Who will be joining Graham Norton for the BBC’s coverage of Eurovision 2021?
The BBC have confirmed their full line-up for Eurovision 2021. Graham Norton will return as commentator for his 12th Eurovision grand final that will be broadcast live on BBC One, whilst Ken Bruce will continue with his coverage of the contest on BBC Radio 2. “I’m so excited for Eurovision to return, after the past […]
Could Wales be making a Eurovision debut?
In May, Wales is going to have election for Senedd and as many parties do, they have many manifestos in their campaigns. One of them, a social democratic and pro-independence party, called Plaid Cymru stated that, if they will win the election, they will try to make Wales participate at the Eurovision Song Contest as […]
Embers – James Newman’s choice out of 15 songs plus some staging hints!
“Out of the embers You and I are gonna light up the room Out of the embers There’s a fire burning for you” This up-tempo song will be United Kingdom’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 held at Rotterdam between 18 May to 22 May. Why Embers? James revealed in a recent interview that […]
The story of Sugar: Natalia Gordienko talks about how her Eurovision entry came to be
In an interview with Adevărul, Natalia Gordienko has revealed how her Eurovision 2021 was created, and how she ended up with Sugar for Rotterdam. As we already know, Sugar was written and composed by The Dream Team – Philip Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Sharon Vaughn (English lyrics), (Russian lyrics by Mikhail Gutseriev), and with choreography […]
Eurovision winning songwriter Shay Healy has passed away
Irish songwriter, broadcaster and journalist Shay Healy has sadly passed away aged 78. Shay Healy was born in Sandymount, a suburb of Dublin, in 1943. He started his career as a cameraman for RTÉ, but soon went on to bigger and better things. Throughout his varied career, he has tried his hand at song writing, musical […]
Ireland’s Lesley Roy Excited about her “Different” Staging
Lesley Roy appeared on morning show ‘Ireland:AM’ on Ireland’s Virgin Media One this weekend to discuss her Eurovision preparations. Appearing via video link from Stockholm, Lesley explained how she is busy rehearsing every day for next month’s performance in Rotterdam. Pressed to reveal some details of her staging, Lesley remained tight-lipped, except to reveal some […]
Lithuania: LRT launches campaign to support The Roop
LRT, Lithuanian national broadcaster, has started a campaign all over the social media in order to support their Eurovision Song Contest 2021 representatives. They decided to hype up their hopefuls in many different ways, such as creating some dance routines, finger tricks or to color something in yellow as homage to their Discotheque costumes. The […]
Albania to decide about Junior Eurovision in June
The International Relations department of the Albanian public broadcaster RTSH has announced that they will decide if Albania will participate in Junior Eurovision 2021 in France in June 2021. One of the most important factors for consideration might be the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, last year this country withdrew from the contest. https://youtu.be/94QCQgIC_vI […]
Greece: Speculation over Stefania’s Eurovision 2021 staging “Something never seen at the contest”
Speculation about Stefania’s performance roam around Dutch media As we edge closer to the contest in Rotterdam, we start thinking about how entries will be staged. Now, how Greek representative Stefania’s staging will be like has been roaming around Dutch media. The rumour mill started when Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, the head of the organizing […]
Manizha reacts to critics in an interview with The Guardian
“I have a certain message which I am going to carry through to the end”. In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, the Russian singer reveals her feelings and what she’s been going through since her selection in March. She is the target of criticism and even insults from elected officials and conservative […]
She is destined for greatness! Destiny signs deal with Sony Music
It’s been confirmed that Destiny has signed a worldwide record deal with Sony Music in Sweden. The news has been confirmed by her management team in a press release. “It’s with great pleasure that we confirm our signing of Sony music Sweden with the talented artist Destiny for the song ‘Je me Casse’. Sony Music […]
Gimme some Sugar! Natalia Gordienko releases Russian version of “Sugar”
