Saara Aalto Wows Fans at Intimate Belfast Gig!

Saara Aalto showcased her new album ‘Wild Wild Wonderland’ in Belfast’s Oh Yeah Centre tonight in an intimate show jam packed with hits. 

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Hosts for Eurovision 2018 Revealed!

This year’s host nation the Portuguese broadcaster RTP announced a Eurovision first today when it revealed that there will be not one, not two, or three but four female presenters at the helm of the 2018 Contest.

This Year’s Eurovision Slogan Your Favourite of the past Four Years!

Earlier this week Portuguese broadcaster RTP revealed the branding for the 2018 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Along with a series of nautical images including seaweed, jellyfish, waves and shell, they unveiled that the slogan for Eurovision 2018 would be ‘All Aboard!’.

Details of Sweden’s Melfest 2018 Revealed!

Sweden’s Eurovision selection competition Melodifestivalen is one of the most anticipated events in the Eurovision calendar. Spanning over six weeks and six major Swedish cities, the competition is a celebration of Schlager, a coup d’etat of kitsch and just downright fun. Today the details for the 2018 edition were revealed.

Eurovision Semi Final Allocation To Take Place Next Week

As Stockholm gears up to hand the Eurovision reins over to Kiev next week, Ukrainian broadcaster (NTU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced that the draw to decide which countries perform in which semi final at Eurovision 2017 will take place next week.

Lithuania Pick Donny Montell for Eurovision 2016

Lithuanian singer Donny Montell will return to Eurovision, representing the nation in the 2016 Contest. He was chosen as their representative following a long selection process (Eurovizijos) staged its final show last night.

Eurovision 2016 Stage revealed!

We got our first look at the Eurovision 2016 stage today. Check out the video realisation of this and let us know what you think:

2016 Eurovision Hosts Announced!

SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster revealed earlier today that the Eurovision hosts for 2016 will be reigning champion Mans Zelmerlow and 2013 host Petra Mede. The announcement didn’t come as much of a shock, as bookies had the duo down as odds on favourite to host the contest since Sweden won in Vienna in May.

Stockholm to host Eurovision 2016

Globe Arena to host Eurovision 2016

It is just a month and a half since Mans Zelmerlow won Eurovision 2015 with his anthemic song ‘Heroes’. Attention has swiftly turned towards next year’s competition, as the Swedish national broadcaster SVT announced this morning that Stockholm will officially host the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Stockholm beat off stiff competition from 2013 host city Malmo, fan-favourite Gothenburg and Linkoping.

The venue for Eurovision 2016 will be the Globe Arena which will play host to Eurovision for the second time, having first hosted the contest back in 2000. Preliminary dates have also been set for the live shows- the Semi-Finals will be held on 10th and 12th May, with the week of concerts culminating in the Grand Final on 14th May 2016. More information about ticket sales are expected in due course, but they are not expected to go on sale until the end of the 2015.

Ten Things About…ABBA

1. ABBA (stylized ᗅᗺᗷᗅ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the band members’ first names and is sometimes stylized as the registered trademark ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. The band became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1975 to 1982.