Eurovoxx Live at the red carpet with Christer Bjorkman, Oleksandr, Volodymyr and Timur.
It's that time of year again, when all the visitors congragate on the red carpet to see this years stars of Eurovision. It has become somewhat a Eurovision tradition that the Sunday before the Grand Final, the fans and press get to see their favourites walk down that famous red carpet. It's not the oscars, but it is Eurovisions equivelant and has gathered quite a following, with many thousands being there and watching live online. Sometimes its the first glimpse of the artist
The Big 5 draw their halves!
Today the Big 5 of the Eurovision Song Contest, France, German, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, all drew their respective halves for the grand final after completing their second round of rehearsals. The host nation, Ukraine, drew their position in the second half of the grand final in spot 22 back during the Heads of Delegation meeting back in March. Instead of having a separate pot for the automatic qualifiers, like last year, the organisers decided to have the final
#ESC2017 | LONDON EUROVISION PARTY - ONE WEEK ON!!
On Sunday 2nd April 2017, London played host to the annual London Eurovision Party. 21 acts from this years upcoming Eurovision Song Contest gathered in the heart of the capital for the tenth anniversary of the party. The day started with the artists' having their sound checks done at the legendary Cafe de Paris in Leicester Square. Once sound checks were done, the artists' headed over to the Ruby Blue bar for press meetings and interviews. The EuroVoxx team were fortunate en
#EUROVISION2017 | RETURNING ARTISTS!!
Let's take a trip down memory lane and look at which artists are returning to Eurovision this year: Estonia Koit Toome and Laura are no strangers when it comes to Eurovision. Koit sang for Estonia in 1998 with his song "Mere Lapsed", finishing in 12th place whilst Laura returns to Kiev again, having been a member of the girl group Suntribe that sang for Estonia in Eurovision 2005. They sang the upbeat number "Let's Get Loud" but ultimately failed to qualify for the final, fin
#RUSSIA | SSU BANS YULIA SAMOYLOVA FROM ENTERING UKRAINE
Politics win over music this time. Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has officially banned Russian representative Yulia Samoylova from entering the territory of Ukraine, which automatically disqualifies her from Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Yulia's ban on entering the country lasts for 3 years. On Monday Vasyl Hrytsak, the head of the SSU, announced that the paper work for today's ban had already been drafted. Stating that her offending actions went far beyond her performanc
#RUSSIA | YULIA SAMOYLOVA TO WAVE RUSSIAN FLAG IN KYIV
The music has won in the end! Russia has finally made a decision to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 that will be held in their geopolitical rival Ukraine. Despite the fact that Russian head of the delegation will not take part in tomorrow's meeting of delegations. On Sunday evening, Russia's Channel 1 announced their song and singer that will represent them in Kyiv, sending the wheelchair-bound singer Yulia Samoylova with the song "Flame Is Burning" to the contest
#SAN MARINO | VALENTINA'S BACK!!
After much deliberation, San Marino have at last chosen their entry for Eurovision 2017! Flying the flag for San Marino are 3 times Eurovision participant Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson with their song "Spirit Of The Night", which has been composed by Eurovision veteran Ralph Seigel. Valentina Monetta is no stranger to Eurovision, having represented the micro state on 3 occasions - 2012, 2013 and 2014. Whilst failing to make it past the semi-finals in 2012 and 2013, she
#IRELAND | BRENDAN MURRAY WILL SING "DYING TO TRY"!!
In December 2016, Brendan Murray was chosen by Louis Walsh as Ireland's representative for Eurovision 2017 and three months later, his song has been officially released! Brendan's song "Dying To Try" was revealed on Nicky Byrne's radio show on RTE 2FM this morning. Nicky Byrne represented Ireland in Eurovision 2016 with the song "Sunlight", but failed to make it to the final, finishing in 15th place in the second semi final. Although he is only 20 years old, Brendan has alrea
#UKRAINE | O.TORVALD TO KYIV!!
Rock band O.Torvald will represent Ukraine on home soil with their song "Time". A total of 24 acts competed in Vidbir, Ukraine's National Final, over 3 semi-finals, with 6 qualifying to the Grand Final in a bid to represent their country at Eurovision 2017. The winner was decided with a mix of 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. At the end of the voting there was a tie-break with both O.Torvald and fan favourite Tayanna in first place with 10 points. But it was thanks to O.T