Natalia Gordienko has today released the official Russian version of her Eurovision song “Sugar” (Russian: Tuz Bubi). The music video has also seen some changes made to it, to accommodate the new, Russian lyrics. The lyrics in the English version of the song have been written by members of the Dream Team, Dimitris Kontopoulos and […]
Michela teams up with The New Victorians for the release of “One More”
Malta’s Eurovision 2019 participant Michela has teamed up with The New Victorians for the release of their new song, “One More”. The song, which was written last year during lockdown, speaks about the current state of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and about how isolated and alone one can feel during this pandemic, […]
Belgium says no to Junior Eurovision 2021 whilst Slovakia is still undecided
Belgian broadcaster VRT have confirmed that they have no intentions of returning to Junior Eurovision. The news has been confirmed to Eurofestivales by Birgit Simal, Head of Delegation for VRT. However, RTBF, the broadcaster responsible for the Waloon part of Belgium, has not ruled out a return to the contest in the future. Belgium made their […]
More acts confirmed for PrePartyES
Last week it was announced that four countries are going to perform in the Spanish Eurovision pre-party, PrePartyES. On the 5th of April, eurovision-spain posted on Twitter, that another 8 acts are planning to join them. [ÚLTIMA HORA] Destiny, Lesley Roy, Samanta Tina y Vasil actuarán en la #PrePartyES21 que confirma, de momento, 12 países […]
Tix considered withdrawing from Melodi Grand Prix after semi final performance
In a recent interview with NRK, Tix has confirmed that he contemplated withdrawing from Melodi Grand Prix following his performance in the first semi final. He mentions that after his semi final performance, he contacted his record label and the Norwegian broadcaster, explaining that he wanted to withdraw from the contest. “It was so much […]
Afrojack, Glennis Grace and Wulf to perform at the Eurovision 2021 grand final
“The act is called ‘Music Binds Us’. Music connects, especially in these times. Our DJ’s used to fly all over the world to connect with their audience which is now different unfortunately. With this act we would like to send energy from Rotterdam to Europe and literally reconnect. Not only with the viewers but also […]
San Marino to chose their Eurovision 2022 act through national final “Una voce per San Marino”?
San Marino TV have reported that the microstate’s representative for Eurovision 2022 will be chosen via a national final, Una Voce Per San Marino. The news has been revealed by the Secretariat of State for Tourism in San Marino; However, as of yet, there has been no official confirmation made by the Sammarinese broadcaster. No […]
Switzerland: Gjon’s Tears talks about how Tout l’Univers came to be
The Swiss representative gives his impressions and explains his work for Eurovision 2021. In an interview to the French edition of 20 Minutes, the 22-year-old Swiss singer reveals the preparatory work around his song Tout l’Univers. Gjon’s Tears, who was one of the favourites of last year, achieves the feat of being once again one […]
Barbara Pravi follows in the footsteps of Gjon’s Tears and is invited to perform in Spain this Sunday
Barbara Pravi will sing her song “Voilà” during the broadcast of a new episode of the documentary “Rocío: Contar la verdad para seguir viva” (“Rocío: Tell the truth to stay alive”) on Spanish TV channel Telecinco. She will be the second Eurovision artist to appear on the show, after Swiss Gjon’s Tears did so at […]
Manizha’s Eurovision Dress represents all of Russia
Known throughout Russia for her feminism and activism, Manizha is taking representing her country and culture one step further. The dress used for her performance in Rotterdam this year will consist of pieces of fabric that have been collected from all over Russia. Head of the Non-Governmental Organization, Yakut National Dress Masters, Svetlana Maximova used […]
Watch: Denmark’s Fyr & Flamme make a parody reaction to their Eurovision entry!
Fyr & Flamme bring comedic charm into their reaction video Reaction videos are quite prevalent in the Eurovision community. Us at Eurovoxx do our fair share of reactions to Eurovision songs as well. Now, Denmark’s entry Fyr & Flamme have now done their own spin of a reaction video by reacting to their own video. […]
Daði Freyr has launched his world tour – and you can join him!
