Entries by Andreas Papayiannakis

Eurovision 2023: First Rehearsal of Sweden!

Today is the first day of rehearsals, the day when the countries participating in the First Semi Final will take over the stage for their first rehearsal at M&S Bank Arena, in Liverpool! Next up on stage for their first rehearsal is Sweden and Loreen with the song “Tattoo“. Who is Loreen? Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known as Loreen, is a […]

Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich is announced as the Ukrainian spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

Suspline, the Ukrainian national broadcaster has announced Zlata Ognevich as the spokesperson of Ukraine for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Zlata, represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song “Gravity” and placed third. It’s not the first time that Suspline annouces the singer as their spokesperson for the contest, […]

Loreen: “There are things I had wanted to do in Stockholm that I think we are able to do in Liverpool!”

Over the last couple of months, uncertainty had emerged regarding the staging of the Swedish participation at the Eurovision Song Contest. Despite the fact that the Swedish national broadcaster SVT had known the EBU staging restrictions for months, there was not a clear answer by the Swedish delegation on whether they will make any changes on the staging of “Tattoo“, in order to comply […]

The Netherlands: All the performances of “Eurovision in Concert 2023”!

Eurovision in Concert 2023 took place in AFAS Live in Amsterdam, last night, with 29 of this year’s entrants performing live. The concert was hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai. Cornald has been the Dutch Eurovision commentator since 2006. Hila is a radio DJ and member of the committee that selected this year’s Dutch representatives (Mia Nicolai […]