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 […]
Italy: News on Sanremo Giovani 2023 and Amadeus’ role as Artistic Director
Earlier this week, Rai released the set of rules for the Sanremo Giovani 2023 competition. Here’s what we know so far: Only 12 songs, out of all those that are going to be submitted between the 15th of June and the 15th of October, will be chosen by the Artistic Director and a Musical Committee, […]
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 […]
Blanca Paloma and Universal Music partner up for her first album
Blanca Paloma has revealed the news a debute album is on the way! And he is really pulling out the big guns for this one. For her first recording album, the Spanish singer will work with Universal Music, one of the worlds biggest record labels in the world. YA ES OFICIAL! Estoy trabajando en mi […]
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 […]
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 […]
Loreen breaks records with No.2 UK hit, and leads UK chart assault as other acts from Eurovision 2023 hit Top 10!
Two-time Eurovision winner Loreen scores second Top 3 UK single as Eurovision 2023 acts including Käärijä, Alessandra Mele and Mae Muller all score Top 10 success! The impact of hosting Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine has been felt on the Official UK Singles Chart announced today, with Loreen leading the contest’s attack […]
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 […]
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 […]
BREAKING NEWS: Eurovision 2024 welcomes back an old friend!
We don’t know the host city, not even the country Eurovision will be held in, but we have the first confirmation of a participating country in Eurovision 2024 and it is.. (drumroll please) …Luxembourg! The small Country is set to come back after 30 years since its last participation in the contest, and 40 years […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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: Remaining Big 5 countries draw their halves of the final!
PHOTO CREDIT: Chloe Hashemi, Corinne Cumming & Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU The Big 5 draw their half in the running order today! The Big 5 and Ukraine’s second rehearsals are ongoing and we now know which halves the remaining the Big 5 countries will be performing in. The remaining Big 5 countries, France, Germany, […]
Ukrainian 2004 Eurovision winner Ruslana to join the Grand Final lineup
Ukrainian singer Ruslana, who, in 2004, became the first Eurovision winner for her country with the song Wild Dances, has been announced to make an appearance during the Grand Final show. She will feature in a pre-recorded performance filmed in Kyiv, that is going to highlight once again this year’s theme, United by music. https://youtu.be/VD6of9YQMMc […]
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) […]
North Macedonia among the broadcasting non-participating Eurovision countries
As we all know, the Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest music competition on earth. Even though an impressive number of 37 countries are participating this year, the viewership of the contest goes way beyond these ones. Many non-participating countries also broadcast at least the final show on May 13th. Some of them also show […]
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 ♬ […]
A family affair! Albina & Familija Kelmendi wrap up their first rehearsal
Albina & Familija Kelmendi have given us a very fiery first rehearsal in Liverpool! A family that prays together stays together… and sings together! Albina & Familija Kelmendi have had their first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. @eurovision Albina and her fam bring fire, flames, and feels! 🔥🔥🔥🇦🇱 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Albina Kelmendi […]
Like An Animal! Piqued Jacks bring the colour to their first rehearsal
Seeing red! Piqued Jacks have just completed their first rehearsal for Eurovision 2023. Piqued Jacks are every bit the rock stars on the Eurovision 2023 stage as they have just finished rehearsing “Like An Animal”. @eurovision Full of rizz, you can smell their stage presence a mile off! 🇸🇲 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Piqued Jacks ♬ original […]
It’s a moody affair for Iru as she completes her first rehearsal
Georgia are giving us all the feels with their first rehearsal. It’s dark, it’s moody, it’s haunting, it’s “Echo” from Iru on the Eurovision 2023 stage. @eurovision This thing is known…Iru’s first rehearsal was breathtaking 🫢 🇬🇪 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @IruKhechanovi ♬ original sound – Eurovision Iru is alone on stage, wearing a beautiful long, flowing […]
Joker Out pass the vibe check as they smash their first rehearsal!
Joker Out are in the house and they have pulled it out of the bag for their first rehearsal! The boys from Slovenia have delivered a very impressive first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. @eurovision Joker Out truly did seize the day! 😉 🇸🇮 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Joker Out Official ♬ original sound […]
Poland’s Blanka brings dance breaks and dress reveals during her first rehearsal
Blanka is ticking all the boxes on the Eurovision staging bingo card! The best way to describe this performance is the use Blanka’s lyrics: “it’s kinda crazy”! @eurovision Dance break? ✅ Dress reveal? ✅ Tropical vibes? ✅ Blanka slayed 💅 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @blikeblanka ♬ original sound – Eurovision Blanka isn’t performing solo for this one […]
Victor Vernicos and his clones take to the stage for their first rehearsal
Victor Vernicos has taken to the stage for his first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena. Is one Victor Vernicos not enough? Well don’t worry, as you’ll be seeing a lot more of Victor in his Eurovision 2023 performance. @eurovision 16 years old and already an absolute KING of the stage 🤩👑🇬🇷 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Victor […]
Alika is a vision of blue beauty as she takes to the stage for her first rehearsal
Alika is back with another beautifuly haunting performance of “Bridges”. The Estonian singer is looking beautiful in blue on the Eurovision 2023 stage for her first rehearsal. @eurovision No pretending, Alika and her haunted piano hit all the right notes 🎹🇪🇪 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Alika Milova ♬ original sound – Eurovision With similar vibes to that […]
Bringing lots of P-P-P-Power to the stage! Iceland’s Diljá completes her first rehearsal!
