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MTV EMAs 2013: Jedward Dance Like Crazy, Marco Mengoni a No Show
We all gathered around the TV last night, Haribos in one hand and iPhone in the other, waiting to see Marco Mengoni or Lena hopefully win an award at the…
“You” Sound Better in Auto-Tune: Cascada and Robin Stjernberg Duet
Collaborations between Eurovision stars don’t exactly have a great pedigree. The heinous duet between Dima Bilan and Nikki stands out pretty painfully in my memory. I therefore felt particular trepidation…
Wait a Minute: We Heard Lena’s Dicks on Fire Collaboration in May
Yesterday we reported on Lena’s work with the unfortunately named band “Dicks on Fire”, explaining how she features in their new single “Revolution”. The song sounded very familiar, but we thought…
Germany: Lena Gets in Bed with Dicks on Fire for “Revolution”
Punctuation and syntax are very important, and when drafting this post we made some serious errors. Our original headline “Stefan Raab’s Dick’s on Fire because of Lena” suggested that she…
Discuss: Was ‘Glorious’ the right song for Germany?
I have to admit I think Germany made a mistake in sending Cascada. I can acknowledge the argument that they’re still a strong chart presence, but would argue that at…
WATCH: Miley Cyrus Performs Live on ‘Schlag den Raab’
Hot off her twerking incident at the VMAs, Miley Cyrus has performed “We Can’t Stop” with a band made up entirely of little people. When it comes to questionable p.r.…
Ryan Dolan Asked to do ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ Germany
Ryan Dolan, Ireland’s 2013 Eurovision contestant, has been asked to be a contestant on ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’….in Germany. Strange right? Rather than going for a German Eurovision…
Watch: Cascada Bounce Back With “The World Is In My Hands”
The song might be dance, but the video is all urban y’all! A piano introduction leaves you thinking Cascada might have decided on stripping it all back and letting Natalie’s…
Eurovision Open Caption: Germany’s Cascada
Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from the warm-up room ahead of Cascada’s first rehearsal at Eurovision 2013. In the photo below…
Katy B Reveals Her Eurovision Roots on Graham Norton Show
Last Friday the critically acclaimed pop star Katy B made a rather surprising revelation while promoting her new abum on “The Graham Norton Show”. Graham asked the Mercury Award nominated…
WATCH: Lena Douches for Doosh
It seems that Lena is keen to distract everyone from her little mix-up while announcing Germany’s votes during the Eurovision final.
Greeks Lambaste Germany’s Cascada on Twitter
You could call it a Cascadastrophe. This week gmx.de reported on the noticeable bullying that Greek Twitter users have directed towards Germany’s Cascada, the euro-dance act which finished in 21st position at Eurovision. And…
Eurovision Voting: Is Digame Up to the Challenge?
The Eurovision Song Contest is no stranger to voting scandals. Whether it’s Malta calling for an overhaul of voting rules because of “block voting” after the 2007 contest or France…
Cascada Tanks—And Germany Searches for Answers
Like the other 25 non-first place finishers of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, Germany is struggling to come to terms with not winning. Natalie Horler—the front woman of the dance…
Cascada Interview: “I Was Shocked As Hell!”
Cascada, one of the world’s biggest dance acts, has sold more than five million albums worldwide and clocked up around 15 million digital downloads. But that didn’t calm Natalie Horler,…
Poll Results: Marco Mengoni is Your Favourite BIG Six Contestant
In recent years the Big 5—those countries with deep pockets who automatically qualify for the final—have really brought it. From Germany’s Lena to Italy’s Raphael Gualazzi, the Big 5 is…
Poll: Which Big 6 Country Is Your Favourite?
In recent years the Big 5—those countries with deep pockets who automatically qualify for the final—have really brought it. From Germany’s Lena to Spain’s Pastora Soler, the Big 5 is…