“We have been planning each and every inch of these little paper miniatures” – Leslie Roy about the staging in chat with Andy
Leslie Roy was working with her team on the staging for six months! Thanks to this hard work she is able to tell the story in the staging of her song “Maps”. The original element in that staging are the girls, Ingrid and Malin, who are moving those miniatures (e.g. treadmills), and that makes the […]
“With those two hands, put a crown on yourself and everything’s gonna be beautiful” – Samanta Tina’s message in a chat with Clara
The first rehearsal went so well for Samanta Tina, so she was stressed out, that the second wouldn’t be as amazing, however there was nothing to be afraid of. She and the whole team nailed it even better. “The small things are making the big things”. This was Samanta’s main sentence which explained the changes […]
Eesti Laul 2022 to be broadcast in Spain
On the sixth of May, TEN, Spanish free-to-air broadcaster, announced that it will be broadcasting the Estonian National Final in 2022. The broadcaster has had to agree to some ERR’s (Estonian Public Broadcaster) rules. This Spanish television channel had already broadcasted some national finals, which had not been held in Spain. https://youtu.be/CTxzRm_mcY4 Estonia is not […]
Dutch National Final auditions for Junior Eurovision 2021 have begun
On the 26th of April, Junior Songfestival, the Dutch Junior Eurovision National Final posted on Instagram that the next round of auditions were planned to continue on the 30th of April, and they will last for a couple of weeks. The official videos of the event will be available on Junior Songfestvial’s Youtube channel and […]
Gromee and INNA record new song together “Cool Me Down”
On the 23rd of April, Gromee, the Polish DJ who represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 along with Lukas Meijer, released a new song, which he recorded with famous Romanian singer INNA. The song is called “Cool Me Down”. The message of this song tells a story of an uncontrolled love, and the […]
This year’s Eurovision village will be online this year
This week at the Rotterdam’s council, its members decided that the official fan zone of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, the Eurovision Village, will be online only. This change of plans was caused by the still uncertain situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. The zone at the Binnenrotte street won’t be constructed. However, the Eurovision fans […]
James Newman talks about “Embers” and his Eurovision journey
Several days ago James Newman, this year’s British representative stated in an interview with Planet Radio, a couple of things about his dance-pop song “Embers” and his Eurovision journey. James showed the difference between this year’s Eurovision and last year’s cancelled Eurovision, which he also was going to compete in: “Obviously, last year, when I […]
Poland’s song was intended for Melodifestivalen 2021
On the 12th of March TVP announced that Rafał is going to represent Poland with the song The Ride. At first, this song had had another purpose. Its authors wanted the song to… represent Sweden! The song’s composers: Joakim Övrenius, Clara Rubensson, Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson and Johann Mauritzson come from Sweden and they wanted […]
Could Wales be making a Eurovision debut?
In May, Wales is going to have election for Senedd and as many parties do, they have many manifestos in their campaigns. One of them, a social democratic and pro-independence party, called Plaid Cymru stated that, if they will win the election, they will try to make Wales participate at the Eurovision Song Contest as […]
Albania to decide about Junior Eurovision in June
The International Relations department of the Albanian public broadcaster RTSH has announced that they will decide if Albania will participate in Junior Eurovision 2021 in France in June 2021. One of the most important factors for consideration might be the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, last year this country withdrew from the contest. https://youtu.be/94QCQgIC_vI […]
More acts confirmed for PrePartyES
Last week it was announced that four countries are going to perform in the Spanish Eurovision pre-party, PrePartyES. On the 5th of April, eurovision-spain posted on Twitter, that another 8 acts are planning to join them. [ÚLTIMA HORA] Destiny, Lesley Roy, Samanta Tina y Vasil actuarán en la #PrePartyES21 que confirma, de momento, 12 países […]
Duncan Laurence to perform at Eurovision 2021
The winner of Eurovision 2019, after performing in the United States of America, is not going to be one of the hosts of the contest in his home country, however he will surely be present there during two nights. We are going to see Duncan Laurence during the very first performance of Eurovision 2021: the […]
Blas Cantó to release the English version of his Eurovision song
Not long ago, Blas Cantó recorded the English version of his Eurovision song, “Voy A Quedarme”. The English version is called: “I’ll stay”. The language is going to be changed in that version, however anything else is going to remain the same. Blas loves the English language and hopes that the message and emotions of […]
Israel confirms Eurovision 2022 participation
Although Eurovision 2021 is in almost two months time, Kan (Israeli public broadcaster) has announced, that the country will be represented in Eurovision 2022. On the 19th of March, Germany also confirmed its participation too. Israel began a seek for a company which will be responsible for choosing their entry, which we are going to […]
No illegal statements found in the Russian Eurovision 2021 song lyrics
A few news websites, such as The Guardian have reported, that the Manizha’s song for Eurovision has been investigated for some illegal statements. Some Russian organizations, like Russian Union of Orthodox Women and website Veteranskie Vesti (which is associated with war veterans) accused the song of “hatred towards men, which leads to the undermining of […]
Germany starts the search for their Eurovision 2022 entry
Although Eurovision 2021 week is in two months time, on the 19th of March, NDR (North German Broadcaster) announced that they have started the search for acts that would like to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, and for the 100 people who will rank them. Thanks to their reviews, the song will […]
Sofia to host countries’ delegations to record back-up performances for Eurovision 2021
On the 15th of March, iCard Eurovision Bulgaria posted on Twitter that several countries, including Cyprus among many others, have decided to film their back-up performances in the capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia. BNT (Bulgarian Public Broadcaster) is going to cooperate with the same company, which produced the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 also […]
3.6 Million viewers watched the Melodifestivalen Grand Final
On the 13th of March, the national final most beloved by fans, Melodifestivalen, came to the end with the victory of a debutant Tusse with his song Voices. On the 15th of March, Gustav Dahlander, the Swedish journalist who is also a Melodifestivalen expert online, posted on Twitter that the last night of the competition […]
Rafał Brzozowski will represent Poland with the song “The Ride”
On the 12th of March at 10AM on the morning show “Pytanie na Śniadanie” on TVP 2, it was announced that Rafał Brzozowski is going to represent Poland with the song The Ride, which was inspired by the 1980’s dance-pop. The song has been written by Swedish composers such as Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson, Joakim […]
“Russian Woman” will have more English lyrics in Rotterdam
On the 8th of March the Russian national final Russia Decides was won by Manizha with her bilingual song Russian Woman. For a bilingual song from Russia we had to wait as long as for the national final. The last time both were seen or heard was in 2012, when Russia sent Burnaovskiye Babushki and […]
Polish Song for Eurovision 2021 to be released this Friday!
Eurowizja TVP have posted on Facebook that the Polish song for Eurovision 2021 will be released during the morning show “Pytanie na Śniadanie” (Question for Breakfast) on TVP2 this Friday, 12th March. It is expected we will be able to hear the song at the end of the show. There have been many rumours about […]
Music video for “Birth Of a New Age” released
The music video of the song “Birth Of a New Age”, which had its premiere on the 4th of March during the AVROTROS (Dutch Broadcaster) live stream, was released a yesterday. The video has been recorded in the national museum of The Netherlands, “Rijksmuseum” in Amsterdam. The viewer can definitely feel the atmosphere of the […]
Jury who chose Roxen’s Eurovision 2021 song has been revealed
This year we have seen the second Romanian national final, where the only artist was Roxen; however, this year there were six songs (demos), instead of five. The winning song, which is going to be “Alcohol You”‘s successor was chosen internally, only by the juries and without televoting. TVR (Romanian public broadcaster) has revealed the […]
Melodifestivalen: Andra Chansen duels revealed
Melodifestivalen reveals the duels for Andra Chansen A few minutes ago, just after the 4th semi final, Melodifestivalen posted on Instagram how the duels of Andra Chansen are going to look like: Alvaro Estrella with “Bailá Bailá” (3rd semi final) vs. Lillasyster with “Pretender” (1st semi final) Frida Green with “The Silence” (2nd semi final) […]
