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2016 Rehearsals Day 5: SF1, France, and Spain

May 6, 2016

Friday provided a clearer separation of the wheat from the chaff as all eighteen performers from Semifinal 1 took to the Eurovision stage for their second rehearsals.

Ana Rucner from Bosnia & Herzegovina rehearses for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Andres Putting)

2016 Rehearsals Day 2: Czech Republic through Malta plus Sweden

May 3, 2016

Tuesday saw ten more countries rehearsing for the first time on Stockholm’s Eurovision Song Contest stage.

Jüri Pootsmann will represent Estonia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (Photo: Krõõt Tarkmeel)

Eurovision 2016 Entry: Estonia — Jüri Pootsmann — Play

April 18, 2016

If the jury rewards Estonia’s powerful songwriting for “Play”, will that be enough to get Jüri Pootsmann to the Eurovision final?

Juri Pootsmann will represent Estonia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photo: Juri Pootsman Facebook)

First Listen: Estonia came to “Play”, y’all

March 14, 2016

Estonia builds on its Eurovision momentum from last year by choosing “Play” by Juri Pootsmann for Stockholm. Are we all in for Tallinn?

Eurovision 2015 Semi-Final 1 Wrapup: Who Got the Party Started in Vienna?

May 19, 2015

Sixteen countries competed in Tuesday’s semi-final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Which ones will continue to party in Saturday’s Grand Final?

Eurovision 2015 Entry: Estonia — Elina Born & Stig Rästa — Goodbye to Yesterday

April 29, 2015

We close out our Eurovision 2015 coverage of the first semi-final with “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Born & Stig Rästa. Will Estonia ride its status as favorite all the way to the top of the scoreboard?

Eurovision 2015 Entry: The Netherlands — Trijntje Oosterhuis — Walk Along

March 25, 2015

The Netherlands attempts to “Walk Along” to its third Eurovision Song Contest final in a row with Trijntje Oosterhuis. Are the Dutch establishing a new trend (aside from all the duets this year)?

Eurovision Song Contest 2014: The First Finalists Are…

May 6, 2014

Sixteen countries competed in Tuesday’s Eurovision Song Contest semi-final, but only ten advanced to Saturday’s Grand Final. Who advanced and what shockers occurred when the results were revealed?

Eurovision 2014 Entry: Estonia — Tanja — Amazing

April 8, 2014

Estonia’s Tanja will sing “Amazing” at the Eurovision Song Contest. Is this track too similar to 2012 winner “Euphoria” or could this entry be a surprise on the scoreboard?

Eurovision 2014 Entry: San Marino — Valentina Monetta — Maybe

April 4, 2014

Maybe San Marino will finally make it to the Eurovision Song Contest final with “Maybe” by Valentina Monetta. For the third time to be a charm, it may require some errors from ESC heavyweights.