Daði Freyr has announced on his Twitter account that he is launching his world tour that will start in Reykjavik and end in Rotterdam on May 19th, just in time for Eurovision. I am launching my world tour today in Reykjavík where you watch my holographic performance for the next 72 hours via https://t.co/Z3MGY4H9Dd. Each […]
Lesley Roy to be alone on stage in Rotterdam
“It will be just me on stage, and what we’re trying to do, I’ve never seen on the Eurovision stage before.” In an interview with the Official Charts Company, Lesley Roy has revealed that she will be alone on stage for her performance of “Maps” at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. Lesley Roy has been working […]
Switzerland begins Eurovision 2022 selection
Germany has started it, Switzerland continues: The Alp nation is the second country who is looking for 100 juror members to determine their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as reported by Eurovision Switzerland. Even though the 2021 edition is yet to come, Switzerland has indirectly confirmed their participation for the upcoming year already. […]
Montaigne and Hurricane among first four acts announced for PreParty ES
The first four acts for this years PreParty ES have been announced. Montaigne from Australia, Barbara Pravi from France, Senhit from San Marino and Hurricane from Serbia have all been confirmed as performing in the online party, which takes place on April 24th at 22:00 CEST. [ÚLTIMA HORA] ¡Barbara Pravi, Hurricane, Montaigne y Senhit, primeras […]
Senhit is royalty in her cover of “Roi” for her #FreakyTripToRotterdam
Another month, another Senhit cover song for her #FreakyTripToRotterdam. Senhit has dropped her cover of “Roi”, originally sung by Bilal at Eurovision 2019 for France. “This tenth chapter is dedicated to France and it has multiple homages to the most iconographic Queens of history, from Elizabeth I of England to Marie-Antoinette, setted in a dreamlike […]
Croatia: Opatija agrees on increased deal to continue hosting DORA
Croatian broadcaster HRT and the coast city of Opatija have decided that it will be the host for Dora for at least the next three years until 2024 (according to eurosong.hr). Since the return of Dora in 2019, Opatija has been used as the host city. Even though the Croatian Dora, just as Sanremo from […]
Duncan Laurence to perform at Eurovision 2021
The winner of Eurovision 2019, after performing in the United States of America, is not going to be one of the hosts of the contest in his home country, however he will surely be present there during two nights. We are going to see Duncan Laurence during the very first performance of Eurovision 2021: the […]
Petra Mede to host Let’s Dance in Sweden
Former Eurovision presenter Petra Mede announced on her Instagram channel that she will be one of the two main hosts of Sweden’s Let’s Dance. Together with David Lindgren, she is going to be hosting season 16 of the well-known dancing show which is gonna be aired on TV 4. Petra Mede is a well-known presenter […]
It’s time to celebrate as The Roop take home four M.A.M.A awards!
Last night, the Muzikos Asociacijos Metų Apdovanojimai (Music Association of the Year Awards) or M.A.M.A’s took place in Lithuania, and for Eurovision representatives The Roop, it was a very successful night as they managed to scoop up four awards. The Roop were nominated in a total of five categories, and won awards in four of […]
Blas Cantó to release the English version of his Eurovision song
Not long ago, Blas Cantó recorded the English version of his Eurovision song, “Voy A Quedarme”. The English version is called: “I’ll stay”. The language is going to be changed in that version, however anything else is going to remain the same. Blas loves the English language and hopes that the message and emotions of […]
Salvador Sobral returns with new song “sangue do meu sangue”
Salvador Sobral is back with a brand new single, “sangue do meo sangue” (Blood Of My Blood). He released the song alongside an official music video. Despite performing the song on Antena 3 back in October 2020, the song and music video was not officially released until March 24th. The song is the leading track […]
Belarus will not be taking part in Eurovision 2021
The EBU have tonight posted a statement regarding Belarus’ participation in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier this month, Belarus announced Galasy ZMesta as their 2021 representatives with the song Ya Nauchu Tebya (I’ll Teach You). Just days after it’s release, the EBU disqualified the song from the contest due to the political nature, and Belarus […]
Loreen releases new single ‘Sötvattentår’
Sweden’s Eurovision 2012 superstar Loreen has today released her first single completely in the Swedish language, Sötvattentår. Loreen achieved global success with her music career after sweeping the win at Eurovision 2012 in Baku with now-legendary song Euphoria. She also competed in Melodifestivalen again in 2017 for another chance to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest […]
The Roop to be vaccinated soon? Lithuanian Minister of Culture supports this proposal!
