(courtesy Eurovision.tv (c) Corinne Cumming) We have a winner! Switzerland’s non-binary identifying Nemo took the top prize this year with his empowering song “The Code” in a contest that was, unfortunately, marked as much by controversy as inspiring moments. Nemo romped away with the jury votes with a clear majority Continue Reading
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Songs, songs and more songs #106: Lawrence, Alice Merton, BYHAZE & SAFA, Sabrina Carpenter + Ayumu Imazu + ABBA’s Waterloo piano moment
(via Shutterstock) You need to groove a little more! Yes you do, and so do I; there’s something about just the right mid-fi pop song coming on with all the right beats and a just-so sense of atmosphere and style to make all the stress fall away. All that matters Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 7 – The Big 6 – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK (Grand final)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
#Eurovision cultural festival 2024 music review: Five Swedish artists to listen to now
(via Shutterstock) By any measure you can care to mention, Sweden is a music powerhouse. Long gone days are the days when ABBA were pilloried by the British press for being from a musically nothing country (that was never true of course since Sweden has a rich musical tradition but Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 6 – Malta, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland (Semi final 2, part 3) + Eurovision stage revealed!
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 5 – Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece and Latvia (Semi final 2, part 2)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #105: Kasbo, GusGus, Lindsey Stirling, Maddy O’Neal & COFRESI + Zerb & the Chainsmokers
(via Shutterstock) Sesame Street is always encouraging us to work with others nicely and in a spirit of fruitful cooperation and it’s heartening to see that many of the artists in this post have taken that to heart. By combining their hearts, they have given us tracks that are not Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 3 – Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine (Semi final 1, part 3)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #104: ETHAN, Zerb, girli, Kiesza and Steve Aoki + listen to all 37 Eurovision 2024 entries … and Swedish artists thank ABBA for the music in song
(via Shutterstock) Life can feeling horribly drab and boring a lot of the time. Sure, that’s the nature of being alive; not every single moment can be a technicolour wonderland of explosive fun and fabulousness but wouldn’t it be nice if there was something to bring vivacity to the drab Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 2 – Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova (Semi final 1, part 2)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading