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. The other part of the story is about the battle for the soul of German popular culture. For years modernity went head to head with the sweet & highly sentimental schlager style. (more…)Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category
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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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. The other part of the story is about the battle for the soul of German popular culture. For years modernity went head to head with the sweet & highly sentimental schlager style. (more…)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 of Hikaru’s favourite countries. This chat starts out with Milly Scott’s 1966 entry which broke Eurovision’s colour barrier and goes through all the way to (more…)
Welcome to The Team : Adele From Down Under
Posted: November 13, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Australia, The Eurovision Times
Eurovision 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 a student in Adelaide, Australia. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I LOVE Eurovision! It has to be the best thing since sliced bread! I am also a big Jedward fan (yes, I know, not another one). And Muse are a big part of my life. (more…)
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 in the Australian itunes charts.
Additionally the song was serviced to radio stations in Australia today and can thus expect some more promotion.
The release date of Lena’s album “My cassette player” will be released June 18th!
UPDATE: She also reached the Top 100 on the itunes charts in New Zealand (even tough the show was not broadcast there)
