Reality comes to Eurovision
Even as the GFC began to take hold in Europe, many believed that Eurovision would still continue on oblivious, but with Portugal withdrawing and Greece & Cyprus looking likely to […]
Tag Archives: Hikaru Freeman
JOYEurovision talks to Loreen
A month after her triumph for Sweden in Baku we got the chance to speak with Loreen. The line was scratchy and the whole enterprise was fraught, but Hikaru & […]
Musings – A landslide and a wake up call
As I woke up this morning in inner-suburban Melbourne I had no idea that half a day later I would be so amazed by a Eurovision outcome. I came to […]
It’s Time !!! EuroSongCountdown 2012′s E-Day NO SPOILERS
From 1900 AEST (1200 BST) on Sunday May 26th Hikaru Freeman & Andy Bell will present a FIVE hour coverage of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest being held in Baku, […]
The Full “EuroSongCountdown” Catastrophe – Saturday May 25th AKA FESCC
Hosted & posted by Andy Bell & Hikaru Freeman Andy & Hikaru plus friend at Joy Radiothon sponsor Essendon Jeep At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, it’s a […]
Special Report – The Draw
We are down to the business end of proceedings. Whether you’re watching it live across Europe or on delay on the other continents, Eurovision 2012 in Baku is here. Saturday […]
The Results from Eurovision Semi-Final One
Our team in Baku and Hikaru report on the results from the first Qualifying Round of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, during the Wednesday edition of Murphy’s Law on JOY94.9. […]
Eurovision History Chat: Portugal
Eurovision has many hidden stories, and one of the most surprising ones is that of Portugal. Hikaru had previously talked about the 1960s & 1970s entries of Portugal in a […]
Eurovision History Chat: Luxembourg
Mention Luxembourg and Eurovision and often times people think of Serge Gainsbourg’s cheeky and cutting winner in 1965 performed by the naive France Gall. Luxembourg, however, was far from naive […]
Eurovision History Chat: 1995
17 years and one day ago, something amazing happened at Eurovision. 1995 marked the 40th Eurovision Song Contest. This significant event was commemorated by a 4 minute montage at the […]
