ICELAND joins in the first edition too! They´ll be fighting for Reykjavic 2015 with Kaleo, with a calm song from the popular Icelandic indie / rock band Kaleo who will sing All the Pretty Girls.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
ALBANIA - another well-known artist will join in Athens!
ALBANIA will send a for Eurovision fans well known artist for the first End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest. Shortly after the Ukrainean runner-up from 2008 was revealed, it was time for Albania to confirm Anjeza Shahini as their debuting entrant. She was the first Albanian to reach their first top 10 position - at their debut! Will she be able to manage to do the same this year?
Anjeza Shahini will sing the beautiful Albanian ballad Uje ne Shkretire. You can listen to it here below:
Monday, 10 November 2014
UKRAINE - Ani Lorak tries another Eurovision event!
They were sadly withdrawed for the Eurovision event for May in 2015, but they wouldn´t deny us their great music! And they wouldn´t be sad to be host the next edition! Kiev will be sending a famous Ukrainean music star to Athens!
Ani Lorak, runner-up from Eurovision 2008 with her song Shady Lady, will be send to Athens with her last month released song Medlenna, which is already a great hit. Will she will be second again? Or lower? Or higher?
NORWAY - the country of the fjords in the north is joining us too!
Norway will also be participating in the End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest! They´re sending a beautiful song in their debut - Siri Nilsen will be present in Greece and will be singing the beautiful Passasjer and will be fully sung in Norwegian. Siri Nilsen is a popular singer and is praised by many professionals in Norway for always having quality songs. Will Europe appreciate her too?
GREECE - Song Anouncement AND host city of the first edition!
Out of the draw of countries that were in the race to be the host city for this year´s End Of The Year Eurovision Song Contest, Greece has been chosen to be the host city for the first edition! Executive supervisor Timselvision anounced that Athens was chosen to be the host city of the first edition. He said the following at a press conforence regarding the host country: `Athens is a city of culture. In Greece you can find the roots of our civilisation nowadays. Arts is based on the old Greek culture, as are buildings. The first Olympic Games started in Athens. Culture and competition is a perfect thing to seek in a city like Athens.´
The Olympic Stadion will also be used as venue. This great antique venue will host the first edition and can carry at least 82.662 people. This venue is mostly used for sport events, but in some occasions also for concerts - like the End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest 2014!
Afterwards that, the Greek representer was anounced. The country will be represented by the popular Greek singer Demy and Mike, who will sing the popular Greek song Oso o kosmos tha exei asena, was the #1 hit in Greece this year and they´re keen to wave the Greek flag. Will they keep the contest in Greece?
Monday, 27 October 2014
FINLAND was one of the first countries which decided to join the competition in this year´s December (host city is yet to be decided)! The North European country will perform with some great and popular artists in the first edition...
... Softengine! The popular Finnish rockband, which already represented Finland in the Contest in Copenhagen earlier this year, will try their luck again in an Eurovision event... in the same year! This time with another song of course... Yellow House is released in this year´s June and a bang of a rock song!
Each day, one or two entries will be revealed... so keep a close eye to the blog!
Sunday, 26 October 2014
SWITZERLAND - the country of the Alps are the first to confirm!
SWITZERLAND is the first country to confirm their participation for the first End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest! The country of Alps will debut at the very first edition - just like in the other big Eurovision event which takes place every year in May!
In the first edition of the End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest Switzerland will send the Swiss soul singer Ira May. She´ll sing the first confirmed EOTYESC song ever - the catchy song Bigger Plan! You can listen to the song here:
Each day, one or two entries will be revealed... so keep a close eye to the blog!
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest - Countries
Countries
The following countries have confirmed participation and can not be taken anymore:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Malta
- Monaco
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Confirmed participants: 30 - FULL
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Welcome to the End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest!
The end of the year is approaching and people are looking back to an amazing year with some very good songs. Wouldn´t it be awesome to put the best songs of countries together in one amazing show? Excactly what I was thinking - yes! The End of the Year Eurovision Song Contest will be a Song Contest from fans, for fans, with songs from all around Europe with the most amazing songs of the year. An every year-returning Song Contest which will take place in the first two weeks of December. Song submissions are in October and November.
Do you want to participate?
Don´t be shy and send an e-mail to endoftheyearsongcontest@gmail or DM Timselvision (@CalmAfterTheTim), we won´t bite and it will be fun! If you know which country you´ll use for the competition, but not yet which song, the country will be reserved for you.
One rule, the song that you send can only be from 2014 or December 2013. Also, the country you take must be European. Countries that are in Europe, but are not participating at the Eurovision Song Contest in May each year are also able to participate.
One rule, the song that you send can only be from 2014 or December 2013. Also, the country you take must be European. Countries that are in Europe, but are not participating at the Eurovision Song Contest in May each year are also able to participate.
Like as we said before, song and country submissions are till the end of November. Excact date will be given when the deadline will approach. The Contest will start at the 1st day of December.
Don´t hestitate and join the party!
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