Chanel releases music video for her new single ‘TOKE’
Spain’s Eurovision ’22 representative Chanel, who recently signed up with Sony Music Spain, just released the music video of her new song ‘TOKE’. TOKE is a special song as it is not only Chanel’s first single after her hit ‘SloMo’, but also the official song of RTVE and the Spanish football team ‘Selección Española’ for […]
Public vote to select the winner of Festivali i Këngës 61
The winner of Festivali i Këngës 61 will be determined by public vote. For the first time in the festival’s history, the winner of Festivali i Këngës will be determined entirely by the public via SMS votes, as opposed to jury voting, which has been used in every other edition thus far. In September, OGAE […]
Nare Ghazaryan will represent Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2022
Nare Ghazaryan has been selected to represent host nation Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) Executive Producer Davit Tserunyan said the 14-year-old was chosen during the audition process. Details of Nare’s song are yet to be revealed. Armenia at Junior Eurovision Armenia one of the most successful countries at […]
Lissandro is the French representative for Junior Eurovision 2022 with the song “Oh Maman!”
The 13 years old singer from Moselle will be the representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan. The responsible broadcaster France Télévisions has also announced the song title “Oh Maman!” through Twitter. The song is co-written by Frédéric Château who is responsible for Eurovision legends such as Patricia Kaas & Barbara Pravi. […]
RTSH reveal participants for Festivali i Këngës 61
RTSH have revealed the 26 acts that will be competing in Festivali i Këngës 61. A total of 26 acts have been chosen by the Albanian broadcaster to compete in the upcoming Festivali i Këngës, which will take place this December. There will 22 soloists, and four groups, who have been chosen by a special […]
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 […]
Ukraine announce Vidbir 2023 longlist
Jerry Heil, KRUTЬ and TVORCHI are among the longlisted names for Ukraine’s national final Vidbir. Ukrainians national broadcaster UA:PBC has published the 36 artists longlisted to take part in Vidbir 2023. The list is as follows: 2TONE Angelina DAYTON DEMCHUK Drevo Elysees FIINKA Havkа Jerry Heil Iana Kovaleva Kozak Siromaha KRUTЬ Lue Bason Moisei Olivan […]
RTVE announces the contestants of Benidorm Fest 2023
Pack your suitcase, we return to Benidorm! RTVE has already selected the 18 contestants of the II Benidorm Fest. Among them, many familiar faces. The winner of this competition will represent Spain at Eurovision 2023. The announcement of the artists, which was scheduled for the second half of this week, has been brought forward to […]
Albania: Kejtlin Gjata to sing “Pakëz diell” at Junior Eurovision 2022
Kejtlin Gjata will represent Albania at Junior Eurovision 2022 in Yerevan with the song “Pakëz diell” (A Little Sun). Gjata earned the right to go to Junior Eurovision by beating 17 songs in Albania’s national final ‘Junior Fest 2022‘. Only the top 3 were announced on the night. Dea Amoniku came second with “Nuk jemi lodër […]
Streaming Sensation Rosa Linn & Eurovision Winner Duncan Laurence Release New Single ‘WDIA’
Two of the biggest Eurovision streaming stars, Rosa Linn & Duncan Laurence, have released a duet called “WDIA” (Would Do It Again). For Rosa Linn, who has an impressive success with her Eurovision 2022 entry “SNAP”, it is her first follow-up single. Just like her famous track, this duet is also about a damaged relationship […]
Ukranian Selection for Eurovision 2023 will take place in a Bomb Shelter in Kyiv this December
The final of Vidbir (the Ukranian national final) will be broadcast live on Saturday 17 December from a bomb shelter in Kyiv 400 songs have been submitted to the Ukranian broadcaster from 299 artists. It is in not yet known how many songs will be presented in the Vidbir selection show. The final list of […]
Junior Eurovision … it’s Sophie Lennon for Ireland!
Sophie will sing for Ireland in Armenia! The final of Junior Eurovision Ireland has taken place on TG4, and out of the final three contenders, Sophie Lennon from County Down in Northern Ireland has been chosen. The song that she will sing has not yet been chosen and will be released in due course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MrCFQ8Kuxc&t=7s […]
HRT planning format changes for Dora in 2023
HRT have announced that they will be making format changes to Dora in 2023. The Croatian broadcaster has announced that there will be changes made to the 2023 edition of Dora, with two of the biggest changes being a change to the release date of all the competing songs, and the addition of semi finals. […]
Format changes for Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2023!
Norway is one of the more successful countries at Eurovision. In order to achieve that, Norway is one of the countries with the most national selections until now. In 1960, Norway have not just debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest but also introduced the Melodi Grand Prix to determine their representative. Semifinal introduction in 2020 […]
The BBC announces its Eurovision 2023 senior production team
The BBC have announced their senior production team for Eurovision 2023. The British broadcaster, who is one of the host broadcasters of Eurovision 2023 along with Suspline of Ukraine, have today announced the Senior Production Team that will see them through Eurovision 2023. Martin Green takes the lead! Martin Green will be the man responsible […]
Slovenia: EMA will return in 2023
Some weeks after Slovenia’s Eurovision 2023 participation was confirmed, the Head of Entertainment Program at RTV Slovenija, Vanja Vardjan, announced that the broadcaster will chose it’s 2023 representative through their national selection, EMA. Sašo Hribar, a RTVSLO Councillor, declared that Slovenia “should not participate in Eurovision for several years, because no-one takes responsibility for poor rankings year […]
Andrew Lambrou will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2023!
Cyprus is one of the countries with the brightest stars in recent years, has announced its Eurovision 2023 representative! Cyprus has been one of the fan favourite countries since 2018. Fans were very upset when Andromache was eliminated in the semi-finals last year and Cyprus failed to reach the finals again after seven years. After […]
Bulgaria officially confirms withdrawal from Eurovision 2023
Bulgaria have withdrawn from Eurovision 2023. Bulgaria’s broadcaster BNT have confirmed that Bulgaria will not be participating in Eurovision 2023. The news comes after Montenegro and North Macedonia both confirm their withdrawal from the 2023 contest earlier today. In a Direct Message on Twitter between BTN and OGAE Greece, the Balkan nation has confirmed it’s […]
North Macedonia withdraws from Eurovision 2023
The number of participants for Eurovision 2023 is sadly decreasing as North Macedonia withdraws from the contest. North Macedonian broadcaster Makedonska Radio Televizija (MRT) broke the news on their official Eurovision Instagram account. The broadcaster cited “the economic and energy crisis and high costs” as the main reason for not participating next year. The official […]
Montenegro Confirms Withdrawal from Eurovision 2023
Montenegrin public broadcaster RTCG has confirmed that Montenegro will not compete in Eurovision 2023, citing cost as the main reason. “In addition to the significant costs of the registration fee, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain – we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct […]
Suspline and BBC sign memorendum of co-operation for Eurovision 2023
The BBC and Suspline have signed a memorandum of co-operation ahead of next years Eurovision Song Contest. On October 11th, the two broadcasters who are working together on Eurovision 2023, have signed a memorandum of co-operation, which has been signed by Mykola Chernotytskyi, Chairman of The Board of Suspline and Tim Davey, Director General of […]
Stage design revealed for Junior Eurovision 2022
Armenian broadcaster AMPTV have revealed the stage design for Junior Eurovision 2022. The stage design, which has been revealed by the broadcaster today, features a large circular stage right in the centre of the arena, with seating all around in a circular shape, and a standing area right in front. David Tserunyan, Executive Producer of […]
Katarina Savić will represent Serbia at Junior Eurovision 2022
RTS have confirmed that Katarina Savić will be representing Serbia at Junior Eurovision 2022. The Serbian broadcaster has confirmed that Katarina Savić was chosen as the country’s representative for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Armenia through an open call. Katarina applied to the open call with the song “Svet bez granica” (World Without […]
Arianrhod Engebø and Stian Thorbjørsen to host Melodi Grand Prix 2023
Arianrhod Engebø and Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørsen have been confirmed as the hosts of Melodi Grand Prix 2023. Norwegian broadcaster NRK confirmed that Arianrhod and Stian would be the hosts for the upcoming Melodi Grand Prix in 2023, hosting the show for the first time. Arianrhod Engebø, also known as Arian, is a journalist and radio […]
BREAKING: Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023
The home of Anfield and The Beatles will soon be the home of Eurovision as Liverpool will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! Liverpool won the right to host the contest after beating out 6 others bids from cities around the United Kingdom, last beating Glasgow. The announcement was made on BBC 1’s The One […]
Kazakhstan have “every chance” to compete at Eurovision 2023
Kazakhstan eyes their contest debut at Eurovision 2023 as their preparations for Junior Eurovision heat up. Speaking to the Kazakhstani media, Junior Eurovision producer Zhan Mukanov and he said that the nation has “every chance” to debut at the adult Eurovision Song Contest next year. “Since the Khabar Agency is an officially accredited member of […]
Mirud rules out participation in this years Festivali i Këngës
Mirud has ruled out participation in Festivali i Këngës 61. The Albanian singer, who has previously participated in Festivali i Këngës on several occassions, has confirmed that he will not be participating in this years edition of the festival. However, Mirud reveals that he will go to Eurovision for another country instead, as revealed on […]
Gaia Gambuzza to sing “Diamonds In The Skies” for Malta at Junior Eurovision 2022
Gaia Gambuzza will represent Malta in Junior Eurovision 2022 with her song “Diamonds In The Skies”. Gaia was crowned the winner of Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest (MJESC) earlier this evening. She beat off 15 other acts to become Malta’s newest Junior Eurovision representative. The winner of the show was decided by 75% jury vote […]
Ireland: a folk metal band in Eurovision 2023?
