Krista Siegfrids gives birth to a little baby girl
Krista Siegfrids, who represented Finland at Eurovision 2013 with her song ‘Marry Me’ gave birth to her beautiful daughter Lizzy van Nes in early morning of November 16! In June 2020 Krista announced she was expecting her first child together with her partner Rutger. Together they’re happily living together in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. View this […]
26 entries and 5 semi finals as Melodi Grand Prix goes big for 2021!
“In a time when there are no events where Norwegian people can come together for a shared experience, MGP 2021 will be especially important.” Melodi Grand Prix Project Manager, Stig Karlsen, has revealed more details about the 2021 show in a live webchat with escNorge. So, what can we expect from Melodi Grand Prix 2021? […]
Sanremo 2021 might be postponed to April – Could this mean internal selection for Italy?
The Covid-19 pandemic influences the lives of humanity a lot. Europe in particular faces many restrictions and high infection rates. One of the most influenced countries, especially in the beginning of the pandemic is Italy, who suffered immensely. In order to prevent the country from further damage, Italy had one of the strictest and longest […]
Side by side: KAZKA releases a new song featuring ALEKSEEV
2018 Belarus representative Alekseev and 2019 bronze Vidbir finalists KAZKA have released their first song collaboration
Congratulations! Ira Losco gives birth to a beautiful baby girl!
Ira Losco, who represented Malta in Eurovision 2002 and 2016 has given birth to her a girl, and name is Gigi. It is the second child for Ira and her husband Sean Gravina. On social media, Sean said both mother and daughter are fine. On her Instagram, Ira revealed the first photo of the tiny […]
Little Big have their minds set on returning to Eurovision
“We don’t have a plan, but there is a chance we’ll go.”
Revealed! The Masked Singer’s Cat is former Eurovision winner!
The third season of The Masked Singer Germany made a surprising turn: In the semi final, the cat was revealed, and it was the one and only Vicky Leandros, Eurovision winner of 1972 for Luxembourg with the song “Aprés toi”. Before this, Leandros had already participated in Eurovision 1967 for the small state and finished […]
POLL: Which is your favourite song from Festivali i Këngës 59?
Festivali i Këngës 59 will take place between 17 December 2020 and 26 December 2020, with the ultimate prize being Albania’s ticket to Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam! RTSH have revealed the 26 participating artists and songs, and we would love to know your favourite! The artists and songs are: Agim Poshka – ‘Vendi im’ Anxhela […]
LISTEN: Anna Bergendahl Gifts Us a Christmas Ballad
Anna Bergendahl has released a new festive ballad to get us in a sentimental mood for Christmas. In ‘It Never Snows in California‘, Anna sings about being far from her partner while stuck in California for Christmas. It never snows in Cali, but she feels ‘sub-zero‘ under the circumstances. ‘It Never Snows in California‘ was […]
Uku Suviste chosen on merit to compete in Eesti Laul 2021
Tomi Rahula, who is the Estonian Head of Delegation and producer of Eesti Laul, has confirmed that Uku Suviste was chosen to compete in Eesti Laul 2021 on merit by the committee. During Ringvaade, an evening news programme in Estonia, Rahula explained that Uku was promised a place in the 2021 edition of Eesti Laul […]
Victoria prepares to release ‘Ugly Cry’ on November 20th
Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 entrant, Victoria, is preparing to release her latest single, “Ugly Cry”. The song, along with an official music video will be premiered on Victoria’s official YouTube channel on November 20th; However, the song is already available to pre-save on all major digital music platforms. Ugly Cry is expected to show […]
He’s running into fire! Uku Suviste releases new single “Torman Tulle”
Eesti Laul 2020 winner Uku Suviste has released a new single ahead of his Eesti Laul 2021 song release next month. “Torman Tulle”, meaning “I’m running into fire” is Uku’s second single after his win at the Estonian Eurovision selection. Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Uku was unable to go ahead and represent […]
Conchita Wurst lets the “Smalltown Boy” dance with Ricky Merino
The Eurovision queen from Austria, the one and only Conchita Wurst, has released her new single Smalltown Boy. The song is a cover, originally by the band Brosnki Beat who released the original version back in 1984. However, Wurst’s cover is, as expected, way beyond the original version, using modern elements and also a duet […]
LISTEN: Albania’s Festivali i Këngës 59 songs released!
