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• 1969 - Why The Netherlands should be the winner!
  

  Here we examine the case for The Netherlands - De Troubadour sung by Lenny Kuhr - being made the outright winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 1/Apr 2012 at 04:02
• 1969 - Why France should be the winner!
  

  Here we examine the case for France -Un Jour, Un Enfant sung by Frida Boccara - being made the outright winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 1/Apr 2012 at 04:02
• April Fools' Day: EBU to decide the outright winner of 1969
  

  At the recent Reference Group meeting in Baku, it was pointed out that this year, even though it is 57th edition of Europe’s Favourite TV Show, the winning song is scheduled to be the 60th song to hold the title of Eurovision Song Contest winner. The discrepancy between the number of winners and contests is all down to the four-way tie that occurred in the 1969 contest. Now that is all set to change, as the EBU is set to decide once and for all an outright winner of the 14th contest that took place in Madrid.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 1/Apr 2012 at 04:01
• 52 years ago today - BBC staged their first contest
  

  Over the coming weeks, in the build up to the 2012 contest, Eurovision.tv will be delving in to the archives to reminisce and remember some of the most pivotal and landmark moments in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Today we look at events of 52 years ago, when the BBC staged the first of their record breaking eight contests, and recall the 1960 contest.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 29/Mar 2012 at 08:00
• Helga Vlahović: 1990 presenter has died
  

  Helga Vlahović who was one of the presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 has died today at the age of 67. She was a journalist, as well as a producer, and her career spanned five decades in both the former Yugoslavia, and the current nation of Croatia.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 27/Feb 2012 at 19:12
• Irish conductor Noel Kelehan has died at 76
  

  The death has been announced of conductor Noel Kelehan, who was not only the most prolific conductor in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, but also the most successful, by taking the baton and conducting no less than five of the winning songs from Ireland. In addition to conducting for Irish entries, he took charge of the orchestra for several other countries whilst in his role as Music Director of five contests staged in Ireland.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 7/Feb 2012 at 00:45
• Countdown to Baku - Helsinki 2007
  

  We have already visited Istanbul, Kyiv and Athens and now our journey to Baku makes its next stop in Helsinki, where the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest was held.

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  Simon Storvik-Green 18/Jan 2012 at 22:15
• Top moments of 2011: From Lena to Lys
  

  2011 will also be remembered as the year when many of the former winners returned to the contest, one way or another. And that's precisely why our Facebook fans picked this as one of the top moments of 2011.

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  Jarmo Siim 31/Dec 2011 at 09:00
• Countdown to Baku - Athens 2006
  

  The next stop of our Countdown to Baku series after looking at two exciting shows in Istanbul and Kyiv is Athens. That year rock ruled supreme with a few other surprises. So why not take a look!

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  Simon Storvik-Green 27/Dec 2011 at 11:56
• Notable runners up of Eurovision
  

  We have previously looked at all the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest but now we take a journey back in time to see 10 of the most notable runners up of the competition and why they stand out.

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  Simon Storvik-Green 22/Dec 2011 at 10:29
• Sirusho says Eurovision 'could happen' again
  

  Sirusho, the Armenian representative back in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with the hit song Qele Qele, told the media today that she could return to the contest in the future.

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  Jarmo Siim 1/Dec 2011 at 13:57
• Danish finals from 1978-2004 available to watch online
  

  Hidden within the archives of the Danish state broadcaster, DR's website is every edition of their national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix from 1978 to 2004 for you all to view!

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  Simon Storvik-Green 19/Nov 2011 at 08:52
• First Eurovision winner qualifies as one of 14 Swiss acts
  

  Today the Swiss broadcaster SF revealed the 14 acts that have qualified for the Swiss national selection for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. One of the qualified acts is the first ever Eurovision Song Contest winner, Lys Assia.

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  Jarmo Siim 11/Nov 2011 at 10:44
• Ireland announce further details on selection
  

  A few days ago we reported that Jedward had revealed they had been approached to represent Ireland once again in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. Today RTÉ announced further details on their selection process and clarified the situation. RTÉ has decided to adopt the same process as for the 2011 contest, which resulted in Jedward achieving the best result for Ireland since 2000.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 3/Nov 2011 at 17:51
• Jedward return to Eurovision in 2012?
  

  The memorable twin brothers who represented Ireland at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, Jedward have stated to the media they will have another go in 2012.

