The Eurovision glitter ball is tarnished after this year’s Grand Prix in Azerbaijan. There are big questions being asked. Questions which go way beyond the endless debates about language and live orchestras. They are questions about the fundamentals of […]
The Countdown has truly begun. Here’s the podcast of Saturday’s show. And here is our full interview with Dr. Paul Jordan. Songs featured: Day After Day – Elnur Huseynov & Samir Javadzade (Azerbaijan 2008 – […]
In 2005, Belarus initially selected a well-intentioned if not necessarily well-performed ballad called Boys & Girls to represent them in Kyiv. The international response was a critical drubbing. They kept the same singer, Angelica Agurbash, […]
It wasn’t just cards and chocolates being handed out in Belarus yesterday, it was also tickets to Baku. Perhaps it was the mood of the day that saw Alyona Lanskaya’s moody power ballad All My […]
Eurovision Super Month keeps on rolling on: Belarus decides on 14 February Croatia, Latvia, & Ukraine decide on 18 February Here’s a sample of what’s to come: Gaitana is hoping to be the first ever […]
Welcome to Euro Song Countdown 2012’s coverage of the runners & riders for Baku. We will update the status of competing countries as the results of national contests and decisions of broadcasters come through. You […]
The Eurovision family is like many families: you have relatives you get along with and ones that you don’t quite see eye to eye with on one or several issues. Belarus, since entering Eurovision, has […]
Here are the songs we’ll be discussing on Monday’s podcast: BELARUS Aleksandra & Konstanin – My Galileo [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bINn55fuScE] Angelica Agurbash – Love Me Tonight [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z5pE0oQx30] Polina Smolova – Mum [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgNscfbaTE0] Koldun – […]