Sep & Jasmijn get the dutch ticket to Junior Eurovision 2023!

Tonight marked the end of Junior Songfestival, the Dutch national final to select a representative for Nice 2023!  Stefania and Matheu hosted the final live from Ahoy, Sep & Jasmijn ended up as the big winner, triumphing with both juries as well as online voting with their song ‘Holding on to you’ The 4 amazing […]

Frida Gold will not participate in Unser Lied Für Liverpool tonight

Germany, Eurovision

The German national final for Eurovision 2023 is set to take place tonight live from Cologne. The band Frida Gold was set to participate with their song “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde” will not be able to compete due to illness of the lead singer Alina. Therefore, only 8 acts will take the stage.  […]

Aidan disqualified from MESC 2023

According to TVMnews, the news channel of Malta’s national broadcaster TVM, Aidan has been disqualified from MESC 2023, stating he breached the rules of the festival. TVM has stated Aidan broke the following rules: 5.3.  By participating in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, each applicant is accepting to be bound by these terms and […]

ERR reveals Eesti Laul final running order!

Just a week after the first semi-final, Estonian broadcaster ERR has revealed the running order for the final of Eesti Laul 2023, set to be held on 11 February 2023. Ti9ckets to the show, which will be held in the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn are available here! Eesti Laul 2023: the final 12 artists […]

These 2 acts complete the Eesti Laul final!

The two Eesti Laul 2023 semi-finals were held on Thursday and Saturday, from each show 5 songs qualified. After a lot of confusion, ERR announced a wildcard vote for the two remaining spots in the final! The voting opened shortly after the second semi-final, and closed just before the winner announcement today. The 2 lucky […]

Czech Republic reveals 5 Eurovision hopefuls!

The Czech Republic has revealed the 5 artists which will compete in their Live National final on the 30th of January! The winner will be decided by a combination of Czech public votes and International public votes, weighing 30% ad 70% respectively. Voting opens during the show and will close on 6 February 2023.  ESCZ […]

Estonia choses further five finalists for Eesti Laul!

The second semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 took place in the Viimsi Artium today. 10 artists took the stage. 4 qualifiers were selected by a combination of jury and televote, with an additional 1 being selected by televote only. The shows were hosted by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld. Eesti Laul legend Kerli was one of […]

Estonia chooses first five finalists for Eesti Laul!

The first semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 took place in the Viimsi Artium today. 10 artists took the stage. 4 qualifiers were selected by a combination of jury and televote, with an additional 1 being selected by televote only. The shows were hosted by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld. Eesti Laul 2023: the first 5 finalists […]

Eesti Laul 2023: 10 acts to complete the line-up announced

It’s finally Eesti Laul season and tonight’s the night where we findd out the final 10 Semi Finalists for the 2023 Estonian national final for Eurovision.  The first 10 acts have already been announced, let’s look back at who they are! The first 10 semi finalists are… Alika Milova – Bridges Wiiralt & Ultima Thule – […]

Saara Aalto to host Finnish show ‘Pränkkää’!

Eurovision 2018 star Saara Aalto will host the Finnish version of LOL: Last One Laughing, ‘Pränkkää’. The show in which Saara will prank Finnish celebrities, as well as the general public will be aired on Amazon Prime. ‘Pränkää’ will be Saara Aalto’s first own Tv-show. In the show Saara will be seen transforming into unrecognisable […]

Luna wins Junior Songfestival 2022 with La Festa!

Luna has won The Netherlands’ ticket to Junior Eurovision 2022! After a long search and a very exciting voting sequence! The big final was held this evening at the RTM stage in Rotterdam Ahoy. the show was hosted by Matheu, who represented The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision 2019 and Stefania, who was part of Kisses, […]

The Netherlands: Selection committee for Eurovision 2023 revealed

Netherlands

Just like the last few years, the dutch Eurovision entry will be selected by a panel consisting of several professionals. Earlier today, broadcaster AVROTROS has revealed the names of the selection committee for Eurovision 2023. Eric van Stade (CEO of AVROTROS), Cornald Maas (Eurovision expert and commentator) en Jan Smit (commentator and Eurovision 2020 & […]

David Charlin to represent Kazakhstan at Junior Eurovision 2022

Kazakhstsan's Junior Eurovision 2021 participants

Earlier today, Kazakh broadcaster Khabar confirmed their participation in Junior Eurovision, this upcoming December. International talent show Baqytty Bala was announced as the selection process. 21 participants from 8 countries participated in the gala, including Melanie Garcia who represented Spain in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. David Charlin from Kazakhstan has been given the […]

Listen to all Junior Songfestival 2022 songs here!

