ESC History Podcast – The story of Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest is not one of dominating glory. Just two victories in more than half a century of trying. But it is an engrossing tale. It’s in part about a nation’s cultural redemption The first ESC was 11 years & 16 days after the end of the european war. [...]
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Eurovision History Chat with Bell and Freeman: Germany
Posted: January 27, 2012 by hikarufreeman in Australia, ESC History, Eurovision Through the Years, Germany, Worldwide FansTags: Eurovision, Joy 94.9
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Eurovision History Chat: The Netherlands
Posted: January 11, 2012 by hikarufreeman in Australia, Eurovision Through the Years, Netherlands, Worldwide FansTags: Eurovision Song Contest, Gerard Joling, Joy 94.9, Netherlands, Ruth Jacott, Sieneke
Podcast – Two presenters from the Australian radio station, JOY 94.9: Andrew Bell & Hikaru Freeman have embarked on an ambitious project in the run up to Eurovision 2012. They will be looking over many years of Eurovision entries, one country at a time. The first featured country is The Netherlands, which is one [...]
Welcome to The Team : Adele From Down Under
Posted: November 13, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Australia, The Eurovision TimesEurovision Times – We are very proud to welcome a new member to our Writing Team: Adele from Australia! We wish her fun and success with her posts on our blog! Welcome to the Team! And let’s turn to Adele for her very first entry: My name is Adele (no, not the singer). I am [...]
Australia is one of the few countries outside of Europe that broadcasts the Eurovision Song Contest on television every year. They did it again this year and saw 19-year-old Lena from Germany win with her song “Satellite”. It seems Australians have taken Lena into their hearts as well: The single had it’s peak at #12 [...]
