First 12 Eesti Laul semi-finalists revealed!
The Estonian national broadcaster ERR has revealed the first 12 semi-finalists for Eesti Laul 2021
Filming has begun for Junior Eurovision 2020 postcards
Polish news site eSanok have reported that the filming of the Junior Eurovision 2020 postcards is currently underway in Poland. Polish broadcaster TVP are filming all 12 postcards that will be shown before each performance. Each postcard will include dancers in different locations throughout Poland. All of the dancers have come from Swagg Egurrola Dance […]
In Memoriam: Timur Selçuk has sadly passed away
It is always sad when a member of the Eurovision family passes away. Sadly, on the 6th of November it was announced that Timur Selçuk, the Turkish singer, pianist, conductor and composer had sadly died. Selçuk conducted the first ever Turkish entry to the contest in 1975. In Stockholm, Sweden, he conducted ‘Seninle Bir Dakika’ […]
LISTEN: Daði Freyr’s Gorgeous Christmas Song & New Eurovision Details
Christmas has come early for Eurovision fans with the release of a new festive love song from our favourite Icelandic musician. ‘Every Moment is Christmas With You‘ features a beautifully emotive melody over Daði’s recognisable synth sound as he declares that he doesn’t need any of the materialism of Christmas, only his love. “I don’t […]
SVT revokes new rule, months after its introduction
Swedish broadcaster SVT, has announced this week, that a recently introduced rule regarding gender is to be scrapped. In May 2020, Melodifestivalen producer Karin Gunnarsson announced the new rule, which stated that every entry in the contest from 2022, must have at least one female author. This rule was brought in, after many years of […]
Katerine Duska creates an ode to the night with new song “Call me Nyx”!
Katerine Duska, who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, released a new single called “Call me Nyx“. The song is dedicated to Nyx, the goddess of the night and will be included in the upcoming concept EP, which will be released in 2021. The song is inspired by her special relationship with the […]
Tina Karol makes history as she shines on the cover of a new VOGUE book
For the first time in VOGUE history a Ukrainian star makes an appearance on a book cover.
‘Mad About You’ vocalist Geike is back in Hooverphonic!
‘Mad About You’ vocalist Geike is back in Hooverphonic It has come to our attention that Hooverphonic have changed their line-up within the trio. Luka who has been a loyal and fresh face since 2018, has left the group. One of the original members Geike Arnaert is back with Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts reunited. […]
Diodato wins “Best Italian Act” at the 2020 MTV European Music Awards
Diodato won “Best Italian act” during MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Tonight, November 8th, we were looking to see who would be winning big at the MTV European Music Awards. Little Mix were hosting the show throughout the night and made us hyped for the nominees. In the category for European artists, there were several […]
Never Noticed: Kállay Saunders released his new album
New music alert! Recently, 2014 Hungarian representative Andras Kállay Saunders released his brand new album Never Noticed inlcuding 13 brand new english songs. In the album you can find his latest singles, for example the song Too Far which was co-written by his father, Fernando Saunders. There are a lot of other collaborations on the album […]
The AMERICAN Song Contest is coming to ‘Unite’ — New Details Revealed by Producer!
Ola Melzig has worked on 12 Eurovision song contests between 2000 and 2019. Now he is tasked with creating the American Song Contest, with a targeted launch in Autumn 2021! Since departing the Eurovision team in 2019, Ola has been working “full steam ahead” on the American Song Contest. Speaking recently on the interview series […]
Tech Evolution: Behind The Scenes of Eurovision with Former Producer!
Ola Melzig has worked on 12 Eurovision song contests since 2000, including acting as the Head of Production. Speaking recently on the interview series ‘Humans of Eurovision‘, he catalogued the technological evolution of the contest over the last 20 years and shared some fascinating behind the scenes anecdotes! LED Video Ola’s recounts his first experiences […]
Former UK head of delegation Dominic Smith has passed away
Unfortunately the former UK head of delegation, Dominic Smith, has passed away. Smith first became involved in the United Kingdom’s Eurovision team as an assistant head of delegation in 1998 when the contest was held in Birmingham. After that, he went on producing the United Kingdom’s national final “A song for Europe” as well as […]
The Eesti Laul 2021 songs will provide us with a lot of variety
On Friday, it was announced that 156 songs had found their way to the Estonian national broadcaster ERR for Eesi Laul 2021. Those songs will now be heard by a jury panel, made up of music professionals. In the end, 24 songs will be selected to compete in the semi finals of Eesti Laul on […]
MONTAIGNE Teases New Musical Direction!
Jess Cerro (AKA Montaigne), the winner of Australia Decides 2020, is busy preparing for her participation in the 2021 contest following confirmation by SBS Australia earlier this year that she would be automatically selected for the next contest. In an interview with Australian LGBTI magazine ‘Star Observer‘, she said that “emotionally and creatively” the past […]
Major Changes Revealed for Israel’s 2021 Eurovision National Final
UPDATE [10/11]: The official Eurovision website has now confirmed the new, abridged format for Eden Alene’s song selection. We now also know the winning entry would be revealed in late January or early February. Mark it in your calendars! It’s not national final season without national final drama, and Israel definitely comes through to provide […]
Ben & Tan sings about love in their new single
Danish duo Ben & Tan return with their new single “Hallelujah”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFy3m4AQpY Written by Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb, Marcus Witnher-John and Emil Adler Lei, “Hallelujah” is an uplifting pop track which describes the love they have discovered with their partners. It includes the lyrics: “I think I’m falling for youIt’s HallelujahA feeling I never knew […]
Sandra Kim is the masked singer!
Sandra Kim is The Masked Singer! Sandra Kim has revealed that she was the singing queen in the first version of The Masked Singer in the dutch speaking part of Belgium, Flanders. She convinced the audience with her talent and grace that she was the true winner! There where some hints that made a few […]
A Very Special Edition of #EurovisionAgain is coming this December!
A special Eurovision program will be aired in December Have you been sad during Eurovision when your favourites haven’t qualified to the Grand Final? Well, the EBU have decided to launch a special program to wrap Euovision Again 2020 and celebrate the start of the national final season! On Saturday 19th December you will be […]
“A more beautiful country does not exist”: DoReDoS praise the natural beauty of Moldova in the new single ‘Leagănul Dorului Meu’
Stepping away from their usual sound, the Moldovan trio releases a ballad, heavily featuring the Romanian variation of pan flute – Nai, the soothing melody of which tells about DoReDoS’ love for the natural beauty of their homeland.
Christmas comes early for Little Big fans with new single release
In typical Little Big style, they have released their newest single “S*ck My D*ck 2020” today as a tribute to all the horrible things that happened to humanity in 2020. This includes: COVID-19 Pandemic Novichok poisoning (potrayed as Little Big drinking New Year’s champagne in the video) Forest fires A volcanic eruption Armed conflicts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tThYxp5kmk […]
Laura and Loic are no ‘Strangers’ to each other!
Mark 06/11/2020, the day that Laura Tesoro and Loïc Nottet released their new single “Strangers” feat Alex Germys. The young duo, Loic and Laura, are definitely not strangers as the title of their single suggests; in fact, both of them have numerous experiences in common, from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest to being alumni […]
It’s Happening…The TV Return of Dustin the Turkey!
It remains one of the most bizarre performances to grace the Eurovision stage ever! In 2008, while the country was in the midst of a massive economic collapse, Ireland found some light relief in the form of a poultry puppet “singing” a tongue-in-cheek ode to our beloved song contest! Breaking from it’s tradition of serious, […]
BIG News for a Former Spanish Eurovision Star!
Congratulations are in order for Spanish Eurovision star Edurne Garcia! The songstress has announced on her Instagram that she is expecting a baby with her husband David De Gea, soccer star of Manchester United and the Spanish national team. What a talented baby this will be! Edurne performed her song ‘Amancer‘ at Eurovision 2015! The […]
Light It Up with Eleni Foureira’s New Single!
She is the famous Greek artist of Albanian origin who got Cyprus thier best result at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018. Eleni Foureira is on Fuego again! She is ready to set the dance floor on fire with her new song ‘Light It Up’. Her previous music releases this year include ‘Yayo‘ and ‘Temperatura‘. […]
Belgium is mourning: Joseph Reynaert has died aged 65
Joseph Reynaert, Belgium’s representative in Eurovision 1988, has died this morning in a Belgian hospital due to Covid-19. Whether the virus infection itself is the reason for his death is unknown. However, Reynaert has been transported into a hospital last week because of a positive Covid-19 infection including symptoms. He died with the age of […]
The Junior Eurovision 2020 opening ceremony will take place on November 23rd.
It has been announced that the opening ceremony for this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on November 23rd. This new comes as Polish Broadcaster TVP reveal their television schedule. The ceremony is expected to be broadcast on TVP 1, and will last for around 35 minutes, which is shorter that usual. At […]
KEIINO are getting festive as they announce a Christmas tour
KEiiNO are spreading the Christmas spirit this year with a tour KEiiNO have announced that they are going to do a small tour this year with a Christmas theme, between the 2nd and 9th of December. The whole tour will be broadcast later on Television, but according to the trio, you can you already follow […]
NEW: Updates from Eurovision 2021 Returning Artists for The Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland
The official Eurovision website has been catching up with some of the Eurovision 2021 returning artists to get an exclusive of their preparations for next year! The Netherlands — Jeangu Macrooy Jeangu Macrooy has exclusively revealed that he is “preparing for the performance of a lifetime” and promises a song “that’s going to be heard […]
DEEP ZONE Project get ready to “Funk You” with new song
The Bulgarian representatives of Eurovision 2008, DEEP ZONE Project, have released a brand new song titled “Funk You”. According to the group members, the song has a similar vibe to their Eurovision entry “DJ, Please Take Me Away”. The music video was filmed in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. It shows the band members having […]
NaviBand about their music, plans and protests’ impact on Belarussian culture
NaviBand about their music, plans and protests’ impact on Belarussian culture NaviBand is a band from Minsk that represented Belarus in 2017 with the song “Historyja majho žyccia” making them the first participants to sing in Belarussian in the whole history of the contest and bringing their country fourth best finish coming in 17th place. In a […]
More names added to the rumour mill for Melodifestivalen 2021!
Three more names have been added to the list of singers who might participate in the 61st edition of Melodifestivalen. Aftonbladet, which is one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, have dug into some sources to let people know what’s going on with the selected artists in the national final. Today, three more singers were […]
LISTEN: New European Song to Promote Friendship this November! #SayHi, be a friend to someone!
This November, the European Broadcastin Union’s Kids International Friendship Initiative, will encourage children across Europe to simultaneously take part in a dance on 12 November 2020 symbolizing inclusion and friendship. In an initaitive spearheaded by the Norewegian broadcaster NRK every year, the aim is to stand together with one clear message for a whole week. […]
Former Hungarian Eurovision Boss Speculates on the Reasons for their Withdrawal
Hungary’s former Eurovision Head of Delegation, Lőrinc Bubnó (2017–2019), recently sat down to take part in an interview series called ‘Humans of Eurovision‘. In the video he is interviewed by another former Head of Delegation, (Jans Bors, Czech Republic), to discuss his experience of the Eurovision Song Contest. He speculates about two mains reason for […]
Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020
Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020 Sad news has arrived from the Armenian National broadcaster, AMPTV, this morning: Armenia has withdrawn from Junior Eurovision this year due to martial law currently being imposed due to the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). Armenia have participated in Junior Eurovision 13 times, never finishing outside the top 10 […]
Feeling exhausted during these difficult times? Sanna Nielsen’s new song “Decembernatt” may brighten up your day!
We all know Sanna Nielsen for her powerful ballad “Undo” with which she participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Now she brings us another beautiful song called “Decembernatt” and enlightens the dark season with it. “Decembernatt” (December Night) is about the longing for the holidays during a peculiar year, rather than a pure Christmas […]
Michal Szpak supports women’s rights with new single “Polska To Kobieta”
Michal Szpak, the Polish representative in 2016, has released a new song in Polish called “Polska To Kobieta” which can be translated into “Poland is a Woman”. As the title and the music video already suggests, it is a clear statement in favour of the current demonstrations in Poland due to recent the court decision […]
“Hijo de la Luna” as a Eurovision entry? Well, that almost happened!
