Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 songs revealed
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has released the 10 songs competing in Söngvakeppnin 2023 The 5 acts competing in the first semifinal are: Bragi – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér / Sometimes the World´s Against You MÓA – Glötuð ást / Loose this dream Benedikt – Þora / Brave Face Celebs – Dómsdagsdans / Doomsday Dancing Diljá – Lifandi […]
Norway: The qualifiers from Melodi Grand Prix Heat 3 announced
The stage is set for a thrilling grand final in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix next week as the final 3 qualifiers have been announced! The final seven acts in the contest took part tonight in Heat 3, and the three who received the highest amount of televotes advanced to the final. They are: Eline Thorp […]
Moldova: Sunstroke Project top Etapa Națională auditions ranking
Moldovan broadcaster TRM have announced the 10 qualifiers for the Etapa Națională 2023 final, including 2010 and 2017 Eurovision participants Sunstroke Project. The duo topped the rankings of the audition process taking place today, with their song “Yummy Mummy“. The full list of qualifiers are: Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mummy” Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele și […]
Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023: The Heat 2 qualifiers are…
Tonight the second heat of Lithuania’s national final Pabandom iš Naujo (Lets Try Again) kicked off with another 15 hopeful artists competing for 10 spots in one of the semi finals. The show was pre-recorded on the 24th January, hosted by Giedrius Masalskis, Augustė Nombeko and Richardas Jonaitis, filmed at the LRT Studios in Vilnius. […]
PZE23: running order and song release date revealed!
Here comes some news from Serbia! RTS, national broadcaster, has released today the running order for semifinals which will take place on March 1st and 2nd as well as the song release date. This is the official running order: Semi-Final 1 / March 1st : Mattia Zanatta i Angela Kassiani – Novi svetmusic: Michele Boniventolyrics: […]
Germany reveals the shortlisted 8 entries for the German National Final
Update from Germany: The 8 entries that participate in the German National Final ‘Unser Song Für Liverpool’ have been revealed! Artists from all over Germany had applied with their videos to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. A jury selected the 8 best songs from all applications, the 9th song will be chosen […]
Aiden received multiple warnings over breaking MESC rules before disqualification
It has been confirmed that Aidan received multiple warnings over rule breaking in MESC 2023 before he was disqualified. As was confirmed on January 23rd, Aidan was disqualified from MESC 2023 as he had broken two rules in relation to promotion of himself as an MESC act, his song and performance. As of today, it […]
Two songs disqualified from Moldovan national final
After the news of Aifden’s disqualification on MESC, the news of two Moldovan disqualifications came to life. Unfortunately “Squeeze Paradise” by NÖRDIKA and the duet sung by Massimo Sinceri and DA-MUSE have been excludes from the Moldovan national final, Etapa Naţională 2023 (The National Stage 2023). What happend and why are these songs disquaified? Why […]
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 […]
Norway: Songs for Heat Three of MGP 2023 are revealed!
Songs that will fight for the spot in the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 in Heat Three are released!
Elsie Bay, Jone and Swing It qualified to the Grand Final of Norwegian MGP 2023!
The second semi-final of Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has just finished and we have our next 3 finalist. Out of 6 participants, only half them managed to stand out enough to advance to the grand finale of Melodi Grand Prix Norsk 2023. The next 3 finalist are : Elsie Bay “Love […]
Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023: The Heat 1 qualifiers are…
It’s that time again! It’s late January and Lithuania are starting their five-show Eurovision selection process – Pabandom Iš Naujo! (Lets Try Again!). Tonight the first heat kicked off with 15 hopeful artists competing for 10 spots in one of the semi finals. The show was pre-recorded on the 17th January, hosted by Giedrius Masalskis, […]
Tonight: Melodi Grand Prix continues with heat 2 and Pabandom iš naujo commences with heat 1
Tonight sees the continuation of Melodi Grand Prix and the start of Pabandom iš naujo. In what will be a rather quiet Saturday night for Eurofans, two countries will be moving one step closer to finding their song and singer for Eurovision 2023. Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix continues in Norway with heat 2, […]
Harmonija Disonance release “Nevera (Lei, Lei)” on all major streaming platforms
Harmonija Disonance have released their Dora 2023 entry “Nevera (Lei, Lei)” on all major streaming platforms. The group was announced as one of the 18 acts that will be competing in this years edition of Dora on December 9th, and their official entry “Nevera (Lei, Lei)” was subsequently released on YouTube January 12th (along with […]
Ulrikke teams up with Dancing With The Stars winners for special music video of “Honestly”
Ulrikke has teamed up with Dancing With The Stars winners for a special music video for “Honestly” After making it to the final of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 with her personal track “Honestly”, Ulrikke will now be releasing a special music video for the song, and has drafted in some Dancing With The Stars winners […]
Update: Only 3 songs left in the running for Greece!
News from Greece: The chosen 7 entries have been narrowed down to the final 3 songs. The remaining 3 songs are the result of the voting of the Audience Committee in combination with the evaluation by the ERT expert committee. Those are the remaining 3 songs: Melissa Mantzoukis – Liar Victor Vernicos – What They […]
Portugal: 20 songs released for Festival da Canção 2023
Portugese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) have released the 20 songs competing in Festival da Canção 2023. The 20 acts competing are: April Ivy – “Modo Voo” Bandua – “Bandeiras” “Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight” BOLHA – “Sonhos de Liberdade” Churky – “Encruizilhada” Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria” DAPUNKSPORTIF – “World Needs Therapy” Edmundo […]
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 […]
Denmark: 8 entries revealed for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023
Our second Melodi Grand Prix adventure has begun today as Danish broadcaster DR has released the 8 songs competing in Dansk MGP. The 8 acts and songs competing for Denmark’s ticket to Liverpool are: Eyjaa – “I Was Gonna Marry Him” Frederik Leopold – “Stuck On You” Maia Maia – “Beautiful Bullshit” Mariyah Leberg – […]
Moldova: Former Eurovision stars join the line-up for Etapa Națională live auditions
The singers and songs that will be taking part in Etapa Națională have been revealed. The Moldovan broadcaster has revealed the names of the 33 acts, and their songs, that will be competing in the country’s national final for Eurovision 2023, Etapa Națională. A total of 60 songs were submitted to the broadcaster, which were […]
Noa Kirel to sing “Unicorn” at Eurovision 2023
It has been confirmed that Noa Kirel will be singing “Unicorn” at Eurovision 2023. The news has been confirmed by Israeli broadcaster KAN on their social media and by Ran Boker, a journalist for Isrsaeli news website, Ynet. The song has been written by Noa herself, alongside DJ Yinon Yahel, Mai Sfadia and Doron Madali who […]
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 […]
Gustaph wins Eurosong and will represent Belgium at the Eurovision 2023!
Belgium has decided! After a few years of internal selection, they decided to bring back the national final in order to choose their representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Seven artist competed, but Gustaph managed to stand out and win the right to defends Belgian colors in Liverpool with the song Because Of You. […]
Ulrikke among first three qualifiers in Melodi Grand Prix 2023
The first heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 has concluded, and we have our first three finalists! Unami Tsunami, Ulrikke and Alessandra have all qualified from heat one, and will perform in the Melodi Grand Prix 2023 final on February 4th in Trondheim Spektrum. A total of seven acts performed in the first heat of […]
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 […]
La Zarra will represent France in Liverpool!
An internal selection procedure led to the Canadian woman being sent to Liverpool in May. France 2 announced her name at a press conference today in Paris. Revealed in 2021 with her hit “Tu t’en iras” she represents a chic universe based on French song with pop inspirations. “I am very honoured to represent France […]
Johnny Rotten, Finalist in Ireland’s Eurosong 2023, describes Eurovision as ‘awful’, ‘disgusting’, ‘phoney’ and admits to never watching it!
