Poll: Worst of the Worst Dressed!

Poll – On the day that Serbia’s Moje 3 won the 2013 Barbrara Dex Award, we decided to look back at all the previous winners… and see which you think is the worst of the worst! Since the award began in 1997, the House of Eurovision has given the award to 17 recipients. We want you to tell us who you think has been the worst dressed Eurovision star in those 17 years! Vote now!

Rumour: Will ABBA’s Agnetha be in Malmö?

Malmo 2013 – Rumours are mounting that ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog may be making an appearance at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Agnetha, now aged 62 and one quarter of Sweden’s most famous band ABBA, has just released a new single ‘When You Really Loved Someone‘. A new album entitled ‘A‘ is due for release on 13th May (Eurovision week).

Don’t I Recognise That Backing Singer?

Eurovision Backing Singers – This year sees Aliona Moon take to the stage to represent Moldova, having been a backing singer last year for Pasha Parveny. She isn’t the only one to take this career path. The UK’s BBC have done a  blog this week looking at all the backing singers who came back for more over the years, check it out here. Have they missed any? Let us know!

Most Underrated Song in Last Ten Years is Kati Wolf!

Underrated Songs – In a recent poll on The Eurovision Times, we asked you which was the most underrated song of Eurovision (2002-2012). It was close but in the end you decided that Kati Wolf ‘What About My Dreams‘ (Hungary, 2011) topped the poll, just beating Jonsi and Greta ‘Never Forget‘ (Iceland, 2012) with Vânia Fernandes ‘Senhora Do Mar‘ (Portugal, 2008) in third place.

Poll: Most Underrated Eurovision Song of the Past Ten Years

Poll – Over the years, The Eurovision Song Contest has showcased music from all over Europe. Some good and some not so good and unfortunately, sometimes the good or the favourites don’t do so well. This is definitely the case throughout the past ten years with diaspora voting perhaps being at an all time high.

Ireland: Best of Eurovision Tour to go Overseas

Ireland – Last year saw a successful tour of former Irish Eurovision winners around Ireland. They now intend to take the tour further. Savee Entertainment has announced that due to the phenomenal success of the BEST OF EUROVISION show in 2012, they are delighted to announce that the show will tour again in Autumn 2013 in venues across Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1979

   Eurovision Through the Years – In this series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 1979 edition.

Eurovision Through the Years: 2012

  Eurovision Through the Years – In this series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 2012 edition. Ok, its not been too long since it happened, but in a few years time this will be Eurovision history as well. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1984

Eurovision Through the Years – In this series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 29th edition. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story

Eurovision Through the Years: 1958

  Eurovision Through the Years – In this series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 3rd edition. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1997

  Eurovision Through the Years – In this series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 42nd edition in 1997. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1957

Eurovision Through the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the second edition from Frankfurt am Main. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1963

  Eurovision Trough the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 1963 edition from London. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 1972

  Eurovision Through the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will take a close look at the 1972 edition from Edinburgh. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Eurovision Through the Years: 2000

  Eurovision Through the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals and non-chronologically) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. We already recaped the first Song Contest in 1956. Today we will look at the last contest held in Sweden: Stockholm 2000. You can find all reviews we already published here: Eurovision Through the Years: The (Hi)Story.

Ireland: Linda Martin Looks at Eurovisions Past and Future

Ireland – Eurovision often welcomes back former entrants. This year sees Linda Martin involved again as a mentor of the Irish entry. Linda narrowly lost in 1984 but went on to win in 1992. She has just been interviewed talking about some of her memories from former Song Contests, and she looks ahead to Baku 2012. See what she’s got to say about some of this year’s entries and how she misses the orchestra.

Eurovision History Chat with Bell and Freeman: Germany

  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.

Eurovision History Chat: Yugoslavia

  ESC History Chat – 20 years ago, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began its breakup culminating in the eventual independence of all its former member republics, most of which have joined Eurovision as independent countries. Within Eurovision, Yugoslavia, as a Communist country that looked West while many of its neighbours looked East, provided a

Eurovision History Chat: The Netherlands

  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

Eurovision Through the Years: 1956

Eurovision Through the Years – In this new series I will (in irregular time intervals) present a year of the Eurovision Song Contest. We will look at songs and singers, hosts, gossip, interesting stories and funny incidents. Today we will start with the first ever Eurovision Song Contest which was held on May 24, 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland and saw 7 countries competing: