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Eurovision selections continue apace all around Europe this week. The biggest and finest selection of them all is that of the mighty Sweden. Melodifestivalen is a Swedish national institution which has been running for almost 50 years. Many people in Sweden claim that the contest …

And, so, as promised, the acts taking part in the BBC’s Making Your Mind Up have been announced, and they are: Big Bruvaz – Big Bruva Thang Brian Harvey – I Can Cindi – I’ll Leave My Heart Justin Hawkins & Beverlei Brown – They …

Tomorrow, the BBC announce the acts that will be in contention to represent the UK in Eurovision. Making Your Mind Up, the show, will be held sometime in the next few weeks. Whispers have been flying around for months about who’ll be in the running, …

Eurovision season is well and truly on. While in the UK we’re all still waiting on the BBC to get on with Making it’s Mind Up about this year’s entry, there are songs being chosen all around Europe. 11 songs have been chosen and heard …

Time was Eurovision was just one day in May. Not anymore, as the internet allows us to follow the very hectic season of national finals from all around Europe. We say hectic, because there’s 42 countries in Eurovision this year – sometimes even Londonist can’t …

Now, we realise we’ve already had a post about the Eurovision this week, and there’s still 4 whole months to go before the actual contest, but we simply had to tell you about London’s number one (or, probably, only) Eurovision night. The Retro Bar, off …

Eurovision Song Contest. Those three words have garnered so much undeserved scorn. And all because a bunch of singers representing countries come together on a big stage somewhere in Europe to sing some songs with poppy, up-beat melodies and sugary lyrics. What could be more …