Serbia’s national final Pesma za Evropu took place on 26th February. The SMS voting brought a very clear result: 59.74% of the voters decided for the song “Čaroban” (Magical), performed by Nina, and written by Kristina Kovač. “Čaroban” is Serbia’s fifth Eurovision Song Contest entry as an independent nation, and …
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Zdob și Zdub for Moldova – second time even luckier?
The 2011 Eurovision Song Contest provides the rare case of four former Eurovision contestants to return to the contest for a second time, two former winners, Lena (Germany) and Dana International (Israel), plus Dino Merlin (Bosnia & Herzgovina) and the band Zdob și Zdub. The latter made their home country …
Read More »Maja Keuc to represent Slovenia – meet Maja on ESC Radio in an exclusive interview
Slovenia’s representative at Eurovision 2011 is the young singer Maja Keuc who had her breakthrough last year with her participation in the TV show “Slovenia’s Got Talent”, where she came second. On 27th February, Maja won EMA, the country’s national final for Eurovision, with the song “Vanilija”, composed by Matjaž …
Read More »Homens Da Luta struggling with joy: “Luta É Alegria” for Portugal
Portugal’s Festival RTP da Canção traditionally paves the way for the participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, since the country’s debut in 1964. This year’s winner was chosen by a 50-50 combined system of 20 regional juries and televoting. Homens da Luta, “Men of the Struggle” in English, won the …
Read More »“One Life” for Malta – Glen Vella in an exclusive interview – win a CD-single!
“Live and let live”, that’s the theme of “One Life“, Malta’s contribution to the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in Düsseldorf by 27-year old Glen Vella who on his fifth attempt to represent the country at Eurovision, finally triumphed. “One Life”, penned by renowned writers Paul …
Read More »Can’t Take The Fun Away from Lucía – Get ready to party with Spain!
Spanish broadcaster TVE opted for a new preselection procedure this year. Out of 24 acts, by a combined televote and jury vote system, three acts were selected to compete in Spain‘s national final on 18th February, with each of them performing three different songs. 25-year old Lucía Pérez came out …
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