Category Archives: 2012
Preview: First Hungarian Semifinal
For the first time since 2008, Hungary will be holding a National Final in order to determine its representative at Eurovision. (2011’s Kati Wolf and 2009’s Zoli Ádok were both internal selections.) After Kati’s relative success last year (bringing Hungary to its first Final since 2007, and becoming a bit of a fan favorite), a wave of renewed interest in the contest brought nearly 200 songs to the offices of MTV. The first ten of these songs will be performed tomorrow in the quest to find “A Dal (The Song)”. Read the rest of this entry
Preview: Second Semifinal in Norway
Saturday marks the second semifinal in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix, to be held in Larvik. Just like last week, eight songs will be vying for three places in February 11th’s Final, so competition will be fierce. Read the rest of this entry
Twelve Finalists Revealed in Finland
The Finnish Top Twelve (or, arguably, Fifteen) were revealed today on national broadcaster YLE, after a jury had whittled down the 540 nationwide applicants to a worthy few. Twelve songs were handpicked by a jury consisting of musical professionals, but a thirteenth song will be up to the decision of the viewers of this year’s “Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu”.
The twelve jury-selected entries are: Read the rest of this entry
Two contestants eliminated in Germany
This week’s episode of “Unser Star für Baku” has just wrapped up, which means that it’s time to say “Auf Wiedersehen” to two of this year’s Top Ten. After a round of performances and the instant-result televote that we’ve been seeing from Germany this year, the two eliminated contestants are:
A Busy Day in Baku!
It’s been a busy day in the world of Eurovision, even considering that only one National Final event was held (in Cyprus). There was plenty of news out of host city Baku, however, so let’s take a quick peek at what went on today! Read the rest of this entry
Cyprus has decided: it’s “La La Love”!
Way back in August, Cypriot broadcaster CyBC announced that they had selected Ivi Adamou to carry their banner to Baku. Earlier this month, three candidate songs were revealed for the teenager from Ayia Napa. And tonight, we finally have an answer to the long-standing question: what will Ivi sing? Read the rest of this entry
Third Group of Semifinalists Revealed in Iceland
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has posted the songs that will make up the third and last semifinal of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins to decide who will represent the country in Baku. And the candidate songs are: Read the rest of this entry
Results: Semifinal 2 in Iceland
This Saturday marked the Second Semifinal of Iceland’s National Selection, or “Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins”, where five songs were competing for two spots in February 11th’s Final. Making it through to the next round were:
Norway picks MGP’s First Three Finalists
Tonight in Ørland, near Trondheim, Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix kicked off, selecting three finalists from a group of eight competitors. The lucky trio, who will move on to the Finals at the Oslo Spektrum Arena on February 11 are: Read the rest of this entry
Denmark has Decided: it’s Soluna Samay!
After an exciting National Final, 2012’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix wrapped up today with one singer reigning supreme: twenty-one year old Soluna Samay will take “Should’ve Known Better” to Baku. After a nine-song contest and a three-song Superfinal, Soluna took a somewhat slim win over runner up Jesper Nohrstedt’s “Take Our Hearts” (110 points over Jesper’s 102…bronze medalists Christian Brøns & Patrik Isaksson scored 88 points with “Venter”).
The ESC Insider 