In anticipation of Eurovision, the Minister of Culture proposes to vaccinate the Lithuanian representatives. As Lithuania reviews its vaccine strategy against Covid19, new audiences are being given priority. Among these, medical staff and students or school staff. In this perspective, the Minister of Culture proposes to vaccinate the band that will represent Lithuania in Eurovision […]
WATCH: Eden Alene reveals final “Set Me Free” version for Eurovision 2021
After many months of changes, delays, leaks and everything in between, the wait is finally truly over: The official version of Eden Alene’s “Set Me Free” has been released today. Watch the brand new music video for the song below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thfo7w_NTWA Eden will perform “Set Me Free” in Rotterdam in May – or send a […]
Spain will celebrate an Eurovision PreParty online on 24th April
Spain will celebrate for the second consecutive year an online Eurovision PreParty thanks to eurovision-spain.com, the most important website on Eurovision Song Contest in Spanish language and organizers of the PrePartyES Madrid. The team maintains the online format devised last year due to the health situation. The appointment will be next 24th April at 22:00 […]
Setting it free! New version of Israel’s Eurovision 2021 entry out tomorrow
It came sooner than we expected, and we can’t complain! Today it has been officially announced that Eden Alene’s “Set Me Free”, the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2021, will be released in its final form tomorrow at 10:00 CET. Eden herself has shared the news with a glorious post on her Instagram page. Click below […]
Better People: 2018 Croatian representative Franka releases new song
Franka Batelić, more known by her mononym Franka, premiered her new anthem Bolji Ljudi, reminiscent of what the world has been though for the past year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjNZ2prepkU “Better People is a song that would best be described by words — hymn-like and sincere. The simple, yet powerful production and melody of the song that motivates, fully […]
Spanish Head of Delegation joins Junior Eurovision Steering Group
It has been confirmed by the EBU that Spanish Head of Delegation, Ana María Bordas, has joined the Steering Group for Junior Eurovision. Ana María Bordas joins Olga Salamakha from Belarus, Alexandra Redde from France, Natia Mshvenieradze from Georgia, Marta Piekarska from Poland, Carla Bugalho from Portugal, Ekaterina Orlova from Russia, Anja Zegwaard from The […]
Duncan Laurence makes U.S. debut with performance of “Arcade” on The Today Show
Reigning Eurovision champion, Duncan Laurence, has made his debut in the United States by performing his winning song “Arcade” on NBC’s “The Today Show”. Prior to his performance, he was interviewed by the hosts, where he spoke about everything from his childhood through to winning Eurovision 2019. Two years since Arcade was released, and it […]
Israel confirms Eurovision 2022 participation
Although Eurovision 2021 is in almost two months time, Kan (Israeli public broadcaster) has announced, that the country will be represented in Eurovision 2022. On the 19th of March, Germany also confirmed its participation too. Israel began a seek for a company which will be responsible for choosing their entry, which we are going to […]
A live audience is still possible for Eurovision 2021
The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 do not rule out an event with an audience in Rotterdam Ahoy. In an interview with RTLNieuws an anonymous contest spokesperson gives details about the current options and scenario, studies by the organizer. Partly due to the announced test capacity of 40,000 tests per day as of […]
No illegal statements found in the Russian Eurovision 2021 song lyrics
A few news websites, such as The Guardian have reported, that the Manizha’s song for Eurovision has been investigated for some illegal statements. Some Russian organizations, like Russian Union of Orthodox Women and website Veteranskie Vesti (which is associated with war veterans) accused the song of “hatred towards men, which leads to the undermining of […]
Mads Enggaard to be Staging Director for Efendi in Azerbaijan’s Eurovision Performance
Danish Producer Mads Enggaard has confirmed that he will be the Staging Director for Efendi’s performance of “Mata Hari” at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EFENDI (@efendi_music) Enggaard is no stranger to Eurovision, nor to working with Azerbaijan, being that 2021’s performance marks his second collaboration with […]
New version of Israeli Eurovision entry “Set Me Free” to be revealed next week
As we previously reported, Eden Alene’s “Set Me Free” – the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2021 – has been set for a revamped version. Now we have a few more details from Israeli broadcaster KAN, which today announced the new version would be released next week, alongside a fresh music video. Note however that weeks […]
“Tout l’univers” goes viral in Spain and Gjon’s Tears will perform it on Spanish television tonight
Gjon’s Tears will do a live performance of his song “Tout l’univers” on the Spanish television channel Telecinco tonight at the premiere of a documentary about the Spanish celebrity Rocío Carrasco. This invitation arrives after the Swiss song has gone viral in Spain thanks to the promotion of this documentary series. Even Gjon’s Tears shared […]
Germany starts the search for their Eurovision 2022 entry
Although Eurovision 2021 week is in two months time, on the 19th of March, NDR (North German Broadcaster) announced that they have started the search for acts that would like to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, and for the 100 people who will rank them. Thanks to their reviews, the song will […]
Francesca and Fedez among Sanremo 2021 stars to make Billboard’s global chart
Two weeks after competing in Sanremo, four of the acts from this years festival have found themselves on Billboard’s global Excl. U.S. chart, making them the first fully Italian songs to make it on to the chart since it was created in September 2020. The chart lists the top 200 songs from digital downloads and […]