WATCH: Emma Marrone releases official video for Trattengo il fiato
Emma Marrone, the first woman ever to be internally selected by RAI for Eurovision, has released the official video for her song “Trattengo il fiato,” which means “I hold my…
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Anggun Meets Simon Cowell As She Prepares to Judge Indonesia’s Got Talent
Simon Cowell better watch out because it would seem that everybody’s favourite Indonesian chanteuse is doing her best to become the world’s most ubiquitous talent show judge.
Estonia: Eesti Laul Semi-final 1 qualifiers!
The first semi-final of Eesti Laul 2014 took place earlier this evening. Ten songs competed and five passed through to the final. We know the contest featured plenty of clowns…
Turkey: Will TRT return to Eurovision in 2015?
Copenhagen might still be ahead of us but Turkish website CADDE reports that Ankara is eyeing up a return to the Contest in 2015.
Romania: Mihai Traistariu will not participate in Selectia Nationala
After polling a Romanian tabloid with regards to his participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Mihai Traistariu eventually decided not to submit his song “I’m Sorry” to Selectia Nationala.
Spain: Wiwi Jury Reviews Jorge González with Aunque se acabe el mundo
Earlier today the Wiwi Jury, our in-house panel of musical un-professionals, gathered to eat manchego and to review Jorge González’s song “Aunque se acabe el mundo” (Although the World Ends).…
A Dal 2014: Interview with Swedish-Hungarian semi-finalist JONI
JONI is a charming and mysterious Swedish-Hungarian singer hoping to sing at Eurovision. She’s moving closer to her goal: during the second heat the jury sent her and her song…
The girl can dance: Gaia Cauchi performs remix of The Start
Last weekend Firelight won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014. That may have divided our readers, but one aspect of the show probably did not. Surely everyone agrees that last year’s…
LISTEN: One-minute snippets for Melodifestivalen semi-final three
Melodifestivalen semi-final three kicks off on Saturday, and SVT has just released the one-minute snippets of the songs that will be competing. From a man locked in a cage to hip-hop…
Ireland: Interview With Eurosong finalist Laura O’Neill
The Irish Eurosong final on 28 February is fast approaching. All the singers are busy fine tuning their performances and ensuring that everything will be pitch perfect. But thankfully, the…
Spain: Wiwi Jury Reviews Raúl with Seguir sin ti
Earlier this afternoon the Wiwi Jury, our in-house panel of musical un-professionals, skipped our siesta and sat down to review Raúl Fuentes Cuenca’s song ‘Seguir sin ti’ (Go on without you).…
Melodifestivalen: Deltavling 3 artists reveals lyrics, catwalk music
This Saturday the Scandinavium Arena in Göteborg will welcome eight more artists to the third Melodifestivalen semi-final. All y’all #melfest fans can now read the text of the songs favoured to…
Eurovision in Sochi: ESC artists perform at the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics in Sochi and the Eurovision Song Contest have a lot more in common that large crowds and people speaking dozens of languages that you don’t understand. Wander…
Moldova: Boris Covali’s song Flying withdrawn from competition
This evening, Michael James Down, one of the members of the team behind Boris Covali’s Eurovision bid “Flying”, shared a message announcing the withdrawal of their song from Moldova’s national…
Eurovision weddings? Copenhagen to become chapel of love this May
Apparently Krista Siegfrid’s Eurovision 2013 number went down really well with officials in Copenhagen. Today city councillors announced that Eurovision will turn into a wedding chapel to rival Las Vegas this May.…
Romania: Anca Florescu Challenges Heavyweights with Hearts Collide
With just a couple of days until the submission period is over, the heat is on in the Romanian Selectia Nationala. After Paula Seling & Ovi and Mihai Traistariu released their…
Spain: Wiwi Jury Reviews La Dama with Estrella Fugaz
Hola mi amigos! Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—traveled to Barcelona to chow down on tapas and to review La Dama’s song Estrella Fugaz. That means “Shooting…
Albania: Hersiana Matmuja records ESC song in two languages
Hersiana Matmuja, Albania’s Eurovision 2014 representative, and Genti Lako, the composer of ‘Zemërimi i një nate’, have travelled to Greece to record the revamped version of ‘Zemërimi i një nate’. They will be…