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Recent news about Belarus

• Belarus: Koldun stars in Moscow rock opera 13

  

  7/Nov at 01:00 - Dmitry aka Dima Koldun, who represented Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, stars in the leading ro...

• Belarus: Welcome to the Eurofest project! 12

  

  29/Sep at 15:08 - The Belorussian broadcaster has announced the rules applying to the next year's preselection for the Eurovision Song Con...

• Ruslana performs tomorrow in Slavianski Bazaar 43

  

  15/Jul at 00:11 - Ruslana , the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , will perform tomorrow in the Slavianski Bazaar music festival...

• JESC - Belarus: National semi-final...the result 1

  

  2/Jun at 17:03 - On June 1 the First TV Channel and "Belarus-TV" broadcasted semifinal of the national junior song contest "Song for Euro...

• JESC - Belarus - National Semi-Final 6

  

  1/Jun at 00:16 - First TV Channel and "Belarus-TV" satellite channel will broadcast semifinal of the national junior contest "Song for Eu...

Recent news about Belgium

• France: Lara Fabian to cover her own favorites 2

  

  14/Nov at 14:12 - One year ago, former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Lara Fabian gave birth to her first child, Lou. She took some time ...

• Belgium: Katerine to release second album 13

  

  10/Nov at 15:01 - Katerine Avgoustakis, who took part in the Belgian national finals in 2002 and 2006, is about to release her second alub...

• Kate Ryan wins World Music Award 14

  

  10/Nov at 13:54 - Kate Ryan, who represented Belgium in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, has received a World Music Award as Best selling...

• Belgium: Kate Ryan to reach gold with the help of a daily 12

  

  1/Nov at 10:34 - Kate Ryan’s latest single, I surrender, released 2 months ago has not yet managed to reach the official top 20 Belgian...

• Belgium: Kate Ryan’s success story continues 12

  

  22/Oct at 13:14 - Kate Ryan’s summer hit Ella Elle L’a will keep her fans dancing throughout the cold days of winter. The bilingual v...

Recent news about Finland

• Finland songs online 3rd December 14

  

  6/Nov at 12:21 - YLE has confirmed that the twelve songs that will compete to represent Finland at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest will ...

• Finland: Ticket sales start for national final 7

  

  29/Oct at 14:48 - Tickets sales for the Finnish national final, to be held in Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre TESC on January 31st, 2...

• Finland: Lordi back in the news 9

  

  21/Oct at 03:00 - Lordi, the first Finnish winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, release their new album, Deadache this week. Th...

• Finland: artists tell more of their entries 36

  

  6/Oct at 15:49 - The 12 artists chosen to appear in the Finnish 2009 Eurovision selection shows have been divided into the three heats an...

• Finland: 12 artist names revealed for 2009 39

  

  25/Sep at 14:29 - Finnish broadcaster YLE has just announced the 12 artists that will compete to win the ticket to Moscow next May. The se...

Recent news about Germany

• OGAE Germany: Annual club meeting with Eurovision stars 1

  

  16/Nov at 20:52 - OGAE Germany has announced its annual club meeting on 17th January 2008 in Munich. The meeting will last from 13.00 am u...

• Germany: Lights out for Texas Lightning 17

  

  9/Nov at 01:48 - Texas Lightning, the country band who represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, decided to take...

• Germany: Live show with Eurovision hits and voting 5

  

  1/Nov at 11:54 - Today, 2 November at 19.30 pm CET in the theatre Am Martinstor in the German town Freiburg eurofans can attend the Merc...

• Germany: Johnny Logan and Katrina Leskanich in a Big Party 2

  

  24/Oct at 02:07 - On 30 October 2008, in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the Offerta Exhibition hall, two big Eurovision Song Contest stars are goi...

• Germany: Rosenstolz back with new album 11

  

  21/Oct at 22:49 - On September 26th, Rosenstolz, one of the most successful German bands ever, released their new album Die Suche geht wei...

Recent news about Greece

• Serbia: Zeljko Joksimovic song released in Greece soon 6

  

  20/Nov at 18:15 - Following his participation in the successful Balkan Routes Volume 1, released in Greece back in May, Zeljko Joksimovic ...

• Greece: Dimitris Korgialas covers Kwan hit Tainted Love 4

  

  17/Nov at 13:55 - Dimitris Korgialas, the Greek composer and singer who represented Cyprus together with Evridiki in the 2007 Eurovision S...

• Greece: Anna Vissi to cover Madonna 33

  

  14/Nov at 19:25 - The Cypriot Greek mega star Anna Vissi, 3 times Eurovision Song participant (1980 Greece, 1982 Cyprus, 2006 Greece) will...

