BNT launch website for public feedback on VICTORIA’s Eurovision 2021 song selection
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have revealed the website for the public to leave their thoughts on VICTORIA’s possible Eurovision 2021 entries. The platform allows you to say whether you like or dislike each song, and then write your thoughts. You can do so by following this link. BNT have launched this platform to aid them in […]
It’s James Newman for the UK!
British broadcaster the BBC alongside record label BMG have revealed this morning that James Newman has once again been internally selected to represent the UK at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Since 2020, the BBC have been in partnership with BMG for selecting Eurovision artists and their songs. A song name is yet to be […]
ERR reveals all semi final interval acts for Eesti Laul 2021
Estonian broadcaster ERR have announced all semi final interval acts for Eesti Laul 2021, and have confirmed that stage construction is well underway in Tallinn for the competition. Semi final one will take place on February 18th and the interview acts will be Beebilõust, alongside former Eesti Laul contestant and winner Elina Born and rapper […]
First six finalists for Eesti Laul 2021 have been chosen!
After tonight’s first semi final for Eesti Laul 2021, six lucky contestants won their pass to the Grand Final on March 6th. Twelve artists competed in the first semi final in total, with six advancing to the final after being chosen by jury and televote. Beebilõust was the interval act for tonight’s show alongside Elina […]
Inspired by the winter snow? Naviband release new single ‘Снег’!
Naviband, who represented Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, have released a new single Sneg which translates in English to Snow. This is the band’s latest release after singles Inshymi and Devochka v belom in September 2020. Navidband are known Europe-wide for their unique indie sound, and for releasing songs in both their native Belarusian and Russian. You can watch […]
She’s already sweet enough! Natalia Gordienko will sing ‘Sugar’ at Eurovision 2021
Natalia Gordienko has announced via her official Instagram that she will be singing Sugar at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, flying the flag for her home country Moldova. It’s still uncertain when we will hear Sugar for the first time, but Natalia hinted in her Instagram post that it would be in Spring. View this post on […]
Samanta Tīna films music video for her Eurovision 2021 song!
Latvian representative Samanta Tīna has recorded the official music video for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest this May. Filming completed on the music video this week, and Samanta posted pictures and videos of the filming on her Instagram account, showing the main scene as a warehouse. Along with her signature oversized hat, Samanta was wearing […]
ERR reveal additional details about Eesti Laul 2021
Estonian national broadcaster ERR have announced additional details in regard to COVID-19 restrictions impacting Eesti Laul 2021, including if a contestant falls ill. It has already been stated that there will be no live audience for either semi finals or the grand final for the Estonian Eurovision national final this year, and all contestants will […]
Running order for Festival da Canção is revealed!
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has announced the running order for the semi finals of Portugal’s national fina, Festival da Canção. The first semi final is due to take place on February 20th with The Black Mamba as the opening act, and the second semi final is on February 27th and will be closed by NEEV. Jorge […]
Eesti Laul 2021 – Who are the semi-finalists?
Tere Eurovoxxers! The popular Estonian national final, Eesti Laul, is creeping closer and closer, its now under a week away! The semi-finals are due to take place on February 18th and 20th, the Grand Final is scheduled to take place at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn on March 6th, hosted by comedian Tõnis Niinemets and […]
Victoria announces the titles of her potential Eurovision 2021 entries!
Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 representative Victoria has already revealed that her upcoming EP A Little Dramatic will have her potential Eurovision entry in the track list, and today she has released the names of the tracks on the EP via Instagram! In late 2020, Victoria announced that her single UGLY CRY would also be in the running of potential […]
A virtual press centre is being created for Eurovision 2021
Tech company Let’s Get Digital have been announced as the organisation that will be creating a virtual press centre for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. The virtual press centre is being created for journalists who want to cover the contest, but are not able to be there in person due to coronavirus restrictions. Babet Verstappen, […]
Koit Toome talks about Eurovision 1998 and stage fright!
