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Road to Rotterdam: Finland

Blind Channel is the band that represents Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest. The band has been active since 2013 and has now released three albums. Of the many singles they released, none of them became a hit so far. That changed after they won the Finnish preselection for the

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Road to Rotterdam: Bulgaria

When the Eurovision song contest was canceled last year, Bulgaria was number 1 at the bookmakers. Victoria Georgieva seemed to be heading for the first Bulgarian victory with “Tears getting sober”. It was not going to happen, but the Bulgarians were of course happy to work with this former X-Factor

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Road to Rotterdam: Portugal

The Black Mamba’s musical career began in May 2010. Their first album was immediately quite successful in Portugal. Four years after the first album was released, a second followed, and a third in 2018. During its promotional tour, the group performed in Amsterdam, where they met an old lady who

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Eurovision Song Contest will be with audience

The Eurovision Song Contest next month in Rotterdam can be attended as planned. In principle, the government already gave green light at the beginning of this month, but kept a close eye on it because it was uncertain how the number of infections would develop. It has now been agreed

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Road to Rotterdam: Albania

Traditionally, the national song contest Festival i Këngës is the preselection for Albania in the ESC. This year it was won by Anxhela Peristeri. This singer already participated in Festival i Këngës in 2001, released a number of singles, entered a beauty pageant did not manage to remain succesful… until

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Road to Rotterdam: Georgia

In 2014 Tornike Kipiani won the x factor Georgia. He took part again in 2019, as Georgia wanted to send the winner to the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. On New Year’s Eve 2019, Tornike won the ticket to Rotterdam. With his “Take me as I am” he could not participate

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Eurovision with audience? We will know more tomorrow!

According to the website of entertainment show RTL Boulevard, the decision whether the Eurovision Song Contest will take place with an audience is postponed until Thursday. Ministers Slob and Van Engelshoven (Education, Culture & Science), De Jonge (Public Health), Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) may discuss this tomorrow.The Eurovision Song Contest

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Road to Rotterdam: Serbia

The Serbian trio Hurricane consists of Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić and Ksenija Knežević. Sanja also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, but then solo. Ksenija’s father Knez represented Montenegro. They have been working together as Hurricane since November 2017. They have released many singles so far. In 2020

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Road to Rotterdam: Iceland

As early as 2017, Daði Freyr took part in Söngvakeppnin, the Icelandic heat of the Eurovision Song Contest. And even then he wore his signature green sweater. In 2020 he won the national final. Hardly anything else could happen, because the clip of his song “Think about things” had gone

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Road to Rotterdam: Moldova

Natalia Gordienko was already at the Eurovision stage in 2006, with Arsenium and Connect-R. “Loca” was not a big success. She tried her luck later in a talent show as a DJ. She also released 2 albums and several singles. Last year she won the Moldovan selection for the Eurovision

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