• Belgium: Katerine to release second album 13

  

  10/Nov at 15:01 - Katerine Avgoustakis, who took part in the Belgian national finals in 2002 and 2006, is about to release her second alub...

• Greece: Sakis Rouvas becomes a daddy! 39

  

  2/Nov at 16:35 - Sakis Rouvas, the Greek pop idol, who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul and who returns agai...

Recent news about Slovenia

• Slovenia: New selection format for Eurovision 26

  

  11/Oct at 21:43 - After two years of televoting only, Slovenian television, RTVSLO, re- introduces jury voting to decide who will be Slove...

• Slovenska Popevka: New songs from Slovenian Eurostars 10

  

  28/Sep at 17:54 - The 46th edition of "Slovenska Popevka", the annual song contest for Slovenian artists to present new songs, was held in...

• Alenka Gotar presents new duet on Slovenska Popevka 24

  

  25/Sep at 23:41 - On September 13th, the 46th edition of Slovenska Popevka, the annual song contest for Slovenian artists to present new s...

• Slovenia: Same format with slight changes 20

  

  18/Sep at 22:58 - For the third time, RTVSLO will use the same system to choose the song that will represent Slovenia at the Eurovision So...

• Day 5: Azerbaijan, Slovenia, Norway & Poland 59

  

  15/May at 16:58 - The five day of rehearsals are now underway and this afternoon, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, Norway & Poland will complete thei...

Recent news about Sweden

• Sweden: Seven more MF participants known 25 November 11

  

  20/Nov at 17:50 - Seven more acts taking part in the 2009 Melodifestivalen will be revealed at a press conference, held by SVT, on 25th No...

• Sweden: Markoolio is Melodifestivalen first wildcard 29

  

  19/Nov at 10:45 - SVT announced this morning the first wildcard to participate in next year's Melodifestivalen. It is Markoolio, Finnish-S...

• Melodifestivalen: 1st wildcard announced tomorrow 16

  

  18/Nov at 19:55 - The ninth act to be announced as a participant in Melodifestivalen 2009 will be revealed tomorrow morning (Wednesday 19t...

• The first eight Melodifestivalen singers 58

  

  18/Nov at 12:11 - SVT have announced the first eight acts to be made public for the upcoming 2009 Melodifestivalen competition. The show i...

• Sweden: Carola ready for Christmas tour 16

  

  13/Nov at 20:29 - Former Eurovision Song Contest winner Carola Häggkvist is ready to go out on a new tour this Christmas. The tour is cal...

Recent news about Switzerland

• Switzerland: Francine Jordi tops Swiss singles charts 10

  

  15/Nov at 20:54 - Francine Jordi, the singer who represented her native country Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, managed t...

• Switzerland: Geo Voumard dies at the age of 87 4

  

  5/Sep at 22:02 - Architect and jazz pianist Geo Voumard, co-writer of the first ever Eurovision song Contest winner among other Swiss ent...

• Switzerland: DJ Bobo’s vampires still alive 64

  

  1/Aug at 11:14 - DJ Bobo’s latest show was launched end of April, after a showcase played end of November 2007 at the Europa-Park, near F...

• Switzerland: SF call for songs 41

  

  11/Jul at 20:30 - Swiss broadcaster SF has just started their quest for the entry to represent the Alpine country at the 2009 Eurovision S...

• "Céline" won Eurovision... with a song in English 32

  

  10/Jun at 00:37 - As reported a couple of months ago, a 90-minute film on Céline Dion's career, from her childhood to "Titanic", has been ...

Recent news about United Kingdom

• UK: Andy Abraham starts UK tour 18

  

  17/Nov at 15:12 - This year United Kingdom’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest, Andy Abraham, has just embarked on his ...

• Putin gives Eurovision vote to UK 79

  

  17/Nov at 01:40 - Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber recently travelled to Russia to pay Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a visit in Moscow, ho...

• Kylie and Dannii Minogue record Abba hit 14

  

  11/Nov at 02:20 - Kylie and Dannii Minogue have recorded the classic Abba hit The winner takes it all for the soundtrack of BBC2 comedy se...

• Eurovision fright night in London 4

  

  3/Nov at 18:54 - The monthly UKeurovision Schlager Party took place on Friday at The Enclave in London, and the clash with Halloween mean...

• Germany: Johnny Logan and Katrina Leskanich in a Big Party 2

  

  24/Oct at 02:07 - On 30 October 2008, in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the Offerta Exhibition hall, two big Eurovision Song Contest stars are goi...

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