Eurovision

By Keshia Jacotine, Monash University Eurovision began as an experiment by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 1956. At the time, the idea of having many countries compete in a live television contest across an international network of broadcasters was both...

Maria Elena Kyriakou with her song "One Last Breath" sent Greece to the 2015 Eurovision Grand Final scheduled to take place this Saturday in Vienna, Austria. "I was so happy when Greece was called out, and I am so thankful to sing again", Kyriakou...

Norway’s Eurovision contestant, who will represent the country in Vienna, is a 17-year-old Greek-Norwegian singer, named Ira Konstantinidis. Just a few days before March 14, Konstantinidis confessed that she was rather anxious about the competition. “I was not stressed until now, but...

Greece will participate in the 60th Eurovision song contest in Vienna, with the song “One Last Breath” performed by Greek-Cypriot Maria-Elena Kiriakou. The young singer stole the spotlight when she performed in the special event that took place in...

Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst was invited by the HFPA to the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and we did not miss the chance for an interview about her last trip to Greece, Hollywood and Gay rights. Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6...

The YouTube team is saying goodbye to 2014 with a video tribute including over 100 video content creators and the most popular videos of the year. The video did not only include videos that were popular on global level...

Udo Jurgens, a great Austrian musician, died on Sunday, December 21, at the age of 80. “He was a great Austrian who wrote music history and expressed people’s feelings and hopes,” said Austria's Federal President, Heinz Fischer, in an...

Greece will be allowed to participate in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, as state broadcaster NERIT became an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Greece's participation in the 2015 competition was at stake since NERIT was not a...

Greece is unlikely to participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, as the deadline for participants has expired. NERIT, the successor of Greece's public broadcaster ERT that was abruptly shut down by the Greek government in June 2013, has...

Anna Vissi, one of the most famous Greek singers, celebrated the 40th anniversary of her career in music yesterday, June 26 at Jackie O club, on the island of Mykonos, along with the winner of this year’s Eurovision contest,...