During an interview with Estonian radio station Raadio 2, singer Koit Toome revealed that representing Estonia at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest helped him to combat stage fright. Speaking about his first performance at Pärnu Embankment, he explained: “I remember that after my first performance at the Pärnu Embankment, I thought that I can’t do […]
Blas Cantó recorded 10 songs for Eurovision 2021 selection
Spanish Eurovision 2021 representative Blas Cantó has revealed that he recorded 10 songs, before two were shortlisted for a national final. Cantó explained that 10 songs were in contention for the Spanish national final due to take place later this month, however all but two were dropped as they were ‘too radio formulated’ and ‘not […]
Jury to be expanded for Pabandom iš naujo final on Saturday
Lithuanian broadcaster LRT have revealed that the voting jury will be expanded for the Pabandom iš naujo final on Saturday. In previous years, a jury of five voters have helped to pick the nations Eurovision entry, however this year there is expected to be eight jury members voting for the Eurovision 2021 participant for Lithuania. […]
San Marino to release Eurovision 2021 entry on February 23rd
The official twitter account for San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest announced today that the Sammarinese entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be released on February 23rd. The song will be performed by Italian singer Senhit, who was due to represent San Marino at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with Freaky! after […]
Eurovision 1996 host Morten Harket is Viking on the Masked Singer UK!
Eurovision 1996 host and A-ha frontman Morten Harket was unmasked tonight on the Masked Singer UK as Viking! Morten Harket hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 held in Oslo alongside Ingvild Bryn following Secret Garden’s win in 1995 with Nocturne. Morten Harket is also known internationally as the frontman of pop band A-ha, who were […]
Efendi’s song for Azerbaijan will be released in March
It has been revealed that the Azerbaijani entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be released in March. The vocal coach who has been working with performer Efendi has said that expect to hear the entry in the second week of March. The song selection submissions for the Azerbaijani entry are still open until […]
Bulgaria will take public feedback into account for 2021 entry
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have announced that they will be taking public feedback into consideration when they decide Victoria’s entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Rotterdam this May. It was revealed this morning that the public will be able to provide feedback on the contending songs. There will be an […]
All the glitz and glam! Head Stylist for Eurovision 2021 talks costumes for the contest
As soon as you hear ‘Eurovision’ and ‘costumes’ you’ll more than likely instantly think of two things – glitz and glamour! The head stylist for the 2021 contest set to be held in Rotterdam this May, Diek Pothoven, has spoken on a Dutch radio program Never Sleep Again about his vision for the 65th edition of […]
It’s getting closer! Running orders for the Eesti Laul 2021 semi finals are revealed
Estonian broadcaster ERR have revealed the running orders for both semi finals of Eesti Laul 2021. The 24 semi finalists will compete in two semi finals on February 18th and 20th, with 12 artists battling it out in each one for a place in the Grand Final. 6 artists from each semi final will advance […]
Who’s joining Tõnis as the second Eesti Laul 2021 host? Find out here!
Tõnis Niinemets will be joined by fellow Estonian television presenter Grete Kuld at Eesti Laul 2021! Tõnis revealed his co-host for the Estonian selection next March on a special new years eve program and said “I understood tandems work when Grete is part of it.” Grete expressed her excitement at the role alongside Tõnis, but […]
‘Karma’ is to remain in Albanian at Eurovision 2021!
