Spain publishes the new video of “Voy a quedarme”
Spain has published this morning the new video of “Voy a quedarme”, the song that Blas Cantó will sing at Eurovision 2021. A totally different video from the one recorded a month ago for the presentation of the songs and that, according to the singer’s words, immerse the audience in his memories. The new video […]
Senhit brings Adrenalina to Eurovision for San Marino
She will bring some Adrenalina on her freaky trip to Rotterdam! After a snippet of the song was released earlier in the day, Senhit finally reveals what song she will bring on her freaky trip to Rotterdam! She will be representing San Marino with Adrenalina, which also includes the rapping vocals of American rapper Flo […]
Sanja Ilić has passed away
We have received the very sad news that Sanja Ilić, founder of the group Balkanika, has passed away in Belgrade due to complications caused by COVID-19. He died at the age of 69. Aleksandar “Sanja” Ilić represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song ”Nova Deca” together with the band Balkanika that he […]
Seven Artists added to the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame!
The Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame was established in 2020 to draw attention to the songwriters, artists and others whose contributions have had great significance for Melodifestivalen over the years. Last year 48 artists were inducted in into the hall of fame. Now, one year later, they will be joined by seven new inductees. These are: […]
Daði Freyr’s Father-in-Law Creates Iceland’s Props for Eurovision 2021!
A new documentary on Icelandic TV network RUV has revealed an important member of the team working towards the group’s Eurovision 2021 performance. Ásmund Lárusson, the father of Daði Freyr’s wife, is busy in his workshop creating the props and instruments for the show. Ásmundur says that he uses what is available to him to […]
Polish Song for Eurovision 2021 to be released this Friday!
Eurowizja TVP have posted on Facebook that the Polish song for Eurovision 2021 will be released during the morning show “Pytanie na Śniadanie” (Question for Breakfast) on TVP2 this Friday, 12th March. It is expected we will be able to hear the song at the end of the show. There have been many rumours about […]
Blue’s Duncan James (UK, 2011) to Participate in The Circle UK
Duncan James will be known to Eurovision fans as a member of 00s pop group Blue, who competed in Eurovision 2011 for the United Kingdom. It has been revealed that Duncan will be a participant in an upcoming series of “The Circle” on Channel 4 in the UK. The celebrity edition of the reality show […]
Jeangu Macrooy will use Staging Director Hans Pannecoucke for his Eurovision Performance!
It has been revealed that Jeangu Macrooy and Dutch broadcaster Avotros, will use Brussels-based creative director Hans Pannecoucke to stage the 2021 Eurovision entry for the Netherlands! Hans is no stranger to Eurovision having previously worked with The Common Linnets (Netherlands, 2014), Douwe Bob (Netherlands, 2016), Manel Navarro (Spain, 2017), Waylon (Netherlands, 2018) and ZiBBZ […]
LATVIA — Staging Details for Samanta Tina’s Entry Revealed!
Latvian star Samanta Tina has been sharing her preparations for Eurovision 2021 on Latvian TV, on her show “Kā uzvarēt Eirovīzijā? Samantas Tīnas ceļš uz Roterdamu” (How to win at Eurovision? Samantha Tina’s Road to Rotterdam). We can reveal that Samanta will be joined by three singers/dancers on stage and the performance visuals will feature […]
WATCH — Jendrik’s Incredible Road to Eurovision!
A short video documenting the unique journey of Jenrik from unknown Hamburger to German Eurovison star has arrived! Delivered in his unmistakable energetic, unique and joyous style, we get a behind the scenes account of his journey so far. Including…the incident that inspired his song, self-producing his music video in an empty church, his audition […]
Måneskin accepts RAI’s proposal and will represent Italy at Eurovision 2021
Following the grand finale of Sanremo 2021, Italian public television (RAI) has proposed the winning Sanremo 2021 band, Måneskin, to represent Italy at Eurovision 2021. The group has confirmed their participation at the Eurovision Song Contest today. Before competing, all contestants are required to tell broadcaster RAI whether they would be willing to represent Italy […]
Måneskin wins Sanremo 2021
After five nights full of music and artists of the highest level, Sanremo 2021 finally has a winner: Måneskin and the song “Zitti e buoni” (“Shut up and good”). At the moment, the band has not confirmed whether they will represent Italy at Eurovision. After listen to the 26 songs in the “Campioni” category, the […]
The Black Mamba will fly the Eurovision flag for Portugal
Portugal have decided their winner! It’s The Black Mamba that will try to take the throne in Rotterdam in May. The 55th edition has showed us that Portugal is still here to bring what’s new in the music industry in Portugal. We can only hope that viewers in May will think Portugal is worthy to […]
MELODIFESTIVALEN: Running order for the grand final revealed!