You surely know Mecano’s “Hijo de la luna“, one of the most successful Spanish songs, and still popular these days. But did you know that this song almost participated at the Eurovision Song Contest? According to Esc History, the Spanish band Mecano was part of the internal selection of the Spanish national final in 1986 […]
FIRST LOOK: Behind the Scenes at Spain’s Junior Eurovision Performance Shoot
Spanish broadcaster RTVE has published a behind the scenes video of their Junior Eurovision performance shoot. Soleá can be seen rehearsing her performance of ‘Palante‘ with her dancers, as the crew install the sophisticated stage, LED screens and lighting. As previously reported by Eurovoxx, this year’s participating countries were given the option to record their […]
Tallinn is going to be the only location for Eesti Laul 2021
Estonian broadcaster, ERR, has revealed details about their national selection show Eesti Laul. As in many cases, the Covid-19 pandemic also has an impact on this process. In contrast to previous years, both semifinals as well as the final are going to be held in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, in order to avoid unnecessary travels […]
Miki Núñez releases new single ‘Viento Y Vida” with Spanish rock band Despistaos
Miki drops yet another single! This time, it is with Spanish rock band Despistaos. Titled “Viento Y Vida” (“Wind and Life”), the song describes the importance of sharing meaningful and important moments of your life with the people you love. The music video corresponds to the light-hearted and positive vibes transmitted throughout the song and […]
Esteban Santos of Bravo (Spain 1984), has passed away
Amaya Sáizar, main vocalist of the group Bravo, has announced on social media that her group partner Esteban Santos passed away on 1st November. Bravo represented Spain in Eurovision 1984, achieving third place. “Nobody is prepared for the departure of a friend. I’m sorry to give the sad news that my friend and colleague from […]
Let’s speak dance! Watch Maruv lip sync to Verka Serduchka’s Lasha Tumbai
Let’s speak dance! Watch Maruv lip sync to Verka Serduchka’s Lasha Tumbai 2019 Vidbir winner Maruv has taken on a role of Eurovision icon Verka Serduchka in a recent episode of “Masquerade” to compete for the right to unmask the next singer. She might have not brought her team to victory this time, but it […]
Eurovision- Australia Decides 2020 nominated for annual AACTA Award
Great Eurovision-related news from the land Down Under! Eurovision-Australia Decides 2020 has been nominated for the distinguished Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. The AACTA Awards is a prestigious event held annually to recognise both local and international excellence in the film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the […]
HOLD ON! Have you listened to Tamta’s new single?
Cyprus’ 2019 Eurovision representative Tamta recently released her new single “Hold On” together with its official music video. “Hold On” describes the importance of holding on and cherishing the love and people around you in your life. Lyrics to the modern and upbeat pop-song is written by Daphne Lawrence while the music is composed by […]
VCIOM reveals Polina Gagarina and Philipp Kirkorov as Russia’s favourite pop singers!
VCIOM (Russian Public Opinion Research Centre) has conducted an annual survey to determine who Russian music lovers consider to be the best pop singers of the year. According to the research, 12% of respondents crowned 2015’s Polina Gagarina as best female singer of 2020, followed by 1997 entrant Alla Pugacheva. Top ten also includes two […]
Is This What It Feels Like? Duncan Laurence Announces new song with Armin Van Buuren
It was an exciting day back in September when Duncan Laurence announced his album ‘Small Town Boy’ was coming out in November. Today we received even more exciting news, that Duncan will be releasing a song with the world famous Dutch DJ, Armin Van Buuren! Famed for songs such as ‘This Is What It Feels […]
Junior Eurovision 2020 will be broadcast in Spanish Cinemas
The Spanish cinema chain, Cinesa, will once again be broadcasting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in cinemas for Spanish fans throughout the country. Cinesa will announce the participating cinemas that will be showing the contest in the upcoming weeks. when those that can socially distance for COVID-19 reasons, have been identified. This will be the […]
Four countries expected to record Junior Eurovision performances in Warsaw
Information published by Let’s Talk About ESC on Facebook suggests that just four countries will record their Junior Eurovision 2020 performances in Warsaw. Malta, Serbia and Ukraine will all travel to Warsaw to record their performances alongside host country Poland. Initially, there were expected to be more countries recording their performances in Warsaw, but for […]
Save the date! The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix final will take place on March 6th
The Danish broadcaster has today revealed that the final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will take place on March 6th. A total of 8 acts will battle it out to be crowned the winner, and Denmark’s Eurovision 2021 representative. The broadcaster has also released the rules and regulations for next years contest. All entries […]