Merry FiKmas! It’s that time of year again: The air is getting cooler, leaves are falling down, and Albania releases the songs for the first national final of this Eurovision season. Yes, today RTSH, Albania’s national broadcaster, published the full songs competing at the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës for the chance to represent […]
Krunoslav Slabinac, 1971 Yugoslav representative has died.
Krunoslav “Kićo” Slabinac, the Croatian singer who represented Yugoslavia at Eurovision in 1971, has passed away at the age of 77. Born on the 28th March 1944, Krunoslav started performing in several different rock bands in the 1960s. After pursuing a solo career in 1969, he entered the Yugoslav national final, Jugovizija, in 1971 with […]
It’s that time of year again! Edurne releases Christmas carol “Siempre es Navidad junto a ti”
Are you in a Christmas mood already? If that’s not the case, Edurne (Spain 2015) will help you getting into the Christmas spirit with her new single “Siempre es Navidad junto a ti” (It’s always Christmas with you”). Edurne not only surprised a few days ago with the happy news of her pregnancy, but also […]
God of the sea! 3JS’ Jan Dulles wins The Masked Singer!
Jan Dulles, one of the three members of The 3JS, has just won the second season of the Dutch version of The Masked Singer as Neptune! With 59% of the votes he beat his opponent The Fox. In 2011, The 3JS represented the Netherlands with their song ‘Never Alone’ with which they failed to qualify, […]
Christmas arrives early for Didrik Solli-Tangen fans with new album release
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” and Didrik Solli-Tangen’s fans are in for a huge treat! The norwegian singer released his first christmas album titled “Det Skal Bli Jul” today. The atmospheric album contains a combination of well-known classics, unknown gems as well as a bunch of self-composed songs. Imagine listening to festive […]
You Are Not Alone, Georgia is right there with you as Junior Eurovision entry is revealed
Georgian broadcaster GPB have announced their artist and song for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is to be held in Warsaw, Poland on November 29. For the last few years, Georgia has used the childrens talent show Ranina to select their entry for Junior Eurovision, and this years honour goes to 9 year […]
Final 12 Eesti Laul 2021 semi-finalists announced!
Tonight on Estonian evening news programme, Ringvaade, ERR announced a further 12 semifinalists for the Eesti Laul 2021 contest, completing the 24 act lineup. Just 12 of these acts will make it through to the Grand Final, where we will find out who’ll be flying the Estonian flag at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 held […]
Will we see Nina Kraljić in DORA 2021?
Could Nina Kraljić be making a DORA debut? The singer teased us on her official Facebook page about a possible participation in DORA. This news comes after eurosong.hr published an article on their top 3 hits for September, in which Nina Kraljić took first place with her song “Čuvaj me” (Protect Me). In response to […]
First 12 Eesti Laul semi-finalists revealed!
The Estonian national broadcaster ERR has revealed the first 12 semi-finalists for Eesti Laul 2021
Filming has begun for Junior Eurovision 2020 postcards
Polish news site eSanok have reported that the filming of the Junior Eurovision 2020 postcards is currently underway in Poland. Polish broadcaster TVP are filming all 12 postcards that will be shown before each performance. Each postcard will include dancers in different locations throughout Poland. All of the dancers have come from Swagg Egurrola Dance […]
In Memoriam: Timur Selçuk has sadly passed away
It is always sad when a member of the Eurovision family passes away. Sadly, on the 6th of November it was announced that Timur Selçuk, the Turkish singer, pianist, conductor and composer had sadly died. Selçuk conducted the first ever Turkish entry to the contest in 1975. In Stockholm, Sweden, he conducted ‘Seninle Bir Dakika’ […]
LISTEN: Daði Freyr’s Gorgeous Christmas Song & New Eurovision Details
Christmas has come early for Eurovision fans with the release of a new festive love song from our favourite Icelandic musician. ‘Every Moment is Christmas With You‘ features a beautifully emotive melody over Daði’s recognisable synth sound as he declares that he doesn’t need any of the materialism of Christmas, only his love. “I don’t […]
SVT revokes new rule, months after its introduction
Swedish broadcaster SVT, has announced this week, that a recently introduced rule regarding gender is to be scrapped. In May 2020, Melodifestivalen producer Karin Gunnarsson announced the new rule, which stated that every entry in the contest from 2022, must have at least one female author. This rule was brought in, after many years of […]
Katerine Duska creates an ode to the night with new song “Call me Nyx”!
