Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020
Armenia withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020 Sad news has arrived from the Armenian National broadcaster, AMPTV, this morning: Armenia has withdrawn from Junior Eurovision this year due to martial law currently being imposed due to the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). Armenia have participated in Junior Eurovision 13 times, never finishing outside the top 10 […]
Feeling exhausted during these difficult times? Sanna Nielsen’s new song “Decembernatt” may brighten up your day!
We all know Sanna Nielsen for her powerful ballad “Undo” with which she participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Now she brings us another beautiful song called “Decembernatt” and enlightens the dark season with it. “Decembernatt” (December Night) is about the longing for the holidays during a peculiar year, rather than a pure Christmas […]
Michal Szpak supports women’s rights with new single “Polska To Kobieta”
Michal Szpak, the Polish representative in 2016, has released a new song in Polish called “Polska To Kobieta” which can be translated into “Poland is a Woman”. As the title and the music video already suggests, it is a clear statement in favour of the current demonstrations in Poland due to recent the court decision […]
“Hijo de la Luna” as a Eurovision entry? Well, that almost happened!
You surely know Mecano’s “Hijo de la luna“, one of the most successful Spanish songs, and still popular these days. But did you know that this song almost participated at the Eurovision Song Contest? According to Esc History, the Spanish band Mecano was part of the internal selection of the Spanish national final in 1986 […]
FIRST LOOK: Behind the Scenes at Spain’s Junior Eurovision Performance Shoot
Spanish broadcaster RTVE has published a behind the scenes video of their Junior Eurovision performance shoot. Soleá can be seen rehearsing her performance of ‘Palante‘ with her dancers, as the crew install the sophisticated stage, LED screens and lighting. As previously reported by Eurovoxx, this year’s participating countries were given the option to record their […]
Tallinn is going to be the only location for Eesti Laul 2021
Estonian broadcaster, ERR, has revealed details about their national selection show Eesti Laul. As in many cases, the Covid-19 pandemic also has an impact on this process. In contrast to previous years, both semifinals as well as the final are going to be held in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, in order to avoid unnecessary travels […]
Miki Núñez releases new single ‘Viento Y Vida” with Spanish rock band Despistaos
Miki drops yet another single! This time, it is with Spanish rock band Despistaos. Titled “Viento Y Vida” (“Wind and Life”), the song describes the importance of sharing meaningful and important moments of your life with the people you love. The music video corresponds to the light-hearted and positive vibes transmitted throughout the song and […]
Esteban Santos of Bravo (Spain 1984), has passed away
Amaya Sáizar, main vocalist of the group Bravo, has announced on social media that her group partner Esteban Santos passed away on 1st November. Bravo represented Spain in Eurovision 1984, achieving third place. “Nobody is prepared for the departure of a friend. I’m sorry to give the sad news that my friend and colleague from […]
Let’s speak dance! Watch Maruv lip sync to Verka Serduchka’s Lasha Tumbai
Let’s speak dance! Watch Maruv lip sync to Verka Serduchka’s Lasha Tumbai 2019 Vidbir winner Maruv has taken on a role of Eurovision icon Verka Serduchka in a recent episode of “Masquerade” to compete for the right to unmask the next singer. She might have not brought her team to victory this time, but it […]
Eurovision- Australia Decides 2020 nominated for annual AACTA Award
Great Eurovision-related news from the land Down Under! Eurovision-Australia Decides 2020 has been nominated for the distinguished Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. The AACTA Awards is a prestigious event held annually to recognise both local and international excellence in the film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the […]
HOLD ON! Have you listened to Tamta’s new single?
Cyprus’ 2019 Eurovision representative Tamta recently released her new single “Hold On” together with its official music video. “Hold On” describes the importance of holding on and cherishing the love and people around you in your life. Lyrics to the modern and upbeat pop-song is written by Daphne Lawrence while the music is composed by […]
VCIOM reveals Polina Gagarina and Philipp Kirkorov as Russia’s favourite pop singers!
