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Vibdir 2025: Ukraine’s Line Up for Eurovision Song Contest 2025

23Jan

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Vibdir 2025: Ukraine’s Line Up for Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Ukraine’s Vidbir 2025: A Fierce Line-Up Ready to Slay Eurovision Again! 🇺🇦✨ Grab your glitter and pop the prosecco, babes! Ukraine is back and ready to gag us all with their Vidbir 2025 line-up. Known for serving drama, talent, and Eurovision excellence (we see you, Kalush Orchestra 👀), this year’s selection is set to be nothing short of iconic. Shall we dive into the tea, darlings? Let’s spill! 1. Alina Star – "Beyond the Horizon" 🌅 Miss Alina Star is giving us a soaring power ballad with cinematic strings and a chorus that screams “Eurovision winner vibes.” Her voice? Pure perfection. This is one for the emotional queens out there. 2. Zirka – "Neon Nights" 💡 Zirka, the electro-pop diva we didn’t know we needed, is bringing futuristic bops to the stage. Think lasers, dance beats,...

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 – VOTE for your qualifiers of Semi-Final 1

9May

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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 – VOTE for your qualifiers of Semi-Final 1

LIVE FROM TURIN – EUROVISION – Michael Ben David press conference after second rehearsals

5May

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LIVE FROM TURIN – EUROVISION – Michael Ben David press conference after second rehearsals

Live from the Press Room of Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin Michael Ben David rocked that stage today during his rehearsals! 3 words to describe his show: Fierceness, Pride and Voice! He kindly answers to all the questions from the press room and shows us his real talent as an entertainer and singer. The moment when he talks about Ukraine and hugs a Ukrainian journalist is one of the most touching moments ever. Enjoy the video, and tell us what you think. https://youtu.be/AaYu98hAXdI Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/thegaylymirror IG -- https://instragram.com/raffadpc Facebook https://facebook.com/thegaylymirror TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thegaylymirror

Russia is banned from Eurovision Song Contest 2022

26Feb

By JorgeNo Comments

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Russia is banned from Eurovision Song Contest 2022

The executive board of European Broadcaster Union has finally decided on excluding Russia from Eurovision 2022, following an increasing pressure by several European broadcasters. Earlier, EBU has stated that Russia was still welcomed to take part in the contest, after Ukraine's broadcaster UA:PBC having sent a letter to the president asking Russia to be suspended from the event. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, Iceland and Lithuania had also requested EBU to rethink about the decision. Ultimately, Finland and Estonia threatened not sending a representative to Turin, if Russia takes part. Citi Zeni, Latvia's representatives, also urged EBU to kick out Russia from the contest. Eurovision has always stood as as a safe place where unity, dialogue and diversity are common values...

Eurovision 2021 – First Semifinal results and reactions.

18May

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Eurovision 2021 – First Semifinal results and reactions.

The first Semifinal of Eurovision Song Contest 2021 has just ended and we have the first 10 finalists that will join the Big 5 and The Netherlands in the Grand Final of Saturday 22nd May 2021. So many feelings, so many emotions: we spent the whole night watching the event live from the Press Room in Rotterdam Ahoy Arena, and hey, did we have goosebumps the whole night! Two years since the last real Eurovision Song Contest (Tel Aviv 2019) and we finally had the chance to enjoy such a fantastic music show that the whole world enjoyed. Who are the finalists? Do we agree with them all? No! Absolutely not! Norway for example: a very weak staging; a very weak voice and we hope the back singers are paid good enough to save Tix’s voice every time he sings live on that stage; majori...