It’s certainly one of the most memorable first lines from all 42 ESC entries 2012: “I was born in distant nineteen-eighty, the year that Irish Johnny Logan won…”; written by Rolands Udris, and combined with the music by Ivars Makstnieks they are the opening lines to Beautiful Song, Latvia’s entry …

When FYR Macedonia’s broadcasting company MKRTV announced Kaliopi to represent the country in the 57th Eurovision Song Contest, she was already a familiar name for many Eurovision fans. She was supposed to be FYR Macedonia’s ESC debut entrant in 1996, but her song Samo Ti (Only You) got eliminated in …

For the first time in the country’s Eurovision history, Ireland sends the same act two years in a row. Last year, twin brothers John and Edward, better known as Jedward, rocked the stage at Düsseldorf’s Esprit Arena with their catchy Lipstick… “da da dum”; Lipstick gained Ireland its best result …

Sofi Marinova is one of Bulgaria’s most popular artists. In 2005, Sofi made a first attempt at representing Bulgaria in Eurovision, in a duet with Slavi Trifonov (Edinstveni, placed 2nd), and a second time in 2007. This year, Sofi won the country’s national final and will be flying the Bulgarian …

In the Dutch national final on February 26, voted by a mixture of televoting & ‘expert’ jury, Joan Franka was chosen to represent The Netherlands in Baku. Her song You And Me, composed by Joan Franka and Jessica Hoogenboom, with lyrics by Joan Franka, is The Netherlands’ 54th entry to …

For this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Turkish broadcaster TRT internally selected the 24-year-old singer and musician Can Bonomo to represent the country. Can Bonomo burst onto the Turkish music scene early last year with his very successful debut album “Meczup”. For the Contest in Baku, Can wrote a …