VCIOM (Russian Public Opinion Research Centre) has conducted an annual survey to determine who Russian music lovers consider to be the best pop singers of the year. According to the research, 12% of respondents crowned 2015’s Polina Gagarina as best female singer of 2020, followed by 1997 entrant Alla Pugacheva. Top ten also includes two […]
Is This What It Feels Like? Duncan Laurence Announces new song with Armin Van Buuren
It was an exciting day back in September when Duncan Laurence announced his album ‘Small Town Boy’ was coming out in November. Today we received even more exciting news, that Duncan will be releasing a song with the world famous Dutch DJ, Armin Van Buuren! Famed for songs such as ‘This Is What It Feels […]
Junior Eurovision 2020 will be broadcast in Spanish Cinemas
The Spanish cinema chain, Cinesa, will once again be broadcasting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in cinemas for Spanish fans throughout the country. Cinesa will announce the participating cinemas that will be showing the contest in the upcoming weeks. when those that can socially distance for COVID-19 reasons, have been identified. This will be the […]
Four countries expected to record Junior Eurovision performances in Warsaw
Information published by Let’s Talk About ESC on Facebook suggests that just four countries will record their Junior Eurovision 2020 performances in Warsaw. Malta, Serbia and Ukraine will all travel to Warsaw to record their performances alongside host country Poland. Initially, there were expected to be more countries recording their performances in Warsaw, but for […]
Save the date! The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix final will take place on March 6th
The Danish broadcaster has today revealed that the final of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will take place on March 6th. A total of 8 acts will battle it out to be crowned the winner, and Denmark’s Eurovision 2021 representative. The broadcaster has also released the rules and regulations for next years contest. All entries […]
Senhit prepares to Rise Like A Phoenix as she continues on with her #FreakyTripToRotterdam
“Every month, a song from the history of the Eurovision Song Contest is reinterpreted by Senhit, becoming not a simple video clip, but a real work of art.” On October 31st at 23:59, Senhit will release her new cover song from her #FreakyTripToRotterdam series. This time, she is taking us all back to 2014 as […]
The T.R.U.T.H is out… Guy Sebastian is Number 1
Guy Sebastian is celebrating as his latest album T.R.U.T.H has debuted at the number 1 spot on the ARIA charts, becoming his third number 1 album. Looking at the success of some of the singles released from the album, its not hard to see why: Choir – Peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mirud’s FIK song is in the style of Elvana Gjata’s ‘Me Tana’ and has been given her approval!
We love an exclusive, and we’ve got one for you right now! We’ve not only had the artist names and song titles for this year’s edition of Festivali i Këngës 59, but while discussing the news on our YouTube channel, Mirud dropped in with some exclusive revelations about his song! Contrary to his song from […]
UPDATE – Festivali i Këngës 2020 lineup confirmed!
Update – RTSH has officially confirmed the artists and the song titles for Festivali i Këngës 2020! You can check out the full lineup in the instagram post from the RTSH instagram page below. There are familiar faces returning to FiK this year, including the likes of Mirud, Inis Neziri and Orgesa Zaimi. Unfortunately, this […]
PBS opens submissions to find Destiny’s song for Eurovision 2021
The Maltese public broadcaster, PBS, has made a call for songwriters and composers that are interested in creating the Maltese entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The broadcaster is taking is taking a different approach for next year in the form of a traditional call for songs. They have opened submissions with a post on […]
Wig Wam are back with a bang as they release new song “Never Say Die”!
