Jamala will represent the Ukraine with politically sensitive and borderline controversial song ‘1944’. Read on to find out what we thought of it.
Day: April 24, 2016
Review: Ireland: Nicky Byrne ‘Sunlight’
Poll, ReviewsIreland were one of the first nations to reveal their song and artist for 2016. They chose former Westlife and RTE radio host Nicky Byrne and the song he will sing is entitled ‘Sunlight’. We take a look at the song in our review.
Romania Withdraw From Eurovision 2016
NewsIn a Eurovision first, Romania have been forced to withdraw from the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest following continuous financial difficulty and failure to pay their EBU membership dating back as far as 2007.
Eurovision World Cup: Quarter Final 1: UK v Albania
Eurovision World Cup, PollIn the first of the quarter final matches of the Eurovision World Cup we will see the UK do battle against Albania. The UK topped group A with 49% of the vote and beat Poland in the knock out stages last week with 75%. Albania meanwhile also topped their group (Group E) with 46% of the vote and last week they beat Iceland with 86% of the vote to advance to the Quarter Finals. But who will get your vote?
Poll: Which Eurovision Song is Your Fave? (closes 1st May)
News, PollAlbania seem unbeatable having topped our weekly poll an amazing seven times. However, this week we will do it all over again. If you want to see your favourite song on top, then make sure you vote for them in this weeks poll. *Romania have been removed following their withdrawal from the contest*
Poll Results: Albania Continue Winning Streak!
News, PollAlbania have topped our weekly Eurovision poll for the seventh time. Eneda Tarifa came top with 52% of the overall vote with her song ‘Fairytale’. The nearest rival was Bosnia/Herzegovina who managed second with ‘Ljubav je’ a collaboration between Dalal, Deen, Jala and Ana Rucner. In third was France’s Amir while Hungary climbed 36 places to fourth and Spain’s Barei was in fifth. The biggest upset this week saw Ireland’s Nicky Byrne finish in 16th place, the lowest position for the Westlife star since we began our polls.
Eurovision World Cup: Knock Out Stage Results
Eurovision World Cup, PollYou have been voting in the knockout stage of our Eurovision World Cup Poll all week and now it’s time to reveal the results. Read on to find out which 8 countries have advanced to the quarter finals of the contest this week!