Eurovision Rewind: 2013

This week our Eurovision time machine was running a little bit low on fuel so we only managed to make our way back as far as 2013. Our song for this year is Iceland’s Eythor Ingi and ‘Eg A Lif’. Listen to the song below:

Eurovision 2015 Top 40 Poll Week 1

Now that all the Eurovision Songs have been announced, we want to here from you. Which songs are your favourite? You can vote for up to five songs in our poll which will determine the Top 40.

15 Things We Learned this Week

1. Earlier in the week Maraaya’s official video for their Eurovision song ‘Here For You’ was released. Have a look at the video here.

2. This week Eurovision fans were saddened to hear of the death of former winner Jorgen Ingmann. The 89 year old singer won the contest back in 1963 with his song “Dansevise” (Dance Ballad) for Denmark.

Running Order for this year’s Semi Finals Announced

The running order for this year’s Semi Finals were revealed this week. Ireland have been given what has been deemed the death slot of second to perform in Semi Final Two. No one has ever qualified from this spot since the semi final process was introduced. You can see the full running order for both semis below.

Sandie Shaw ‘snubbed’ at Eurovision 60th Anniversary Concert

Former UK Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw shocked fans this week when she revealed that the BBC had snubbed her and prevented her from performing in the line up for the 60th anniversary show later this month. The ‘Puppet On a String’ singer urged her fans to take to social media to lobby the organisers:

Loreen’s Paperlight (Higher) gets single release

We got very excited at the news of new material from Loreen. Following a performance of new single ‘Paperlight’ on one of the Melodifestivalen heats a few weeks ago our excitement grew even further. This week saw Loreen release this song as her first single from the album. Watch Loreen perform the lead single from the album below and let us know what you think. Are you excited for the full release?

Conchita recreates Gustav Klimt’s ‘Golden Adele’

This week also saw reigning champion of Eurovision Conchita Wurst replicate a famous piece of art by Gustav Klimt in a photoshoot. The bearded lady became the ‘Golden Adele’. What do you make of the ‘Rise Like a Phoenix’ singer’s work of art? Watch the making of video below.

Several of the Eurovision contenders sing Sia’s Chandelier

Sia’s song ‘Chandelier’ has proven quite popular amongst our Eurovision contenders this year. Belgium’s Loic Nottet and Switzerland’s Melanie Renee both covered the songs. Nottet’s version of the song sees the Belgian recreate the Sia video with his own creepy yet hilarious twist. The ‘Rhythm Inside’ singer literally swings from a chandelier, dances with a man with a blackened face and in drag and carries out a perfectly choreographed dance routine.

Kat Mahon Sings Led Zeppelin

Irish runner up this year Kat Mahon performed on the Voice of Ireland this week with her rendition of ‘A Whole Lot of Love’. Listen to the performance below and let us know if you think she should have been Ireland’s pick for 2015.

Eurovision DVD gets release date

The release date for the DVD of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed this week. The DVD which includes all three shows of this year’s contest – the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final – will also come with bonus materials and will be released on 22nd of June.