Ukraine Ukraine: Vidbir jury member Yaroslav Lodygin dismissed from his post as Board Member…as fans await Kalush Orchestra confirmation Posted on February 18, 2022February 18, 202234 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Kalush Orchestra are eager to go View Post Share
View Post Lithuania Monika Liu wins Pabandom iš Naujo! 2022 in Lithuania with “Sentimentai” Posted on February 12, 2022February 13, 2022151 commentsbyRenske ten Veen The first song in Lithuanian since 1994 View Post Share
View Post Ukraine Alina Pash wins Vidbir and will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2022 with “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” Posted on February 12, 2022February 13, 2022266 commentsbyRenske ten Veen An eventful night View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Ukraine “The vibe of native lands gives me power” — Wellboy connects to the ground beneath his feet in “Nozzy Bossy” lyrics Posted on February 11, 2022February 12, 202211 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “The power of the village will always be with you” View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Ukraine “She rocked me; gave me rhythm” – Kalush Orchestra bring an ode to mothers in “Stefania” lyrics Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 202234 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Sing me a lullaby mum, I want to hear your native word” View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Ukraine “But we need Picasso’s dove” – Alina Pash retells the story of Ukraine in “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” lyrics Posted on February 9, 2022February 9, 202263 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Remember your ancestors, but write your own history” View Post Share
View Post Lyrics Ukraine “What about demons in your head?” — Michael Soul discusses thoughts of panic in “Demons” lyrics Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 20227 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “Baby, don’t give up, there’s life inside” View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Lyrics Ukraine “Girls just wanna have fun” — ROXOLANA asks women to celebrate themselves in “Girlzzzz” lyrics Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 20229 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Better make it rain champagne View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Ukraine Ukraine: Jamala completes Vidbir 2022 jury…as Suspilne reveals judges will account for 50% of the total score Posted on February 6, 2022February 6, 202291 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Andriy Danylko won’t return View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Moldova Moldova: Zdob si Zdub lead singer Roman Iagupov talks Eurovision 2022 and ageism in music in radio interview Posted on February 6, 2022February 6, 202220 commentsbyRenske ten Veen “We only want to give people happiness with our song.” View Post Share
View Post Lithuania National selection Lithuania: Monika Liu wins Pabandom iš Naujo 2022 semi-final two Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 202253 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Auguste Vedrickaite, Ruta Loop and Ieva Zasimauskaite qualify View Post Share
View Post Estonia Eurovision News Estonia: Ott Lepland and Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia among the qualifiers from Eesti Laul 2022 semi-final one Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 202238 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Elina Nechayeva qualified from the second round View Post Share
View Post Ukraine Ukraine: Tina Karol will judge Vidbir…as stage design hints at three jurors Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 202212 commentsbyRenske ten Veen She was a judge in 2020 too View Post Share
View Post Estonia Eurovision News Estonia: ELYSA and Merilin Mälk won’t perform live during Eesti Laul 2022 Semi-Final 1 because of sickness Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 202211 commentsbyRenske ten Veen COVID-19 and the flu View Post Share
View Post Estonia Eurovision News Estonia: Púr Múdd, Shira, ELYSA and STEFAN among biggest growers in Eesti Laul 2022 Spotify streams Posted on January 30, 2022January 30, 202222 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Maian still leads View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Lithuania Lithuania: Juste Kraujelyte wins Semi-Final 1 of Pabandom iš Naujo! 2022 Posted on January 29, 2022January 30, 202267 commentsbyRenske ten Veen Erica Jennings was eliminated View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Moldova Zdob si Zdub & Fratii Advahov will represent Moldova with “Trenuletul” at Eurovision 2022 Posted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022187 commentsbyRenske ten Veen A third Eurovision attempt for Zdob si Zdub View Post Share
View Post Eurovision News Ukraine Ukraine: Suspilne claims that a stricter “1 September rule” led to LAUD’s disqualification at Vidbir 2022 Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 202219 commentsbyRenske ten Veen No more rule-bending View Post Share