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Lea Sirk to Represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2018

2018-02-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Slovenia’s national selection for representation at Eurovision 2018 ends with singer and songwriter Lea Sirk’s win over a lineup of Slovenia’s best talent. Lea’s song, “Hvala, ne!”was chosen by a 50/50 split of jury and public votes.

Tags: BQL, Europe artists, Europe events, Europe music, Eurovision, Eurovision 2018, Hvala, Lea Sirk, music events, ne!, Nuška Drašček, Slovenia music, Slovenian music, song contest

Lithuania’s Vilija Mataciunaite Needs “Attention”

2014-04-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vilija Matačiūnaitė

With Eurovision 2014 right around the corner Lithuania feels they’re about due. The Baltic nation’s 27 year old singing sensation Vilija Mataciunaite hopes she can bring it home with her song Attention.

Tags: Eurovision, Eurovision 2014, Lithuania, song contest, Vilija Mataciunaite

Eurovision 2013 Final Set: An Inferno of Talent

2013-05-17 by Phil Butler

If Cezar wins - Courtesy © Erica Guilane-Nachez - Fotolia.com

The second semi-final of Eurovision 2013 took place last night in Malmo. Ten winners move forward to this weekend’s Grand Final that will reveal Europe’s best performer and song of the year. This year’s contest is loaded with more talent than any previous contest in memory, but a lot more by way of political and artistic expressiveness too.

Tags: art, artists, Broadway, Cezar, Denmark, Europe artists, Eurovision, Eurovision final, Moldove, romania, song contest

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