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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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R.I.P.: Fredi

The sad news came to us that last night Matti Siitonen, also known as Fredi, passed away. Fredi, who took his stage name from a cartoon figure, started his career in 1965, when he had his first hit. Fredi took part in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1967 he

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No Lady Gaga in Eurovision

Rumour has it that Lady Gaga is going to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest. That appears not to be true. Sietse Bakker, executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest, has responded on the rumour. Via Twitter, he said: “Not that I know of”. And believe us, nothing is going

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Road to Rotterdam: Poland

Actually, Rafał Brzozowski was destined to start a sports career, as a wrestler. However, an injury put an end to that. In 2011 he reached the final of The Voice Of Poland. He released five albums. In 2017 he just barely won the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Road to Rotterdam: Austria

Vincent Bueno is not a newcomer at the Eurovision Song Contest either. In 2017 he was a backing vocalist for Nathan Trent. He was not new then. In 2008 he took part in the talent show “Musical! Die Show”. His first album was a success in 2009. A year later

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Road to Rotterdam: Greece

A Dutch singer is participating for Greece this year: Stefania Liberakakis, who has a Greek father but in fact lives in Utrecht. Stefania took part in The Voice Kids, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and the television series “Brugklas”. In 2020 she was chosen to represent Greece in the Eurovision

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Decision about Eurovision with audience on april 28

The Eurovision Song Contest without or with an audience: on April 28, the organization will hear whether the Fieldlab tests can continue for the nine shows. With more than nine hundred occupied intensive care beds, the government wants those tests to be canceled, so things are getting exciting for the

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