Festivali i Këngës 59 winner and Albania’s Eurovision 2021 representative Anxhela Peristeri has answered the question we’ve all been asking since she claimed her victory – Will Karma be translated into English for Eurovision? The answer is no, Karma will be remaining in Albanian! In an interview with Eurovision Buddies, Anxhela explained that she had always thought if […]
20 songs were in the running for 2021 Swiss Eurovision entry
Switzerland’s Eurovision 2021 participant Gjon’s Tears has revealed in an interview with TopRadio Albania that 20 songs were written for his entry at next year’s contest in Rotterdam. In the later part of this year, Gjon’s Tears has already announced on social media that his 2021 song has been chosen, but we are still yet […]
Back in the office! Netta releases new EP ‘The Best of Netta’s Office Volume 1’
Eurovision 2018 winner Netta Barzilai has released her new EP The Best of Netta’s Office Volume 1. The EP consists of 6 covers of well known songs including Blue by Eiffel 65 and Barbie Girl by Aqua. As this is Volume 1 of the EP, we can expect more new music from Netta in the future! You can listen to The Best of Netta’s […]
RTVSLO prepared to delay Slovenian song selection under ‘Scenario D’
Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO have revealed that if ‘Scenario D’ happens out of the four possible scenarios that depend on the pandemic, they are prepared to push back their song selection show as far as possible. In an interview with Humans of Eurovision on YouTube, Slovenian Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest Aleksander Radić […]
RTSH reveal Festivali i Këngës finalists
Albanian broadcaster RTSH has revealed the 18 finalists of the 59th Festivali i Këngës, who will be battling it out for the honour of representing Albania at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest due to be held in Rotterdam next May. The first semi final was held last night, December 21, and the second acoustic semi […]
Shhh! Ott Lepland teams up with Púr Múdd on new single ‘Vaikida Võib’
Eurovision 2012 participant for Estonia, Ott Lepland, has teamed up with Estonian house duo Púr Múdd. Vaikida Võib is Púr Múdd’s first ever single in Estonian – and who else better is there to sing it than Ott Lepland himself? Púr Múdd participated at Eesti Laul in 2016 with Meet Halfway and performed as an interval act […]
Taking the ‘Slow Lane’ for Christmas? James Newman releases new single with Armin Van Buuren!
The UK’s Eurovision 2020 participant James Newman has teamed up with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren on new single Slow Lane. The single is written by both James Newman and Armin van Buuren, alongside song writers Benno De Goeij, Taylor Ann Fowlis and Alan Walker. James has previously collaborated with Armin van Buuren on Therapy and High On Your Love. James […]
Samanta Tīna’s Eurovision 2021 entry will be released in January!
Latvia’s Eurovision 2021 entry is set to be revealed next month – definitely the good start to 2021 that we needed! It has been chosen out of eleven potential entries for participant Samanta Tīna produced throughout the year in song writing camps. Notable participants of the camp include Animata who represented Latvia at the Eurovision […]
Martin Österdahl discusses four possible scenarios for Eurovision 2021
Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest Martin Österdahl has discussed four possible scenarios regarding how the 2021 contest in Rotterdam will take place, all depending on where we are at with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. All four scenarios depend on epidemiological data. What are the most likely scenarios? Österdahl has revealed that the most […]
Eden Alene’s 3 songs in the final of ‘Our Song For Eurovision’ are to be revealed on January 3rd
The final 3 songs that performed by Eden Alene that will be competing in the Israeli national final Our Song For Eurovision will be revealed on January 3rd 2021. After 11 days of online voting between nine potential songs, the votes are being counted and tallied. Two out of the three songs advancing to the […]
Festival da Canção 2021 semi final line-ups have been drawn!
It has been revealed by Portuguese broadcaster RTP who will be competing in which semi final for the 2021 edition of Festival da Canção. The winner of Festival da Canção will go onto represent Portugal at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Rotterdam next May. Ten artists will perform in each […]
Elina Nechayeva releases new single ‘Dans Mes Rêves’
Estonian soprano Elina Nechayeva has released her stunning new single Dans Mes Rêves just in time for Christmas. This is her third studio single, and the first in French. Her previous singles La voce dell’alba and La Forza have both been in Italian. She announced the single’s release on her Instagram page with a very ‘winter wonderland’ photo to match! View […]
Rise like a Phoenix! Elina Nechayeva unmasked as Fööniks on Maskis Laulja
Tonight, we had the Grand Final of Maskis Laulja, the Estonian adaptation of the popular celebrity singing competition The Masked Singer. In the final three we had Draakon, who sang a medley from The Sound Of Music, Fööniks who sang Never Enough from The Greatest Showman and Polaarhunt, who sang Born This Way by Lady Gaga. Unmasked first and subsequently in third place was […]
Eesti Laul 2021 has begun! All 24 songs and music videos have been revealed
Tonight, we finally got to hear all 24 competing songs and watch their music videos in Estonian Eurovision selection contest, Eesti Laul. We have a very diverse range of genres, and even languages this year which will prove interesting in the February 2021 semi finals who will prevail and proceed to the Grand Final on […]
Christmas with you! Stig Rästa releases festive single “Jõulud sinuga”
Eesti Laul veteran and Estonian music legend Stig Rästa has released a heartwarmingly wholesome festive song, Jõulud sinuga which translates into English to Christmas with you. The official music video to Jõulud sinuga is currently a photo of a loved-up couple in the middle of a snow storm, with the beautiful lyrics of the song surrounding […]
CYBC set to announce the Cypriot entry for Eurovision on November 25th!