It seems that Eurovision has started to interest rock and metal bands. On the 1st of October, frontman Keith Fay announced that the folk metal band Cruachan has submitted his bid to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. While submission windows are opening all over Europe, a surprise comes straight from Ireland – Cruachan applied to represent […]
“I don’t want to give up the commentating” – Graham Norton unsure of hosting duties for Eurovision 2023
The United Kingdom’s Eurovision commentator, Graham Norton has spoken out about juggling his usual role as commentator for the BBC and the potential gig of hosting the contest next year. Speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on daytime television show This Morning on ITV, Graham was asked what has been on a lot of people’s lips lately […]
BREAKING — Eurovision 2023 will be in Glasgow or Liverpool!
The BBC has confirmed that two cities, Glasgow and Liverpool, remain in competition to be the 2023 Host City! This means that Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield have been eliminated as options. Phil Harrold, the chair of the BBC’s Host City Selection Committee, has said: ‘Thanks to all 7 cities across the UK who […]
BREAKING — Get Ready to ‘Spin The Magic’ at Junior Eurovision in Yerevan!
‘Spin the Magic’ has been announced as the theme for Junior Eurovision in Yerevan this December! The theme and symbol for the upcoming contest has been revealed. The iconography of a spinning top toy will be used as the symbol of the contest. Hovhannes Movsisyan, CEO of Public TV of Armenia, explained: ‘It was very […]
Laura Bączkiewicz will represent Poland in Junior Eurovision 2022 with her song To The Moon!
Laura Bączkiewicz is the winner of Szansa na Sukces Junior Eurovision! She will represent Poland with the song To The Moon. The final of Szansa na Sukces was divided into two parts. In the first one, the finalists sang covers of one of the songs from their semifinals (but not the one they performed previously). […]
Huge Line Up of Eurovision Stars to Descend on Amsterdam for Het Grote Songfestivalfeest!
Over 25 Eurovision stars will be partying in the Ziggo Dome on November 17th! It’s shaping up to be a wonderful party that will feature performances from Eurovision 2022 stars Kalush Orchestra, S10, Sam Ryder, Sheldon Riley and Subwoolfer! There will also previous Eurovision winners with the presence of Helena Paparizou, Jamala, Johnny Logan, Lordi, […]
An Invitation-Only National Final is coming to Belgium in 2023!
Plans have emerged for the Belgian “Eurosong 2023”, the first national final in Belgium since 2016! It has been reported that Flemish-language national broadcaster VRT, who will organise the countries participation in Eurovision 2023, have decided to create a national final. However, there will not be an open submission process. Instead competitors will be approached […]
Una Voce Per San Marino Receives Song Submissions from Across the Globe!
We can expect an international flavour when Una Voce per San Marino selects the representative next February! It has been announced on Instagram that songs have been submitted for the national final from the following countries: Australia Austria Belarus Finland Germany Italy Luxembourg Malta Poland Russia United Kingdom San Marion Serbia Spain United States of […]
Kalush Orchestra to tour North America!
