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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

16 October – No need to pretend

I know, we keep picking songs from the 20th Century that no-one remembers, and aren't impressive. Well I'm hopefully redressing that balance today with...

26 August – Look back into my eyes

That thing when you get all keyed up to represent your country, and what happens? Not one country puts you in your top 10....

28 July – The vote is in, I’ll freaking win

As you'll have seen from our birthday feature, all kinds of song have been on that stage. Some are well-crafted songs that might be...

1 June – Blend your colours with my blue

We move north after our little sojourn into the Balkan world. And to someone who has been on that stage. Once alone, and once...

Daði og Gagnamagnið won’t perform live in Eurovision Song Contest

Following yesterday's report that one of Iceland’s Eurovision team tested positive for the coronavirus, Daði Freyr has taken to Twitter to confirm a member...

COVID UPDATE: Tuesday

It's first semifinal day, and time for an update on the latest goings on in COVID world. The Icelandic delegation confirmed late last night they've...

More Eurovision COVID reports cut guest list for afternoon event

With the (largely pointless) 'Turquoise Carpet' Eurovision opening event just hours away, reports came today that more delegations will not take part. Yesterday a member...

Daði & Gagnamagnið – Quick fire questions

Daði & Gagnamagnið came to the Eurovision 2021 Press Centre in Rotterdam after their second triumphant rehearsal for a quick-fire Q&A with the assembled...

Iceland – Is it’s intended audience too small?

In the same way that Denmark feels as though it's just one big in-joke.  Iceland feels exactly the same to me. However, whereas the...

Eurovision 2021 Week 1 Day 3 Afternoon 1 – Nick’s View

I think I can get away with this one, as on a technicality it is technically "after" noon on Week 1 Day 3, just...