The Andra Chansen night of Melodifestivalen 2021 has just finished and, after five intense Saturdays, we finally have names of the 12 finalists. SVT, Swedish national broadcaster, has just revealed the running order. Next Saturday we will be seeing the artist performing in the following order: Danny Saucedo – Dandi dansa Klara Hammarström –Beat Of […]
BULGARIA: These are the three songs most liked by fans
Victoria, Bulgarian representative for Eurovision 2020 and 2021, was a special guest on the BNT1 show “100% Awake” where she talked about her new EP “A Little Dramatic” as well as her Eurovision 2021 song selection. As we already know, BTN, Bulgarian national broadcaster, has selected their entry, which is set to be announced on […]
It’s Fyr og Flamme for Denmark!
Tonight was the night for Denmark as they chose their Eurovision 2021 entry. A total of eight acts took to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix stage, in which the duo Fyr og Flamme were crowned the winner with their song “Øve os på hinanden”. This is the first time that Denmark have sent a song […]
Melodifestivalen Andra Chansen results are in
Today the second chance round in Melodifestivalen took place, where eight songs competed for the final four spots in the Melfest final, and the chance to represent Sweden in Eurovision 2021. The eight songs were divided into four duels, where the winner from each duel got a spot in the grand final on the 13th […]
He is the lucky one! Uku Suviste wins Eesti Laul 2021
He’s done it again! Uku Suviste has won Eesti Laul 2021 and will represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam this May with The Lucky One. After a tough final competing among other big names in the Estonian music industry such as Koit Toome and Ivo Linna, Uku sung his way to victory one […]
Music video for “Birth Of a New Age” released
The music video of the song “Birth Of a New Age”, which had its premiere on the 4th of March during the AVROTROS (Dutch Broadcaster) live stream, was released a yesterday. The video has been recorded in the national museum of The Netherlands, “Rijksmuseum” in Amsterdam. The viewer can definitely feel the atmosphere of the […]
Former Irish representatives critical of internal selections for Ireland in Eurovision
Speaking to The Irish Sun, former Eurovision winner Johnny Logan and Eurovision arranger Frank McNamara have criticised the Irish selection process for Eurovision 2021, calling Lesley Roy’s entry “not an Irish song.” However, despite this criticism, there is a lot of support for “Maps” from Irish fans. Both Johnny and Frank are unhappy with the […]
Advanced plans to open the Eurovision Museum in Húsavík
The Icelandic town Húsavík gained attention last year with the release of the Netflix movie “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”. The small town with only 2.300 inhabitants sensed the great opportunity and developed plans to open a temporary Eurovision Museum. Húsavík, which relies on fishing and whale watching tourism for most of […]
Fundraiser launched for London Eurovision Party 2022 as the party is cancelled indefinitely
The London Eurovision Party (LEP), one of Eurovision’s biggest pre-party’s, could be coming to an end. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with financial troubles and the unforseen closure of the party’s iconic venue, Cafe de Paris, in the heart of London, have all contributed to the unfortunate cancellation of the pre party. In a statement made […]
Hurricane releases their Eurovision entry “Loco Loco”
The moment has come! The Serbian 2021 hopefuls Hurricane have just premiered their long-expected song titled Loco Loco. The song was premiered alongside with the music video on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. They came back with an uptempo banger again! They’ve kept it in Serbian, with a few words or rather phrases in Spanish […]
Gjon’s Tears will release his Eurovision 2021 entry March 10th
Today, Swiss representative for the 2020 and 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Gjon’s Tears will release his entry for this years contest on the 10th of March at 16:00 CET. Gjon’s Tears told the news on his social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gjon’s tears (@gjon.s_tears) As part of announcement, he […]
Go_A’s final version of ‘Шум’ to be released on March 9th
Ukraine’s representatives for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest Go_A are due to release the final version of their entry Шум on March 9th. Last week the band spoke to radio station UA:Ukranian radio and confirmed that the final version of the song had been recorded along with a new music video. The release will take place at […]
