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The decision of the reference group of the Eurovision Song Contest to fine RÚV with just 5.000€ over the Hatari Palestinian flag incident has created strong reactions among fans and delegations.The main argument against the decision is that the rules are not being followed and the reference group seems incompetent to enforce them.   How else can someone explain that RÚV is called upon to pay substantially less than the amount they paid for the pyros used during the performance of Hatari in Tel Aviv? While others comment that the reference group,  reacts inconsistently, as in 2016, for the exact same issue, the Armenian broadcaster only received a warning.   The Icelandic broadcaster also reacted, saying that “participating broadcasters can never completely prevent artists from saying or doing anything that might contradict the rules of the competition”. Of course this is not true since RÚV could follow the example of several other broadcasters, and sign a contrac...

“Eurovision” is certainly a brand that every company related to media would love to own, and Noel Curran knows that better than anyone else. After all, it is his wife   Eimear Quinn that won the contest back in 1996 representing Ireland.   Since then ,   the program me   has certainly developed, becoming the most important music event in Europe, while at the same time EBU managed to sell the concept to the United States of America and have NETFLIX shoot a movie under its name.  Is there anything else a director general would dream   of   while being in charge of the EBU? Of course not, but in the case of Noel Curran the “dream” became a “nightmare” on the  night   of  the   18th   of May 2019 : Several mistakes of the organising  committee turned the event into a fiasco ,   while the bad press th at   followed in all major media infuriated EBU's director general.  The stroke tha...

The winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and the runner up of 2007 are the two main artists that will appear as guests in this American comedy film. Both artists visited London a few days ago, where they took part in the shooting. Netta and Verka will not play a role in the movie, they will just perform a part of their songs in a medley.  Many Eurovision stars have tried to get themselves included within the movie, while others have declined the offer since their participation would be very limited! In a few months we will know who the artists performing in the medley will be!

It has been 3 months after the end of the contest and the way jurors voted continues to shake the Eurovision world. The main argument between fans and delegations is that EBU doesn’t have the mechanism to double-check that all rules are followed when it comes to the   formation   of a jury.  The main issue comes   down   to this   rule  "No member of a jury shall be connected in any way with any of the participating songs entered and/or artists performing in the contest in such a way that they cannot vote in complete independence and impartiality.”   Unfortunately,   in many cases this rule is   breached, and below we just showcase two examples that have been sent   to us: In Sweden, juror   Adnan Sahurich, is a dancer that   had been   employed by Sacha Jean Baptiste, the stage director of the Swiss and Cypriot entry. Despite the fact that this was even mentioned on his instagram profile, the screenshot ...