After a meeting with the board of directors at the Cypriot broadcaster CYBC, it has been announced that we will have confirmation of who they will be sending to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on November 25th. CYBC have already announced the artistic director for their 2021 entry, and it happens to be Austrian […]
Me Vale! Miki Núñez releases second studio album ‘Iceberg’
Miki Núñez has released his second studio album titled Iceberg. Miki’s first studio album, Amuza, was a success not only in Spain where it reached the top spot in the charts, but also across Europe due to it’s catchy lyrics and wholesome tunes. Similar to his first album, Iceberg features songs both in Spanish and […]
Up to six songs will compete in an internal selection for Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 entry!
Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 entrant Victoria has revealed that a maximum of six songs will be contested in an internal selection for the Bulgarian Eurovision 2021 entry. Victoria was due to represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year in Rotterdam with ‘Tears Getting Sober’ and was a firm favourite for the win, but […]
Blas Cantó set to propose 4 songs for Eurovision 2021!
According to Eurovision Spain, Blas Cantó will be proposing four different songs to Spanish broadcaster TVE and also Warner Music for his Eurovision 2021 entry. The four potential entries are said to be close to the style of Cantó’s previous music. However, it has been confirmed that one of the four songs will not be […]
‘A Christmas Night To Remember’ – The Mamas release a new Christmas single!
Melodifestivalen 2020 winners The Mamas have just released their first Christmas single, ‘A Christmas Night To Remember’. After providing backing vocals for John Lundvik at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Too Late For Love’, The Mamas decided to stick together and make more music. The Mamas have released five singles since their 2019 debut […]
Truth or a Beautiful Lie? Jaagup Tuisk rumoured to be directing Uku Suviste’s music video for Eesti Laul 2021
Excited speculation surrounds the rumour regarding Jaagup Tuisk of Eesti Laul 2020 potentially directing Uku Suviste’s Eesti Laul 2021 music video. Jaagup was hailed a favourite during Eesti Laul 2020 with his entry ‘Beautiful Lie’ which was accompanied by a theatrical performance and music video. ‘Beautiful Lie’ finished 2nd in the Eesti Laul 2019 superfinal, […]
From Troubled Waters to Longing For Christmas! Victor Crone releases festive single
Victor Crone has released a festive revamp of one of his previous singles “These Days”, adding “Longing for Christmas” onto the title to get into the festive theme. Announcing the news on his social media platforms, a music video soon accompanied the festive track on YouTube. If you’re a fan of Estonian music, you may […]
Uku Suviste chosen on merit to compete in Eesti Laul 2021
Tomi Rahula, who is the Estonian Head of Delegation and producer of Eesti Laul, has confirmed that Uku Suviste was chosen to compete in Eesti Laul 2021 on merit by the committee. During Ringvaade, an evening news programme in Estonia, Rahula explained that Uku was promised a place in the 2021 edition of Eesti Laul […]
He’s running into fire! Uku Suviste releases new single “Torman Tulle”
Eesti Laul 2020 winner Uku Suviste has released a new single ahead of his Eesti Laul 2021 song release next month. “Torman Tulle”, meaning “I’m running into fire” is Uku’s second single after his win at the Estonian Eurovision selection. Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Uku was unable to go ahead and represent […]
Final 12 Eesti Laul 2021 semi-finalists announced!
Tonight on Estonian evening news programme, Ringvaade, ERR announced a further 12 semifinalists for the Eesti Laul 2021 contest, completing the 24 act lineup. Just 12 of these acts will make it through to the Grand Final, where we will find out who’ll be flying the Estonian flag at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 held […]
Zdravo Dora 2021! Here’s what we know so far about the Croatian selection
Croatian broadcaster HRT have announced the dates for the much anticipated Eurovision selection for the 2021 on test due to be held in Rotterdam. The final of Dora will be held in Opatija, and entries to the selection will be open from the 26th October until the 10th December 2020. Head of the Croatian delegation, […]