A few days ago, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced via a television spot that on Thursday, March 7th, the debut broadcast of the music video for Greece’s Eurovision entry will take place. The morning show ‘Morning on Sight,’ known for its daily morning broadcasts, will transform into a special evening event for Greece, coinciding with the commencement of the …
Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu is back in a more traditional format this year, as the competition returns its focus to new talent and rising stars in the country, rather than a song selection method for an internally selected artist. Earlier this week, the six acts taking part in this year’s competition were unveiled, and now we have two of the …
IT IS ON! Eurovision season has finally kicked off and has done so in style. The Belgian representative for Eurovision 2020 is none other than HOOVERPHONIC, the erstwhile trip hop sensation from Sint-Niklaas. Hooverphonic are one of the most famous, successful Flemish pop bands. The group, currently consisting of Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts and Luka Cruysberghs, scored many …
[AdSense-B] Yesterday we reported on the names expected to fight for the Czech ticket to Tel Aviv, and today the national broadcaster Česká televize has confirmed that these eight acts will indeed be in the selection for Israel. However, today’s press conference event did also unveil the songs that the performers would compete with in ESCZ, the Czech selection. The eight …
[AdSense-B] France’s Destination Eurovision was the surprise hit of 2018, with a highly competitive and quality selection combined with a sleek presentation and a fan favourite winner. With the comptition returning to select France’s artist for Tel Aviv, there is no wonder that the excitement is building. We recently reported that some of the songs had been released online, however …
[AdSense-B] Israel gave us a scare back in Kyiv when the long-standing spokesperson for the Middle Eastern nation, Ofer Nachshon, told Europe that 2017 would be their last participation. Boy, are we glad he was wrong though! Since the Israeli national broadcaster changed hands, and the latest season of HaKokhav HaBa concluded, we are now finally at the stage where …
[AdSense-B] Ireland were the latest country to reveal their candidate for Lisbon as Ryan O’Shaughnessy released his soothing, emotive ballad “Together”. The song’s video was also released late yesterday, with footage of a same sex couple dancing through the streets of Dublin. The former Britain’s Got Talent star O’Shaughnessy was internally selected by RTÉ for the contest, following in the …
[AdSense-B] It seems like we’re getting a song release every day now! The latest country to join the party for Lisbon is Croatia, with Franka Batelić an internal choice for Croatian broadcaster HRT. Today, we finally got to hear her entry “Crazy” after it was revealed during the channel’s evening news. The song certainly has a distinct minimalistic feel with a …
[AdSense-B] The Georgian national broadcaster GPB has confirmed today that the Georgian entry for Lisbon is being recorded, and we have a title for the bilingual entry – “Sheni Gulistvis”! Roughly translating as “For You”, the jazz ensemble Iriao are utilising a live orchestra for the recording of the Georgian song. The release date for the entry has not been …
[AdSense-B] It’s official and public, so now we can report it! Saara Aalto has finally released the first candidate song of her solo performance in this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, with the upbeat and anthemic “Monsters” kicking off Finland’s national selection. The song’s visually striking video sees Saara perform in a darkened mansion with a number of drag queen and …
