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Poll: Who will win the first semi-final of Eurovision 2014?

During the first semi-final at Eurovision 2014, two of the bookies’ early favourites—Aram Mp3 from Armenia and Sanna Nielsen from Sweden—will face off with a microphone and a whole lot of…

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Moldova: Eight acts advance to the Final from the First Semi-final

TRM broadcast the first semi-final of this year’s national selection O melodie pentru Europa tonight, and and we’re glad to report that most of your favorites advanced to Saturday’s grand…

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Poll results: Doinita Gherman, Boris Covali top your picks for the first semi-final in Moldova

Posted on March 11, 2014October 12, 2016
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byBogdan Honciuc

It’s time for the first semi-final poll results and it seems like O melodie pentru Europa veterans Doinita Gherman and Boris Covali should have no problem advancing to Saturday’s Final…

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Portugal: Semifinal results for Festival da Canção

After a one year absence, we are happy that Portugal will again #JoinUs all at Eurovision in Copenhagen. Portuguese broadcaster RTP decided to keep Festival da Canção simple this year with one semi-final…

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Norway: First Semi-Final Qualifiers from MGP

Posted on March 7, 2014November 23, 2014
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byAnthony Ko

Meet your first three finalists

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Poll: Who should win the first semi-final in Moldova?

It’s time for Moldova, the small Eastern-European country that has brought some of the most memorable Eurovision entries in recent years, to choose its representative on 15 March. But until…

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Belgium Eurosong: Eva Jacobs and Udo survive first semi-final

After weeks of listening to good and (often) bad ESC-covers, the Belgian audience finally got to hear the first four Belgian ESC songs. After the jury and audience had awarded…

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Latvia: Dziesma 2014 semi-final one qualifiers revealed

Posted on February 2, 2014November 23, 2014
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byAnthony Ko

Meet your first six finalists

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Sweden

WATCH: Melodifestivalen videos of first semi-final rehearsal

Posted on January 30, 2014January 31, 2017
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Earlier this afternoon we gave you the down-low on today’s rehearsal for the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen. Now it’s time to watch the Melodifestivalen videos for yourself! Below you can…

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Second Semi-Final

Second Semi-Final Split Results: Who the Jury Hurt

We’ve had time to digest the split televote-jury results for the grand final and first semi-final, so we’re finally ready to tuck into the second semi. Thank goodness we have…

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First Semi-Final

First Semi-Final Split Results: Who the Jury Hurt

We’ve already sounded off on the split results of the first semi-final. Here we give you another sense of precisely who the jury hurt. We do this in two ways.…

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Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest Wins Eurovision 2013

We finally have a Eurovision winner! Congratulations to Emmelie de Forest of Denmark! She edged out Farid Mammadov from Azerbaijan, who finished second, and Zlata Ognevich from Ukraine, who finished…

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Second Semi-Final

Second Semi-Final Results: The Winners and Losers

The second semi-final of Eurovision 2013 has come to an end, and we can now reveal the 10 qualifiers advancing to the grand finale, and the seven acts who will…

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Alex Downloads on First Semi-Final Results

Ahead of Tuesday’s first semi-final, I correctly predicted 7 out of the 10 qualifiers. I thought that Austria, Slovenia, and Serbia would qualify, but they came up short. Estonia, Lithuania,…

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First Semi-Final Press Conference: The Qualifiers Speak!

The first ten finalists at Eurovision 2013 have now been chosen, and Team Wiwi had a front row seat at the press conference. We’ve transcribed all the juicy gossip and…

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First Semi-Final

First Semi-Final Results: The Winners and Losers

The first semi-final of Eurovision 2013 has come to an end, and we can now reveal the 10 qualifiers advancing to the grand finale, and the six acts who will…

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First Semi-Final: Your Country-By-Country Guide

The contestants competing in the first semi-final have now completed the first dress rehearsal and jury performance, and are busy squeezing into their tightest pants for tonight’s live show. We…

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Wiwi Jury: First Semi-Final Rankings

The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—has now reviewed all 39 of this year’s Eurovision contestants. Each juror awarded each song a score from 1 to 10, and the…

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first semi-final

Poll: Who will win the first semi-final of Eurovision 2014?

Moldova: Eight acts advance to the Final from the First Semi-final

Poll results: Doinita Gherman, Boris Covali top your picks for the first semi-final in Moldova

Portugal: Semifinal results for Festival da Canção

Norway: First Semi-Final Qualifiers from MGP

Poll: Who should win the first semi-final in Moldova?

Belgium Eurosong: Eva Jacobs and Udo survive first semi-final

Latvia: Dziesma 2014 semi-final one qualifiers revealed

WATCH: Melodifestivalen videos of first semi-final rehearsal

Second Semi-Final Split Results: Who the Jury Hurt

First Semi-Final Split Results: Who the Jury Hurt

Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest Wins Eurovision 2013

Second Semi-Final Results: The Winners and Losers

Alex Downloads on First Semi-Final Results

First Semi-Final Press Conference: The Qualifiers Speak!

First Semi-Final Results: The Winners and Losers

First Semi-Final: Your Country-By-Country Guide

Wiwi Jury: First Semi-Final Rankings

Wiwi Jury: Iceland’s VÆB with “RÓA”

“No matter how it may seem, I’ll never belong to that city”— NAPA long to return home to Madeira in the “Deslocado” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Netherlands’ Claude with “C’est La Vie”

RÚV informs the EBU of Icelandic Minister’s “unequivocal” belief that Israel should not participate at Eurovision

Wiwi Jury: Luxembourg’s Laura Thorn with “La Poupée Monte Le Son”

“I’m not afraid to set it all on fire” — Kyle Alessandro ignites his own spark in the “Lighter” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Portugal’s NAPA with “Deslocado”

Interview: Ukraine’s Max Barskih embarks on an international musical journey ahead of his first English-language album

Wiwi Jury: Italy’s Lucio Corsi with “Volevo Essere Un Duro”

“Put a smile on your face, endure it all, it’ll pass” — Nina Žižic sings of women enduring challenging times in the “Dobrodošli” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Spain’s Melody with “ESA DIVA”

Wiwi Jury: Belgium’s Red Sebastian with “Strobe Lights”

JJ from Austria

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