Interview: Marco Mengoni of Italy

Interview – Eurovision Times was lucky enough to be able to speak with Italy’s Marco Mengoni this week. As you can imagine, we were very grateful to be able to chat with one of the Big Five, and a huge thank you goes to Marco and the Italian delegation for making Marco so accessible this year. Things were not made easy thanks to some very noisy Danes… but check out the interview now!

Interview: Eythor Ingi Gunnlaugsson of Iceland

Interview – We caught up with Eythor Ingi Gunnlaugsson of Iceland and had a quick chat to him after his second rehearsal today. We asked him how he felt the rehearsal went and about his song and video…and checked up on that pesky volcano of theirs. We also found out if the Icelandic delegation have tried out the Swedish meatballs yet… 

Interview: PeR Happy with Second Rehearsal

Interview -  Latvia‘s PeR have just spoken to Eurovision Times and have said they were really pleased with their second rehearsal this afternoon in the Malmö Arena. They also told us a little about what performances they have planned here in Malmö for the next two days, and revealed they have six toes. Want to know more? Watch the interview now…

Interview: Finland’s Krista Siegfrids Talks to Eurovision Times

Interview – It’s time for another interview here on Eurovision Times. This time it’s with Finland’s Krista Siegfrids who will be singing ‘Mary Me‘ in Malmö. We caught up with her during her visit to the UK for the London Eurovision Party. We got to ask her about Team Ding Dong and also which Eurovision star she wants to marry. Read the interview now and find out which one!

Interview: Gianluca Bezzina in London

Interview - Whist at the London Eurovision Party we took the chance to have a chat with Malta‘s Gianluca Bezzina. He told us about his sightseeing in London, his musical family, how he’s got time off from being a doctor to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest and what his favourite songs are this year! Read on to see what Gianluca had to say in our very quick chat with him.

Interview: One of the Stars of Eurovision 2012

Interview – Forget favourites Sweden, Forget the Big 5, Forget the Russian grannies. Eurovision Times today managed to grab the most sought after interview of the day in the press centre with the main man…er, puppet, himself, Mr Terry Vision. See who Terry thinks will be the winner of this year’s contest…maybe!

Interview: BBC Commentators Share their Baku Experience

Interview – As well as the 42 acts that were performing at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, there are hundreds of journalists and TV crews working hard here. The BBC’s Sara Cox and Scott Mills kindly took the time to have a chat with Eurovision Times to tell us what they do at Eurovision, and their thoughts on this year’s contest. Check out the video interview.

Estonia: Ott Lepland Interview

Estonia – One of the biggest sounding songs in the Crystal Hall yesterday was Ott Lepland’s ‘Kuula‘. Ott took the time after his second rehearsal to have a chat with Eurovision Times and tell us how he felt his second rehearsal went. Have a listen to him also explain why he has gone for a simple stage look, and how Baku differs to Tallinn.

Norway: Interview with Tooji

Norway – Tooji completed his second rehearsal yesterday. Afterwards he made an impassioned speech in his press conference about human rights, followed by a beautiful acoustic rendition of ‘Stay‘, which you can watch here. He was greatly in demand for interviews, but took the time to speak to everyone, including Eurovision Times. You can see the interview with us here.

Interview: Trackshittaz from Austria

Interview – Eurovision Times caught up with Austria’s representatives in Amsterdam at this weekend’s Eurovision in Concert press event. Trackshittaz will perform in the first semi-final on May 22nd with ‘Woki Mit Deim Popo’ which translates as ‘Shake your ass’. Lukas and Manuel were more than happy to chat to us and let us film the questions for you. Find out why Manuel wants to be a Russian granny…

Interview with San Marino’s Senit: Alternative Versions of “Stand By”

San Marino – Senit is the San Marinese representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. In our interview with her she revealed some details about her performance in Düsseldorf and also said, that there will also be two versions of her song in “another language than English” One can certainly feel that she is a real Eurovision fan and very excited about her participation! People in Düsseldorf will be really interested in Senit’s plans in case of a San Marinese victory ^^ Read the entire interview with the very pleasant Senit:

Interview With Belgium’s Witloof Bay

Interview – This may the a capella group “Witloof Bay” will represent Belgium in Düsseldorf in the second semi-final. Their song is called “With love baby”. The six singers and musicians decided to start a new musical project in 2005. As they love jazz and pop a capella music, their style is centered around these musical genres. The band consists of members from all parts of Belgium and thus represent a unified country. Benoît, one of the six members of the group answered our questions: