Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 edit
Goal: Article to GA status
Status: 
Done
Sources and photos edit
- 2007-05-14: Ireland to follow Monaco out? ESCToday (Talk about participation - last place in 2007)
- 2007-05-14: RTÉ look at the future participation Oikotimes (role in Eurovision, participation etc)
- 2007-09-30: RTÉ to change the national selection for 2008? Oikotimes
- 2007-10-03: RTÉ to return to the National Song Contest Oikotimes
- 2007-10-16: RTÉ will announce plans this week! ESCToday (Not internal selection, definite participation)
- 2007-11-02: RTÉ kicks off song quest; changes in NF format Oikotimes
- 2007-11-04: Ireland calls for Eurovision 2008 entries ESCToday (Open call for songs/artists/songwriters - judging commitee with Linda Martin - name "Eurosong 2008")
- 2007-11-05: RTÉ Calls for Entries for Eurovision 2008 RTÉ (Call for songs from RTÉ)
- 2008-01-17: RTE to air national final from Limerick Oikotimes
- 2008-01-21: Last day for submission of entries to 'Eurosong 2008' Oikotimes
- 2008-01-22: Over 150 entries received by RTE for Eurosong 2008 Oikotimes
- 2008-01-22: Ireland selects on Saturday February 23rd ESCToday (national final date - 23rd February)
- 2008-01-25: Niall Mooney speaks out to oikotimes.com Oikotimes (info about his song for the final)
- 2008-01-25: Maja drops Romania for Ireland ESCToday (Maja Slatinsek drops Romania for Ireland - better chance against 5 instead of 23)
- 2008-01-29: Ireland: Dustin the Turkey to compete in Eurosong? ESCToday (Rumour of Dustin to compete in Eurosong 2008)
- 2008-02-03: Ireland: songs and running order confirmed ESCToday (final list of songs with songwriters)
- 2008-02-04: Ireland Eurosong finalists ESCToday (background info on artists in Eurosong)
- 2008-02-04: Dustin is among Eurosong finalists RTÉ (Dustin in Eurovsong 2008)
- 2008-02-12: Dustin The Turkey invades Spanish press! ESCToday (Dustin in Spanish press)
- 2008-02-23: Ireland sends the Turkey to Eurovision ESCToday (Dustin goes to Belgrade)
- 2008-02-24: Does Dustin's song break the Eurovision rules? ESCToday (Possible rule-breaking by Dustin)
- 2008-03-17: Dustin the Turkey on UK television ESCToday (Dustin on UK TV)
- 2008-03-25: Ireland: Dustin to change Eurovision performance lyrics ESCToday (Change of lyrics - Macedonia naming dispute)
- 2008-04-22: Dustin The Turkey heads to London ESCToday (Dustin at the UK Preview Party (Don't know where I'll use this - I'll think of something))
- 2008-05-22: Johnny Logan speaks out on Dustin entry! ESCToday (Title speaks for itself)
- 2008-06-12: Ireland: Dustin says 'No' to EU treaty ESCToday ("They didn't vote for us. Get them back. Vote 'No' to Lisbon.")
- Various Oikotimes articles [1]
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 edit
Goal: Article to GA status
Status: Done
Sources and photos edit
- 2006-10-07 Johnny Logan 'would' represent Ireland again ESCToday (Possible return of Logan at ESC 2007 for Ireland)
- 2006-10-14 Bookie's choice: Logan for Ireland ESCToday (Logan favourite to represent Ireland in Helsinki)
- 2006-10-22 No Johnny Logan at Eurovision 2007 ESCToday (Logan not to represent Ireland at Eurovision)
- 2006-11-14 Dervish for Ireland 2007! ESCToday (Dervish confirmed for Ireland - deadline for composition: 8 January)
- 2006-11-22 Ireland: Public competition for songs ESCToday (Deadline not extended - final judging panel identified)
- 2007-01-10 200+ songs for Ireland ESCToday (More than 200 songs submitted for Dervish)
- 2007-02-07 Ireland: Song titles known ESCToday (Song titles revealed + songwriters)
- 2007-02-16 Tonight: Irish national final ESCToday (Performances by Dana, Eimear Quinn, Brotherhood of Man and Koldun (Belarus 2007) confirmed)
- 2007-02-16 Live: Irish national final ESCToday (transcript)
- 2007-02-17 Ireland has decided:They can't stop the spring in Helsinki! ESCToday (They Can't Stop The Spring the winner)
- 2007-04-28 New mix for Ireland ESCToday (Change in performance)
- 2007-05-04 Ireland: Waters talks Eurovision with Dunphy ESCToday (Waters believes Ireland can win)
- 2007-05-07 Johnny Logan critises the Eurovision Song Contest ESCToday (Logan criticises contest - no orchestra, televoting + free language)
- 2007-05-14: Ireland to follow Monaco out? ESCToday (Talk about participation - last place in 2007)
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 edit
Goal: Article to GA status
Status: 
Doing...
Sources and photos edit
- 2007-11-11 San Marino planning 2008 entry ESCToday (Possible debut of San Marino)
- 2007-11-21 Exclusive: San Marino in Belgrade confirmed ESCToday
- 2007-11-25 Italian artists interested in San Marino ESCToday (many popular Italian artists seek to represent San Marino - Jalisse (Italy 1997))
- 2008-02-17 San Marino to air both Eurovision semi finals ESCToday
- 2008-02-25 San Marino calls for songs - ends today! ESCToday (Internal selection deadline:25 February - jury names)
- 2008-02-29 San Marino: Listen to Jalisse’s bid for Eurovision ESCToday (Jalisse's bid for san Marino - tra rose e cielo)
- 2008-03-03 San Marino: Listen to Massimo Bertacci's bid for Eurovision ESCToday (Massimo Bertacci - Credo)
- 2008-03-06 San Marino: Michele Imberti's bid for Eurovision ESCToday (Michele Imberti - Toccare il cielo)
- 2008-03-06 Exclusive: San Marino chooses song 11th March ESCToday
- 2008-03-11 San Marino: Miodio for debut Nation ESCToday (Miodio confirmed as first sammarinese entry with Complice)
- 2008-03-11 San Marino: More about Miodio ESCToday (Inclusion of Azerbaijani and Moldovan songs that didn't win
- 2008-05-12 Eurovision 2008: Winner's Tour to Ireland and San Marino ESCToday
- 2008-06-06 San Marino: Little Tony wants to go to Russia ESCToday (Little Tony expresses interest in representing San Marino at the 2009 contest)
- 2008-06-10 San Marino: "We have good hopes to return" ESCToday (No decidion on 2009 participation yet - word at end of 2008)
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 edit
Goal: Article to GA status
Status: Done
Sources and photos edit
- 2007-07-20 Switzerland launches 2008 campaign ESCToday (Confirm participation - internal selection)
- 2007-07-20 Peach Weber interested for Eurovision 2008 Oikotimes (Peach Weber announces interest in Eurovision)
- 2007-07-20 SRG SSR launches Eurovision 2008 song quest Oikotimes (Confirm participation - entrance info)
- 2007-10-24 Gimma seems to be the favourite for Belgrade Oikotimes (Gimma entered song - favourite to represent Switzerland)
- 2007-10-25 Swiss exclusive: "Pretty sure we'll send a Swiss artist again" ESCToday (Rumoured entries - Gimma and Peach Weber - spokesperson announces likeliness of Swiss artist for Switzerland)
- 2007-10-25 SF to select a local artist for Belgrade Oikotimes (Spokesperson announces likeliness of Swiss artist for Switzerland)
- 2007-11-06 A Gunvor comeback? ESCToday (Possible return of Gunvor (Switzerland 98) for another country)
- 2007-11-06 Gunvor wants to try again Oikotimes (Possible return of Gunvor (Switzerland 98) for another country)
- 2007-11-09 Jürgen Drews wants to go to Belgrade Oikotimes (Jürgen Drews announced wist to go to Belgrade for Switzerland)
- 2007-11-25 Paolo Meneguzzi for Belgrade, claims newspaper Oikotimes (newspaper claims of Meneguzzi for Switzerland)
- 2007-11-25 Schweizer Fernsehen confirms Paolo Meneguzzi as a choice Oikotimes (SF confirm Meneguzzi for 08)
- 2007-11-26 Swiss turn to Paolo Meneguzzi ESCToday (rumours of Paolo Meneguzzi for Switzerland 08 - reports in Swiss papers and Swiss TV website)
- 2007-11-27 Switzerland: Paolo's song is Era stupendo ESCToday (song announced as "era stupendo" - Meneguzzi confirmed for 08)
- 2007-11-27 Paolo Meneguzzi: His song & his exclusive statement EOikotimes (song announced as "era stupendo" - "happy and honnoured to represent my homeland")
- 2008-01-03 SF presents Eurovision entry on January 12 Oikotimes (song presentation details)
- 2008-01-11 Switzerland: song presented tomorrow ESCToday (song presentation details)
- 2008-01-13 Switzerland: Era stupendo publicly presented ESCToday (song presentation details)
- 2008-01-13 Song entry presented for Paolo Meneguzzi Oikotimes (song presentation details)
- 2008-01-20 Amy & Paolo: Similar songs ESCToday (possible plagarism of "Era stupendo" with Amy Diamond song)
- 2008-03-06 Eurovision 2009: Opinion Poll - Geneva or Reykjavik to host? ESCToday (Switzerland fan favourite to win on internet poll)
- 2008-04-05 Switzerland: Paolo Meneguzzi enters Swiss single charts ESCToday ("Era stupendo" enters Swiss charts at #85)
- 2008-05-01 Paolo Meneguzzi on Maltese television show Oikotimes (Promotion in Malta)
- 2008-05-22 Switzerland: Paulo - "Italy has to look for Eurovision" ESCToday (Paolo speaks on his Eurovision participation)
- 2008-05-23 Switzerland: Isolation and disappointment ESCToday (outcry from Switzerland over losing in semi - "Paolo out – why should be bother any more?")
- 2008-07-11 Switzerland: SF call for songs ESCToday (despite failing in semi Swiss TV continue Eurovision participation)
- 2008-07-11 SF engages Eurovision quest for 2009 entry Oikotimes (despite failing in semi Swiss TV continue Eurovision participation)
- Swiss charts - Era stupendo (Swiss charts record for "Era stupendo" - peaked at #11)
- Swiss charts - ESC 2008 compilation album (ESC 2008 album peaks at #3 in Switzerland)
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - Internationaler Halbfinal aus Belgrad/Serbien Schweizer Fernsehen (in German) (Sven Epiney commentating for SF, with Cécile Bähler spokesperson)
- Paolo Meneguzzi rappresenta la Svizzera Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana (in Italian) (commentator for RTSI is Sandy Altermatt)
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 edit
Goal: Article to GA status
Status: Doing...
Sources and photos edit
- 2007-08-07 Portugal: RTP prepares changes in Eurovision national selection Oikotimes
- 2007-09-12 Portugal: RTP in talks with singers for 2008 ESCToday (discussion with singers for Festival da Canção 2008 - more professional Portuguese singers)
- 2007-11-14 Portugal 2008: final decision in December ESCToday (final decision on system of singers and producers to be decided - possible contestants from Operação Triunfo)
- 2007-12-18 Portugal 2008: Final decision till the end of the week ESCToday (meeting to finalise format of FDC 2008)
- 2007-12-18 Portugal: Festival da Canção may be cancelled ESCToday (possibility of FDC 2008 being cancelled due to Nuno Santos leaving RTP - possibility of internal selection)
- 2007-12-18 Portugal: Eurovision plans waiting for the new TV Director Oikotimes (Nuno Santos, internal etc.)
- 2008-01-22 Exclusive: Festival da Canção will go ahead ESCToday (FDC goes ahead - RTP looking for artists, preliminary date set at 9th March)
- 2008-01-22 Portugal: RTP will organize national festival to Eurovision Oikotimes
- 2008-01-24 Portugal 2008: first five producers known ESCToday (first five producers revealed for FDC 2008 - new and old to FDC)
- 2008-01-24 Portugal: The first invited producers revealed Oikotimes (first five producers revealed for FDC 2008)
- 2008-01-24 Portugal: Joana Melo confirmed to national selection Oikotimes (Operação Triunfo)
- 2008-01-28 Portugal: Ricardo confirmed to national selection Oikotimes (2nd in Operação Triunfo)
- 2008-01-30 Portugal 2008: Line-up of invited producers complete ESCToday (all producers for FDC revealed)
- 2008-01-30 Portugal: 'Festival da Canção' final line up revealed Oikotimes (Producers)
- 2008-01-31 Portugal: RTP announces Festival da Canção date Oikotimes (9 March)
- 2008-02-01 Exclusive: Operação Triunfo winner to Festival da Canção ESCToday (Operação Triunfo winner Vânia Fernandes confirmed at FDC 2008)
- 2008-02-01 Vânia Fernandes to compete in Eurovision national selection Oikotimes (Winner of Operação Triunfo)
- 2008-02-09 Portugal: 'Festival da Canção' hostess revealed Oikotimes (Silvia Alberto, host of Operação Triunfo - interval act of former Eurovision songs)
- 2008-02-10 Portugal: Vanessa in the national festival Oikotimes (participant in 2007 with "Além do sonho")
- 2008-02-12 Portugal: Marco Rodrigues in the national festival Oikotimes (Operação Triunfo, English-born)
- 2008-02-13 Portugal 2008: Festival da Canção line-up ESCToday (full line-up for FDC confirmed)
- 2008-02-15 'Festival da Canção' final line up and order of appearance Oikotimes (final list, running order)
- 2008-03-05 ‘Festival RTP da Canção’ press conference Oikotimes (interval acts intoduced)
- 2008-03-07 Portugal: Changes in NF voting system Oikotimes (voting in diaspora countries, voting from the first song, internet braodcasting)
- 2008-03-09 Live: Portugal - National Final ESCToday (Transcript)
- 2008-03-09 Live from Lisbon, the Festival da Canção Oikotimes (Transcript)
- 2008-03-09 Portugal: Vânia Fernandes to Eurovision ESCToday
- 2008-03-10 Portugal: Vânia Fernandes wins 'Festival da Canção'; official results Oikotimes
- 2008-03-11 Portugal: Full voting results ESCToday (results of televoting)
- 2008-03-20 Portugal: Promotion of Senhora do Mar begins ESCToday (promotion tour planned for Fernandes by RTP - first promotional tour for any Portuguese entry)
- 2008-04-01 Commentator revealed by RTP Oikotimes (Isabel Angelino - rehearsals shown on RTP)
- 2008-04-03 Portugal: Language selection made ESCToday (Senhora do mar performed entirely in Portuguese)
- 2008-04-09 Exclusive: Carlos Coelho on Portugal ESCToday (interview with Carlos Coelho - promotional tour details)
- 2008-04-16 Portugal: Promotion tour first stop in Bulgaria ESCToday (promotion in Bulgaria - TV appearances, singing with Mariana Popova (Bulgaria 2006))
- 2008-04-18 Vânia Fernandes duet with Mariana Popova in Bulgaria Oikotimes
- 2008-04-24 Portugal: Sabrina to announce Portuguese votes Oikotimes (Portugal ESC 2007)
- 2008-04-24 RTP to broadcast both Eurovision semi-finals Oikotimes (1st semi-final 3 hours later - 2nd live)
- 2008-04-24 Vânia performs with Beauty Queens and Sebnem Paker Oikotimes (Serbia '07, Turkey '96 and '97)
- 2008-04-25 Portugal: Vania travels to Malta ESCToday (Fernandes in Malta, promotion in Serbia and Turkey, both semi-finals aired on RTP)
- 2008-04-26 Vânia Fernandes visits Malta for three days Oikotimes
- 2008-05-06 Vânia prepares duet with the Beauty Queens Oikotimes
- 2008-05-07 Portugal: Final preparations for Belgrade underway ESCToday (clothes, choreography and promotion in Serbia - duet with Beauty Queens)
- 2008-05-13 Portugal: Promotional video of Senhora Do Mar Released! ESCToday (vidoe of song - filmed in Madiera)
- 2008-05-14 Portugal: English version of Senhora Do Mar now out ESCToday ("Lady of the Sea")
- 2008-05-23 RTP TV rates impressive Oikotimes (1.45 million - 2nd most watched show)
- 2008-05-24 Portugal 2008: One and half million people watched the semifinal ESCToday (Parties around Portugal)
- 2008-05-45 Impressive TV ratings; disappointment among the fans Oikotimes (Almost 2 million viewers, number 1 - disappointment in Portugal)
- 2008-06-13 Portugal: A new selection method to Eurovision? Oikotimes
- 2008-09-08 Portugal: Vânia Fernandes live in Luxembourg and Germany Oikotimes (OGAE Luxembourg, Eurovision party in Cologne)
- 2008-09-23 Portugal : Vania Fernandes stars in bank commercial ESCToday (Banco Santander)
- 2008-10-16 Portugal : Vânia live on Luxembourg's portuguese Radio Station ESCToday (OGAE Luxembourg gala - performances planned in Serbia)
- 2008-11-01 OGAE Luxembourg: Eurovision fun and glamour ESCToday (Fernandes at OGAE gala in Luxembourg)