Italy has won the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Zitti E Buoni’. Our Belgian entry Hooverphonic could not convince the viewers: it only ended 19th with the song ‘The wrong place’. – Rock can score at the Eurovision Song Contest, as the Italian band Måneskin proved. With the delicious glam … Read more
It’s showtime! Hooverphonic has to work tonight at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Our country made an impression during Tuesday’s semi-final and experts are cautiously optimistic about the chances of Geike Arnaert, Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts to surprise in the grand final as well. Where does Hooverphonic end? You read it LIVE here. … Read more
D-day for Hooverphonic. Geike Arnaert, Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts will be in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening. They have already been in Rotterdam for two weeks, and now the denouement follows. Het Nieuwsblad followed them closely all this time. Relive their way to the final, which started with “an … Read more
Iceland. Photo: BELGAIMAGE – No surprises in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest. The three favorites from this selection have all qualified for the final: Switzerland, Bulgaria and Iceland. – Greece, Finland, San Marino and Portugal can also return on Saturday, which was predicted. The remaining three final tickets, which were more divided, … Read more
The winner of the Netherlands in 2019 tested positive for corona today and is therefore not allowed to perform his song ‘Arcade’ live in the final on Saturday. – It is already the second positive corona infection with an artist in two days. Yesterday also tested one group member of Iceland positive, which means that … Read more
Now that a member of the Icelandic Eurovision entry has also tested positive for corona, the group will not perform live in the semifinal and eventual final. A rehearsal video is shown instead. – The Icelandic group Daði og Gagnamagnið is one of the top favorites at this edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Last … Read more
Relief at Hooverphonic: the band of Alex Callier, Geike Arnaert and Raymond Geerts pushed through to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday evening with the song The wrong place. What did foreign experts think of the Belgian performance? – Hooverphonic performed in the first semifinal on Tuesday evening as the eleventh country … Read more
Hooverphonic has subjected the Eurovision Song Contest to quality control. And yes, real music can score at the fair of bombastic kitsch. It’s about more than the packaging. In short: Belgium was the ideal test case last night how important the word ‘song’ still is in the name Eurovision Song Contest. – It took a … Read more
Hooverphonic after qualifying for the final. Photo: VRT – Hooverphonic was thrilled after their qualification for the Eurovision Song Contest final. Frontman Alex Callier was speechless on rare occasions. And singer Geike Arnaert could no longer overcome her nerves, but is relieved with the result. – “It was thrilling,” said Alex Callier in an initial … Read more
Will Hooverphonic advance to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening? On paper that should succeed, after the flawless rehearsals with a vocally convincing Geike Arnaert. And yet it becomes nail biting. The bookmakers even see our country shut down. We asked foreign journalists who follow the Eurovision Song Contest … Read more