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Bucks Fizz

Hey, The Original Bucks Fizz are setting about a reunion tour in October. Now that's good!!!--Tuzapicabit (talk) 00:42, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Bunch of images

Hi, I recently added a bunch of free ESC-related images to Commons. Maybe you should invite people in the newsletter to decorate some articles with it. You can find all images in my gallery: Commons:User:Clausule/gallery. The subjects are:

• 1980 photosessions
• 1976 rehearsal photos
• 1976 contestant portraits
• 1976 stages photos

I hope you enjoy them! Clausule (talk) 19:25, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Recruitment

The newsdesk are looking to find volunteers to help in the publication process of Project Eurovision Newsletter. Please add your name below if you are interested. Wesley ☮ Mouse 17:29, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Sign me up. Mr. Gerbear (talk) 19:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

New Newsletter Feedback

Q.Is it easier to use?
A.It is easier to use, for me, due to it's nicer look, making it easier for me (and everyone I guess) to view the new newsletter.
Q.Do you like the quick statistics glance that appears on your talk page?
A.I do, it looks very modern, and like a first page of a real Newsletter
Q.Do you view the newsletter beyond those stats figures?
A.I do, I go click the link, and I view the whole Newsletter.
Q.Are there any improvement that could be made?
A.I think it is perfect the way it is.
Q.Are there any suggestions on things to include in future editions?
A.Maybe in the future, we could have it so like the message of the Newsletter on our Talk Page could include the main story, and then have a link to Read More (like a Featured Article)
Lucky102 (talk) 11:36, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the positive feedback Lucky102 (talk · contribs). I must say I like your suggestion for future editions, I will have a play around and test some ideas to see how it would look presentation-wise. Wesley Mᴥuse 15:01, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Newsdesk overhaul

WikiProject Eurovision Important Announcement Dear Valued Project Member I hope this announcement finds you well. I am User:Ktkvtsh and am the new Editor in Chief of the Newsdesk. Regretably, the former news team became inactive due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Newsletters have not been sent out for three years. Now that is going to change. The Newsdesk has recieved a complete overhaul and is now full of information, news. Hopefully you find it to be user friendly as well. I am open to any suggestions you may have, which you can share here. I am looking forward to furthering everyone and my own knowledge of the Eurovision Song Contest. Cordially, T. S. Holdiness 09:44, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

T. S. Holdiness 10:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

News Desk Mailing lists

WikiProject Eurovision News Desk Dear Eurovision Wikipedian, Our project pages have undergone a full color change and now resemble the Swedish flag . Content and design updates are taking place daily. The new Archive tab will make it easier to find and view just about all of our archived pages. It is a work in progress. Issue 49 of the newsletter is currently pending delivery. While we await that, you can now receive daily and/or weekly Eurovision news updates. Sign up below have a wonderful week. To receive a daily or weekly Eurovision news update please click on the appropriate button. Cordially, News Desk Editor-in-Chief Ktkvtsh (talk)

Ktkvtsh (talk) 08:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Eurovision Daily Update Saturday, 19 August 2023

Eurovision Daily News Update 19 August 2023 Recently in the news... TVMONACO will debut on 1 September 2023, giving the country an avenue to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Kalush Orchestra have announced their North American tour dates, set to stop in Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco. The Eurovision Cruise will return this year, hosted by OGAE Finland taking place Thursday August 24 to August 26, 2023. Mae Muller to be featured in upcoming movie "Gassed Up". Azerbaijan will close applications for their selection on September 30. Happy birthday to... Annie Palmen Richard Herrey Adrian Lulgjuraj Laura Tesoro(pictured) Did you know... As Andorra debuted in 2004, it now holds the record for being the only participating country never to have appeared at a Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Photo of the day is... Benjamin Ingrosso representing Sweden with the song "Dance You Off" during a rehearsal before the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. Roger Dewayne Barkley, EuroVisionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Featured Eurovision entrant... Alexander Igorevich Rybak (Russian: Александр Игоревич Рыбак; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak (Belarusian: Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак) is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, author and actor. Based in Oslo, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe throughout the early 2010s. Performing in English, Russian and Norwegian, Rybak held on to a teen idol status in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and to a certain extent in Western Asia in his early twenties. His debut 2009 album, Fairytales, charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a top position in Norway and Russia. After two pop albums in Fairytales and No Boundaries (2010), Rybak switched to become a family-oriented artist, focusing on children's and classical music and frequently performing with youth orchestras throughout the world. Rybak is known for his extensive involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest. Representing Norway in the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia, he won the competition with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision under the then-voting system—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. Winning at the age of 23, Rybak remains the youngest solo male winner of the contest and the only Belarusian-born winner to date. His win was celebrated throughout Europe for crushing stereotypes about the contest, such as needing an over-the-top performance or the influence of neighbour voting Since then, Rybak has been involved several times in the contest. He represented Norway again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "That's How You Write a Song", winning the second semi-final and finishing in 15th place in the final. He performed as an opening act for the 2010 final and as an interval act in 2012 and 2016. Rybak has frequently provided commentary on the contest, and also worked as a journalist in 2011, and as a judge on the Belgian national finals in 2016 and 2023.

