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Spain’s 2021 Eurovision Song Contest entrant Blas Cantó is no stranger to singing competitions.
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Saturday was a kalla natt for Jessica Andersson who was eliminated from Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen with the anthemic Horizon but the good news is the performance is available to watch (read article below) and the single for download.
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Sweden may have beaten Norway at the last Eurovision – John Lundvik 5th to KEiiNO’s 6th in 2019 – but the quality of Norwegian’s selection show Melodi Grand Prix means it’s hot on the heels of greatest show on earth Melodifestivalen.
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Lithuania have never finished better than 6th at Eurovision but are 1 of the joint favourites this year after this fine song dropped recently.
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The selection competitions for 2021’s Eurovision Song Contest are starting all over Europe and this synth gem from Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) is our pick of this week.
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Eurovision 2021 is already shaping up to be a song contest like no other and with Norway’s selection show Melodi Grand Prix kicking off tonight the 20/2/21 final will feature 2019 entrants KEiiNO.
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Postponing the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest means the 2021 edition is already unlike any other with returning acts like Iceland’s Daði Freyr having far longer to build their profile than usual.
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A Christmas Wish is a banger with sleigh bells, a seasonal theme and a Phil Spector-goes-Motown energy.
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MARINA last played in London a year ago and said then from the stage at the Eventim Apollo: ‘This has been the perfect last show for me for a while. I won’t play here for a year or two.’
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Hot Chip caught our ear earlier this year with a fine remix of Daði Freyr’s Eurovision winner-that-never was (clip below) but it is with this dancefloor juggernaut that they really strike gold.