Armenia withdraw from Eurovision 2021
Armenian broadcaster AMPTV have announced Armenia’s withdrawal from the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Despite their best efforts, AMPTV stated that after Armenia’s confirmed participation in the contest they found it impossible to find an entry before the deadline, therefore taking the decision to withdraw. AMPTV said in a statement: “After careful and detailed discussions, the […]
Hurricane’s backing vocalists have been revealed
It has been revealed that Hurricane will be joined by three backing vocalists at Eurovision 2021: Jelena Pajić, Mladen Lukić and Olga Popović. All three singers have Eurovision experience, either as backing vocalists or as the main singer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jelena Pajic (@jelenapajic) Jelena Pajić is a Serbian […]
Listen to Natalia Gordienko’s “Sugar” for Moldova
After a long wait, Moldova has released “Sugar” We have all being waiting for a while, but Moldova has finally released their entry for this year’s contest Sugar by Natalia Gordienko. The song was revealed after a roughly two-hour song presentation, with the songwriter, Philip Kirkorov, being the main spokesperson in the show. You can […]
WATCH: It’s the “Birth of a New Age” for Jeangu Macrooy
It’s already been a busy day of song reveals, and now it’s time for the Eurovision 2021 host country to present its entry. Jeangu Macrooy, the Netherlands’ representative, has just shared his new song, “Birth of a New Age”, which he will perform for his country in Rotterdam this May. The official music video will […]
It’s Amnesia for Roxen. Romania selects their 2021 song
Hello Europe!! Bucharest is calling and they have a result! After weeks of hints, song titles and much debate, Amnesia has been selected for Roxen to perform at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam! There were 6 songs in the running to be the chosen song, with a panel of 9 jury members ultimately deciding on Amnesia. […]
Jeangu Macrooy to sing ‘Birth of a New Age’ in Rotterdam
The Dutch entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest performed by Jeangu Macrooy is named as Birth of a New Age. Jeangu will perform the song in Rotterdam this May, representing the host country of this year’s contest. Birth of a New Age is set to be officially released tonight at 19:00 CET. The song reveal is taking […]
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 […]
Montaigne is bursting with Technicolour as she releases her Eurovision 2021 entry
After months of waiting, and plenty of speculation, Australian Eurovision 2021 artist Montaigne has revealed her song for this years contest – Technicolour. In an interview with Australian radio station Triple J, she spoke about what she believes makes a good Eurovision song: “It needs to be high drama, the more camp, the better. A […]
Sanremo 2021 completes its songs list on the second night
The second evening from Italy presented the second half of the participating songs of Sanremo 2021 in a show full of great guest artists such as Laura Pausini and Gigliola Cinquetti. Tonight, we have been able to listen the second half of the 26 songs in the “Campioni” category, the category linked to Eurovision. Among […]
Ranina returns to select Georgia’s Junior Eurovision 2021 representative
Georgian broadcaster GPB have announced that Ranina will be returning to chose their representative for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This will be the fourth year in a row that Ranina will take place. All persons interested in applying for Ranina 2021 can fill out this application form. As of yet, no details have […]
Portugal: Guest act of Festival da Canção final announced
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed further information to the upcoming final of the 54th final of Festival da Canção which functions as the Portuguese national selection for Eurovision. Through Instagram, they have announced that Camané and Clã will be the guest performers for this final. Within Portugal and beyond, Camané is a very successful singer […]
Eden Alene’s “Set Me Free” set for revamp
It seems Eden Alene will be stepping into the studio once again very soon. The Israeli entry for Eurovision 2021, “Set Me Free”, is reportedly headed for a makeover. Local website EuroMix cites people within Israeli broadcaster KAN, who have confirmed a revamp of Eden’s song is in the works, set to premiere later this […]
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 […]
Montaigne’s Eurovision 2021 entry to be released on March 5th