Katerine Duska, who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, released a new single called “Call me Nyx“. The song is dedicated to Nyx, the goddess of the night and will be included in the upcoming concept EP, which will be released in 2021. The song is inspired by her special relationship with the […]
Tina Karol makes history as she shines on the cover of a new VOGUE book
For the first time in VOGUE history a Ukrainian star makes an appearance on a book cover.
‘Mad About You’ vocalist Geike is back in Hooverphonic!
‘Mad About You’ vocalist Geike is back in Hooverphonic It has come to our attention that Hooverphonic have changed their line-up within the trio. Luka who has been a loyal and fresh face since 2018, has left the group. One of the original members Geike Arnaert is back with Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts reunited. […]
Diodato wins “Best Italian Act” at the 2020 MTV European Music Awards
Diodato won “Best Italian act” during MTV Europe Music Awards 2020 Tonight, November 8th, we were looking to see who would be winning big at the MTV European Music Awards. Little Mix were hosting the show throughout the night and made us hyped for the nominees. In the category for European artists, there were several […]
Never Noticed: Kállay Saunders released his new album
New music alert! Recently, 2014 Hungarian representative Andras Kállay Saunders released his brand new album Never Noticed inlcuding 13 brand new english songs. In the album you can find his latest singles, for example the song Too Far which was co-written by his father, Fernando Saunders. There are a lot of other collaborations on the album […]
Former UK head of delegation Dominic Smith has passed away
Unfortunately the former UK head of delegation, Dominic Smith, has passed away. Smith first became involved in the United Kingdom’s Eurovision team as an assistant head of delegation in 1998 when the contest was held in Birmingham. After that, he went on producing the United Kingdom’s national final “A song for Europe” as well as […]
The Eesti Laul 2021 songs will provide us with a lot of variety
On Friday, it was announced that 156 songs had found their way to the Estonian national broadcaster ERR for Eesi Laul 2021. Those songs will now be heard by a jury panel, made up of music professionals. In the end, 24 songs will be selected to compete in the semi finals of Eesti Laul on […]
MONTAIGNE Teases New Musical Direction!
Jess Cerro (AKA Montaigne), the winner of Australia Decides 2020, is busy preparing for her participation in the 2021 contest following confirmation by SBS Australia earlier this year that she would be automatically selected for the next contest. In an interview with Australian LGBTI magazine ‘Star Observer‘, she said that “emotionally and creatively” the past […]
Major Changes Revealed for Israel’s 2021 Eurovision National Final
UPDATE [10/11]: The official Eurovision website has now confirmed the new, abridged format for Eden Alene’s song selection. We now also know the winning entry would be revealed in late January or early February. Mark it in your calendars! It’s not national final season without national final drama, and Israel definitely comes through to provide […]
Ben & Tan sings about love in their new single
Danish duo Ben & Tan return with their new single “Hallelujah”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFy3m4AQpY Written by Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb, Marcus Witnher-John and Emil Adler Lei, “Hallelujah” is an uplifting pop track which describes the love they have discovered with their partners. It includes the lyrics: “I think I’m falling for youIt’s HallelujahA feeling I never knew […]
Sandra Kim is the masked singer!
Sandra Kim is The Masked Singer! Sandra Kim has revealed that she was the singing queen in the first version of The Masked Singer in the dutch speaking part of Belgium, Flanders. She convinced the audience with her talent and grace that she was the true winner! There where some hints that made a few […]
“A more beautiful country does not exist”: DoReDoS praise the natural beauty of Moldova in the new single ‘Leagănul Dorului Meu’
Stepping away from their usual sound, the Moldovan trio releases a ballad, heavily featuring the Romanian variation of pan flute – Nai, the soothing melody of which tells about DoReDoS’ love for the natural beauty of their homeland.