Il Volo and Diodato will perform at Sanremo 2021
Winners of the 65th edition of Sanremo festival (2015) Il Volo and the 70th edition (2020) winner, Diodato are going to perform during two nights of this year’s edition; Diodato during the first one, on the second of March, and the trio during the second one, on the third of March. It’s not a tradition, […]
Lesley Roy’s Eurovision 2021 entry release details revealed
This week, the Irish Public Broadcaster RTÉ announced some more details about their Eurovision 2021 song release, “Maps” by Lesley Roy. The artist, Lesley Roy, was chosen by the Irish broadcaster to represent them in 2020; so the way of releasing her song in 2021 will be very similar to her 2020 song release Firstly, […]
New theme music to be composed for Eurovision 2021
After the cancellation of Eurovision 2020, many people kept wondering: is Eurovision 2021 going to be an exact copy of the planned contest for the last year? The answer is no. The first example that comes to one’s mind is that the chosen songs from 2020 can’t take part in the competition this year. Even […]
DJ Pieter Gabriel to produce music for Eurovision 2021 opening sequence
This week it was announced, that 16-year-old DJ Pieter Gabriel, in co-operation with Eric van Tijn, Eurovision 2021’s Musical Director, is going to produce a remix for the flag parade, which will open the grand final of the show on the 22nd of May at 21.00CET. Despite Gabriel’s young age, he is a very experienced […]
Melodi Grand Prix 2021: final voting explained
This week, the Norwegian broadcaster NRK announced the voting system of the grand final Melodi Grand Prix 2021, which will take place on Saturday 20th of February at 19:55 CET. The viewers will be able to vote during all three stages of the show. During the first part of the show, which will be opened […]
Anxhela’s entry to be revamped ahead of Eurovision
On the 23rd of December 2020, the 59th Festivali i Këngës was won by Anxhela Peristeri and her song “Karma”. On the 15th of February, the artist posted on Twitter, that there is going to be a revamp of this song. Revamp is gonna be fire 🔥 — Anxhela Peristeri (@AnxhelaPeriste4) February 15, 2021 Her […]
Daði records the music video for Eurovision 2021 entry
On the 14th of February, Daði Freyr posted on Twitter, saying that he just started shooting a music video for the Icelandic Eurovision 2021 entry. On the Valentine’s day, it is also the anniversary of the music video of Freyr’s Think About Things, which was chosen to represent Iceland in the cancelled Eurovision 2020. During […]
Reports say these are the titles of the six potential songs for Azerbaijan
On the 7th of January, the Azerbaijani brodacaster – iTV has launched songs submissions for Samira Efendi’s entry for Eurovision 2021. Few days ago, it was announced that they narrowed the selection down to 6 songs. On the 9th of February, according to the Interntional Network of Fan Clubs of Eurovision (INFE) these six titles […]
Serbia to say Hasta La Vista to the national final for Hurricane?
On the 23rd of November 2020, Serbian group Hurricane were announced to represent their country in Eurovision 2021. They should have represented Serbia in 2020 (after winning Beovizja), however the contest had been cancelled, because of the pandemic, and they were unable to sing for Serbia in Rotterdam. On the 17th of December, RTS (Serbian […]
Dora 2021: voting system explained
A few days ago Croatian Broadcaster HRT revealed a new voting system for its national final, which will take place on the 13th of February. Fourteen songs will compete at this years DORA in Opatija to try and represent their country in Rotterdam. Jury and televoting will still have the same importance (50% Jury, 50% […]
Lithuania: Voldemars has a special question for his fans
Several days ago, Voldemars Petersons, participant of this year’s Lithuanian national final Pabandom iš Naujo, asked his fans, which version of my song “Never Fall For You Again” should be performed in the grand final on Saturday? Besides the original version, which could be heard during the first heat of the national final, Voldemars and […]
The Netherlands have chosen 30 candidates for Junior Eurovision 2021 national final
The Netherlands was one of the first countries which confirmed its participation at Junior Eurovision 2021. They did it even before the 2020 contest had taken place! At the end of September, a call for young Dutch artists was opened. Three-moths-lasting enrollment was closed at the end of 2020. Zapp (children’s department of the Dutch […]