AVROTROS confirm internal selection for Eurovision 2024 as new Head of Delegation revealed
AVROTROS have confirmed that the Dutch entry for Eurovision 2024 will be selected internally. The Dutch broadcaster has opened submissions for Eurovision 2024, and welcomes artists, composers, lyricists and record labels to submit an authentic, distinctive and competitive song for Eurovision 2024. The submissions window opened on Wednesday July 12th and will remain open until […]
Käärijä announces European tour for 2023
Käärijä has confirmed he will be embarking on a European tour later this year. The Finnish superstar has confirmed that he will be going on tour in October 2023, performing in eight cities across seven countries, starting on the 14th and ending on the 23rd. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday July 13th at […]
Sandra Valero will represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2023
It has been confirmed that Sandra Valero will represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2023. After starting their selection process for Junior Eurovision 2023 at the end of May, the Spanish broadcaster has already chosen their representative – Sandra Valero, who was chosen among over 100 applicants. The song that Sandra will sing at Junior Eurovision […]
BREAKING: Malmö is the host city of Eurovision 2024
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be hosted in Malmö, Sweden. It has been confirmed that the city of Malmö will be hosting Eurovision 2024 on May 7th, 9th and 11th. SVT and the EBU will be working together to bring Eurovision back to a non-capital city for a fifth year running, and back to […]
RTL announce Luxembourg will select Eurovision 2024 representative via national final
RTL have confirmed a national final will be used to find Luxembourg’s Eurovision 2024 representative. The Grand Duchy have confirmed that on Saturday January 27th 2024, a live national final will be held at the Rockhal, a concert hall in Beval, a neighbourhood in the city of Esch-sur-Alzette in Southern Luxembourg. The submissions window has already […]
SVT announce changes to Melodifestivalen 2024
SVT have announced big changes are coming to Melodifestivalen 2024. The Swedish broadcaster has confirmed that there will be some major format changes coming to Melodifestivalen next year. 30 acts will be competing in Melodifestivalen 2024, instead of the usual 28; but how did we get to 30? The biggest change that Melodifestivalen 2024 will […]
Sudden Lights continue to release music with new single “Mēs turpināmies”
Sudden Lights are back with a brand new song “Mēs turpināmies” (We Continue). There’s no stopping Sudden Lights as they continue to release new music. Just over one month since their Eurovision journey came to an end, the Latvian indie-rock band have just released a Latvian-language song “Mēs turpināmies” (We Continue). The song is available […]
Luxembourg: RTL to launch selection process for Eurovision 2024 on July 3rd
Luxembourg will begin the search for their Eurovision 2024 representative on July 3rd. The Grand Dutchy has revealed that Luxembourgish broadcaster RTL will be beginning their selection process for Eurovision 2024 on July 3rd 2023. All details regarding registration and recruitment of singers, songwriters and composers for Eurovision 2024 will be communicated via Luxembourg’s official […]
Júlia Machado to represent Portugal at Junior Eurovision 2023
Júlia Machado will represent Portugal at Junior Eurovision 2023. Portuguese broadcaster RTP have confirmed that winner of series four of The Voice Kids Portugal, Júlia Machado, will be the country’s representative at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice this November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Festival da Canção (@festivaldacancao.rtp) […]
Politicans opposed to temporary arena plan for Eurovision 2024
Stockholm’s plans to build a new arena for Eurovision 2024 have been met with political opposition. Earlier this week, Dagens Nyheter reported that the city of Stockholm proposed a plan to build a temporary arena of up to 15,000 capacity in Frihamnen, a cruise port in Stockholm, that would play host to Eurovision 2024. However, […]
Ukraine opens submissions for Junior Eurovision 2023
The Ukrainian broadcaster has opened submissions for Junior Eurovision 2023. The broadcaster has confirmed that they are now accepting submissions for this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Nice. All interested applicants can sumbit their entries here, and have until July 9th 2023 to do so. This years application process for Junior Eurovision sees some […]
Song submissions have opened for Söngvakeppnin 2024
Song submissions have officially opened for Söngvakeppnin 2024. Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have confirmed that song submissions are now open for next years edition of Söngvakeppnin, and will remain open until September 10th. All songs should be sent to songvakeppnin.is. All singers and songwriters have the opportunity to submit songs for Söngvakeppnin 2024. Once the submissions […]
Potential changes ahead for Eurovision 2024
2024 could potentially see the beginning of changes to the contest we all know and love. The two biggest changes that are being talked about at the moment are in relation to the voting system used in Eurovision, and the length of the grand final. Should I stay or should I go? NRK’s Project Manager […]
Portugal: INÊS APENAS releases second EP “Leve(mente)”
INÊS APENAS is back with her highly anticipated second EP “Leve(mente)”. Independent singer-songwriter and pianist, INÊS APENAS has just dropped her second EP, titled “Leve(mente)” (Lightly). The EP consists of six tracks, showcasing a mix of pop, r’n’b, Raggaeton and Drum&Bass, and includes her Festival da Canção 2023 entry “Fim do Mundo”. There are also two […]
NRK bring in major rule change to Melodi Grand Prix as submissions open for 2024 edition
NRK announce rule changes, and opens submissions for, Melodi Grand Prix 2024. The Norwegian broadcaster has announced a major rule change coming to the 2024 edition of Melodi Grand Prix, as the submissions window has officially opened. All songs that have been released from September 1st 2023 onwards, are now eligble to participate in Melodi […]
Sweden: Kiana is bringing the summer vibes with new single release
Kiana is back with her brand new song “Lemonade”. The rising star has just dropped her latest single, and the second song of her music career so far, “Lemonade”, which is an uptempo pop track with a definite summer vibe. Kiana has written and composed the song alongside some big names in the music industry: […]
The town knows everything: Albina releases hotly anticipated new song
Albina is back with a brand new song, “Grad sve zna” (The Town Knows Everything). Time has been Tick-Tocking away for Albina, as she has released a new single “Grad sve zna”, alongside an official music video, which Albina says is one of her favourite music videos yet. “I’m delighted to say that this video […]
Finnish city of Vantaa prepares mural tribute to Käärijä
The City of Vantaa is preparing a mural tribute to Käärijä. Riikka Åstrand, the Mayor of Käärijä’s hometown Vantaa, has confirmed that the city is preparing the painting of a mural in tribute to the Finnish star. The mural will be located in the district of Tikkurila. The mural was initially planned to be located in […]
Junior Eurovision 2023: what we know so far
With just under 6 months to go until Junior Eurovision 2023, let’s take a look at what we know so far. After Lissandro brought France their second Junior Eurovision win in two years with “Oh Maman” in Yerevan last December, it was confirmed that France would once again be hosting the contest. In April, it […]
Spain begins selection process for Junior Eurovision 2023
RTVE have begun preparations for Junior Eurovision 2023. RTVE have announced that they have opened up their selection process for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and by doing so, have confirmed their participation in the contest on November 26th. The first phase of the selection process will be online casting. Those aged between 9 […]
Germany to have internal selection for Junior Eurovision 2023
Germany will select their Junior Eurovision 2023 representative internally. German broadcaster KiKA, who are responsible for Germany’s participation in Junior Eurovision, have confirmed that they will have an internal selection to find their song and singer for the upcoming Junior Eurovision this November. In the two years that Germany has previously participated in Junior Eurovision, […]
Ana María Bordás returns as Spain’s Head of Delegation for Eurovision
Ana María Bordás is returning as Spain’s Head of Delegation for Eurovision. The Spanish broadcaster has decided to make a rather surprising decision to dismiss Eva Mora as Spain’s Head of Delegation, and bring back Ana María Bordás, who was fulfilled this role between 2017 and 2021. She was co-head of Delegation for Spain in Liverpool. […]
Cyprus to select Eurovision representative via national selection show
Cyprus look set to chose their Eurovision 2024 act through a national selection show. The General Director of the Cypriot Broadcaster, Thanis Tzokos, has confirmed, on the show Beautiful Day Every Day, that Cyprus’ Eurovision 2024 representative will be chosen by a national selection type show, with the television audience deciding the final results. Speaking on […]
TVR spend close to 400,000 euros on Eurovision 2023 participation
It has been confirmed that the Romanian broadcaster spend almost 400,000 euros on their Eurovision 2023 participation. Romanian broadcaster TVR have broken down all of their expenses for Eurovision 2023, and have confirmed that they spent just shy of 400,000 euros on their participation in this years Eurovision Song Contest. So where did all that […]
