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Russia's Sergey Lazarev closes out the first day of Eurovision Song Contest rehearsals in Stockholm (Photo: Thomas Hanses / EBU)

2016 Rehearsals Day 1: Finland through Russia

May 2, 2016

The first half of the first Eurovision Song Contest semi final rehearsed their performances on the Globen stage in Stockholm.

Lidia Isac will represent Moldova in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photo: Alexander Ustin)

Eurovision 2016 Entry: Moldova — Lidia Isac — Falling Stars

April 12, 2016

After several fun entries in the first half of this decade, followed by a couple of disastrous ones, Moldova hopes to right the ship with “Falling Stars.”

Lidia Isac will represent Moldova at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. (Screen: YouTube)

First Listen: Moldova Catches “Falling Stars”

February 28, 2016

Moldova’s hitching their wagon to Lidia Isac’s “Falling Stars.” Will it get them back to the Grand Final?

Eurovision 2015 Entry: Moldova — Eduard Romanyuta — I Want Your Love

April 10, 2015

Eduard Romanyuta wants our love, but does Moldova want to make it the Eurovision finals this year?

Eurovision 2015 Entry: Belarus — Uzari and Maimuna — Time

April 1, 2015

It may be “Time” for Belarus to make a move in the Eurovision Song Contest, as the track by Uzari and Maimuna may be the country’s strongest entry ever.

First Listen: Moldova Wants Wants Wants Your Love

March 6, 2015

Eduard Romanyuta keeps Moldova’s hilarious and bizarre Eurovision streak alive.

Eurovision 2014 Entry: Sweden — Sanna Nielsen — Undo

April 18, 2014

It wouldn’t be the Eurovision Song Contest without an über Power Ballad. “Undo” by Sweden’s Sanna Nielsen takes on the challenge, but is it a shoo-in for the final?

Eurovision 2014 Entry: Belgium — Axel Hirsoux — Mother

April 16, 2014

Belgium’s Axel Hirsoux sings the hell out of “Mother” but a good song does not necessarily equal a good entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision 2014: Georgia — The Shin and Mariko — 3 Minutes to Earth

April 15, 2014

Rainbows! Togetherness! Outer Space! The only thing The Shin and Mariko’s Eurovision entry for Georgia doesn’t have is cohesion.

Eurovision 2014 Entry: Moldova — Cristina Scarlat — Wild Soul

April 14, 2014

Moldova taps into dubstep and overwrought lyrics with its Eurovision Song Contest entry “Wild Soul” by Cristina Scarlat. Will Europe respond to this style the way it did in 2013?