Had EBU’s change of points yesterday affected the actual winner of the contest, the rules would have stopped the new winner from getting the honor that follows with winning the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
On his American weekly news satire program, John Oliver has taken a look at the Eurovision Song Contest – and Icelandic Hatari in particular. Read more
Due to the issues with the Belarusian jury, the final scoreboard has been changed. The Netherlands is still the winner, but other countries find themselves getting a better or worse result due to this. Read more
Montenegro, Georgia and Latvia. None of them have qualified for the final for at least three years in a row. It’s beginning to look really bad for them, and the broadcasters must ask the question: Can we do anything to improve the results? Read more
Hundreds of fans of all ages, press, family and friends had gathered in Schipol Airport to welcome home their Eurovision hero. In the evening, a TV studio full of former Dutch participants were waiting for him – and finally, he was awarded a double platinum record for “Arcade”. Read more
Is he just a bad loser or is Michael Rice right when he says the bad UK result is due to Brexit only, and that Elton John and Gary Barlow would have come last too? Read more
In recent years, most winners have been deeply engaged with the song they were performing. They either wrote the song, had it written specifically for them – or otherwise managed to take it in so much that it became their song. Read more
After two months of intense work at the Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Contest Producer Christer Björkman was taken to the hospital in Tel Aviv yesterday. The 61 year old former participant was hit by a blood clot in the throat, but he came under treatment just in time. Read more
The Netherlands will have quite some options when deciding upon next year’s host city. Some are more likely than others though. We take a closer look at the arenas that already are, or could come in play, as host for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
It’s time to crunch the numbers. The full result for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest has just been revealed, and it shows quite some interesting details regarding the two semi-finals. Read more
Madonna out of key, big differences between jury and televoting – Iceland to be booh’ed for Palenstine flag – a nervewracking voting – and then it ended with a victory for the top favourite. Read more
Icelandic BDSM punk, Swedish gospel, flying Australian pop opera, A Dutch piano playing favourite, Eastern pop and great Balkan ballads. The 2019 Eurovision final has something for everyone. Check out photos from this great show. Read more
Odds are so low for Duncan Laurence to win that some bookmakers closed for bets on this. With just a few hours to go, there are however still chance to earn a little bit of extra cash if you dare to gamble on anything else than a Dutch victory. Read more
In October and November, Duncan Laurence will tour in his home country, but in December he goes on a European tour which so far is listed to bring him to five countries. This will be his very first tour Read more
The bookmakers scored 9 out of 10. The second semi-final was a lot tougher with so many big favourites placed in this semi-final, but yet they managed better than in the first semi-final. Read more
Malta kicks off the show followed by Albania in the undesired second position. Spain will close the performances from the 26 acts. That’s the result of the running order which is now decided. Read more
With only three spots left for the second half, tension was high at the draw following tonight’s semi-final. If most of the favourites ends up in first half, and one of them in the second half, the latter could gain an advantage. Read more
Congratulations to North Macedonia, The Netherlands, Albania, Sweden, Russia, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and Malta. Those are the 10 qualifiers that made it through the toughest semi-final this year. Read more
A piano playing top favourite, a gigantic chair, golden angel wings, beautiful pictures on the backdrop and plenty of fire. The second semi-final offers a good variation – something for every taste. Check out pictures for this fantastic show in this gallery. Read more
The ten qualifiers have been decided. Some were easy to predict, others a bit harder and the bookmakers managed to score 8 of of 10 correct. Read more
After reaching the final, the 10 qualifiers from the first semi-final has now taken part in a draw that placed them in either first or second half of the grand final. Let’s be honest, most were hoping for second half. Read more
Congratulations to Greece, Belarus, Serbia, Cyprus, Estonia, Czech Republic, Australia, Iceland, San Marino and Slovenia. Tonight, these 10 countries can celebrate that they qualified for the grand final on Saturday. Read more
A fierce Cypriot woman, Icelandic BDSM punk, flying Australian opera or maybe a Greek flower bath? That and much else is offered in the first semi-final for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Check out pictures from the fantastic show in this gallery. Read more
All 41 acts have now been through their regular rehearsals twice. The dress rehearsals are ready to begin – tonight, the juries will vote, and tomorrow, the first of three live shows will take place. As rehearsals came to an end, bookmakers adjusted their odds. Read more
Rehearsals have come to an end. With the six pre-qualified finalists rehearsing for the second time today, all 41 acts now need to be ready for dress rehearsals starting Monday. Take a look at the unique footage showing how the last six acts will look on TV. Read more
The participants in the second semi-final have now rehearsed twice. It was last chance to fix whatever might not be working yet. Are they ready for the live show? You can judge for yourself based on the videos which show how their performances will look on TV. Read more