Articles by Neil MacInnes (Scotland)

BQL have qualified for the grand final of EMA in Slovenia. ManuElla and Tanja Ribič have failed to qualify for next week’s final.

The 2018 Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will be held tonight, with a total of 9 songs battling for the ticket to Lisbon. In this liveblog, we will keep you up to date on everything that is happening in Spain.

From over 1500 applications, French broadcaster France 2 has selected 18 songs that will be performed in two semi finals in 2018. Out of these acts, France will select the representing 2018-act.

Broadcaster RTVSLO has announced the 16 participating artists in EMA 2018, the Slovenian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. ManuElla and Tanja Ribic return to the stage to represent Slovenia again.

We are ready for the second semifinal of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. However, 50% of the results of that show will already be decided tonight! Follow the jury rehearsal with us. In this blog you can read what we think of the vocal qualities of each [read more…]

Lucie Jones admits that she felt a bit stressed during her first rehearsal at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. “I was still getting used to the stage, the camera’s. Trying to get it all right. Today I was able to relax more.”

In this article you can find in-depth analysis of the rehearsals of today from the straight qualifiers for the grand final of next week. If you want live updates of everything going on at the press center and beyond, please follow our Live-Blog with all [read more…]

We are closing off the first week of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and so far it has been a blast. Check out what is happening today in Kiev in our special daily live blog.