The road find the next Junior Eurovision representative for The Netherlands is well underway, with all the 4 competing songs having been released. The grand final is set to be held on 24 September at RTM Stage in Rotterdam Ahoy. You can get your hands on tickets here! As usual, the winner is set to be […]

Melodifestivalen 2022 Final lineup complete!

After 4 exciting heats, Tonight’s 4 qualifiers from the ‘Semifinal’ of Melodifestivalen have completed the full line-up of the Final, set to be held next week in Stockholm.  In tonight’s renewed show of Melodifestivalen’s second chance round, 8 acts fought for a place in the final. The 8 acts were decided into two groups of […]

S10 releases her Eurovision entry ‘De Diepte’

The Netherlands’ S10 has released her long-awaited Eurovision 2022 entry! The song is called ‘De Diepte’ which translates to ‘The Depth/The Deep’.  Who is S10? S10 is the artistic name of Stien den Hollander, a young artist internally selected to represent The Netherlands. The 21-year-oldsinger shares her personal stories through the music, rap and spoken word, and because […]

Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final running order revealed!

SVT has revealed the running order for the renewed format of the ‘second chance’ round, which will take place next Saturday in the Friends Arena in Stockholm. The 8 acts that qualified to the semi-final have been split up into two groups, instead of duels which was the case the past years. From each group, […]

Melodifestivalen Heat 1 results are in!

Sweden’s iconic Melodifestivalen kicked off tonight with it’s first heat live from The Avicii Arena in Stockholm where 7 acts took the stage fighting for a spot in the final or semi-final! The seven competing acts tonight were: Malou Prytz- “Bananas” Theoz – “Som du vill” Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels” Omar Rudberg – […]

Eesti Laul 2022: Who are the second semi final qualifiers?

The second semi-final of Eesti Laul, the Estonian selection for Eurovision 2022, was held in the Saaku Suurhall in Tallinn tonight. The show was hosted by singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog. The show was held without an audience to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The final will be held on Saturday 12 February, […]

Eesti Laul 2022 Semi-Final 1 results are in!

The first semi-final of Eesti Laul, the Estonian selection for Eurovision 2022 was held in the Saaku Suurhall in Tallinn tonight. The show was hosted by singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog. The show was held without an audience to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A final will be welcomed at the final on Saturday […]

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix semi final 3 results are in!

Tonight we saw the third semi final of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix, where Oda Gondrosen was crowned the winner, and given a spot in the final with her song “Hammer Of Thor”.  The show was broadcast live from H3 Arena in Fornebu, without an audience. Annika Momrak and Mikkel Niva all served as hosts for tonights show.  […]

Pabandom iš Naujo – Who are the qualifiers from heat two?

The Lithuanian pre-selection Pabandom iš Naujo! continued today. The heat was pre-recorded earlier this week and aired tonight, with it also being the first time we heard most of the songs publicly.  The hosts of the show were Giedrius Masalskis, Ieva Stasiulevičiūtė and Richardas Jonaitis. 6 of the 11 competing acts from tonight’s heat qualified to […]

UMK 2022 participants revealed!

After months of waiting, Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced the 7 acts in the running to become Blind Channels successor! Over the coming days, a song will be revealed each day. The final of UMK 2022 will is set to be held on 26 February. UMK 2022 participants Cyan kicks- Hurricane: 13/01 Bess- Ram pam […]

Aminata and Markus Riva among Latvia’s Supernova 2022 participants!

