Tonight, among the entries chosen for Baku will be the Italian song. The final evening of the Sanremo Festival will see the announcement of the artists chosen by a special jury to represent Italy in Baku. Here is a guide to the chances each singer has of being chosen.
It has been almost two months since we have seen this year's Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Düsseldorf. For me it was a very special Eurovision. It was not only the first time that I had the opportunity to go to a Eurovision Song Contest. No, I was even able to attend it as a journalist.
It can’t be easy to be Eric Saade today. Since Sweden didn't even qualify for the final last year there is now a lot of pressure on Eric Saade to turn Sweden’s luck around. Will this 20 year old boy be able to handle the pressure? Or will this be one more of Sweden’s failures?
After the shocks (Switzerland in) and surprises (Poland out) of the first semi-final, attention now turns to the second semi-final on Thursday. There are nineteen songs vying for the ten available places left in the final on Saturday. What chances does each one have? Read on to find out.
Another Eurovision year is building to a climax, with the first semi-final only a day away. Money has been wagered and arguments made as to which songs will make it through to the final. Here is my guide to the likely winners and losers.
In the weeks leading up to this year’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix several concerns regarding the many foreigners in the national final were expressed. Deliberately or not the Danish TV viewers mainly went for the Danish names quickly voting off the foreigners. Is it a coincidence or could it be related to the Danish culture?
Tonight is one of the most important in the Italian calendar, the final evening of the Sanremo festival. The winner will have their name etched into Italian musical history forever with such greats as Domenico Modugno, Giorgia and Eros Ramazzotti. Their song will be remembered forever alongside Grazie dei Fiori, Zingara and Uomini Soli.
On February 17th, 2008, almost three years ago, the government of Kosovo declared their independence from Serbia. Since this date, there have regularly been speculations about a possible participation of the country in the Eurovision Song Contest.
We barely just got home from Oslo before the World Cup in South Africa started. Ok, football and the Eurovision Song Contest are two entirely different things, but the similarities are enough to make me cheer with the same red and white flag I used in Oslo.
So, the United Kingdom finished last. Again! Whose fault was it? Where do we go from here? Will the BBC change the selection process for the umpteenth time in a decade?