Ktkvtsh (talk) 20:54, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Eurovision Daily Update Sunday, 20 August 2023

Eurovision Daily News Update 20 August 2023 Recently in the news... Netta Barzilai, Eurovision 2018 winner, sings Hatikva at protests in wake of the 2023 Huwara shooting. TVMONACO will debut on 1 September 2023, giving the country an avenue to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Kalush Orchestra have announced their North American tour dates, set to stop in Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Rappers Joost and Donnie plan to apply to represent Netherlands in 2024 The Eurovision Cruise will return this year, hosted by OGAE Finland taking place Thursday August 24 to August 26, 2023. Happy birthday to... Alice Kessler Ellen Kessler Kristína Peláková Did you know... Gustaph has a Master of Music degree and teaches pop music, including songwriting, technical vocals, and ensemble. Photo of the day is... Stage for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Featured Eurovision entrant... Şebnem Paker (born 20 July 1977) is a Turkish guitarist, singer and music teacher. Paker attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory between 1992 and 1996. Later, she studied singing at Marmara University Music Department. Paker represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and Eurovision Song Contest 1997. Her 1997 entry, "Dinle", composed by Levent Çoker and written by Mehtap Alnıtemiz, won third place. This was Turkey's best result in the contest until its 1st-place win in 2003. Paker released her only album, also called Dinle, in August 1997. In 1998, she once again competed in the national finals, organized by TRT, with the song "Çal". With its moving melody and embellished with ethnic Turkish instruments, it was an attempt to attract the attention of European audiences. Her goal was to achieve a more successful result at the Eurovision Song Contest each year, however the song was not chosen to represent Turkey at the contest that year. Paker graduated from Marmara University Music Education Singing Department in 2000. She has been working as a music teacher since 2004, after working for 4 years in private educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. She taught music at Avni Akyol Fine Arts High School in Istanbul until 2018; since then, she has been employed at the Aydın Doğan Fine Arts High School.She also coauthored a textbook to be used in art high schools in Turkey. Paker has been married to Soner Odabaş since 22 September 2012 and the couple has two children.

Ktkvtsh (talk) 08:12, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

BREAKING NEWS

BREAKING NEWS: UMK 2024 applications now open! Song submissions end 24 August.

Ktkvtsh (talk) 17:28, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Eurovision Daily Update Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Eurovision Daily News Update 20 August 2023 Recently in the news... Käärijä performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 UMK 2024 applications now open! Song submissions end 24 August. Malta will implement changes to it's national selection, doing away with their quarter finals. Niamh Kavanagh sings to nursing home residents in County Wicklow for Nursing Homes Week, in coordination with Music Speaks. Netherlands have released the music videos for their four national selection songs PrePartyEs 2024, the Eurovision pre-party held in Madrid, Spain has been set for March 27-30, 2024. Happy birthday to... Jasmine Natalia Barbu Did you know... Marcel Bezencon and Sergio Pugliese developed the idea of Eurovision in an effort to unite European countries through television broadcasts that would be beamed into people’s homes across the continent. The Second World War had ended a decade before, and European unity was increasingly becoming a focus. Eurovision was a chance to bring people together, but it also allowed organisers to put international broadcast technology to the test. Past Austrian entrants performing at the 2015 Eurovision Village Photo of the day is... Michael Scheickl and Elisabeth "Lizzi" Engstler, as duo Mess participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, and Thomas Forstner, participant of the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 and the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with The Bad Powells, concert at Eurovision Village on Rathausplatz, a public event location of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Photo credit: Manfred Werner Featured Eurovision entrant... Loïc Nottet performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Loïc Nottet (French pronunciation: [lɔik nɔtɛ], [nɔte]; born 10 April 1996) is a Belgian singer, songwriter and dancer. He began his career as a singer when he auditioned for The Voice Belgique and reached second place in the final of the third season, behind the winner Pagna. The Voice Belgique In 2014 and represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where he placed fourth with his song "Rhythm Inside". After the contest, he released "Million Eyes", the first single from his debut album Selfocracy, which later topped the charts in Belgium, reached number eight in France and number twenty in Switzerland. His second studio album Sillygomania was released on 29 May 2020. On 3 November 2014, Belgium's French-language broadcaster, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), announced Nottet as the Belgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 to be held in Vienna, Austria. On 10 March 2015, "Rhythm Inside", his entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, was presented (co-written by his Voice mentor). The song went to number one on both the Flanders and Wallonia Ultratop charts. Performing in the first semi final of the competition, Nottet was successful in progressing to the final, coming second in his semi final with 149 points. During the Jury Final (following Australia), he could be barely seen on stage due to heavy use of smoke machines and pyrotechnics from the Australian Act. His delegation was rumoured to have lodged a complaint about this, saying that it would affect part of their final score. While they requested to perform again, this was apparently denied, instead telling juries to disregard the smoke. In the Grand Final, the Belgian entry scored a total of 217 points leaving "Rhythm Inside" in fourth position overall, giving Belgium its first top five placement since 2003. It received the maximum 12 points from three countries; Netherlands, France and Hungary.

References

Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:00, 22 August 2023 (UTC)