Norwegian Head of Degelation calls for jury voting system to be re-evaluated
The Norwegian Head of Delegation has called for the jury voting system to be re-evaluated. Following on from Eurovision 2023, the Norwegian Head of Delegation, Stig Karlsen, has called for a re-evaluation on the way the jury voting is conducted in Eurovision. “The jury system in Eurovision must definitely be evaluated, and the debate is very […]
Eurovision 2023: Loreen achieves second Eurovision win for Sweden
Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! Loreen from Sweden has won Eurovision 2023 with her song “Tattoo”. This marks the second time that Loreen has won Eurovision, and the seventh win for Sweden. Sweden now tie Ireland for most Eurovision wins. Loreen also becomes the first solo female act to win Eurovision twice. […]
Kalush Orchestra and British politicians speak out about EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from Eurovision 2023 final
Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to exclude Zelenskyy from the Eurovision 2023 final. Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the EBU’s decision to not include President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Eurovision 2023 final, saying that he would have only wanted to thank the British people for hosting the […]
President Zelensky will not make an appearance at Eurovision 2023
President Zelensky will not be making an appearance at the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been confirmed by the EBU that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will not be making any appearance at any point during the grand final of Eurovision 2023. Zelensky has previously requested to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, and whilst […]
Semi final 2 qualifiers draw their halves for the Eurovision 2023 final
The qualifiers from semi final 2 have had their halves drawn for the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been announced in which half the ten qualifiers of semi final 2 will be performing in, in the final of Eurovision 2023. Tonight’s qualifiers have drawn their halves! #Eurovision 🇦🇱 First Half🇨🇾 First Half🇪🇪 First Half🇧🇪 Second […]
Loreen’s “Tattoo” re-enters Global Top 200 Spotify Chart
Loreen’s “Tattoo” has re-entered the Global Top 200 Spotify Chart. Sweden’s Eurovision 2023 entry “Tattoo” by Loreen has re-entered the Global Top 200 Spotify Chart at number 103. It has also reached number 91 on the Global Shazam Chart. The song was streamed 1.4 million times alone on Spotify yesterday, and has since wracked up […]
Slogan for Junior Eurovision 2023 has been revealed
The slogan for Junior Eurovision 2023 has been revealed. “Heroes” is the theme and slogan for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday November 26th at Palais Nikaia. Head of Delegation for France, Alexandra Redde, revealed the slogan in an EBU press conference in Liverpool on May 10th, and explained that they wanted to […]
Eurovision 2023: final line-up complete as semi final 2 results are in
The final line-up for the Eurovision 2023 grand final is complete! The second semi final of Eurovision 2023 has come to end, and we now have the final line-up for the grand final of this years Eurovision Song Contest. A total of 16 countries took to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, […]
Zoran Prodanović of Let 3 falls ill after semi final performance
“His nose and throat are blocked, he can hardly speak.” Lead singer of Let 3, Zoran Prodanović (Prlja) has fallen ill just one day after his performance in semi final 1. The groups bassist, Damir Martinović (Mrle) has confirmed in HTV show Kod nas doma that Zoran fell ill a day after their Eurovision 2023 semi final […]
Eurovision 2023: BBC record peak of 3.5 million viewers for semi final 1
The viewing figures are in for the BBCs broadcast of semi final 1! It has been confirmed that semi final 1 of Eurovision 2023 was watched by 2.3 million people in the United Kingdom, with a peak of 3.5 million. These figures show a massive increase of 623% when compared to the Eurovision 2022 semi […]
Eurovision 2023: Catherine Tate confirmed as spokesperson for United Kingdom
Catherine Tate has been confirmed as the U.K.’s spokesperson for Eurovision 2023. The BAFTA award winning actress and comedian Catherine Tate will be reading out the jury points from the United Kingdom in the Eurovision 2023 grand final on May 13th. She will be announcing the points live from inside the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, […]
Semi final 1 qualifiers draw their halves for the Eurovision 2023 final
The qualifiers from semi final 1 have had their halves drawn for the Eurovision 2023 final. It has been announced in which half the ten qualifiers of semi final 1 will be performing in, in the final of Eurovision 2023. 🇭🇷 Second Half🇲🇩 Second Half🇨🇭 First Half🇫🇮 First Half🇨🇿 Second Half🇮🇱 Second Half🇵🇹 First Half🇸🇪 […]
Eurovision 2023: the semi final 1 results are in!
