Last night Hera Björk won what can be considered the South American equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest. From the stage in Chile she convincingly sang Because You Can to victory. The song is written by well known Danish and Swedish Eurovision and national final songwriters.
Latvian broadcaster LTV made public both song titles and composers of all qualifying entries for next year's national selection this afternoon, with some familiar names making an appearance and raising expectations.
Veteran Maltese singer Chiara who had the honour of representing Malta three times at the Eurovision Song Contest,has released a single, Forget Forgetting Me. Surprisingly for her fans, Chiara is back with a new outfit, also with a covered uptempo act which was performed by Paul Oscar previously.
Frostrósir has become something of an annual tradition in Iceland, with 2012 being the 11th time the popular tour takes place. What started off as a small event, has evolved into the largest Christmas performance in Europe, touring all over Iceland.
OGAE Finland played host to fans from all across Europe and beyond for the third edition of the Eurovision Cruise this weekend, experiencing a record turn out and an event which can only be described as an immense success.
In the long selection process in Slovenia, we will come to the end with the final of Misja Evrovizija 2012. There are now two acts left and one of them will represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Baku. Let's remind ourselves of what's happened in the Misja Evrovizija 2012 and meet the finalists.
Tonight, Iceland decided its representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Seven acts competed in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins and Jónsi and Greta Salóme won the Icelandic ticket to Baku. Former Eurovision participants Páll Óskar and Hera Björk performed as special guests during the show.
A Norwegian Eurovision website is claiming that Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have changed their minds and are now intent on keeping the same format for their national selection, Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins as used in previous years.
As reported earlier. Björgvin Halldórsson is busy preparing his Christmas extravaganza. Another similar event only much bigger is the popular annual Christmas concept Frostrósir, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in style this year.
Hera Björk recently held a string of concerts stateside on both sides of the country, and her experiences in the USA have by all accounts given her an appetite for all things american. Icelandic tour operator Expressferðir have a unique offer for their customers, giving them the chance to get up close and personal to the star.