Diljá is taking her flowers, and she’s putting on the LED wall at Eurovision! Iceland’s Diljá is leaving us all exhausted with the amount of energy she has in her first rehearsal. @eurovision Diljá’s holds all the POWER of this stage 🇮🇸 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Diljá Pétursdóttir ♬ original sound – Eurovision Overall, the performance has […]
Andrew Lambrou brings the fire and the rain to his first rehearsal
Andrew Lambrou has given us a very powerful rendition of “Break A Broken Heart” for his first rehearsal. He can’t break a broken heart, but he can deliver a solid Eurovision performance! That’s right, it’s a wrap on Andrew Lambrou’s first rehearsal. @eurovision Red lights, flashes, Andrew Lambrou rises out of the ashes ☄️🇨🇾 #Eurovision2023 […]
It’s fun and it’s fabulous! Gustaph shines bright in his first rehearsal!
Gustaph has arrived for his first rehearsal, and it’s all Because of You! As Gustaph once said, “well, life is too short and we sure got to celebrate”, and that is exactly what he and his team have done on the Eurovsion stage today! @eurovision The party gets started in Liverpool and it’s all because […]
It’s rock, it’s yellow, it’s Theodor! Romania wraps up first rehearsal for Eurovision 2023
Theodor is rocking in yellow for his first rehearsal! Romania have provided us with a very different type of performance of Theodor from what we have seen previously. @eurovision Yes to the yellow, yes to the Pikachu socks, yes to Theodor 💛🇷🇴 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Theodor Andrei ♬ original sound – Eurovision Theodor Andrei has treated […]
Brunette is like an Armenian Goddess as she shines in first rehearsal
Brunette is positively glowing in her first rehearsal of “Future Lover”. Despite being dressed in all white, Brunette has provided one of the more colourful performances of Eurovision 2023, thanks to a psychadelic platform! @eurovision Brunette decided to be good…and she did good! 😍🔮🇦🇲 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Brunette ♬ original sound – Eurovision Brunette, in a […]
Pink skies, red wine, and a great first rehearsal from Reiley!
Reiley has had a very successful first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena. Reiley might be scared of breaking your heart, but he’s not scared of performing on the Eurovision stage as he’s nailed his first rehearsal! @eurovision Dazzling Denmark ✨🇩🇰 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Rei ♬ original sound – Eurovision Just like Czechia, Reiley from The […]
It’s crazy, it’s party! Käärijä brings his all to the stage for his first rehearsal
Käärijä is definetley ready to Cha Cha Cha at Eurvovision as he’s just wrapped up his first rehearsal! Do you like party? Do you like crazy? Well you’ve come to right place as Käärijä is on hand to deliver these to you, in the form of his Eurovision 2023 performance. @eurovision It was crazy. It […]
Chasing highs and burning daylight: Mia and Dion complete their first rehearsal
Mia and Dion have provided us with a very promising first rehearsal. The Dutch duo have just taken to the stage for their first rehearsal, and have impressed everyone with their performance. @eurovision Haunting, mesmerising, and enchanting stuff from Mia & Dion 🥺🧡 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Mia Nicolai @Dion Cooper ♬ original sound – Eurovision Mia […]
Pretty in pink! Vesna take to the stage for their first rehearsal
Vesna have charmed us all with their first rehearsal of “My Sister’s Crown”. The girls of Vesna look every bit beautiful and pretty in pink for their Eurovision 2023 performance. @eurovision All you need is love 💚🇦🇿 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Tural Turan ♬ original sound – Eurovision We can see the girls of Vesna all dressed […]
TuralTuranX tell us more about their first rehearsal in Liverpool
TuralTuranX have transported us back to the 70s with their first reharsal Twin brothers Tural and Turan have delivered a very lovely and laid back performance of “Tell Me More”. @eurovision All you need is love 💚🇦🇿 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Tural Turan ♬ original sound – Eurovision The boys have charmed us all with their first […]
Noa Kirel gives phenomen-phenomen-phenomenal first rehearsal!
The Unicorn has arrived! Noa Kirel and her dancers have wowed us all with their first rehearsal. The Israeli singer has shown Europe (and Australia) just how much of a superstar she is, as she has got her Eurovision journey in Liverpool off to a great start with her first rehearsal. @eurovision We DEFINITELY saw […]
She’s done it again! Loreen impresses with first rehearsal of “Tattoo”
Loreen is back, and she is back with a bang! Loreen has marked a triumphant return to Eurovision with an incredible first rehearsal at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. @eurovision Loreen ✅ Lightbox ✅ Liverpool ✅ #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Loreen ♬ original sound – Eurovision Loreen and her “sandwich maker” have made it all the […]