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The Diversity we can SEE and HEAR at Eurovision 2023

It’s the annual rallying cry. When May approaches, there is one week in Europe where every member of every margin of life puts on as many colors as there are in the rainbow and beyond, and shows the whole world what makes them unique. With the grand showcase of talent and artistry that the EurovisionContinue reading “The Diversity we can SEE and HEAR at Eurovision 2023”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 19th

The internal entries from the Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia close out our Eurovision lineup. Someone within these 37 acts is our winner! We then commence our in-depth look at six entries: reviewing the songs based on five criteria, we take a listen to the songs for Italy, Switzerland, Cyprus, Greece, Denmark, and Serbia. DoContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 19th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 12th

We’re back for more. This week’s discussion includes the song releases for Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Greece and Israel. We also talk about the national final victors in Portugal and Sweden as they join the internal songs in the lineup. Ukraine and Albania have given us their revamp, and these are our thoughts onContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 12th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 5th

Pasha Parfeni, the representative from Moldova in Eurovision 2023, performing his song 'Soarele si luna'.

It’s after another Super Saturday, and Shortcake and LiliLoves are here for you with the latest Eurovision updates! This stream, we talk about the songs selected in the national finals for Moldova, Serbia, Germany, and Iceland; along with the songs internally selected for Cyprus and The Netherlands. We then pivot to a discussion about theContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 5th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 26th

We’re just about to hit 70 days until the contest starts in Liverpool, and we’re here for you with the latest. The EBU had announced the hosts for this year, flying the two flags of the United Kingdom and Ukraine. We also talk a little about the Swiss artist, followed by the song releases fromContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 26th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 19th

Monika Linkytė, the Lithuanian representative performing her song "Stay" at the national selection.

Hey Fam! We’re keeping you up to date in this week’s stream. On Saturday, we had the grand final in the national selection for Lithuania, the first semifinal in Iceland, and the third heat in Sweden. Next Saturday, we have Finland selecting their song along with the first semifinal of the Portuguese selection and theContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 19th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 12th

A member of the group VESNA, representing Czechia at Eurovision 2023.

We’re back from the monster Super Saturday and ready to give you our thoughts on the selections that took place in the last week. The Czech Republic, Croatia, Malta, Denmark, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Italy selected their songs! We also join the buzz for the semifinals that took place in the national finals of SwedenContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 12th”