Appearing on radio show ‘Drivetime’ on RTÉ Radio 1 (a radio station of Ireland’s competing broadcaster at Eurovision) the artist discussed his upcoming participation in the national selection. On Monday the six contender’s for Ireland’s Eurosong selection were announced (see full story here). These included former Sex Pistol’s frontman, who will compete with his band […]
BREAKING! Revealed — the Semi-Final Allocations for Benidorm Fest!
RTVE have just announced which acts will perform in which Semi-Finals! The announcements were made in alphabetical order, and the running order will be determined later! Semi-Final 1: Agoney — Quiero Arder Alice Wonder – Yo Quisera Aritz — Flamenco Fusa Nocta — Mi Familia Megara — Arcadia Meler — No Nos Moverán Sharonne — […]
Finland: 7 artists announced for UMK 2023
Finish broadcaster Yle have announced the seven artists competing in Finland’s national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023. The artists were revealed this morning across all UMK social media pages, the participants and song titles are: Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You” Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky) KUUMAA – […]
Måns Zelmerlöw to host the first edition of the BBC’s new Eurovision podcast
Eurovisioncast is coming to the BBC, and Måns Zelmerlöw is first up for hosting duties. It has been confirmed that a brand new Eurovision podcast, Eurovisioncast, will be coming to the BBC ahead of this years Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. It has been made by the same team behind hit podcasts Newscast and Ukrainecast. Eurovision 2015 winner […]
Ulrikke gets honest with release of Melodi Grand Prix 2023 entry
Ulrikke has released her brand new song “Honestly” which she will perform in semi final one of Melodi Grand Prix 2023. After three years, Ulrikke is back, and she is back with a bang! After winning Melodi Grand Prix in 2020 with “Attention”, her Eurovision dreams were soon dashed as the contest was cancelled. But […]
32 songs to participate in Pesma Za Evroviziju 23!
The day has finally come. After several days of speculations and a few fake list that were rushing throught social media and local tabloids, RTS decited to break the silence and reveal 32 participants willing to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Constest 2023. The 32 songs taking part in PZE23 are : Moj prvi […]
BREAKING! Acts and Songs for Ireland’s Eurosong Selection Revealed!
The Late Late Eurosong 2023 Special will take place on Friday 3rd February and six exciting acts will battle it out to represent Ireland in Liverpool in May! Song No.1: Too Good for Your LovePerformer: ADGY Too Good for Your Love was written by ADGY (Andrew Carr) as a piano ballad during lockdown and is […]
NRK to introduce auto-tune in Melodi Grand Prix 2023
The Norwrgian Broadcaster has confirmed that auto-tune will be introduced to this years Melodi Grand Prix. For the first time in Melodi Grand Prix history, auto-tune will be brought in to the show to remove any imperfections and to ensure that all of the vocals are perfect, as Melodi Grand Prix General, Stig Karlsen confirms to […]
Latvia: 15 songs released for Supernova 2023
National final songs are coming thick and fast as Latvian broadcaster LTV have released the 15 songs competing in Supernova 2023. The competing artists are: 24. Avēnija – “You Said” Adriana Miglāne – “Like I Wanna” Alise Haijima – “Tricky” Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes” Avéi – “Let Me Go” Inspo – “Sway” Justs – […]
Potential Doubts Raised by EBU over Israeli Broadcaster’s Membership and Eurovision Participation
The EBU Chief has expressed concern about “threats to the integrity and independence” of Israeli national public broadcaster, KAN, which puts their membership of the EBU and participation at Eurovision at risk. The statement was a response to recent remarks by new Israeli Communications Minister, Shlomo Karhi, that the EBU claims has been a threat […]
Space Man was the third best selling single in the UK in 2022!
Sam Ryder rounds off a successful year with this astonishing achievement! Member of the UK delegations, Lee Smithurst, took to Twitter to share his delight at the news. Sam’s sales of Space Man were only surpassed by Lad Baby and Harry Styles. We can’t wait to see what the BBC/TAP Music collaboration will reveal for […]
ESCZ 2023 — A live National Final will return for Czech Republic this year!
