Ukraine Ukraine: Go_A’s lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko tests negative for COVID-19 and will rejoin the group for their next rehearsal Posted on May 14, 202112 commentsbyRenske ten Veen She told her followers that she feels much better View Post Share
View Post Portugal Portugal: Dutch newspaper launches search for the sex worker that inspired The Black Mamba’s “Love Is On My Side” Posted on May 12, 202147 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “We would like to meet her personally to tell her what her story did with us.” View Post Share
View Post Australia “Any expectations I had were crushed by circumstances” – Montaigne speaks openly about inability to fly to Rotterdam in emotional press conference Posted on May 10, 2021105 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “I do not need to do eurovision again next year, I think I need to do other things for a little bit” View Post Share
View Post Austria Austria: Vincent Bueno gives fierce live rendition of “Amen” in surprise performance on ORF’s Starmania Posted on May 3, 202115 commentsbyRenske ten Veen But he won’t sit behind a piano at Eurovision View Post Share
View Post Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Netherlands Eurovision 2021: Audience of 3,500 spectators per show confirmed by Dutch government Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 202156 commentsbyRenske ten Veen After much consideration View Post Share
View Post 10 Facts Ukraine Go_A: 10 facts about Ukraine’s Eurovision 2021 group Posted on April 27, 202120 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Including the meaning behind their name View Post Share
View Post Albania Australia Azerbaijan Russia Spain New Wave 2021: Samra, Alfie Arcuri and Jorge Gonzalez make it to the final stage…as Mirud reveals he can’t participate due to visa and travel restrictions Posted on April 27, 2021April 28, 202115 commentsbyRenske ten Veen One of the evenings will be dedicated to the work of Dima Bilan View Post Share
View Post Russia Russia: Manizha cites Salvador Sobral as inspiration to sing in Russian at Eurovision 2021 Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 202137 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “There are no borders to language” View Post Share
View Post Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Netherlands Eurovision 2021: Four online hosts to lead press conferences and backstage YouTube series during Eurovision fortnight Posted on April 14, 2021April 15, 202117 commentsbyRenske ten Veen One of the hosts previously made parody Eurovision videos View Post Share
View Post Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Netherlands Eurovision 2021: Afrojack, Glennis Grace, Wulf and symphony orchestra to star in grand final interval act Posted on April 5, 2021April 7, 202117 commentsbyRenske ten Veen The performance will be called “Music Binds Us” View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Russia Manizha’s “Russian Woman” lyrics recount the history of Russian women overcoming hardship, gender stereotypes and war Posted on April 2, 2021April 8, 202129 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Don’t be afraid!” View Post Share
View Post Belarus Belarus: VAL’s Valeria and Vladislav marry…one week after Freedom Day concerts with NAVIBAND in Poland Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 20219 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Girl in White” with a symphony orchestra View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Netherlands “Your rhythm is rebellion” — Jeangu Macrooy’s “Birth Of A New Age” lyrics tell of finding empowerment in one’s roots Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 202112 commentsbyRenske ten Veen It is based on a Surinamese proverb View Post Share
View Post Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Netherlands Eurovision 2021: Ahoy to welcome audience of 3,500 spectators with negative Covid test “if circumstances allow” Posted on April 1, 2021April 29, 202166 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Currently only Dutch fans would be allowed entry View Post Share
View Post Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Interviews Netherlands Eurovision 2021: Head of Contest Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen discusses Semi-Final running order and live-on-tape recordings Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 202143 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “All delegations we talk to immediately say that they want to be in Rotterdam” View Post Share
View Post Russia Russia: Dima Bilan and other Eurovision stars stand behind Manizha after harsh criticism Posted on March 14, 202190 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Manizha, there is fire in you” View Post Share
View Post Belarus Belarus: How growing authoritarianism and repression of human rights is impacting the country’s artists Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 202159 commentsbyRenske ten Veen The political situation is tearing the music industry apart View Post Share
View Post Ukraine Ukraine: Go_A premiere “SHUM” revamp with new music video shot in the snow Posted on March 9, 2021March 10, 202188 commentsbyRenske ten Veen With adjustments to the lyrics and melody View Post Share