Eesti Laul 2022 quarter final 3 participants revealed
The 10 acts that will be participating in the third quarter final of Eesti Laul 2022 have been revealed today, and there are quite a few familiar faces in the line-up! Alabama Watchdog – “Move On” Anna Sahlene – “Champion” deLULU – “Music Saved My Soul” Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy” Goodreason – “Three Days Ago” Lauri Pihlap – “Take […]
Atelier Francesca Montinaro to be stage designers for Eurovision 2022
It has been confirmed that Atelier Francesca Montinaro will be the stage designers for Eurovision 2022 in Turin. They revealed the news via their social media. “It’s official! Atelier Francesca Montinaro will create the scenography of the Eurovision Song Contest Torino 2022 stage! It was a very demanding race in which we participated with enthusiasm […]
Artists and hosts for EMA Freš have been revealed
The Slovenian broadcaster has revealed the acts that will be competing in this years EMA Freš, as well as the shows hosts. A total of 24 acts will take part, with just four acts making it all the way to the EMA final. Two acts will go head to head in duels that will take […]
Eesti Laul 2022 quarter final 2 results are in!
Tonight we saw the second quarter final of Eesti Laul, live from ERR studios in Tallinn. A total of 10 acts took part, with five of them advancing to the semi final. The show was hosted by Estonia’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 representative, Uku Suviste, and Tanja, who sang for Estonia in 2014. Andrei Zevakin […]
Selecţia Naţională set to return for Eurovision 2022
It has been confirmed that Romania will be reverting back to Selecţia Naţională to find their representative for Eurovision 2022. The song submissions will open on November 26th, and will close on December 10th. More details are expected in the coming weeks. Romanian Head of Delegation, Iuliana Marciuc, has commented on Romania’s return to a […]
Will we see Monaco in Eurovision 2023?
L’observateur de Monaco have reported that Monaco are preparing to make a return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, with the help of the Monégasque government. They state that Monaco’s return to Eurovision is being prepared, with 10,000 euros being put forward to “initiate the application of the Principality to the Eurovision 2023 competition.” […]
Maléna to sing for Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2021
Armenian broadcaster ARMTV have confirmed that Maléna Fox will represent Armenia at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris, with her song expected to drop in the coming days. Maléna was initially chosen to represent Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2020 with her song “Why”, but she never made it to the contest as Armenia […]
Ofenbach to open the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
It has been confirmed that French DJ duo Ofenbach will be the opening act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 that will take place in Paris this December. The news was revealed on an evening news broadcast on France 2. The Paris based DJ’s are made up of Dorian Lauduique and César de Rummel. They are one […]
Four acts in the running to represent Austria at Eurovision 2022
Creative Director for Austrian broadcaster ORF, Eberhard Forcher, has revealed in an interview with Merci, Chérie – Der Eurovision Podcast, that there are just four acts remaining in the running to be Austria’s representative at Eurovision 2022 in Turin. In the Podcast, Eberhard mentions that a lot of Austrian acts had been approached to submit an […]
RTVE signs contract to host Benidorm Fest for four years
It has been revealed that Spanish broadcaster RTVE have signed an agreement with the Generalitat Valenciana to host four editions of Benidorm Fest. The news was announced on November 5th by Spanish Head of Delegation, Eva Mora, in “Eurovisión, el festival que quieres” (Eurovision, the contest you want), a conference organised to discuss the future […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: what’s happening and when is it happening?
With just seven weeks to go until the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 takes place at La Seine Musicale in Paris, lets take a look at what we can expect in the coming weeks! The 2021 edition of Junior Eurovision will be taking place in France on December 19th. The show will be broadcast live […]
Nicoline Refsing is Artistic Director for Levi Díaz’s Junior Eurovision performance
It has been confirmed that Nicoline Refsing will be the Artistic Director for Levi Díaz’s performance of “Reir”, which will take place at La Seine Musicale in Paris this December. This will be the second time that the Danish artistic director will work with RTVE in Junior Eurovision. In 2019, she worked with Melani García […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: Tatyana Mezhentseva returns for Russia!
It has been confirmed that Tatyana Mezhentseva has won Russia’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021 and will represent the nation in Paris with her song “Mon Ami”. A total of 12 acts performed in the national final that took place today, October 26th. The winner was decided by a mix of online vote and […]
Shiri Maimon and her “Girls” team up for new single release
Shiri Maimon has teamed up with Israeli singer Echo and Russian-Israeli singer-songwriter Ania Bukstein for the release of “Girls”. The song is available on Youtube and all major streaming platforms. “Girls”, which has been produced by Yarden “Jordi” Peleg, talks about female empowerment, as they sing “All the girls get up… come on girls get up…” […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: It’s Olena Usenko for Ukraine
Olena Usenko has been crowned the winner of Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021, and will represent her country in Paris with the song “Vazhil” (Leverage). Olena topped the jury vote and televote, beating ten other contestants to become Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision 2021 representative. The results were decided by 20% televote and 80% jury […]
Anna Gjebrea to sing for Albania at Junior Eurovision 2021
Anna Gjebrea has been revealed as the winner of Junior Fest 2021, and thus, becomes Albania’s Junior Eurovision 2021 representative. The 12 year old singer announced the news on her official Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by annagjebrea (@annagjebreaofficial) Anna’s song for Paris will be selected internally, and is expected […]
Montevizija 2022 cancelled amid COVID-19 and financial troubles
The Head of Entertainment for Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG, Ivan Maksimović, has announced, in an interview with Dnevne Novine, that Montevizija will not go ahead in 2022 due to COVID-19 and financial troubles. “The first reason is related to the costs involved in organizing the competition, and it is a large amount that, for example, can […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: Dajte Muzika to sing “Green Forces” for North Macedonia
After confirming that singers from the popular Macedonian children’s show “Dajte Muzika” (Дајте Музика) would serve as North Macedonia’s Junior Eurovision representatives, it has now been confirmed that they will be singing “Green Forces”. Despite there being seven members of the television show, just four of these members will be performing at Junior Eurovision 2021 […]
Enzo to sing “Tic Tac” for France at Junior Eurovision 2021
It has been confirmed that Enzo will represent the host country at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Tic Tac”. Enzo becomes the first boy to represent France at Junior Eurovision since Thomas Pontier in 2004. Tic Tac has been written and composed by Alban Lico. The song talks about enjoying the […]
BBC to collaborate with TaP Music for Eurovision 2022
“In the U.K., our love for Eurovision is as big as ever and we have grand ambitions for the 2022 Contest, so we’re really excited to announce this collaboration that will enable us to tap into some great music talent.” Kate Phillips, Controller Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC The BBC have announced that they will […]
Andra Chansen to be replaced with semi final for Melodifestivalen 2022
Anette Brattström, Project Manager for Melodifestivalen, has confirmed to Aftonbladet that the Andra Chansen round of Melodifestivalen will be scrapped in 2022, and will instead be replaced by another semi final. “The purpose of the Second Chance from the beginning was that the artist would have the opportunity to redo their performance from the competition […]
Maiú Levi will represent Ireland at Junior Eurovision 2021
Maiú Levi Lawlor has won Junior Eurovision Éire 2021 and thus will represent Ireland at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris. The show, hosted by Louise Cantillon, was broadcast from the RTÉ studios in Dublin. The final result was decided by an in-studio jury panel, made up of radio presenter Niamh Ní Chróinín […]
Ike and Kaya are Malta’s Junior Eurovision 2021 representatives
After a mammoth national final for Junior Eurovision 2021, it has been decided that Ike Mizzie & Kaya Gouder Curmi will represent Malta at the upcoming contest in Paris with their song “My Home”. A total of 11 acts took to the stage tonight, with Yulan Law singing two different songs. The winner was decided […]
Russia: Junior Eurovision national final acts revealed
The twelve acts that will take part in Russia’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021 have been revealed. After a mammoth semi final at the end of September, which saw 65 acts participating, twelve of these have been selected to perform in the final, where they will be in with a chance of becoming Russia’s […]
Malta Eurovision Song Contest confirmed for 2022 as submissions open
After confirming that Malta would be returning to a national final to chose their Eurovision 2022 representative, it has now been announced that submissions have opened for Malta Eurovision Song Contest. The songs submissions window will remain open until December 5th. Once all entries have been reviewed by a panel of judges, a total of […]
LISTEN: MJESC 2021 songs have been released
The 12 songs that will be competing in Malta’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021, MJESC, have been revealed by Maltese broadcaster TVM. You can listen to the songs and watch the music videos here. The 12 finalists were chosen by a professional jury panel. They will all perform at MJESC 2021 on October 16th […]
Submissions open for EMA and EMA Freš 2022
