Eurovision 2013 Preview Part One
In our first podcast preview for Eurovision 2013, Hikaru and the latest member of the JOYEurovision team: Catching Up’s Brett Schryver review the entries for the Big 5 (UK, France, […]
Tag Archives: Italy
Musings – The view down here
It’s never over. Eurovision that is. Or are there some worrying signs ? The singers and the songs have come and gone, but the number of viewers who watched the […]
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, […]
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 […]
EuroSongCountdown 2012 – May 5th 2012
The Countdown has truly begun. Here’s the podcast of Saturday’s show. And here is our full interview with Dr. Paul Jordan. Songs featured: Day After Day – Elnur Huseynov & […]
Special Report – 1963 and all that
It is almost half a century ago, but the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest remains a high water mark in the history of the event. It is right up there with […]
Italy reconsiders
First the news. Italian public broadcaster RAI has confirmed that Nina Zilli will sing “L’Amore È Femmina” (Love is female) on May 26th in Baku. Ms Zilli had been selected […]
Musings – Strike up the band ?
Posted by Andrew Bell – adapted from a blogpost at The Full Catastrophe As Hikaru & I talk to those who’ve been in the Eurovision cauldron – singers, commentators etc […]
Eurovision History Chat: Italy
To paraphrase the translation of the famous Mina song: “We love them, We’re confused by them, We want them” It’s Italy at Eurovision. Without a doubt, there would not be […]
Italy decides … but perhaps not totally
The traditional mode of selection for Italy has come up with a singer, but there remains some doubt about a song ! It was a bit of a “never ending […]
