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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Iceland have gone for bland – again

So after just the traditional two semifinals plus the seemingly obligatory Wild Card selection of a fifth song - we have the five finalists...

Swedish Melodifestivalen line-up complete

It was 'second chance' time in Sweden - though we're not really supposed to call it that any more. let's say TV viewers were...

And Moldova went for someone that’s already blown his own trumpet.

From that memorably awful yet compelling weekend of live auditions, through a couple of variable semifinals and tonight, ten acts - again of variable...

If it’s the graveyard slot – it must be Germany

I really, really, don't want to write anything about the German final because it's becoming increasingly a parody of its former self - just like...

Serbian Semi Final 1 results from ZPE

In an attempt to ensure that the Serbian song selection is branded to within an inch of its young life - RTS has decided...

Polish Eurovision heart beats on

TVP - the Polish national broadcaster - picked its Eurovision 2023 song this evening, during 'Tu Bije Serce Europy! Wybieramy Hit Na Eurowizję' -...

Late night news from Portugal

Another Eurovision Saturday evening ended with Portugal picking seven songs from a starting field of ten to advance to the Festival da Canção 2023. The...

Can Piqued Jacks do better than Valentina Monetta?

I am so hoping you saw what I did there, because I hate wasting poetry on the uninitiated. Yes, after copying the Sanremo festival all...

Have the Finns got the recipe right?

The general consensus in the fan community is that UMK 2023 is one of the better national selections of this year. And that from...

So was it the Loreen show after all?

Depending on whom you talk to in the Eurovision firmament, it was either the worst MF semi final ever this week, or Loreen stole...