After confirming their participation in Eurovision 2021, as well as the return of EMA back in September, the Slovenian broadcaster have now announced that submissions have opened for next years edition of EMA and EMA Freš. The submissions window for EMA and EMA Freš has opened today, October 8th, and will close on November 22nd. […]
Ukraine reveals Junior Eurovision 2021 national finalists
Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC have revealed the 12 acts that will be participating in Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021. The final will be televised live on October 23rd. Arseniy Grischenko – “Redemption” Anastayia Doroshenko (Nana Do) – “Svit nadliudei” (The World of Super People) Daryna Zinchenko – song not confirmed Karina Kornuta – song […]
Jovana and Dunja to fly the Serbian flag at Junior Eurovision 2021
Serbian broadcaster RTS has confirmed that Jovana Radonjić and Dunja Živković will be representing Serbia at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest. They will be singing the song “Oči deteta” (Children’s Eyes), which has been written by Anna Frlin. RTS received a total of seven submissions for this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The selection […]
Kazakhstan to hold Junior Eurovision national final on November 6th
Kazakhstan have announced that they will once again be chosing their act for Junior Eurovision via a national final, which will take place on November 6th. Details of their selection process were revealed today in a press conference. The press conference took place today in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, at headquarters of the […]
Hayko has sadly passed away aged 48
Armenian singer Hayk “Hayko” Hakobyan, who represented his country at Eurovision 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, has sadly passed away. The singer contracted COVID-19 earlier this month, and had been in a grave condition until his death. Eurovision fans will remember Hayko as Armenia’s 2007 representative. He brought Armenia into to the top 10 for a […]
Roksana Węgiel says no to Eurovision 2022
Junior Eurovision 2018 winner Roksana “Roxie” Węgiel has ruled out a participation in Eurovision 2022, as reported by Eurowizja. The Polish singer who rose to fame after winning The Voice Kids and Junior Eurovision in 2018, has mentioned that at the present time, a Eurovision participation is not on the cards for her, but that […]
Poland chose Sara Egwu-James as their Junior Eurovision representative
Sara Egwu-James has won the third edition of “Szansa na Sukces: Eurowizja Junior” and will represent Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with her song “Somebody”. A total of three acts participated in the show, with the final results being decided by a mix of 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. Sara received […]
Ayana will represent The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision 2021
Ayana has been crowned the winner of Junior Songfestival 2021 with her song “Mata Sugu Aō Ne” (See You Soon) and thus, will represent The Netherlands at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris on December 19th. With her song title in Japanese, it will mark the first time the language has been heard […]
Poland to go internal for Eurovision 2022 as submissions open
Polish broadcaster TVP have announced that they will be organising an internal selection for Eurovision 2022, and that submissions have already opened to find Poland’s next Eurovision representative, as reported by Eurowizja. All interested singers, songwriters and composers have until November 20th to submit their songs to the broadcaster. They must live in Poland, but […]
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 hosts and venue revealed
Danish broadcaster DR have revealed the hosts for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022, as well as the venue in which the show will take place. Tina Müller and Martin Brygmann will be returning as hosts for a second year running, and they will be hosting the show live from the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning. […]
Eurovision 2022: Tania Breazou rumoured to be a contender for Cyprus
Eurovisionfun have reported that Cypriot singer Tania Breazou could be a potential contender for Eurovision 2022, with Cyprus’ 1998 participant, Michalis Hatzigiannis, to be the composer of the song. However, at this stage, these are only rumours. The site goes on to say that Michalis Hatzigiannis has received a proposal to work on Cyprus’ Eurovision […]
Vengaboys express interest in singing for the United Kingdom at Eurovision
Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys have expressed their interest in singing at Eurovision 2022, but not for their home country of The Netherlands. In an interview with Metro UK, Robin Pors mentions that he and his bandmates would be interested in representing the United Kingdom at Eurovision next year in Italy. “We can represent the U.K. […]
Germany have decided! It’s Pauline for Junior Eurovision 2021
Germany have become the first country to select their singer and song for Junior Eurovision 2021, which saw Pauline emerge victorious with the song “Imagine Us”. A televised national final, hosted by Jessica Schöne and Ben Blümel, was held in the Central Club in Erfurt. A total of three finalists performed two out of three […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 to begin on February 5th with Oscar Zia as host
Details regarding Melodifestivalen 2022 have been revealed today, including the shows host and the venues for each show. Three times Melodifestivalen participant, Oscar Zia, will be hosting the 2022 edition that will begin on February 5th and run through till March 12th. This will not be the first time that Oscar Zia has found himself […]
Surprise! Italy will be returning to Junior Eurovision 2021!