The Eurovision 2022 Winners will visit 16 cities across the USA and Canada this October and November! Kicking off on October 20th in Seattle and finishing in Calgary on November 12th, Kalush Orchestra will be extremely busy completing 16 dates across North America this Autumn. Tickets can be searched on ticket website bomond.com and proceeds […]
Latvia 2023: Supernova to take place in February
Latvian Public Broadcaster (LTV) has confirmed the return of Supernova to chose its representative. Since 2015, the show has served as the nation’s national selection. All of these artists were Supernova winners and represented Latvia in Eurovision: 2022: Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad” 2020: Samanta Tīna – “Still Breathing” 2019: Carousel – “That Night” […]
Croatia: Dora 2023 “most likely” to include semi-finals
Dora 2023 will likely include semi-finals as Croatia confirms their participation for Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Croatian broadcaster HRT have announced that applications for Dora 2023 have opened today. The deadline for submissions is November 20. While an official decision won’t be made by HRT until at least January 10, the broadcaster has said that semi-finals will […]
Poland: TVP released the rules of Krajowe Eliminacje 2023
TVP announced the rules of the Polish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Krajowe Eliminacje will take place on the 26th of February and the list of participants will be announced no later than the 25th of January. The announcement came as a surprise, since TVP doesn’t often introduce the rules that early […]
Zlata Dzyunka will represent Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2022
Zlata Dzyunka will represent Ukraine at Junior Eurovision 2022 with her song “Незламна” (Unbreakable). Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2022 took place today in Kyiv. A total of five acts were competing for the ticket to Yerevan, but in the end, it was 13 year old Zlata Dzyunka who was crowned the winner. You […]
Poland: Ida Wargskog is the last finalist of Szansa na Sukces for Junior Eurovision 2022
The jury consisting of Alicja Tracz, Michał Wiśniewski, Ida Nowakowska and Marek Sierocki has chosen the last finalist of Szansa na Sukces! Ida Wargskog will join Natalia Smaś, Laura Bączkiewicz and Aleksander Maląg in the final on the 25th of September. The third semifinal of Polish national selection included hits from the Eurovision Song Contest, […]
Benidorm Fest 2023 — Presenters Revealed for the Next Festival!
In a week where the first winning song of the Benidorm Fest Eurovision selection, SloMo by Chanel, has reached double platinum sales, more details have been revealed about the next festival! Ines Hernand, one of the most popular presenters, influencers and comedians in Spain, has been added to the line up along with Monica Naranja […]
First Details of Ukraine’s National Final this December are Reported!
Ukrainian website Новини.LIVE (News.Live) has reported details from insiders close to the shows production. Initial details have revealed that 10 songs will be performed in the final which will be broadcast live from Ukraine in December, with voting occuring through a local app called “ДІЯ” (Action). The deadline for submissions is October 15th, but the […]
The Sound of MelFest — 2824 Songs Entered for the 2023 Edition
Sweden is gearing up for the new season with 2824 songs submitted for Melodifestivalen! The Melodifestivalen Instagram account has reported that this is the largest number of received songs in 10 years. The competition producer, Karin Gunnarsson, has said that now they will begin to listening to the songs and reducing them down to the […]
Ukraine’s Junior Eurovision 2022 national final entries have been released
The five songs competing in Ukraine’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2022 have been released. Now that the five competing entries have been released, Suspline have opened the online voting round, which accounts for 50% of the overall scores. You can vote here. The first round of online voting will remain open until 14:00 CET […]
Amanda Tenfjord collaborates with Greek singer Evangelia for her new single ”AMAN”
What a collab! Greek singer Evangelia and Greek/ Norwegian singer Amanda Tenfjord come together to release ”AMAN” – a song that combines the unique styles of both artists. AMAN is the fourth single of Amanda’s debut album. The song starts as a modern pop song with Mediterranean elements, typical for Evangelia’s songs. Amanda sings in […]
Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will be on February 11th
A few days after Denmark confirmed its participation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, more details have been revealed concerning the national selection. Danmarks Radio (DR), the official Danish broadcaster, revealed some information about Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023. The final will take place on the 11th of February in the Næstved Arena in Næstved, […]
Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 to not have quarter-finals, song submissions open
Estonia’s Eesti Laul 2023 will not include quarter-finals and will go back to using semi-final/final system. Eesti Laul producer Tomi Rahula broke this news on Estonian radio this morning: “The quarter-finals were worth trying, because we got a lot of new music and many artists got a chance to show and prove themselves. This year […]
OGAE Albania report that there will be televoting in Festivali i Këngës 61
Could be televoting be making a return to Festivali i Këngës this year? OGAE Albania have reported that this years edition of Festivali i Këngës will feature televoting, which, if true, would be the first time since 2016, and only the second time ever in the history of the contest. However, it has not been […]