It has been revealed by Czech Broadcaster ‘Česká Televize’ that they will produce a national selection show, live from Prague on Monday 30 January called ESCZ 2023! This will be the first Czech national selection show in 15 years! Speaking about the development, the Czech head of delegation had this to say: ‘I am proud […]
Norway: Artists announced for MGP 2023
Ulrikke Brandstorp, Elsie Bay and JOWST are among the 21 artists competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2023. The artists were announced by hosts Arian Engebø and Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen via a special broadcast on NRK1. The 21 artists and songs are as follows: Heat 1 Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly” Eirik Næss – “Wave” Kate Gulbrandsen […]
Mahmood and Blanco return to Sanremo in 2023 as opening act for the first night
It has been confirmed that Mahmood and Blanco will open the 73rd Festival di Sanremo later this year. Conductor and artistic director for Sanremo has confirmed that reigning champions Mahmood and Blanco will have the honour of opening the first night of Sanremo 2023. It is typical of previous Sanremo winners to perform the following […]
Dunan Laurence to perform in the Eurosong 2023 final
It has been confirmed that Duncan Laurence will be performing at Eurosong 2023. Belgian broadcaster Eén, have announced that Eurovision 2019 winner Duncan Laurence will be performing in the final of Eurosong on January 14th, 2023. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eén (@eenbe) Eurosong returns in 2023 for the first time […]
Romania: 12 songs released for Selecţia Naţională
Romanian broadcaster TVR have released the 12 songs competing in Romania’s national final Selecţia Naţională 2023. The songs have been uploaded here to the official TVR YouTube channel. The 12 songs and the running order were decided earlier this month, the running order was randomly drawn. The 12 songs competing are: Deiona – “Call on Me” […]
Right wing radicals stage anti-LGBT rally at MÉLOVIN concert
Just a few days ago, Ukraine’s Eurovision 2018 representative, MÉLOVIN, who came out as bisexual last year, held a charity concert in Kyiv, in support of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict. On the day of the charity concert, several aggressive people wearing face masks, turned up at the entrance to the club and staged an […]
LISTEN: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 song snippets released
Snippets of the competing songs in Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 have been released. Maltese Broadcaster TVM have released 50 second clips for all of the 40 competing entries in next years Malta Eurovision Song Contest. You can listen to them all in the playlist below. These 40 songs will be performed by 39 soloists […]
7 songs in the running to represent Greece at Eurovision 2023!
ERT has chosen: 7 songs are still competing in order to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! The winning song will be selected by the jury and by the public. The public jury consists of 70 members that have been chosen through selected applications. ERT president Konstantinos Zoulas mentioned that all generations should […]
Final line-up and running order revealed for Selecţia Naţională 2023
TVR have revealed the finalists and running order for the Selecţia Naţională 2023 final. In a draw held today in Bucharest, The Romanian broadcaster has revealed the complete line-up and running order of the 12 songs that will be competing in the Selecţia Naţională 2023 final. The running order was determined by a random draw, with […]
New details revealed about DORA 2023!
Save the date: The Croatian national final ‘DORA’ is going to take place on Saturday, the 11th of February! Eurofans will be kept busy that night as it is not only the Croatian national final that takes place, it is also the final night of MESC, Eesti Laul, Sanremo and DMGP! The Croatian national final […]
BBC reveal further senior production team members for Eurovision 2023
The BBC have today revealed more members of their senior production team for Eurovision 2023. Back in October, the BBC revealed the first set of senior production team members who will be working on Eurovision 2023 alongside the Ukrainian broadcaster. Today, a further 11 names have been thrown into the mix, with both British and […]
LISTEN: Benidorm Fest 2023 Songs Available to Stream Now!
All 18 songs for Benidorm Fest 2023 are now available to stream on RTVE Play! Today’s song reveal will be accompanied by a press conference at RTVE studios in Madrid, to take place on Monday 19th December and at which all the 18 acts will be present. Benidorm Fest 2023 will have two semi-finals and […]