The next Eurovision 2021 entry will be revealed on Friday. The week continues and turns out to be rich in twists and turns for our Australian friends. Earlier this week, Australian representative Montaigne posted a teaser video to her Twitter page (later added to her Facebook page) and it was a video in which she gives […]
Germany confirms participation in Junior Eurovision 2021
German broadcaster NDR has confirmed their participation in the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Reflecting on their 2020 debut, the German Head of Delegation, Ulrike Ziesemar, said in an interview with ESC Kompakt: “Looking back, I am very proud of what our debutante Susan and the entire team have achieved. In our first year, we […]
Sanremo 2021 presents half of its songs on its first night
The Sanremo Festival returns to the Ariston Theater after its toughest year. The 71st edition of this historic festival began tonight with a show full of music and emotional moments. On this first night we were able to listen to 13 of the 26 songs in the “Campioni” category, the category linked to Eurovision. Among […]
Ben and Tan’s new song to be released March 5th
Last year’s Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winners, Ben and Tan, have made headlines recently as it was revealed that their submission, Iron Heart, was rejected from the 2021 edition of the contest. On Sunday the duo posted on social media to announce that they have filmed a music video and the DMGP-rejected song will be […]
Jury who chose Roxen’s Eurovision 2021 song has been revealed
This year we have seen the second Romanian national final, where the only artist was Roxen; however, this year there were six songs (demos), instead of five. The winning song, which is going to be “Alcohol You”‘s successor was chosen internally, only by the juries and without televoting. TVR (Romanian public broadcaster) has revealed the […]
Eurovision 2021 health and safety protocol shared
The EBU, the Dutch broadcasters and contest organisers have published extensive COVID-19 health and safety protocol for Eurovision 2021. Details have been revealed in a press release shared today. The announcement mentions strict protocols to ensure the smooth running of the competition, in the case of scenario B. The protocol thus concerns all the people […]
‘Amen’ for Austria to be publicly released on March 10th
Austrian broadcaster ORF have announced that their entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be released to the public on March 10th. Amen is to be performed by Vincent Bueno at the contest this May, and will be revealed at a press conference hosted by ORF on March 9th, however this will not be public. […]
”I Don’t Feel Hate”: Check out Jendrik’s first live performance!
Jendrik is representing Germany at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with his own song ‘‘I Don’t Feel Hate”. On Saturday he got invited to the German TV show ”Schlagerchampions” and performed his Eurovision entry for the first time live. You can check out his first live performance in the clip below: The performance had already […]
Montaigne releases new details about her Eurovision 2021 entry
The Australian artist for Eurovision 2021 indulges in her confidences! Montaigne published her first vlog, which consists of a short video in which she gives information about her Eurovision performance. Yesterday, we revealed some details about her song. Today we get into the performance details. Montaigne has revealed she has worked with Dave Hammer on […]
Roxen to release her Eurovision entry on March 4th
Romanian representative for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, Roxen, is going to release her entry in two days on March 4th. This year’s entry was chosen by a professional jury rather than by public vote like the year before. This announcement means that Romania will be joining Belgium, the Netherlands and Moldova in releasing their […]
Hooverphonic to release Eurovision 2021 entry on March 4th
Belgian representatives Hooverphonic are due to release their entry for Eurovision 2021 on March 4th. The news of Belgium’s song reveal adds to the growing lists of countries revealing their entries on the same day, other countries revealing on March 4th are Romania, the Netherlands and Moldova. Back in December, two songs were thought to […]
Melodifestivalen 2021: We need more chaos!
Last Saturday the audience got to see a show that’s going in the history books: two former Melfest winners in the same semi-final and the entertaining content we haven’t seen for many years! Why aren’t Pernilla Wahlgren and Per Andersson always the hosts for Melodifestivalen? Their presence reminded me of a past time when the […]