Do you remember Wig Wam’s Eurovision entry “In My Dreams” back in 2005? They brought us one of the greatest glam rock entries at Eurovision, which is still popular among fans. Well now we can tell you: Wig Wam are back!The glam metal band have reunited after a six year hiatus and released their come-back […]
Anja Nissen “Can’t Do This” with new single release
Anja Nissen released her new single “Can’t Do This” on 22nd of October 2020 on her YouTube channel. This modern pop song is a breakup song where she tries to maintain a relationship, but simply couldn’t take the pressure and the fights any longer. Lyrics such as “You manipulate my feelings. I can forgive but […]
Get(away) into Viki Gabor’s imagination with her new studio album
Reigning Junior Eurovision Song Contest champion Viki Gabor has released her debut album “Getaway (Into My Imagination)”. 7 of the 12 tracks in Viki’s debut album have been previously released as singles. To name a few, this includes the catchy “Getaway”, the Junior Eurovision winning entry “Superhero”, Viki’s collaboration with Kayah “Ramię W Ramię”, the […]
Steps dive into the Melodifestivalen archives for their lastest release
Steps are back, and the hits just keep on coming! Hot on the heels of the title track from their upcoming album, What The Future Holds, the band are going back into the past for their next release. Something In Your Eyes was originally sung by Swedish singer Jenny Silver at Melodifestivalen 2011 where it […]
No more tears for Victoria as BNT announces 2021 plans
Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT, has revealed their plans for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. Following the cancellation of the 2020 contest, BNT decided to select Victoria to represent them again in 2021. The “Tears Getting Sober” singer has hit the ground running, participating in a 10 day songwriting camp in August, along with fellow […]
‘Together’ (Ireland 2018) — Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s Song Was Originally Intended for Another Eurovision Star!
Following years of unfortunate results for the Emerald Isle, Ryan O’Shaughnessy brought the country back into sight of the top of the leaderboard with his touching ballad ‘Together‘. However, in a recent YouTube interview with the Association for Research on Irish Studies at the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil), Ryan revealed some interesting facts about his […]
Let the trees tremble: Beth releases new single “Que Tremolin Els Arbres”
The singer and songwriter Beth, who participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song “Dime” is back with a new single! After seven years of silence, the artist from Súria has returned to the music scene and presents her new song “Que Tremolin Els Arbres” (Let The Trees Tremble). Beth tells us about […]
Nikkie Tutorials wins ‘Wie Is De Mol?: Renaissance’!
Eurovision 2020 and 2021 co-host Nikkie De Jager has won the all-stars season ‘Wie Is De Mol?’ (Who Is The Mole?), one of the biggest television shows in The Netherlands! Nikkie de Jager, also known as Nikkie Tutorials already participated in the 2019 season of the show, which she decided to leave early due to […]
Mikolas Josef enters Czech Airplay Charts with “Lalalalalalalalalala”
Mikolas Josef has released the music video to his new single “Lalalalalalalalalala” (the original with 10 “la”’s) last Sunday on the 19th of October. With a viewcount of almost 200.000 after 5 days, it has been a success already. In addition to that, Josef managed a chart debut in the Czech airplay charts at #29, […]
Dolly Parton works 9-5 reacting to a cover from a former Eurovision act!
Dolly Parton, the famous American country singer, did a reaction video for the Youtube channel “Glamour”. She reacted to her own songs covered by fans, involving hits such as “9 to 5”, “I Will Always Love You” & “Hard Candy Christmas”. In addition to that, one of her famous songs “Jolene” has been covered by […]
Who is VOSTOK? Kristian Kostov reveals all in new project
In 2017, Kristian Kostov stole our hearts with his song Beautiful Mess, coming second only to Portugal’s Salvador Sobral. Since then, Kristian has been treating us with his voice in singles such as The One (I Need You), Burning Bridges (a song with the Norwegian entrant for 2017 Jowst) and even two EP’s in the […]
Iceland has thought about things… and Daði Freyr & Gagnamagnið WILL represent Iceland in 2021!
Breaking news! This is the news that many Eurovision fans have all been anticipating! Daði Freyr has just announced on his Instagram page that he, alongside Gagnamagnið, will indeed represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 in Rotterdam next May! You can check out his post below: View this post on Instagram Eurovision 2021! I’m […]
It’s time to celebrate as Portugal confirm participation for Eurovision 2021!
