Speaking on the latest episode of The Euro Trip podcast, Jake Shakeshaft has described the “horrible” moment of quitting music. As one half of the duo Joe and Jake, the pair represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision in 2016 with…
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Romania: Past Eurovision Stars Among the Line Up For Golden Stag 2018
Four past Eurovision participants are among the eighteen singers to be taking part in Golden Stag 2018 next month in Romania. TVR has revealed the name of the eighteen singers from across Europe who will be participating in a special…
Read MoreSpain: Costs of 2016 Participation Revealed
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has revealed the costs of Spain’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. This comes after the broadcaster was forced by the Spanish Supreme Court to reveal their expenses for the 2015 contest, something which was…
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Dalal Midhat Auctions Off Eurovision Outfit
Dalal Midhat has chosen to auction off clothing and other memorabilia of her time in the Eurovision Song Contest last year for charity. The auction which is currently taking place online has been set up in order to support funding…
Read MoreRussia: Sergey Lazarev Announces Tour Plans
Eurovision 2016 participant Sergey Lazarev has announced plans for a new tour in 2018. The “N-Tour” will take place in the Spring of next year, starting in St Petersburg on 12th April, and then moving onto Moscow on 19th April.…
Read MoreItaly: Francesca Michielin to Perform at the Italian Grand Prix
Francesca Michielin will perform the Italian national anthem ahead of the Italian Grand Prix today at the Autodorom Nazionale Monza. Francesca Michielin will today perform the Italian national anthem, “Il Canto degli Italiani” ahead of the start of the Italian…
Read MoreTurkey: Atiye Would Have Gone to Eurovision 2016
It was revealed today that the singer Atiye had been selected to represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 before TRT decided to withdraw. In an interview with AlemFM, composer Sinan Akcil, who wrote “Düm Tek Tek” (Turkey ESC…
Read MoreEurovision 2016 Interval Act “Love Love Peace Peace” is Released
The studio version of “Love Love Peace Peace”, the interval act at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. “Love Love Peace Peace” the iconic interval act from last years Eurovision Song Contest final has been released one year…
Read MoreIreland: RTE Spent €337,000 on Eurovision 2016 Participation
It has been revealed today that RTE spent a total of €337,000 on participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Independent reports that following a freedom of information request, it was revealed that the Irish national broadcaster spent…
Read MoreMalta: Winning National Final Song Will Represent Nation
Chief Executive of Public Broadcasting Services Malta, John Bundy, has today revealed the regulations of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest; Malta’s national final for the main Eurovision Song Contest to be hosted in Ukraine next May. Though most of the…
Read MoreUkraine: Jamala releases music video of ‘1944’
Three months after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm back in May, the music video for Jamala’s winning song ‘1944’ has officially been released today. The music video was directed by Anatoliy Sachivko and videoed by Nikita Kuzmenko, who…
Read MoreESC’16: Eurovision Generated 27.5 Million Euros For Stockholm
The City of Stockholm has announced today that hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 brought in 27.5 million Euro’s to the city and its businesses. Stockholm which hosted the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in May says the data…
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