Christmas comes early for Little Big fans with new single release
In typical Little Big style, they have released their newest single “S*ck My D*ck 2020” today as a tribute to all the horrible things that happened to humanity in 2020. This includes: COVID-19 Pandemic Novichok poisoning (potrayed as Little Big drinking New Year’s champagne in the video) Forest fires A volcanic eruption Armed conflicts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tThYxp5kmk […]
Laura and Loic are no ‘Strangers’ to each other!
Mark 06/11/2020, the day that Laura Tesoro and Loïc Nottet released their new single “Strangers” feat Alex Germys. The young duo, Loic and Laura, are definitely not strangers as the title of their single suggests; in fact, both of them have numerous experiences in common, from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest to being alumni […]
It’s Happening…The TV Return of Dustin the Turkey!
It remains one of the most bizarre performances to grace the Eurovision stage ever! In 2008, while the country was in the midst of a massive economic collapse, Ireland found some light relief in the form of a poultry puppet “singing” a tongue-in-cheek ode to our beloved song contest! Breaking from it’s tradition of serious, […]
BIG News for a Former Spanish Eurovision Star!
Congratulations are in order for Spanish Eurovision star Edurne Garcia! The songstress has announced on her Instagram that she is expecting a baby with her husband David De Gea, soccer star of Manchester United and the Spanish national team. What a talented baby this will be! Edurne performed her song ‘Amancer‘ at Eurovision 2015! The […]
Light It Up with Eleni Foureira’s New Single!
She is the famous Greek artist of Albanian origin who got Cyprus thier best result at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018. Eleni Foureira is on Fuego again! She is ready to set the dance floor on fire with her new song ‘Light It Up’. Her previous music releases this year include ‘Yayo‘ and ‘Temperatura‘. […]
Belgium is mourning: Joseph Reynaert has died aged 65
Joseph Reynaert, Belgium’s representative in Eurovision 1988, has died this morning in a Belgian hospital due to Covid-19. Whether the virus infection itself is the reason for his death is unknown. However, Reynaert has been transported into a hospital last week because of a positive Covid-19 infection including symptoms. He died with the age of […]
KEIINO are getting festive as they announce a Christmas tour
KEiiNO are spreading the Christmas spirit this year with a tour KEiiNO have announced that they are going to do a small tour this year with a Christmas theme, between the 2nd and 9th of December. The whole tour will be broadcast later on Television, but according to the trio, you can you already follow […]
NEW: Updates from Eurovision 2021 Returning Artists for The Netherlands, Romania and Switzerland
The official Eurovision website has been catching up with some of the Eurovision 2021 returning artists to get an exclusive of their preparations for next year! The Netherlands — Jeangu Macrooy Jeangu Macrooy has exclusively revealed that he is “preparing for the performance of a lifetime” and promises a song “that’s going to be heard […]
DEEP ZONE Project get ready to “Funk You” with new song
The Bulgarian representatives of Eurovision 2008, DEEP ZONE Project, have released a brand new song titled “Funk You”. According to the group members, the song has a similar vibe to their Eurovision entry “DJ, Please Take Me Away”. The music video was filmed in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. It shows the band members having […]
NaviBand about their music, plans and protests’ impact on Belarussian culture
NaviBand about their music, plans and protests’ impact on Belarussian culture NaviBand is a band from Minsk that represented Belarus in 2017 with the song “Historyja majho žyccia” making them the first participants to sing in Belarussian in the whole history of the contest and bringing their country fourth best finish coming in 17th place. In a […]
More names added to the rumour mill for Melodifestivalen 2021!
Three more names have been added to the list of singers who might participate in the 61st edition of Melodifestivalen. Aftonbladet, which is one of the biggest newspapers in Sweden, have dug into some sources to let people know what’s going on with the selected artists in the national final. Today, three more singers were […]
Former Hungarian Eurovision Boss Speculates on the Reasons for their Withdrawal
Hungary’s former Eurovision Head of Delegation, Lőrinc Bubnó (2017–2019), recently sat down to take part in an interview series called ‘Humans of Eurovision‘. In the video he is interviewed by another former Head of Delegation, (Jans Bors, Czech Republic), to discuss his experience of the Eurovision Song Contest. He speculates about two mains reason for […]