It may come as a surprise to many but until this year the Eurovision Song Contest had never been broadcast in the USA. Hard to believe but true. Granted there is so much going on within America pop culture-wise that getting on the radar there can be an almost Continue Reading
Eurovision 2016
Eurovision 2016 wrap-up: Who saw that winner coming?!
Well cover me in a glitter and call me a poorly-synchronised back up dancer but you could’ve knocked me, and I suspect much of Europe over with a very small feather when the Ukraine was announced as the winner of this year’s event. Talk about coming out of left Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2016: The Big Six – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK
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 Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2016: Week 6: Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine
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 Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2016: Week 5 – FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania
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 Continue Reading
Happy London Eurovision Party! Recap from VIP guest blogger Christoph Fischer
In recent years The Eurovision Song Contest has staged a series of parties at select cities throughout Europe to build up excitement and momentum ahead of the event itself and to extend the Eurovision season a little bit further than one stellar week in May. This year, parties were Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2016: Week 4 – Albania, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark
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 Continue Reading
Eurovision in LEGO? One mega fan has answered your unspoken prayers
I like to think of myself as a fairly dedicated viewer of The Eurovision Song Contest. After all, I review every single song entered for a particular year’s contest, blog about them with as much wit and insight as I can muster and host a party with my boyfriend Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2016: Week 3 – Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, San Marino, The Netherlands
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 2016: Week 2 – Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland
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 Continue Reading