Entries by Spyros Koronakis

Greece: Helena Paparizou will attend “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest” concert in Amsterdam!

In November 17, in Amsterdam one of the biggest Eurovision Parties, will be hosted for the second time. The big concert is called “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest“, and is production of the public broadcaster AVROTROS and PILOTSUDIO, with guests many eurostars! Of course Greece’s one and only winner from 2005, Helena Paparizou, could not miss it. Other […]

Eurovision 2022: What does the running order for the Second Semi-Final reveal? (Statistics)

We are only a few days away from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Turin. Soon the rehearsals of this year’s 40 entries will begin, giving us a taste of what we will see on stage during the three big nights of Eurovision, but also clarifying the fate of possible favourites. […]

Ukraine: The country is exempted from being required to film a Live-on-Tape performance!

Claudio Fasulo, the vice president of Rai 1, reveiled that Ukraine has been exempted from having to film a Live-on-Tape performance for Eurovision 2022. The vice president of Rai 1, confirmed that Ukraine is excluded from the requirement of filming a live performance for the contest. During the event of FIMI today, Mr. Fasulo explained: Given the […]

Eurovision 2022: The running order of the Semi-Finals will be announced today!

The moment that many fans are waiting for is finally here. The announcement of the running order of the two semi-finals of Eurovision 2022 will be made today. The running order is determined by the EBU in cooperation with the Italian organizers, taking into account in which half each country was allocated (first or second), […]

Latvia: Polina Gagarina and Natalya Podolskaya banned from entering the country over their support of Russia’s war in Ukraine!

Latvia’s message is clear: Polina Gagarina and Natalya Podolskaya are not welcome in the country. On Thursday, Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs included the two Russian representatives in Eurovision, on a list of 25 Russian entertainers and artists deemed “undesirable people” for “expressing active support for the long-running aggression of the Russian authorities against Ukraine”. As Latvian […]

North Macedonia: Preparations for Eurovision 2022 started!

Today the public broadcaster MRT announced the team that works on Andrea’s performance for Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The Creative Director for North Macedonia’s performance in Eurovision 2022 will be Biljana Pasharikovska. Specifically Andrea said: This is a very personal matter and we decided that those who know me better should better be part of […]