Latvian broadcaster LTV has announced 16 acts participating in Supernova 2022, all hoping to become the successor of Samanta Tina, who finished last with her song ‘The moon is rising’ in Rotterdam. The semi-final will be held on February 5th, with the final being on February 12! Supernova 2022 participants Bermudu Divstūris – BAD Markus […]

Eesti Laul Quarter Final 4 qualifiers announced!

The fourth and final quarter final of Eesti Laul 2022 has just come to an end, and we have a the last five qualifiers to add to the semi final line-up. Estonia’s Eurovision participant from 2016, Jüri Pootsmann and Eurovision icon Getter Jaani, who represented Estonia in 2011 were the hosts of the show, live from ERR […]

Eesti laul 2022 Quarter final 2 participants announced!

On tonight’s episode of the Estonian talkshow ‘Ringvaade’ the second set of participants of Eesti Laul, the Estonian National final were announced by Uku Suviste (Estonia 2020 & 2021) & Tanja (Estonia 2014) who will host the show on Saturday. Last week’s show saw the following 5 qualifiers: Jaagup Tuisk- Kui Vaid Evelin Samuel- Waterfall Stig […]

Eesti Laul 2022 Quarter final 1 participants revealed!

On tonight’s episode of the Estonian talkshow ‘Ringvaade’ the first 10 participants of Eesti Laul, the Estonian National final were announced by Tanel Padar and Eda-Ines Etti, who will host the show on Saturday.  Eesti Laul 2021 Quarter Final 1 participants  Jaagup Tuisk- Kui Vaid Boamadu- Mitte kauaks  Evelin Samuel- Waterfall Fiona and me- Feel like […]

Nikoloz Kajaia wins Georgia’s ticket to Junior Eurovision 2021!

Nikoloz Kajaia has won Georgia’s ‘Ranina’ and is set to represent the country at Junior Eurovision 2021 in Paris! After 9 shows 3 singers were left in the race to represent Georgia. these were: Barbare Makhatadze (3rd place) Gega Shonia (2nd place) Nikoloz Kajaia (1st place) The winner was chosen by 100% jury voting. The […]

Festivali I Këngës 60 Participants announced!

Since their debut in 2004, Albania has used their music festival ‘Festivali I Këngës’ to select their Eurovision entry. This will be no different this year. Today Albanian broadcaster RTSH has announced the competing artists that are in the race to represent the country in Turin. Among these are some familiar faces for those who […]

19 Countries ready to Imagine at Junior Eurovision 2021!

With The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 being a couple months away, the EBU has announced that 19 countries will be taking part in the competition!  The 19 participants include multiple come-backs. Last year’s debut country Germany will once again make its appearance in Paris. Albania, Armenia Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia and Portugal, who all […]

Simon Cowell will no longer help choosing Israel’s next Eurovision act!

A few months ago, it was announced that the next season of The X Factor Israel will choose the next Israeli representative for Eurovision. Initially Simon Cowell, creator of the contest’s format, was announced as one of the judges, however now it has been announced he will no longer serve as a judge on the […]

Hooverphonic release Eurovision 2021 song ‘The Wrong Place’

Hooverphonic, the band who was set to represent Belgium at Eurovision 2020 with vocalist Luka Cruysberghs were selected internally to represent Belgium at Eurovision 2021. Earlier it was announced that vocalist Luka would be replaced by former member Geike Arnaert.  Hooverphonic will perform the song ‘The Wrong Place’  was released on the radio station MNM.  The song […]

Slovenia’s Ana Soklič talks about the meaning behind ‘Amen’

On the Slovenian morning talk show Vikend Paket Ana Soklič, who will represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2021 with her song ‘Amen’ spoke about the personal meaning of her song. Ana revealed the message of the song is about Love, and about never giving up. however, she also stated she doesn’t like to put her own meaning to […]

Tornike will sing to ‘You’ at Eurovision 2021!

Georgia’s Tornike Kipiani, who was set to represent Georgia at Eurovision 2020, was announced as Georgia’s Eurovision 2021 representative earlier in 2020, and now it has been announced he will sing the song ‘You’ which was written by himself.  The song ‘You’ is described as a mic of rock, pop-rock and blues-rock. The Gori Girl’s choir, Aleko […]

Erika Vikman to perform at UMK 2021!

