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Eurovision news with attitude! Conversations inspired by the song contest — though not always limited to it. Catch up on all our Eurovision 2022 interviews, reviews and discussions. Coming to you from London, but riffing on the world of music and pop culture at large. From the team behind Wiwibloggs.com.
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Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Iceland has confirmed that Daði Freyr and Gagnamagnið will return to Eurovision 2021 for Iceland. They were the bookies favourite to win ESC 2020 with their viral hit "Think About Things" and fans are thrilled they'll have another shot at snatching the trophy. The long-running national final Söngvakeppnin will rest for a year and Daði Freyr will instead develop his song in private. He's said he wants to write a joyous number and that he's writing with staging in mind. Read more at the links below. Eurovision 2021: Daði og Gagnamagnið will represent Iceland Taking a break: Iceland will not use Söngvakeppnin to select Daði og Gagnamagnið’s Eurovision 2021 song
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
The Eurovision news just won't quit! This week we discuss the results of the OGAE Second Chance Contest, which finished with another win for Sweden with Anna Bergendahl. Our readers have been showing a lot of love for runners-up Erika Vikman from Finland and Elvana Gjatta from Albania. In other news, Montenegro won't be returning to Eurovision in 2021. Norway will once again stage a six-show national selection in Melodi Grand Prix. And our readers have named Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm as their favourite edition of the song contest over the past decade. Click on the links below to read the relevant article and read comments from our dear readers.
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2020: Sweden wins with Anna Bergendahl
RTCG confirms that Montenegro will NOT return to Eurovision in 2021
Save the date! Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final set for February 20
Poll results: Stockholm 2016 is your favourite Eurovision Song Contest of the 2010s
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Germany mistakenly included Iveta Mukuchyan in its Eurovision 2021 selection; Steps call ESC "a political contest"; Duncan Laurence, VAL and Mariette get engaged; some participants will film Junior Eurovision 2020 performances in Poland; and UMK chooses a new trophy for 2021 selection. You can read the relevant stories and comments on wiwibloggs.com at the links below.
Germany: NDR says Iveta Mukuchyan was “mistakenly” included in ESC 2021 selection
Iveta Mukuchyan reveals Germany considered her for Eurovision 2021
A winning game! Duncan Laurence gets engaged to American songwriter boyfriend
Belarus: Valeria and Vladislav of VAL get engaged atop scenic Montengro mountain
Sweden: Mariette gets engaged… and shares story of epic romantic proposal
Melodifestivalen 2021 dates confirmed…along with tour cancellation amid pandemic restrictions
Junior Eurovision 2020: TVP reveals that some delegations will record their performances in Poland
Spain’s broadcaster reveals specifications for Junior Eurovision 2020 standard stage design
Celebrating 10 years of UMK – which design should be Finland’s new national final trophy?
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
The rumour mill is spinning fast: Will Iceland, Russia and Cyprus choose returning artists for Eurovision 2021? Also: Sweden will reportedly cancel its Melodifestivalen tour. William and Deban discuss these posts from the Wiwibloggs web site and read your comments.
Internal selection? Iceland’s Daði Freyr reschedules European tour, stoking Eurovision 2021 rumours
Russia confirms Eurovision 2021 participation…as fans ponder the fate of Little Big
Cyprus: No Fuego! Eleni Foureira has turned down Eurovision 2021
Sweden: SVT confirms that first 14 songs have been selected for Melodifestivalen 2021
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Eurovision 2021 executive producer Sietse Bakker tells our Esma about the various scenarios for ESC 2021, how the ESC 2020 logo might change, when there will be more Eurovision ticket info...and explains THAT gorgeous swan.
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
How can The Netherlands stage Eurovision 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic? Well host broadcasters NPO/NOS/AVROTROS and the EBU have a plan for four different scenarios. They cover things like social distance, potential travel restrictions, performances from home studios and more. We walk through the four options.
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
What will VICTORIA's Eurovision 2021 song sound like? Our Cinan went to the Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp 2020 in Burgas and Primorsko, Bulgaria, to ask Victoria about the potential songs for next year's Eurovision. She tells us how many songs she's written so far — for her album and potentially ESC. She collaborated with Cesar Sampson and Borislav Milanov, and met with Germany's Ben Dolic.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Junior Eurovision 2020 will be held remotely, with artists singing in home studios. Does this have implications for the adult Eurovision in 2021?
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
What do the lyrics "have my Skeletons" mean in DiHaj's Eurovision 2017 song "Skeletons"? We try to find the real meaning of that and "thorn jeans"...and hear from the singer herself!
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
The American Song Contest — a sort of Eurovision in the United States — has been confirmed! Celebrated producers Ben Silverman and Swedish TV maestro Christer Björkman are leading the charge. No network / broadcaster is confirmed yet, but lots of you are wondering if a streaming service like Netflix may be interested. It's hoped all 50 states will compete and that an American Song Academy will oversee the selection of contestants with the semi-finals and grand final taking some place in the holiday season of 2021. Are you ready for Eurovision in the USA?