The Eurovision Song Contest, whether you love it, hate it or are blissfully indifferent to it, is almost impossible to ignore. Taking place usually in May in the nominated city of whichever country won the event the year before (COVID-19 plagued years like 2020 aside), and established in the wake Continue Reading
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Nobody wins solo: The glitzy travails of trying to prove yourself in #Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
SNAPSHOTEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga focuses on Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, two struggling Icelandic musicians who join the contest. Joining Will Ferrell (Elf, Blades of Glory) and Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Game Night) are Pierce Brosnan (Mrs. Doubtfire, Mamma Mia!) as Erick Erickssong, Dan Stevens (Beauty Continue Reading
Eurovision Song Contest magic strikes again … Listen to “Volcano Man” from Will Ferrell’s “The Story of Fire Saga”
SNAPSHOTEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is an upcoming American comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Andrew Steele and Will Ferrell and starring Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. The film follows Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir as they are Continue Reading
Even more Euphoria: Eurovision Asia launches
And so it begins … Eurovision is coming to Asia! While a launch date and an exact format are yet to be determined, the launch of the official site for the Asian outpost of the great Eurovision Song Contest (brand leveraging here we come!) signals that things are moving Continue Reading
Douze points? Mais non! 12 Eurovision entries that didn’t score a single point
There are many things that are memorable about the Eurovision Song Contest. The songs. The costumes. The staging – pyrotechnics, key changes, costume reveals, wind machines, odd props and back-up singers that look like in the wrong place at the wrong time. And then, of course, there are the Continue Reading
Loving living the living life: USA makes a Colbert-inspired bid for Eurovision inclusion
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 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
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
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 2014: Week 6 – Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom
WHAT IS THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST? Started way back in 1956 as a way to draw 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