Romania celebrate their 20th appearance in the contest this year, and they will be looking to bounce back after losing their 100% qualification record last year, narrowly missing out on a place in the final. Ester Peony is the artist with that responsibility to take …
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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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That was the (national final) weekend that was: reflections on recent Eurovision national selections
It may have not escaped anyone's notice but this weekend just gone (16-17 February) had its fair share of shocks, drama and scandal in the various national finals that took place. I thought I would do a quick summary of the results and my own …
A trip to EuroStarz in Concert 2018
It was a last minute decision to attend this concert, but I am very glad I did. A small set of past Eurovision performers, including a former winner, graced the stage of a compact, intimate venue near Kings Cross (The Water Rats pub) and took …
Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #28 ROMANIA – The Humans – “Goodbye”
Romania yodeled and rapped their way to the top 10 in the grand final last year and they've certainly given us some classic Eurovision moments over they years. This year, the Romanian public selected something far less crazy and controversial. Will The Humans make the …
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Eurovision 2018 national selections: Look East (Armenia, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine previews)
Here in the UK we might be braced for the "beast from the East" cold blast, but this weekend it's a bumper set of national finals from no fewer than seven Eastern countries. Some of these finals contain a lot of songs so I've just …
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #30 ROMANIA – Ilinca feat. Alex Florea – “Yodel It!”
Absent last year due to a disqualification a few weeks before the contest (because the Romanian national broadcaster had racked up years of unpaid debts to the EBU), Romania are back with a bang this year. Love it or loathe it, this song will be one …
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My top 5 songs from…Romania
Romania have been in Eurovision since 1994, but sporadic participation meant they didn't become Eurovision regulars until 2002, when they appeared continuously in the final every year thereafter, always qualifying from their semi-final. That run came to an end last year, though not because of …
Bonfire Night: a Eurovision top 5
I'll be jetting off for warmer climes for a week, but I'm not forgetting my blog in the meantime and with the UK's Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes' Night) taking place this weekend, what better time for a fire-themed Eurovision top 5? As it turns …
London Eurovision Preview Party 2016 video clips part 3: Zoë, Ovidiu Anton, Nina Kraljić, Michał Szpak and Frans
No less than 5 countries in this next batch of video clips, including the host country, Sweden. Zoë from Austria got a huge ovation, and getting her quite emotional! She came back after Romania's two performances (which are shown here) to do an accappella reprise …