After initially confirming that they would not be participating in this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Italian broadcaster RAI has taken a U-turn and have now confirmed that they will be participating in Junior Eurovision 2021. This now brings the total number of participating countries up to 16. “Rai, which last year did not participate, […]
Save the date! Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 will take place on March 5th
After confirming their participation for Eurovision 2022 at the beginning of July, Danish broadcaster DR have now announced that the 2022 edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will take place on March 5th. At the present time, it is unknown which city and venue will host the show. Alongside this announcement, the broadcaster has also […]
EBU has planned three scenarios for Junior Eurovision 2021
Just one day after the logo was revealed for The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, the European Broadcasting Union have now outlined three possible scenarios for this years contest in December. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the EBU have come up with three different scenarios, similar to what was planned for Eurovision 2021 in […]
Igor Vovkovinskiy has passed away aged 38
It has been announced that Igor Vovkovinskiy, who accompanied Zlata Ognevich on stage at Eurovision 2013, has sadly passed away, aged 38. His mother confirmed the news on Facebook. Who was Igor Igor Vovkovinskiy? Igor was a Ukrainian-American actor and performer who was famed for being the tallest man in the United States, standing at […]
Romy Montiero and Buddy Vedder to host Junior Songfestival 2021
It has been confirmed that Romy Montiero and Buddy Vedder will host “Junior Songfestival”, The Netherland’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2021, which is due to take place on September 25th. The 2021 edition of Junior Songfestival will mark the third year in a row that Rommy and Buddy will host the show together. Rommy […]
Song submissions open for Azerbaijan’s Junior Eurovision 2021 entry
The Azerbaijani broadcaster iTV have announced that they have opened the song submissions process for Junior Eurovision 2021. After confirming their return to the contest with Sona Azizova as their representative just a few days ago, the broadcaster is now holding an open song submissions process to find the song that Sona will sing in […]
Switzerland reveal details of selection process for Eurovision 2022
After confirming their Eurovision 2022 participation back in April, and launching the search for jury members to select their song for next years contest, the Swiss broadcaster SRF have now announced details of their selection process. The European nation will once again be using an internal selection process for a third year running. Artists, lyricists, […]
Albania confirm Junior Eurovision 2021 participation
A spokesperson for the International Relations Department of Albanian broadcaster RTSH have confirmed that Albania will be participating in the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in December. Details of how their song and singer will be selected are expected in the coming days. Albania previously took a break from the 2020 contest in Warsaw, Poland, […]
Could Kalomira be returning to Eurovision for Greece?
It has been rumoured that Greece’s 2008 Eurovision participant, Kalomira, is interested in returning to Eurovision, and is considering to sing for Greece once again at the 2022 contest in Italy. It has been rumoured that Kalomira is working with her record label, Heaven Music, to prepare something that they will send to Greek broadcaster ERT […]
Azerbaijan return to Junior Eurovision with Sona Azizova as their representative
After speculation as to whether or not they would return to Junior Eurovision, it has now been confirmed that Azerbaijan will definetley be returning to the contest this year. The news was confirmed in a YouTube video from the Azeri broadcasters official channel. Along with confirmation of participation, it has also been confirmed that Azerbaijan […]