Joe McCaul who along with his sister Donna finished in 14th position in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with their entry Love? has spoken candidly to The Independent Newspaper in Ireland of the torrent of abuse he was subjected to after they were knocked out of the song contest -saying that the experience ruined his teens and left him ‘broken inside’.
Fresh out of RTE’s Failte Towers programme, the bubbly young singer described how he was spat at on the street and regularly suffered physical and verbal abuse as a result …

It has been reported today in Estonian media that Georgia has decided not to participate at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Russia. The decision comes during the current crisis between the two countries. According to the reports, the CEO of GPB, Georgia’s public broadcaster, states that whilst respecting that the competition is non-political, he believes Russia should not be allowed to host the competition and that it cannot guarantee the safety of it’s representatives.

Estonian media reports that the Georgian public broadcaster has announced they will withdraw from the 2009 …

Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song has commented on the news of high Estonian officials debating whether the country should boycott the next Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Russia, due to the latest conflict between the host country and Georgia.
Earlier this week, Estonian Minister of Culture Laine Jänes supported a proposal by chairman of ERR Margus Allikmaa stating that the country should boycott the Eurovision Song Contest due to the political situation between Russia and Georgia. Mr Stockselius feels that the Eurovision Song Contest is a …

La televisión búlgara ha anunciado hoy los cantantes y sus respectivas canciones que participarán en Be a star, el programa donde saldrá el próximo representante de Bulgaria en Eurovisión 2009.
En total 54 canciones han sido seleccionadas, que según el formato que este año realizará la televisión de Bulgaria a partir del 2 de octubre se empezará a emitir los programas donde los telespectadores tendrán que seleccionar a nueve canciones que pasarán a una semifinal, mientras que un jurado tendrá también que seleccionar otras nueve canciones. En total 18 canciones …

After “Afto to vradi tha ne diko mas” that it was one of the most successful summer hits and not only, he returns with the song “Eexese esi”, the second song of his new cd single “Istoria 2008″. “Erxese esi” it’s a strong pop dance song with love lyrics with a power rhythm. The surprise is the acoustic version of the song, which the lovers of pop music will love it!

Yesterday we already reported that Dutch broadcaster NOS started negotiations with Dutch singer Anouk about a possible participation in the Eurovision Song Contest next year. Today the entire Dutch media was on the news, which lead to some confusion as well.

Some Dutch press agencies and websites made it look like as if Anouk applied for a Eurovision ticket herself.Tonight, Anouk’s management stated that Anouk was contacted by the Dutch broadcaster; she didn’t take the first step herself! Earlier tonight, showbizz magazine SBS 6 Shownieuws reported  that Anouk was not amused …