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Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – the updated list of confirmed returning singers

14May

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – the updated list of confirmed returning singers

At least someone will get a second chance for Eurovision. We all know that unfortunately, due to Covid-19 pandemic, this year Eurovision Song Contest (live) was cancelled, but at least we are enjoying the show in a different way via youtube, and all fans are celebrating ESC week anyway. Singers - and all their teams - worked very hard for this Eurovision, but they did not have the chance to stand on that stage and compete as they had planned to do till they had the sad news fo the cancellation of the show. As soon as all this happened, the discussion on “allowing singers to come back next year” started and disagreeing voices were heard all around. Well, today at least we know that some of them have been already reconfirmed for Eurovision 2021 and we are very happy to share the up...

Watch the First Eurovision Song Celebration 2020

13May

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Watch the First Eurovision Song Celebration 2020

The artists of 2020 shared their all-time favourite Eurovision songs with us and put on a show by singing their own songs in a different genre. Various YouTube creators from all over Europe reacted to this years songs and we also saw the first-ever Fan Recap! Don't miss the Second Eurovision Song Celebration tomorrow night on YouTube on Thursday 14 May at 21:00 CEST. https://youtu.be/xNk7fAqYLiw

What kind of Eurovision Fan are you? Take this Test and find it out!

12May

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What kind of Eurovision Fan are you? Take this Test and find it out!

Are you ready to discover what kind of Eurovision Song Contest Fan are you? Take this funny test we created for you and share your results on Facebook. Let's see who gets the highest score!

Eurovision Song Contest Revival – a friendly chat with Imri Ziv – VIDEO

12May

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Eurovision Song Contest Revival – a friendly chat with Imri Ziv – VIDEO

It is sad not to have Eurovision Song Contest this year due to Coronavirus pandemic, but we are Eurovision Fans in any case and we will celebrate this week as a if the contest was still happening. Rotterdam was getting ready and all of us willing to attend the event had already bought their flights and hotels... but then... a bastard virus got into the way and obliged the entire Eurovision machine to stop, to give up and cancel the event. So to celebrate this event we had a live streaming with Imri Ziv on Raffa's IG and you can watch the full interview here below. https://www.facebook.com/thegaylymirror/videos/233883891165758/ Who is Imri Ziv? Imri Ziv, also known as IMRI, is a 28-year-old Israeli singer and voice actor. After winning HaKokhav HaBa, he represented Israe...

Our Editor-in-Chief welcomes you to The Gayly Mirror

4May

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Our Editor-in-Chief welcomes you to The Gayly Mirror

Hiya, hope you’re doing great even though the whole world is a bit crazy at the moment. My name is Raffa (Raffaele) and I am the Editor-in-Chief of this new LGBT+ Information and Lifestyle Magazine. Please, accept my warmest welcome to The Gayly Mirror; as of today we officially open our doors to old and new readers. I know you might be asking yourself if we really needed a new LGBT+ News and Lifestyle Magazine, and I honestly think I do not own an answer for you. I’m sure you will all appreciate the fact that since the very first moment I thought about this project, my intention was to deliver free and verified information and entertainment. I am so happy I found a TEAM that shares this view with me and is keen to offer you good pieces to read and get news and inspiration from. T...

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021: The Mamas won’t be Sweden’s representatives.

18Mar

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Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021: The Mamas won’t be Sweden’s representatives.

After the sad news of the cancellation of Eurovision Song Contest 2020, more news will follow. And of course one of the most asked questions from all Eurovisioners is whether all the artists which were selected for Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will stay the same for 2021. Sweden is the first country to announce that The Mamas - winners of Melodiefestivalen 2020 and that participated to ESC2020 in Tel Aviv as support voices for John Lundvik - won't participate to Eurovision 2021 for Sweden. The new representative will be chosen - as it normally happens - through the song festival that Sweden organises each year to select their cast for Eurovision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EpSBDPlZn4 The announcement was give by Christer Bjorkman - head of Sweden Delegation. It is a sad ...

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has just been cancelled

18Mar

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Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has just been cancelled

A very hard and suffered decision communicated by EBU a few hours ago. The spread of infections from Covid-19 around the world is forcing each government to very restrictive measure in order to contain - as much as possible - the outbreak of the virus and save lives. The health of artists, workers, fans, visitors and all people involved in Eurovision 2020 has become the heart of the decision take by EBU. The Netherlands started a series of very strong measure to fight this virus, following other European countries like Italy, Spain and France - for example - where all gatherings of people are forbidden and where travels have received a very strong and restrictive ban. https://youtu.be/UQgcqE4a620 Rotterdam could host Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor,...

Freaky is the way! Senhit’s hymn to the beauty of diversity for Eurovision 2020.

13Mar

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Freaky is the way! Senhit’s hymn to the beauty of diversity for Eurovision 2020.

It is Friday 13th of a leap year in which we are facing a freaking pandemic alarm: shouldn’t we only be writing about beautiful things today? As we have mentioned here, Senhit has been chosen by San Marino as representative for this Eurovision Song Contest 2020 which will be held (hopefully without programme changes) in Rotterdam from 12th to 16th May 2020. To select which of the two competing songs had to be performed on the stage of Eurovision 2020 between Freaky and Obsessed, the singer had put on an on-line ballot on her website last Saturday and Sunday. https://youtu.be/c6ZNo_hVA6E The video is a triumph of colours, a hymn to that diversity which is part of our normalcy and which must not frighten us, but it must be celebrated, fully lived and enjoyed. This year San Marino hit it...

Uno…dos, cuatro! Little Big from Russia to Eurovision Song Contest 2020

13Mar

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Uno…dos, cuatro! Little Big from Russia to Eurovision Song Contest 2020

It Friday and on Friday we don’t worry about anything (or at least we try not to) because all we want is to have fun. So this year Russia has decided to be represented by a band that in Russia and Europe is already quite famous, whose SKIBIDI choreography has become the most reproduced meme on TikTok in Russia in recent months. https://youtu.be/mDFBTdToRmw Gentle Ladies and Gentle Gays… please, welcome Little Big Band on the stage! But no, they have decided to surprise us even more: Little Big will go on stage in Rotterdam 2020 with UNO. https://youtu.be/L_dWvTCdDQ4 Little Big Band is from St. Petersburg and the group members are Ilya Prusikin, Sonya Tayurskaya, Anton Lissov and Sergey Makarov. The group represents a burning cocktail of absurdity, combined with powerful pun...

Will Corona Virus Stop Eurovision Song Contest 2020? This is what EBU replied to our email.

13Mar

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Will Corona Virus Stop Eurovision Song Contest 2020? This is what EBU replied to our email.

The Mayor of Rotterdam - Ahmed Aboutaleb - was clear and resolute: “we want a response by no later than 6th April”. Yesterday the Dutch government decided to apply restrictive measures across the nation - following other European countries, such as Italy, which is giving a strong example of active fight against this Virus - among which we find also cancellations of all those events where 100+ people are expect to gather. Universities and colleges will offer online lecturers as much as possible; concerts, soccer matches of all levels have been canceled until the end of the month. Since yesterday, the Van Gogh museum, The Rijksmuseum as well as the Anne Frank House have closed to public to comply with the new safety regulations which will remain in force until 31st March 2020. It is obviou...