OA | Andrej Babic back in Portugal
Monday, 30 January 2012 18:27
++ Visit the Eurovision museum soon! ++ The French song for who missed it ++ Crystal Hall ready in time in Baku? ++ ..
Senhora do Mar, our favourite Eurovision song in 2008, was written by the Balkan counterpart of Ralph Siegel, Andrej Babic. This year he is back in Portugal, as one of the composers in Festival da Canção on 10 February. The entire list of composers and artists is as follows:
OA | Non of the rumors true
Monday, 09 January 2012 18:45
News Round-up of the day. Can Bonomo presented as the Turkish representative in Baku.
Many names were rumoured in Turkey, but none of them turned out to be true. Can Bonomo it will be, a relatively unknown name in the country itself. Bonomo released his debute album last year, Meczup, and is mainly known in the more alternative scene. Last year, for the first time ever, Turkey did not manage to make it to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hopefully he can change this for the better again.
OA | Abania ready for it
Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:13
News Round-up of the day. All titles in the Albanian semi finals have been revealed, the 50th edition of the festivali i Këngës is ready to kick off.
All details about the first semi fin al will be available here. The second semi final's participants you can find here. The semi finals will take place on 26 and 27 December, on the 28th December a show will be broadcast with artists from the entire history of the 50 year old contest. On 29 December the Albanians will select their hope for Baku.
OA| Miro Šmajda for Slovakia!
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 19:02
News Round-up of the day. It was never really sure if they were gonna participate, now they have a singer.
Number two in the 2009 edition of Pop Idol in Slovakia, Miro Šmajda, will represent her country in Azerbaijan next May. A song has not been selected yet.
Ooh Aah | Sona in 2012?
Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:01
News Round-up of the day. Ruslana kicks some balls, an Armenian pop star to the rescue, and Czechs out for the count?
Well if Shakira can do it... ESC 2004 winner Ruslana will perform a song for this year's Euro 2012 football championship in Poland and Ukraine this summer. A demo of her song "Davaj graj" is on her website. You may have to refresh it a few times, but the song should start automatically if the site loads correctly.
Ooh Aah | I do I do I do
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 18:40
News Round-up of the day. Universal Music is going to release all 8 original ABBA CD's on vinyl.
In 1974 ABBA wrote Eurovision history by winning the contest with Waterloo. One year before that Ring Ring was released as the band's first studio recording. Now a series of collector's items is to be released...... Get ready for another day without too much news on the Eurovision front.
Ooh Aah | Shirts without fabric
Sunday, 02 October 2011 07:43
News Round-up of the day. Denmark, Turkish soap operas, Mira Awad and Bearforce1... too much to handle!
Demark's national final, Melodi Grand Prix, has received 678 songs to choose from. Ten of these will make it to the competition, and the results will be announced in January. We here at 12points.tv wonder if the "shirt without enough fabric" look as worn by 2011 entry A Friend in London will make a return in 2012.
Ooh Aah | Rumours rumours!
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 19:49
News Round-up of the day. Rumours, don't we just lost them, according to a Norwegian fansite, Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak might return next year.
Returning as a lyricist that is, writing a song for Maria Haukaas Storeng (Norway 2008). Rumours say the two of them will be invited as wildcars in Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian edition....
Ooh Aah | Band name disputes
Friday, 02 September 2011 19:30
News Round-up of the day. Don't try to look as if you don't care less - Who's Bucks Fizz, who are the Sugababes.....
The Guardian reports today about some band name reports, among them Bucks Fizz and the Sugababes. One of the girls in Sugababes is Jade Ewen, who managed to sing the UK back into the top 10, in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. But that Sugababes is not supposed to be called Sugababes anymore....
Ooh Aah | Ukrainian plans....
Sunday, 21 August 2011 19:09
News Round-up of the day. Ani Lorak is going to help her fellow countrymen to find the one for Baku, this year.
Tom Dice managed to reach the first place in the Flemish charts this week. He previously did that with his Eurovision entry Me and my guitar (BE'10). In the Netherlands Elena Gheorghe (RO'09) has two songs in the local charts this week!
