed interview about the Eurovision Song Contest . Seriously . — DavidGArnold (@DavidGArnold) February 18, 2015 In a curious piece of news, it appears that there might be some new Eurovision programming coming to British viewers this year. But why is David Arnold taking part? The British composer, well known for scoring five James …
Montenegro: Joksimović to write Knez’s entry
We haven’t heard much about Montenegro’s entry since they announced 2015’s first artist, Nenad Knežević (Knez). But now it appears that there’s a lot to be excited for; Željko Joksimović has been enlisted to write the Montenegrin entry and will write his fifth Eurovision song in 2015. Joksimović has taken part himself in the Eurovision Song Contest twice for Serbia, …
TONIGHT: Israel picks The Next Star
Tonight sees another exciting event in the Eurovision calendar! It will be Israel’s turn to step into the spotlight as the final of HaKokhav HaBa decides the Middle Eastern state’s representative in 2015. Four finalists remain and all of them are desperate to grab the Israeli golden ticket to Vienna, but only one can win. Sari Nachmias, Avia Shoshani, Nadav …
Norway: Listen to the songs in full
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has now released the full versions of the 11 competing entries in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix. The songs can be heard on NRK’s own website here. NRK has also released the songs for streaming purposes on Spotify and Winamp. The 11 songs will compete in one show to choose Norway’s representative on 14th March 2015, a …
Sweden: Melodifestivalen Semifinal 2 songs released
The day of the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen is here, this time from Malmö. Just as last Saturday 14:00 CET the full songs (well almost) was released. You can listen to 2.30 minutes of the songs here. Don’t forget that Melodifestivalen is now also in the app Melodifestivalen and on Snapchat with the name melfest. Here are some pictures of …
Israel to decide artist on 17 February
Israeli national broadcaster IBA has confirmed that the winner of HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star) will be the Middle Eastern state’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The final of the singing competition is set to take place on 17th February in Jerusalem and four acts currently remain in the competition. The last four artists left who will be …