2019 January
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Bilal gets the Eurovision nod for France
So here we are at nearly midnight CET as French broadcaster France 2 finally revealed which of the eight songs in the final gets...
Maltese singer Michela has the Eurovision X Factor
Michela Pace will represent Malta at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
Maltese TV broke away from its long-running 'Malta Eurovision Song Contest' national final after...
Champagne Supernova or premature fizz? The first qualifiers
Latvian TV launched its selection procedure tonight. Supernova is known chiefly for Riga Beaver who entertains web-stream viewers in the advert breaks, rather for...
Those Third Rate, Third heat qualifiers from Lithuania.
Another six Lithuania qualifiers. That's 18 in all from the first three heats. As usual, not much coverage till it gets towards the latter...
Second set of qualifiers from Hungarian A Dal
Hungary has once again treated us to a decent heat; the second of three in the first phase of A Dal. In case you...
26 January – Dreams in the hearts, which are dull and sad
Legend is a word used way too much these days. Someone can spend three minutes on a stage, sing a song in a mediocre...
Ten in running to sing for Iceland
Icelandic viewers get to meet the ten acts taking part in the 2019 Songvakeppnin this evening.
As always, acts get to decide whether to sing...
Back to the future for those Macedonians
Macedonia, or North Macedonia, or whatever they are going to be officially called in May has decided to do the Eurovision 10 years ago...
Lithuanian TV fines absent singer €2000
Sasha Song is €2000 out of pocket after pulling out of a Lithuanian Eurovision selection show at the last minute.
The 35-year-old singer was due...
25 January – I need you more than air
Who doesn't love a good thigh-slapper of a song. It's more than just plain old Schlager. A good old banger that will fill a...