Entries by Spyros Koronakis

Australia: Sheldon Riley wins the brand new “You’re a Vision” award!

Australia wins the new You’re A Vision Award! According to the Eurovision fans, participant Sheldon Riley wore the most remarkable outfit on the 2022 Eurovision stage. The You’re A Vision Award aims to celebrate the creativity and diversity that embody the Eurovision spirit. Sheldon Riley finished 15th in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. In […]

Netherlands: Willing to cooperate in order to organize Eurovision 2023!

With Ukraine’s victory during last Saturday’s Grand Final still fresh in our minds, many wonder what Kalush Orchestra’s win would mean for next year’s Eurovision. Soon after the Grand Final, the EBU released a statement saying that they will begin planning Eurovision 2023 with the winning broadcaster UA:PBC. Of course, due to the ongoing war […]

Eurovision 2022: President of RAI talks about Eurovision and Russia’s ban from the contest!

Italian state broadcaster RAI’s president Marinella Soldi, who is a former CEO of Discovery Networks Southern Europe, has a longstanding rapport with the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s the show on which she remembers first seeing ABBA, one of her favorite pop bands, “with their white flares.” Soldi more recently was mesmerized by Måneskin and the swagger of the Italian glam-rock […]

Iceland: Possible host country in case Ukraine or Australia win!

According to Icelandic media, Iceland could be a potential host for Eurovision 2023 should Australia or Ukraine end up winning this year’s contest. As an associate member of the EBU, SBS cannot host Eurovision in case they win. SBS would then have to nominate another broadcaster to organise the show in their country in cooperation […]

Greece: Streams Record for “Die Together” on Spotify!

Yesterday, on May 11, “Die Together” reached a recorf of streams of Spotify. Specifically, it surpassed 2.500.000 streams, of which yesterday’s streams reached 206.772! More importantly, the 15.000 of those streams were from Greece. All of the above, of course, fill the Greek delegation with optimism, that the Greek song will have a high placment […]

Estonia – Czech Republic: Τanel Padar and Taťána Kuchařová revealed as Eurovision 2022 spokespersons!

Today ERR and ČT revealed who will announce the 12 points for Estonia and Czech Republic. The Estonian jury’s results will be announced by Τanel Padar, while the Czech jury’s results will be announced by Taťána Kuchařová. Tanel represented Estonia alongside Dave Benton and 2XL in 2001 with the song “Everybody”. They won the contest, giving Estonia […]

Ukraine: They remain the only country in the contest with no non-qualifications!

Yestarday’s qualification of the folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra representing, of course Ukraine, keeps the country’s record of having qualified for the final of every contest they have taken part in. The uniqueness of the song and the whole political circumstances, made the Eastern European country, win the ticket for the Grand Final once again. Kalush Orchestra’s […]