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  Jarmo Siim 29/Oct 2011 at 09:17
• Celine Dion 'wishes luck' for Eurovision
  

  Celine Dion, the winner of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi, has not said too much about Europe's favourite TV-show the past years. But 2011 is different - she made an official endorsement for one of the possible Swiss entries.

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  Jarmo Siim 18/Oct 2011 at 10:01
• EBU starts Eurovision archive project
  

  After long investigation, the EBU's attempt to undertake the massive operation to digitally archive all 56 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest is taking concrete shape. Results are to be expected well before the 60th anniversary of Europe's favourite TV-show.

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  Jarmo Siim 8/Oct 2011 at 19:45
• 'Police said it became unsafe' - Jedward mania comes to Estonia
  

  The Irish duo Jedward, also known as probably the most famous twins in the world, have created a huge fuss in the Estonian capital of Tallinn last weekend during their album signing in the local department store.

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  Jarmo Siim 3/Oct 2011 at 14:37
• First Eurovision winner Lys Assia enters Swiss selection
  

  Lys Assia, the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1956, has entered a song for the national selection of Switzerland. Will she be back in 2012?

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  Jarmo Siim 29/Sep 2011 at 10:52
• Malcolm Lincoln to try again for Estonia?
  

  It was just a couple of days ago when the details about the Estonian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest were announced. However, now already one former Estonian contestant has shown interest in taking part again.

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  Jarmo Siim 28/Sep 2011 at 16:06
• Eurovision winner to become Irish president?
  

  Dana Rosemary Scallon, the winner of the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest known for her entry All Kinds Of Everything, has taken up on a new challenge - running for the president of Ireland!

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  Jarmo Siim 20/Sep 2011 at 11:29
• Eurovision star to host Bulgarian Junior show
  

  Bulgaria broadcaster BNT, who decided to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest exactly a month ago, has already set the time they'll pick their contestant for Yerevan. Now they also revealed one more exciting fact about it!

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  Jarmo Siim 16/Sep 2011 at 12:22
• Winners of the 1980s - What happened to them?
  

  You've seen the winners of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s where we went from black and white to colour, and saw acts such as ABBA winning the competition. Now we look at the 1980s, to see what this decade has to offer!

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  Gordon Roxburgh 14/Sep 2011 at 14:34
• Jedward: "We've got better hair than Justin Bieber!"
  

  Jedward, the amazing duo that represented Ireland at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, gave an interview to Eurovision.tv just before they got on their way to Düsseldorf for the last year's edition of Europe's favourite TV-show and revealed some details you sure would like to know about the twin brothers!

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  Jarmo Siim 9/Sep 2011 at 12:38
• Winners of the 1970s - What happened to them?
  

  We've looked at the winners of the 50s and 60s to see what happened to them and now we take a peek at another iconic era in Eurovision Song Contest history - The 1970s!

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  Simon Storvik-Green 18/Aug 2011 at 23:06
• Winners of the 1960s - What happened to them?
  

  In the second of a series of articles we take a look at the winners from the 1960s and what happened to them, including the rather special situation in 1969 when four (yes, four!) countries won.

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  Gordon Roxburgh 23/Jul 2011 at 20:45
• Blue most popular 2011 Eurovision participant on Facebook
  

  Last year, Eurovision.tv did some research and found out who are the biggest Eurovision Song Contest stars on Facebook. This year, we did it again - we checked the data and found out exactly who is who on Facebook, out of all the former participants of Europe's favourite TV-show! Check it out!

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  Jarmo Siim 21/Jul 2011 at 20:24
• Winners of the 1950s - What happened to them?
  

  As the first in a series of articles, we will take a brief delve into the archives and look at the winners of the contest to see what they have been up to since then. We start with the 1950s!

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  Simon Storvik-Green 12/Jul 2011 at 23:13
• Erik Solbakken to host Eurovision Young Dancers
  

  Erik Solbakken, the popular Norwegian TV host, and the host of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, will host the newly re-vamped prime-time show for Europe’s most talented young dancers at the Eurovision Young Dancers.

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  Jarmo Siim 20/Jun 2011 at 15:08
• Lena grabs VIVA's Best Female Artist award
  

  The winner of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, Lena, has grabbed another award this year, after her attempt to defend her title at this year's edition of Europe's favourite TV-show. Namely, she won the Best Female Artist award at the prestigious VIVA Comet Awards.

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  Jarmo Siim 14/Jun 2011 at 14:19