Eurovision through Australian eyesABC Online (blog)For many Australians, watching the Eurovision Song Contest has become a matter of ritual. All over the country family and friends will often gather together to watch Eurovision, have party, and vote for their favourite entries too.
24 May 2012 | 7:14 pm
The YorkerEurovision 2012: Will you be watching?The YorkerIn the past decade, the UK has made it into the top ten twice (Jessica Garlick came third in 2002, and Jade Ewan fifth in 2009), with our remaining entries hovering in the lower half of the 26. It can't be said that Blue blew everyone away last year, ...
24 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
Eurovision 2012 Baku Second Semifinal Preview and Eurovision WTFs: A ...Broad Street Hockey (blog)After the jump, some quick pre-thoughts and predictions on the second semifinal and the next 10 entries our catalog of Eurovision WTFs. That would be Serbia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Norway, Bosnia & Herzegovina, ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 4:22 am
The NationalEurovision Song Contest: 'It's soft politics, but it's politics'CNNIn recent weeks, the Eurovision Song Contest finals, which take place Saturday, have inspired clashes on the streets of the capital, Baku, between Azerbaijani police and opposition activists, and accusations by state-controlled media in Azerbaijan that ...'Party for Everybody!'—at Least in EuropeWall Street JournalEven when the music stops, the batons take up the beatThe AustralianFactbox: The 2012 Eurovision Song ContestChicago TribuneSpiked -The National -Financial Timesall 926 news articles »
24 May 2012 | 4:21 am
Eurovision 2012: "I don't likesnobbism, nationalism,puritanism"FasterLouderWith two Semi-Finals of eighteen songs and a Final with twenty-six songs Eurovision 2012 takes up a hell of a lot of SBS prime time this weekend. That's really bad news if you were hoping to see some of station's traditional late night Euro-art/porn ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 11:54 pm
IcelandReviewEurovision Nation (ÁA)IcelandReviewMeet Greta Salóme, the performer and composer of “Never Forget”, Iceland's entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Last spring she went from obscurity to stardom in Iceland when her song won an open contest in which the nation as well as a jury ...
23 May 2012 | 4:08 am
News.AzEurovision - 2012 opening ceremony held in Baku - VIDEONews.Az... of "Eurovision - 2011" Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal and the winner of "Eurovision-2009", Alexander Rybak. Then the artists, famous DJs came up with the concert program. Representatives from various countries sang songs from their repertoire.
20 May 2012 | 4:40 am
Eurovision unlikely to be Kurt's nightMalta Independent OnlineBookmakers are not particularly optimistic about Malta's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, generally deeming it unlikely to even qualify for the final round. This time round, Kurt Calleja is flying Malta's flag after winning last February's Malta ...and more »
20 May 2012 | 1:08 am
TVLatest.comEurovision Song Contest 2012 Entry: Sweden - Loreen - EuphoriaTVLatest.comSweden has dominated the pre-game buzz for this year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Although the song was a favorite to win before it was selected, are there reasons we should wait to book tickets for Stockholm next May?
11 May 2012 | 8:07 am
Top 10 Eurovision Song Contest Winners* of All TimeVillage Voice (blog)We're talking, of course, about the Eurovision Song Contest, which started in 1956 and is something like a musical analog to soccer's World Cup: fanatically watched by the rest of the world, and mostly ignored here. Well, mostly ignored except by those ...and more »
4 May 2012 | 2:09 am