Iceland, Palestine, and Bashar

“Wild West” is about the desire to become free – being able to go anywhere, unrestrained. Why does nationality in this entertainment program matter at all? In reality, it doesn’t. Bashar Murad being from Palestine isn’t indicative of a mutant phenomenon and shouldn’t serve as the scapegoat for confessing that Eurovision and its preselection season have innately wide-reaching political undertones. 

Meet the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Contestants

For the last few years, Denmark has been in a slump at Eurovision. They haven’t qualified since the beginning of the decade, but the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants hope to be the one to end it in 2024!

Weekly Stream: 11 February

What’s happening, EurovisionFam? This week, LiliLoves and ShortcakeESC start off by updating everyone on the newly announced hosts for Eurovision 2024: Petra Mede, who had hosted previously in 2013 and 2016; and Malin Åkerman, a well-known and widely seen actress. We then move along to updates on the national finals that took place over Saturday.ContinueContinue reading “Weekly Stream: 11 February”

Angelina Mango will represent Italy in Eurovision 2024 with “La Noia”

Congratulations to the winner of the Festival di Sanremo, the newcomer Angelina Mango, who will be singing “La Noia” this year in Malmö. After a hot and contentious Sanremo where every artist had seized their moment, Angelina shone above them all and earned 1st place ahead of 2nd place entrant and fellow newcomer who wonContinueContinue reading “Angelina Mango will represent Italy in Eurovision 2024 with “La Noia””

All About Vidbir 2024

Ukraine is one of the most successful Eurovision countries in the last two decades. They are the only country to still have 100% qualification for the final and have earned victory three times. One of the factors to their achievements in the competition is sending good songs by accomplished artists. The preferred method of selecting a Eurovision entry for Ukraine is via a national selection, and since 2016 the contest has taken the form of Vidbir. 

Getting to Know Malmö: A City with a Grounded Past and a Vibrant Future

Malmö is forever attached to another city on the Øresund Bridge–Copenhagen, Denmark, where many fans would also arrive to stay and explore. But Malmo has more to offer than meets the eye, thanks to its reinvention during the twenty-first century and the diversity it entails.