A woman in red striking a pose for a picture.

Finnish broadcaster YLE  has announced that last year’s UMK fan-favourite Erika Vikman will perform at the opening act of next Saturday’s UMK show. Last year Erika Vikman finished second with her song ‘Cicciolina‘.  It has also been announced Erika will be keeping company on the live chat before the show starts.  Next Saturday Finland will […]

Vasil to sing Here I Stand at Eurovision 2021!

Vasil will sing his song Here I Stand at Eurovision 2021 for North Macedonia! Last year he was set to sing You at Eurovision, but the contest was cancelled, Back in January it was revealed that Vasil would represent the country again in 2021. Stay tuned for the release of his song! About his song Vasil says:  […]

1000th Melodifestivalen song to be performed next Saturday!

SVT’s Melodifestivalen expert Gustav Dahlander has announced that WAHL feat. SAMI will be the 1000th Melodifestivalen act ever to take the stage since the first contest in 1959.  The second heat of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen will take place next Saturday. 2 acts will join Danny Saucedo and Arvingarna in the Final, and 2 other acts will advance to the […]

Ireland opens submissions for Junior Eurovision 2021!

A young girl in a blue dress singing into a microphone with grace and passion.

Irish broadcaster TG4 has confirmed participation in Junior Eurovision 2021, and opened submissions. To apply you need to be aged between 9 and 14, and you do not need an original song. The submissions will close on the 19th of March 2021.  Ireland was due to participate at Junior Eurovision 2020, however, they withdrew due […]

NRK reveals final 4 MGP 2021 acts!

Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the final 4 acts which will be participating in the fifth semi-final on Satuday! They will be battling for the 11th spot in the grand final which will be held on 20 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold […]

Ana’s song for Rotterdam has been chosen!

A woman in a white dress serenading into a microphone.

Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has announced that Ana Soclič’ song for Eurovision has been chosen. The song was chosen from 191 submissions. The song will be presented in the show ‘EMA 2021’ on February 27. The show will be hosted by Lea Sirk and Nejc Šmit.  Not much has been announced on the chosen song, apart […]

UMK 2021 stage design revealed!

Finnish broadcaster YLE has revealed the stage design for UMK 2021, which is set to take place on February 20 2021. The stage was designed by Ari Levelä. The 7 participating acts are: Laura – ‘Play’ Ilta – ‘Kelle mä soitan’ Oskr – ‘Lie’ Teflon Brothers X Pandora – ‘I Love You’ Aksel – ‘Hurt’ Danny […]

NRK reveals acts for MGP semi-final 4!

Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the 4 acts which will be participating in the fourth semi-final on Satuday! They will be battling for the next spot in the grand final which will be held on 20 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold duel, […]

professional jury to select Go_A’s Eurovision song!

Some time ago it was announced that Go_A, the band who was set to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2020, would represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2021. It has now been announced that an expert jury will select the song. The jury consists of: Jamala – singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016; Yevhen Filatov – […]

NRK reports voting problems in first two shows of MGP 2021

Norwegian broadcaster NRK has admitted that during the first two shows of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 technical difficulties occurred during the voting.  The issue is said to result in some votes not being counted. NRK stated that, because the issue only affected users of older Android and IOS operating systems, the impact was very small, […]

TRM confirms Natalia Gordienko for Eurovision 2021!

TRM, the Moldovan broadcaster have just revealed that Natalia Gordienko will be representing them at Eurovision 2021! Despite having already confirmed her coming back in her Instagram Bio, Natalia Gordienko had not been officially announced as Moldova’s representative by TRM, until now. In a statement the broadcaster said Natalia will present a new song and staging […]

NRK reveals next 4 acts for MGP!

Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the next 4 acts  for Saturday’s show. They will be battling for the next spot in the grand final which will be held on 30 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold duel, then both songs will perform again, […]

NRK reveals 4 more artists for MGP 2021!

Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the next 4 acts  for Saturday’s show. They will be battling for the next spot in the grand final which will be held on 20 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold duel, then both songs will perform again, […]