So after the shocks, surprises and disappointments of semi-final 1, we've got the second semi-final coming up and once again, my friend and fellow Eurovision fan Clive and I have recorded a video with our predicted qualifiers. We think this might be a less surprising …
Tag: Norway
Eurovision 2019 previews countdown: #4 NORWAY – KEiiNO – “Spirit in the Sky”
Just outside the "medal placing" is a country I placed very low in my rankings last year, but has completely turned it around this year (for me anyway!) Three-times winners Norway win the prize for top Nordic country this year. Their entry this year has …
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The nearly songs: national finals 2019 best of the rest part 2
Concluding my two part of best of the rest on the eve of the last Eurofest before Eurovision (always one of my favourites as we watch and score all 41 of this year's entries), I've got another nine songs from x national finals that didn't …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: another Super Saturday [and Sunday] (Finland, Iceland, Moldova, Norway, Portugal and Serbia previews)
One manic finals Saturday down, another to go and will we see yet more drama during and after these sets of national finals following the twists and turns of the Ukrainian saga (which sadly ended in Ukraine's withdrawal. There are some fan favourites here - …
Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #37 NORWAY – Alexander Rybak – “That’s How You Write a Song”
Only 7 songs into the countdown, and we're already hitting our second Nordic country. Norway, while famous for receiving more last places and nil points than any other country, are three-times winners and in recent years, make regular appearances in the top 10 at the contest. …
Eurovision 2018 national selections: Melodi Grand Prix (Norway preview)
We're almost at the end of the national final season but there are three more still to go this weekend - and three-times winner Norway chooses from their finalists on Saturday (10 March). Unlike Sweden, whose final falls on the same evening, there have been …
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Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #20 NORWAY – JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann – “Grab the Moment”
Kicking off our top 20, it's our second Nordic country in a row - three-times winner and record breaker for numbers of last places - Norway. Their non-qualification last year was a surprise, and generally in recent years they have been consistently in the top …
My top 5 songs from…Norway
It's been a while since I've done a top 5 of a Scandinavian country but I'm trying to fill the gaps of countries I've not done before Eurovision 2017 starts! Norway has an interesting reputation in the contest - famous for getting nul points, but they …
Eurovision 2016 previews countdown: #16 NORWAY – Agnete – “Icebreaker”
We've reached our penultimate Nordic country in the countdown, and taking the runners up spot is - Norway. Norway are infamous for coming last and getting nul points - not entirely unfounded as they've come last more times than any other country and, together with Austria, …
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Eurovision national finals best of the rest part 2: Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Well it's time for another instalment of national final songs that just didn't quite make it past the winning post. This time we look at three of the countries with some of the most well established and widely followed national finals - it's the Scandinavian …
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