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Azerbaijan: Arzu İsmayılova completes semi-final lineup

Azerbaijan: Arzu İsmayılova completes semi-final lineup

Arzu İsmayılova has won the final heat of Azerbaijan’s mammoth Eurovision selection “Milli Seçim Turu”. She beat off eight other contestants also competing in this week’s heat to become the 8th participant in the semifinal of [...]

Armenia: Entry to be announced by March 18

Armenia: Entry to be announced by March 18

In 2012, The Public TV Company of Armenia has announced they are currently active in selecting this year Armenian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Thus far it is clear ARMTV is seeking an internal selection. [...]

Ireland: Una Gibney and David Shannon to compete in national final

Ireland: Una Gibney and David Shannon to compete in national final

A duet between singers Una Gibney and David Shannon will be one of the acts in Ireland’s “Eurosong 2012″ national selection, the Irish Times reports. The newspaper states that this “double act” will be mentored by [...]

Hungary: Preselection begins tonight

Hungary: Preselection begins tonight

After a few years of choosing their Eurovision entry internally, preselection shows in Hungary will return tonight to pick the countries’ Baku representative. “A Dal” will begin at 20.15 CET tonight on broadcaster m1, with the [...]

Norway: MGP semifinal in Larvik this evening

Norway: MGP semifinal in Larvik this evening

“Melodi Grand Prix”, the show that picks the Norwegian representative at Eurovision 2012 will continue tonight with the second semi-final of the competition. The show, hosted by Marte Stokstad & Per Sundnes will come direct from [...]

Iceland: Third semi-final takes place tonight

Iceland: Third semi-final takes place tonight

Eurovision fever continues in Iceland tonight, as broadcaster RÚV will air the third semifinal to local competition “Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins”, the Scandanavian countries’ Eurovision preselection. The show will begin at 20.30 local time (21.30 CET) and will [...]

Spain: Pastora Soler starts her 2012 tour “Una Mujer Como Yo”

Spain: Pastora Soler starts her 2012 tour “Una Mujer Como Yo”

The Spanish representative Pastora Soler has just began her 2012 tour in anticipation of her Eurovision song presentation in Spain, where the date of the show still unconfirmed. Pastora will promote her new album “Una Mujer [...]

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Entry presented in early March!

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Entry presented in early March!

Director of Eurosong 2012 Dejan Kukrić has announced more details regarding Maya Sar’s entry for Bosnia & Herzegovina in Eurovision 2012. Kukrić stated that the presentation of the national entry, to be performed by Maya Sar, [...]

Switzerland: Sinplus to perform in Bulgarian National final

Switzerland: Sinplus to perform in Bulgarian National final

The Swiss representative at Eurovision 2011, Sinplus, have now been confirmed as one of the guests of the Bulgarian National final, which will be held on February 29th. Anggun, Vasil Naidenov, Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov [...]

Norway: Elisabeth Andreassen releases new album

Norway: Elisabeth Andreassen releases new album

Norwegian-Swedish singer Elisabeth Andreassen has released a new studio album titled Kärleken & Livet. The new album from Elisabeth Andreassen is called Kärleken & Livet and contains 13 tracks. Andreassen has participated no less than four times [...]