[LMBTO] Jams, Loops and Eurovision - what's that all about?
Jams? Loops? Has this become a food blog? Not at all - it is just another aspect of enjoying Eurovision that I have found over the last five months! I have to admit that I cannot remember how I...
View Article[LMBTO] Minus One go to Eurovision - Eesti Laul and UMK kick off too...
Recognise these guys? If you like Eesti Laul and Estonian Eurovision entries in general (which I do) then you'll know that they are (left to right):Robin Juhkental ("Siren", Malcolm Lincoln,...
View Article[LMBTO] Jedward (My Fav Eurovision Artists)
Now you must be starting to think that I only like 'Marmite' artists and songs...first was LT United and "We Are The Winners", then Krista Siegfrids - now Jedward? John and Edward - really?YES -...
View Article[LMBTO] Australia are in Eurovision but what are Germany doing?
It seemed as though not much was happening Eurovision-wise, at least as far as the adult version was concerned but then it all exploded twelve days ago. The above document, the Public Rules, was...
View Article[LMBTO] Better Late Than Never - the 2015 OGAE SCC Eurovision results...
A full month later than 2014 (22nd November as against 22nd October) but eventually we have the results of the OGAE Second Chance Contest (SCC) 2015. Last year saw the most gripping voting ever seen...
View Article[LMBTO] Kaliopi returns, Bosnia chooses and there are 43 at Eurovision!
43 nations will be in Stockholm - I know, amazing, eh? I am always delighted when we have a 'full year', especially when there are so many returning nations who have 'had a break'...Bosnia and...
View Article[LMBTO] Five nations narrow it down for Eurovision...
Oh yes, it's one of my favourite Eurovision ladies, Krista Siegfrids, already appearing as a co-host in UMK this year (Krista co-hosts UMK), has created a bit of a stir by also being one of the 28...
View Article[LMBTO] 007 now at Eurovision, Russian style...
And we now know seven artists singing in Stockholm - Russia (perhaps surprisingly) have already announced who will be their representative at Eurovision 2016. Sergey Lazarev has caused a major stir...
View Article[LMBTO] It's Eurovision Top 250 time again - how did I vote this year?
It's that time of year again - the Eurovision Top 250 countdown will run once again on New Year's Eve and we are all invited:To vote and to listen!As you all know, I love putting my point across and...
View Article[LMBTO] Georgia are 8th and the most predictable Eurovision hosts ever...
2015 - 'Year of the female soloist'...2016 - 'Year of the all-male band'? Georgia announced their internal selection for Stockholm at the beginning of last week, following on from the success of Nina...
View Article[LMBTO] Eurovision National Final season (and Xmas) is almost here...
Why a picture of the entrants for The Netherlands in 1974, Mouth & MacNeal, you might ask? Well it's Christmas and as Eurovision only kicks off after this great day and the Final is at almost the...
View Article[LMBTO] Albania supply our first complete 2016 Eurovision entry...
I know that EIGHT nations have put forward who will be performing for them in Stockholm but traditionally the first country to provide their 'complete package' of artist and (probable) song is often a...
View Article[LMBTO] 2015 ends with the Eurovision Top 250 poll...
Did you listen to it all? Well done if you did, all THIRTEEN hours of it! I caught the last four hours myself - working commitments and holding onto my sanity meant only exposure to a limited amount...
View Article[LMBTO] Belgium start their 2016 Eurovision journey...
The artists from some countries can appear at Eurovision with no pressure at all, knowing that a Final place would be more than expectations (San Marino). At the other end of the scale, there are...
View Article[LMBTO] David Bowie and Eurovision...
A musical icon has left Planet Earth - David Bowie passed away after an eighteen month battle with cancer at the criminally too young age of 69. A trendsetter throughout his musical career, he sung...
View Article[LMBTO] We hear Belgium's Eurovision entry - the 'cut price' version...
Part two of the Belgian Eurosong trilogy happened on Sunday just gone (10th January) - after we had seen Amaryllis crowned as best of the five when singing Eurovision Covers the week before (Belgium...
View Article[LMBTO] Turkey and Westlife make it to Eurovision...
NO...not THAT turkey but it is the right bit of Westlife! We had two announcements last week of more artists going to Stockholm, one even with the whole package (song and person). We all know that...
View Article[LMBTO] Eurovision has its third entry - Belgium decides...
Laura Tesoro - Belgium's 'Girl Next Door' and for me the clear winner of last week's 'no frills' look at the five competitor's entries for Eurosong 2016. Pretty, a fiery ball of energy, energetic and...
View Article[LMBTO] It's the Mr & Mrs TEO show - Eurovision time in Belarus...
It's the start of the National Final season so it must be Eurofest, the Belarusian path to a possible lower half of the right hand side of the scoreboard on Final night! Their show is a little bit...
View Article[LMBTO] The current Junior 'kings' pick their Eurovision Adult...
What a difference eight months makes! Amber's all chic and stylish and opening up proceedings for MESC 2016 - the only way she could be part of the Maltese National Final, as she was the only person...
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