Ireland: Eurovision Dropout Melanie McCabe Wows X Factor Judges
Just as we can expect Eurovison to come around every May, we can also expect to see Dubliner Melanie McCabe tryout for the “X Factor” on a seemingly continual basis.…
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UK: Double the Trouble as Eurovision Star Makes TV Comeback
Since coming 10th for the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1991, with the song “A Message to Your Heart”, Samantha Womack has focused mainly on acting, starring in many television series…
A Week in Tweets: Blue’s Duncan James
Each week we follow a random Eurovision star on Twitter and then compile a list of the things which we learned about them. Last week it was 2012 champion Loreen.…
Review: Believe Bonnie, She’s Back
My adoration for Bonnie Tyler at Eurovision this year is no big secret. I thought she gave it considerable gusto and turned a fairly limp song into a stirring, nation-rallying…
Ireland: Nicole Scherzinger to Cover Zoe Alexis’ “Fire”?
It’s mid August, which can mean only one thing – the juggernaut which is the X Factor will be returning to UK and Irish television screens very shortly. As always…
Do You Believe in the “Believe in Me” Remix?
We’re suckers for a good remix at wiwibloggs.com. There’s something about a beat that can make a boring song pop and a flat song soar. Case in point: this unofficial…
United Kingdom: Josh Dubovie is Gone, Long Live Josh James
So does anyone remember Josh Dubovie? Yes? No? Maybe? For those of you who have forgotten, or perhaps, if you’re British, repressed the memory, Josh represented the UK in 2010.…
Eurovision Death Match: Niamh Kavanagh vs. Bonnie Tyler
One Eurovision veteran. One industry veteran. The seasoned stars of their respective contests, both Bonnie and Niamh proved you don’t have to work a minidress to make a splash on…
Bonnie Tyler Picks Up Two ESCRadio Awards
ESCRadio, which drops every track from Lys Assia and Emmelie de Forest, stage the ESCRadio Awards every year. They award four trophies: Best Group, Best Male Singer, Best Female Singer…
Britain’s UKIP To Ban Eurovision If Elected
The United Kingdom Independence Party, or UKIP for short, enjoyed a surge in popularity ahead of Eurovision. In early May they managed to average 26% in county council polls, gaining…
United Kingdom: Jade Ewen did “Splash!” for the Cash
Don’t you love it when Eurovision stars ditch all the PR waffle and just say what’s on their minds! Well, that’s precisely what Jade Ewen did when she spoke to…
Can Simon Cowell Find the U.K.’s Next Eurovision Winner?
Simon Cowell has admitted that he wants to find the United Kingdom its next Eurovision winner.
Royal Baby Birth: Kate Middleton’s Eurovision Playlist
So a royal baby boy has just emerged from Kate Middleton’s regal birth canal at London’s St Mary’s Hospital. To aid the Duchess of Cambridge with her recovery, and to…
United Kingdom: Sandie Shaw Is Now A Nudist
Sandie Shaw sang her way to victory for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, with her sweet little song “Puppet on a String”. It was the United…
Editorial: Why the UK should send a non-English entry
If you’re interested in European culture, one of the principal reasons to watch Eurovision is to listen to music that is sung in a language dissimilar to the one you speak.
Beware: The Hump Teams up with Gene Simmons of Kiss
Can you imagine Gene Simmons—the leather-clad rocker with white face paint from KISS—singing “Love Will Set You Free”? What about Engelbert Humperdinck dressing as a vampire and weilding an axe…
Eurovision 2015: Sarah Dawn Finer to represent the UK?
You might know her best as Lynda Woodruff, the spokeswoman for the EBU with a special talent for mispronouncing nearly everything, but Sarah Dawn Finer is in fact a singer…
Krista Siegfrids to Perform on Big Brother UK
British Eurovision fans and “Ding Dongers” need to tune into Big Brother’s Bit On the Side on Channel 5 at 12:55 on Sunday. That’s because Finland’s Krista Siegfrids will perform her Eurovision…