Mike McComb

Eugent Bushpepa will represent Albania at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. (Screen: RTSH/YouTube)

First Listen: Albania’s Eugent Bushpepa takes “Mall” to Lisbon

December 28, 2017

“Mall” by Eugent Bushpepa has started the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest selection season on a good note, with an entry that could bring Albania some success in Portugal.

Albania's Festivali i Këngës will select the first song of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest season.

Albania’s Festivali i Kenges 56 kicks off selection season 2018

December 20, 2017

Albania once again knows what we want for Christmas: the 56th edition of the Festivali i Këngës song competition which starts the Eurovision 2018 national final season. What does this year’s festival have in store?

Donny Montell will represent Lithuania at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Gediminas Žilinskas)

Broadway in Boston is “Waiting for This Night”

June 12, 2017

Something sounds familiar in a recent Broadway in Boston ad…

Switzerland's Lys Assia performs "Refrain" at the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. (Screen: YouTube)

#tbt: “Refrain” (1956)

June 1, 2017

As we look forward to the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, let’s take a look back at how all the craziness began.

The stage of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest prior to the first semi-final at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Mike McComb)

Things to Know When You Go to Eurovision

May 16, 2017

Are you thinking about going to Eurovision 2018? Here are some tips to maximize your ESC experience.

Francesco Gabbani will represent Italy at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine (Photo: RAI)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Rehearsals: The Autoqualifiers

May 8, 2017

We take one last look at the Big Five and Ukraine’s rehearsals and see how their YouTube numbers stack up.

Jacques Houdek will represent Croatia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine (Photo: Damian Fiket)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Second Rehearsals: Semi-Final 2

May 7, 2017

Croatia may be playing spoiler in the second semi-final, making this year’s Eurovision Song Contest that much more unpredictable.

Eurovision 2017 YouTube Second Rehearsals: Semi-Final 1

May 6, 2017

It’s Belgium vs. Greece in the Eurovision First Semi-Final YouTube Rehearsal Race.

O'G3NE (The Netherlands) rehearses on the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 stage in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Andres Putting / Eurovision)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube First Rehearsals: Semi-Final 2

May 4, 2017

There is a clear YouTube front-runner after the first round of Eurovision semi-final rehearsals.

Demy (Greece) rehearses on the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 stage in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Thomas Hanses / Eurovision)

Eurovision 2017 YouTube First Rehearsals: Semi-Final 1

May 3, 2017

If YouTube provides a clue as to who will qualify from the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final, there could be some major surprises in store.

Articles by Mike McComb