We have our first 10 qualifiers for the Eurovision 2023 grand final! Semi final 1 of Eurovision 2023 took place this evening at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. A total of 15 acts were performing for 10 spots in the grand final, which takes place on Saturday 13th May. Croatia Moldova Switzerland Finland Czechia […]
19 spokespersons so far have been revealed for Eurovision 2023
19 countries have revealed who will be their spokesperson for Eurovision 2023. With just days to go until the grand final of Eurovision 2023 on May 13th, 19 out of 37 competing countries have already revealed who their spokespersons will be, and there are some familiar faces among the line-up. Albania – Andri Xhahu Austria […]
Eurovision 2023: a BBC interview with Mae Muller from the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2023 representative, Mae Muller, has spoken with the BBC about her upcoming participation in the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Liverpool. How are you feeling about representing the U.K for Eurovision 2023? “I feel like it’s such a huge honour to be able to represent my own country where I […]
RTS to go ahead with broadcast of Eurovision 2023 semi finals despite tradegies which have happened in Serbia
RTS will go ahead with the broadcast of the two semi finals for Eurovision 2023. The Serbian broadcaster has confirmed that they will still be going ahead with their live broadcasts of semi final 1 and 2, despite the recent tragedies that have happened in Serbia in the past few days. The broadcaster has informed […]
BREAKING: semi final qualification sequence to revert back to previous qualification sequence
The semi final qualification sequence will revert back to the original. In a statement from the BBC and the EBU, they have confirmed that the announcement of the qualifiers from the semi finals of Eurovision 2023 will be conducted in the original way, and not the new “X Factor style” way, which was seen today […]
Eurovision 2023: Estonia to offer commentary in sign language
Estonia will be offering Eurovision 2023 commentary in sign language. ERR’s web channel, Jupiter, will be offering commentary for Eurovision 2023 in sign language, provided by the NGO Estonian sign language society. For the past few years now, the Estonian sign language society has provided sign language commentary for viewers of Eurovision in Estonia. Roza […]
Eurovision 2023: crunching the numbers
With Eurovision 2023 in full swing, just days away from the first show, let’s see how all of this has been made possible. Earlier today, we saw the Turquoise carpet followed by the opening ceremony, hosted at St George’s Hall in the heart of Liverpool. Liverpudlian television personality Sam Quek and Ukrainian television presenter Timur Miroshnychenko […]
Eurovision 2023 day 6: last of the semi finalists complete their second rehearsals
The rehearsals for Eurovision 2023 are almost over as the last of the semi finalists will have their second rehearsals today. The final of Eurovision 2023 is one step closer as the rehearsals are almost coming to an end. The remaining 11 semi finalists will take to the stage at the M&S Bank Arena for […]
YLE to broadcast Eurovision 2023 with commentary in six languages
YLE will offer commentary in six languages for this years Eurovision Song Contest. The Finnish broadcaster has confirmed that they will be broadcasting Eurovision 2023 with a choice of six different languages for the commentary. Finnish (Mikko Silvennoinen) Inari Sámi (Heli Huovinen) Northern Sámi (Aslak Paltto) Russian (Levan Tvaltvadze) Swedish (Johan Lindroos & Eva Frantz) […]
Eurovision 2023 day 5: The big 6 take to the stage for their first rehearsal
The Big 5 plus Ukraine will be taking to the stage today for their first rehearsals. Alongside the big 5 and Ukraine, the first five countries from semi final 2 will also be at the M&S Bank Arena for their second rehearsal. Short clips of the first rehearsals from the big 6 will be uploaded […]
Eurovision 2023 day 3: the first semi finalists take to the stage for their second rehearsal
Today marks the start of the semi finalists second rehearsals for Eurovision 2023. All of the 31 semi finalists for Eurovision 2023 have already had their first rehearsal, and now, it’s time for them to rehearse for a second time on the Eurovision stage. The entirety of semi final 1 will be rehearsing today – […]
Voyager are positively rocking out to the max for their first rehearsal!
Australia have rocked out the M&S Bank Arena with their first rehearsal! Did someone ask for a rock band? Australia’s got you covered! @eurovision Guarentee you’ve never seen anything like this before 🤯 🇦🇺 🚗#Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Voyager ♬ original sound – Eurovision Voyager are quite possibly bringing the most rock-esque performance at Eurovision 2023, and […]
Monika Linkytė and her backing singers bring the feel good vibes to their first rehearsal
Monika and her backing singers have uplifted us all with their first rehearsal. The five-some have taken to the stage in Liverpool for their first rehearsal of “Stay”. @eurovision Heartfelt harmonies from Lithuania’s Monika 🧡 🇱🇹 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Monika Linkyte ♬ original sound – Eurovision The orange dress is back, albeit in a slightly different […]
Who The Hell Is Edgar? Teya and Salena endevour to find out with first rehearsal
Oh, mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body… and there’s Teya and Salena on stage for their first reharsal! The Austrian duo have delivered a fun and catchy first rehearsal, but we’re still left wondering “Who The Hell Is Edgar?” @eurovision LET’S GO! Time for some POE POE POE 🇦🇹 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @whothehellareteyaandsalena ♬ […]