Tag: Eurovision
Norwegian twins will open Eurovision, for Sweden
Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen were 10-year-old twins when they won the junior version of Norway's Eurovision qualifier, Melodi Grand Prix, in 2012. They went on...
Norway’s Eurovision candidate won’t boycott it
The Norwegian band Gåte, which won Norway's qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest, announced on Monday that it had "decided to take part" in...
Pressure grows on Eurovision entry
The Norwegian folk-rock band Gåte is hyped as having a solid chance of winning the even-more-hyped Eurovision song contest in May. The band's members are under...
Petition seeks to ban Israel from Eurovision
Nearly 300 Norwegian singers and musicians have signed a petition to ban Israel from this year's Eurovision Song Contest. They're also calling on Norwegian...
Delighted with 5th place in Eurovision
They all sing to win, but Norway's contestant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest claims she's "extremely satisfied" with her 5th place in the...
Wolf stunt a ‘brave’ Eurovision entry
Norwegian Broadcasting and its viewers' votes made a "brave" choice, claim Scandinavian commentators, in selecting a pair of masked wolf wannabes to represent Norway...
Norway ends 18th in Eurovision
Norway's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest had made it into Saturday night's "grand final," but only managed to win enough points to land...
‘TIX’ clicked with Eurovision fans
Norwegian singer-songwriter Andreas Haukeland, better known as "TIX," was the first to be named Tuesday night as a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest...
Critic who bashed TIX won’t repent
The Norwegian singer known as TIX put his critics to shame when he won Norway's qualifier for the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend by...
‘Fallen angel’ flies into Eurovision
Music critics hadn't favoured him, but hundreds of thousands of Norwegians certainly did. Andreas Haukeland, better known as TIX, rose above rivals with his...
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