UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Madcraft with Shining bright
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—put on our tightest jeans and headed to Finland to review Madcraft’s #umk14 song “Shining bright”. Did it light up our…
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Mikko Pohjola with Sängyn reunalla
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—caught a RyanAir flight to Lappeenranta to review Mikko Pohjola’s #umk14 song “Sängyn reunalla”. That means “On the Edge of the Bed”. Did…
Greece 2014: Freaky Fortune and Josephine in the national final?
As the weeks pass, more and more details emerge about the Greek national final. “Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show”, as it will be called, will be a collaboration betweeen…
LISTEN: Romania’s Paula Seling and Ovi release their Miracle
Last week, a demo version of Paula Seling and Ovi’s “Miracle” leaked on YouTube and was promptly deleted, but now the real deal has arrived. Today, Paula and Ovi have…
UK: Have Sugababes Unofficially Split?
It’s a case of Suga-bye-bye as Heidi Range becomes the second member to suggest that the band has joined the Spice Girls and Girls Aloud in girlband heaven.
WATCH: Rose Fostanes wins X Factor Israel with Eurovision mentor
Rose Fostanes, a caregiver from the Philippines, has won the first season of X Factor Israel. Her emotional journey—from Filipina outsider to the winner of the popular music show—was guided…
What’s Your Favourite #MyEurovisionIdea?
Since December DR, the Danish host broadcaster, has been asking people to come up with ideas for the interval act of the grand final of Eurovision 2014. Thousands of them—accompanied by…
Moldova: Only two submissions for O melodie pentru Europa so far
After three weeks, and with just ten days to go until Moldova’s deadline for submissions (23 January), only two artists have shown interest in the national selection “O melodie pentru…
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews MAKEA with Painovoima
Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—put on our parkas and headed to Finland to review “Painovoima”, MAKEA’s song for this year’s Finnish national selection. Did we…
A Dal 2014: Kállay Saunders András releases video for Running
The race to win A Dal, Hungary’s national selection for Eurovision 2014, is heating up. Earlier this evening contestant Kállay Saunders András released the official videoclip for his entry “Running”. The dark song discusses…
ESC 2014: Semi-final allocation draw scheduled for 20 January
This morning, Danish broadcaster DR announced that the semi-final allocation draw will be held in Copenhagen city hall on January 20. That’s next Monday, y’all.
UMK 2014: Wiwi Jury reviews Hanna Sky with Hope
This afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—gathered to review Hanna Sky’s #umk14 song “Hope”. Did Miss Sky soar? Or did she crash, burn, and take our ear drums…
Poll: Who should win the second heat of #umk14 in Finland?
The first heat of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu—the Finnish national selection—is now over. Don’t be sad: the second heat of #umk14 takes place this Saturday!
Interview: Clarissa and Josh Standing promise tricks at #umk14
Clarissa and Josh Standing have emerged as favourites to win UMK 2014, Finland’s selection for Eurovision 2014. They may be busy practicing their wicked dance moves, but they recently took some…
Greece: Meet the rumoured finalists for MAD national selection
Earlier this week Greece announced its participation in the 59th Eurovision Song Contest. It will enter the contest under the direction of recently formed state broadcaster NERIT. Now that that’s…
Israel: Dana International releases new trailer for Yeshnan Banot
Just before Christmas Eurovision winner Dana International released the first trailer for her new TV series “Yeshnan Banot” (There Are Girls). It’s her search for Israel’s hottest new girl group,…
EuroFest 2014 Storms Royal Vauxhall Tavern on 17 January
What do Eurovision stars Hera Bjork, Nicki French and Omar Naber have in common? They’ve all thrown down at EuroFest—the UK’s biggest Eurovision club night.
United Kingdom of Rock turn up heat on Eurovision bid
For several months we’ve been telling y’all about the United Kingdom of Rock, an upstart band that hopes to rock on at Eurovision 2014 on behalf of the BBC. Their…