Archive for 'Eurovision'

Portugal: Festival da Canção audition participants and times announced

Portugal: Festival da Canção audition participants and times announced

Portuguese broadcaster RTP has just published the full casting lists at their official website, containing all the information about the regional castings. All of the selected participants must find their names on the lists, to therefore [...]

Moldova: National Final set for March 10th!

Moldova: National Final set for March 10th!

Moldovan national broadcaster TRM has announced the Moldovan National Final will take place on March 10th, 2012, therefore confirming their eight consecutive Eurovision participation since 2005. The submission period has already opened and will close later [...]

Editorial: Eurovision Enigma Continues in Turkey

Editorial: Eurovision Enigma Continues in Turkey

Who will represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012? TRT has not yet decided the Turkish entrant but, one of the five artists on the shortlist has ruled herself out. Popular singer Şebnem Ferah and [...]

Portugal: RTP receives 400 songs

Portugal: RTP receives 400 songs

The Portuguese national broadcaster RTP has received over 400 songs for this year’s Festival da Canção. The deadline for submitting songs for Festival da Canção ended this past Saturday. RTP announced that the festival this year will contain [...]

Bulgaria: Dess releases final version of “Love is Alive”

Bulgaria: Dess releases final version of “Love is Alive”

Bulgarian star and semifinalist of 2012, Dess, has released the full studio and Eurovision version of her National Selection entry “Love is Alive”. Dess, also known as DesiSlava, originally premiered the song live on BTV a [...]

Germany: Unser Star Für Baku jury members revealed

Germany: Unser Star Für Baku jury members revealed

The process of Germany for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 kicks off on the 12th of January at 20.15 CET. The national final will be held on the 16th of February and the winner will represent [...]

Editorial: Albanian entry, too good or too bad?

Editorial: Albanian entry, too good or too bad?

This year Albania is sending Rona Nishliu with “Suus” (from Latin: Personal) to the 57th Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Azerbaijani’s capital Baku, in 2012. After Rona’s victory at the 50th Festivali i [...]

Turkey: TRT reveals their five artist ‘wishlist’

Turkey: TRT reveals their five artist ‘wishlist’

After rumours concerning the Turkish representative went into overdrive during the past few days, TRT has reacted by revealing their five act ‘wishlist’, which have made it into the last stage of potential selection in Turkey. [...]

Spain: Pastora Soler (2012) to star in New Year’s special

Spain: Pastora Soler (2012) to star in New Year’s special

Since the announcement of Pastora Soler as the Spanish representative at Eurovision 2012, Pastora has become a bigger focus in the media in Spain. Spanish TV selected Pastora as special guest for their Christmas show dedicated [...]

Belarus: Songs announced in the ‘song base’ for EuroFest

Belarus: Songs announced in the ‘song base’ for EuroFest

Belarussian national broadcaster BTRC has announced the 11 entries of the EuroFest ‘song base’, which contains jury selected entries that the five finalists may decide to perform in the final. The final of “Eurofest” will take [...]