Salvador (Vilar Braamcamp) Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with “Amor pelos dois”, representing Portugal. What’s his story? Early Years Salvador Sobral was born on 28 December 1989 in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. He comes from a family of Portuguese nobility. He also is a descendant of Gerrit
Alexander (Igorjevich) Rybak won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song “Fairytale,” representing Norway. What’s his story? Early years Alexander Rybak was born on May 13, 1986, in Minsk, Belarus, which was then part of the Soviet Union. His parents emigrated to Nesodden, Norway, when Rybak was four
Sandra Kim, born Sandra Caldarone in Montegnée (Liège, Belgium) on October 15, 1972, won the Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen (Norway) at the age of 13.5 in 1986, making her the youngest winner in the history of the festival. J’aime la vie Her single, “J’aime la vie,” quickly achieved
Tonight is the night. The most important side issue of the year takes place in the St Jakobshalle in Basel: The big final of the Eurovision Song Contest.One of the favorites for the win is KAJ, representing Sweden. But who are they ? Let’s give them a spotlight. KAJ is
Tomorrow is the day. The most important side issue of the year takes place in the St Jakobshalle in Basel: The big final of the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the favorites for the win is Louane, representing France. But who is she ? Let’s give her a spotlight. Louane
Tomorrow the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in the St Jakobshalle in Basel. 16 countries compete for a spot in the final. One of them is Austria , represented by JJ. But who is he? Let’s give him a spotlight. Johannes Pietsch, aka JJ, was born
Tomorrow the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in the St Jakobshalle in Basel. 15 countries compete for a spot in the final. One of them is the Netherlands, represented by Claude. But who is he? Let’s give him a spotlight. Childhood. Claude Kiambe was
We had a busy weekend. No fewer than 5 countries choose their entry for Basel, (and of course almost all of them on Saturday): Ireland : Emmy – “Layka Party”. Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray” Finland: Erika Vikman – “Ich Komme” Latvia: Tautameitas – “Bur man laimi” Malta:
Singer Claude will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Songefestival 2025 As is known, the Dutch artist, Joost Klein, was disqualified last year for alleged misconduct against a camerawoman.After that, various talks took place between the EBU and Avro Tros. Finally, at the end of November, it was announced that
It is often said: Rock music… that doesn’t belong in the Eurovision Song Contest. But why not? And who decides? That is the counter-question. The answer is simple; If we look at the rules of the EBU, there are rules about length, publication, originality, but not about the genre.So….