It was second time lucky for Evelina Sašenko, when, after coming third in last year’s national final, in this year’s selection she won the ticket to represent Lithuania at the Contest in Düsseldorf. With her musical-like ballad “C’est Ma Vie”, written by Paulius Zdanavičius and Andrius Kairys, she managed to …
Read More »Poli Genova in a defiant stance for Bulgaria: “Na Inat”
In a national final held on 23th February at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, by means of a 50-50 televote and and jury vote system, Bulgaria chose Poli Genova to represent the country in Eurovision 2011. Her song “Na Inat” was written by Sebastian Arman, David Bronner, Borislav …
Read More »Your favourite song on the radio? – “Live It Up” representing Turkey
Once again, Turkish broadcaster TRT opted for an internal selection this year to find an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, and following the big success of bands like Athena, Mor ve Ötesi and maNga, once again, a band was chosen to represent the country. Yüksek Sadakat will be performing …
Read More »Mika Newton – Ukraine to send an “Angel”
At the end of a turbulent preselection process, Mika Newton was announced to represent Ukraine at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf. Her song “Angel ”, written by Ruslan Kvinta with lyrics by Maryna Skomorohova, is Ukraine’s 9th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest and will be competing in …
Read More »Greek message – meet Loucas Yiorkas & Stereo Mike in an exclusive interview
The duo Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike will be representing Greece this year with a profound message about making it through the hard moments in life. Music wise, their Eurovision entry “Watch My Dance”, written by Giannis Christodoulopoulos and Eleana Vrachali, is a fusion of Greek folk music and hip …
Read More »Easy breezy tunes from Switzerland – Anna Rossinelli in an exclusive interview
Switzerland marked the start of the national finals season for Eurovision 2011, when the country, on December 11th, selected its entry for Düsseldorf. Twelve acts competed in the televised final, and the 23-year-old singer Anna Rossinelli came out the winner with her breezy pop tune “In Love For A While”, …
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