Out of 46 Song Contests, the Irish have won seven times; from 1992-1996, they won an astounding four times. Britain's the next most successful with five wins; it's been second 15 times. Belgium, Norway and Finland have the dubious distinction of coming in last most often—eight times each. Amon...

CITY PAPER magazine, which produces this site, was one of the few media regionally or abroad that pegged the eventual Latvian winner as having the best song. Weeks before the contest began it gave the Latvian entrant an 8 out of 10 rating, the highest among the 24 competitors. Most media had give...

Estonians worry in advance about whether influential BBC presenter Terry Wogan will lash out at the Song Contest they're producing. One of the reasons Estonians have so enthusiastically embraced the chance to host the Eurovision Song Contest on May 25 is that it gives them a rare chance to shi...

On Saturday, February 5th, Estonians chose their 2005 Eurovision Song Contest entry. City Paper’s Vello Vikerkaar filed this report. It’s another teen conspiracy. On Saturday night, every 13 year-old Estonian sat poised on the edge of her bed, mobile phone in hand, pushing buttons as fast...

Tallinn prepares to host the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, the largest international event ever staged in the Baltic states. By Michael Tarm If you were in Estonia last year and didn’t hear it, you had to have been in a coma. At 10 minutes to midnight, May 12, a collective roar of exhil...