Cyprus Chooses Next Friday!
Sep 3rd
Cyprus will be one of the first countries to hold their National Final. This year they are choosing their entry through a show called Performance. There are 9 acts qualified for the final. They are as follows:
- Marios Charalambous
- Costa Ioannides
- Christos Milordos
- Daphne Seisou
- Nicole Nikolaidou
- Louis Panagiotou
- Annita Skoutela
- Stella Stylianou
- Malvina Charalambidi
I cant find songs by all the artists but there is a good calibre among those I could find.
Who’s your favourite? I am liking Costa Ioannides.
At least this year Cyprus will be sending a Cypriot!
The year was…1974
Sep 1st
The year was 1974, the place Brighton, England, the event, the 19th Eurovision song contest.
It would be five years before my miraculous birth so I wasn’t even a twinkle in my parent’s eyes but they must have had some insight because they bought several of the Eurovision singles on record for that year and when I was but a wee boy of eight I discovered them. I always credit the 1993 Eurovision as been the year that started my love affair yet in truth it was 1974 and specifically records containing three of that years entrants; Tina Reynolds, Olivia Newton More >
Goodbye Svante!
Aug 30th
Over on Eurovision.tv Svante Stockselius, Executive Supervisor of the Junior- and Eurovision Song Contests,has announced his resignation.
Svante has worked with the EBU since 2003.
Previously to working for the EBU he was Executive Producer of the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. He was also the main architect of the Melodifestivalen which is one of the most watched national selections.
Svante will be missed by fans and those involved with the Eurovision. We all loved the bit where he appears.
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk will be his last outing Executive Supervisor.
Svante has been the main force behind the recent changes More >
Turkey Not Automatically Qualified for Final
Aug 29th
Many of us thought with the one of the Big Four Countries winning the contest last year, the 2nd placed country would be automatically in the final. This will not be the case as reported by ESC Today after the recent reference group meeting in Belgrade. This means Turkey loses out on that potential as they came 2nd in Oslo.
Only Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom will be automatically in the final. That means the final next year will only have 24 countries. 10 from each semi. I wonder will this make anyone notice
Also the rule on when a song can More >
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22
Aug 22nd
- http://www.escireland.com/2010/08/well-looky-what-they-made-into-swedish/ http://fb.me/C81lFEbk #
- 4 German Cities want to host the Eurovison, who would you pick? Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg or Hannover? http://fb.me/BGsiAJTp #
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Its down to 4!
Aug 21st
The eadline for submissions to host the 56th Eurovision Song Contest was reached yesterday. Four cities have submitted bids according to TheLocal.de. They are:
- Berlin
- Düsseldorf
- Hannover
- Hamburg
NDR will make a decision by the end of the summer.
According to TheLocal.de, Hamburg is basing its bid on the short routes from the Train Station to Hotels and venues. It is also using its central location to boost its prospects.
Hannover has worked with the state of Lower Saxony and Deutsche Messe AG to put together a packet which a spokesman for the city said made them optimistic. Hannover is also Lena’s home town.
Düsseldorf stressed its history as More >
The year was…1993
Aug 3rd
In a brand new section to ESC Ireland we get to discuss individual Eurovision years. Please if leaving responses only respond to matters pertaining to the given year. From singers to costumes, interval acts to backing singers, whatever you wish to talk about a selected year this is the place to do it. For these reasons it separates itself from the already in place ‘History’ category.
I’ve chosen 1993 because it was the first year I watched and loved the Eurovision and to date it remains for me one of the most emotional years.
The 38th Eurovision was presented by Fionnula Sweeney More >
HIT OF THE DAY: NOSTALGIA (Magazin & Lidija)
Jul 23rd
For high energy without added dance beats todays hit comes from the 1995 Eurovision. Representing Croatia was the joined forces of pop band ‘Magazin’ and opera singer ‘Lidija’ on a song entitled ‘Nostalgia’. The combined vocal and sheer enthusiasm from the artists helped this song place a very nice 6th. The video will make you want to go away on holidays to explore some European city and hee hee next week I am, lol. Enjoy todays hit, its a classic.
Fabrizio Faniello
Jul 22nd
In 2006 Malta took a break from its ballad run to enter Maltese heartthrob Fabrizio Faniello into the Eurovision with dance hit, ‘I do’.
This was not Fabrizio first time entering the Eurovision having previously entered the competition in 2001 with ‘Another summer night’.
Fabrizio career was often conflicting when he found himself torn between his two passions, football and singing. Eventually after playing football for a year in the Italian city of Turin a 16 year old Faniello decided to pursue music entering many prestigious European festivals.
In 1998 he won the Best Male Artist award at the Maltese Music Awards and More >
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