Portugal have officially confirmed that they will be participating in Eurovision 2021, and thus, become the 39th country to confirm for next years contest. The Portuguese broadcaster will once again use Festival da Canção to find their representative for the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. However, they have announced that some changes will be […]
UMK21! Seven Finalists Chosen for Finland’s National Selection!
Finnish broadcast Yle has announced today that they have already chosen the 7 songs to complete in their national selections, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. On the official Instagram account for UMK, it was revealed that the lucky 7 were chosen from a total of 278 applications. Tapop Hakanen from Yle is quoted as saying: “The standard […]
Melodifestivalen Format to be Revamped for 2022.
The Executive Producer of Melodifestivalen, Annette Helenius, has stated that Melodifestivalen will be revamped with a changed format for the Eurovision season after Rotterdam 2021. Speaking to one of Sweden’s largest newspapers, Dagens Nyheter, Helenius said that Sweden’s public broadcaster is looking for new, innovative ways to improve the National Final and heighten suspense throughout […]
What’s Another Year -Hungary unlikely to return ESC 2021
The Hungarian broadcaster MTVA has revealed details about “A Dal” mainly focussing on the with song submissions which will be accepted until 10th of November 2020. This Hungarian music contest has been used as a national selection for Eurovision from 2012 until 2019. However, Hungary decided to keep the music contest without a participation in […]
Tom Leeb’s new album provides a “Silver Lining” through tough times
Tom Leeb is an extremely talented artist! His new album, Silver Lining, featuring a total of 7 songs in both French and English, was 100% written by himself! Silver Lining is a project undertaken by Tom during the pandemic. Lyrically powerful and tugging at emotional heart-strings, all the tracks encompasses the theme of Hope, Love, […]
Miki Núñez debuts as a host for new talent show
Miki Núñez, who represented Spain at Eurovision 2019 with his song La Venda, will be hosting a musical talent show “COVER” on TV3, the primary Catalan television channel. The aim of the talent show is to discover music talent using social media and the internet. Interested participants would have to record their covers of famous […]
So congratulations, I have arrived! Will we see these countries making a Eurovision debut?
As one can see, Eurovision could include many more countries than they already have at the moment. In general, it can be said that a longer absence could lead to a lower chance of return, which we have seen with countries such as Turkey, Luxembourg and Andorra, among many others. Countries such as the Czech […]
Working hard! Samanta Tina is in recording studios to write her Eurovision 2021 song
She’s been given a second chance at representing Latvia in Eurovision and she isn’t wasting any time in writing her song! It has been reported that Samanta Tina, the 2020 and 2021 Latvian representative, has spent some time this week in the recording studio working on the song she will sing in Eurovision next year. […]
How do you deal with a broken heart? Alicja has the answer with new song “Pusto”
Alicja Szemplińska, the 18 year old Polish representative at this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest and winner of the 10th edition of The Voice Of Poland, has released her new single “Pusto”, which is available on all streaming services. “Pusto”, which means Empty in English, is an emotional pop ballad in which Alicja asks both […]
Over 200 Songs Submitted to the Israeli Song Selection for Eden Alene!
The submission window for Israel’s Eurovision 2021 selection process has closed in the last few days and it has been reported that around 220 songs have been submitted. Eden Alene, previously selected for Eurovision 2020, has already been confirmed as the artist who will represent Israel in 2021. The selection process for 2021 had already […]
Valentina’s ‘J’Imagine’ has been released!
The French entry for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has been released! ‘J’Imagine’ by Valentina is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzj2Daf1fhc The song, (which was written by the same team behind ‘Bim Bam Toi’ from last years contest), is a very catchy, upbeat and uplifting pop song that has some Disney […]
Zdravo Dora 2021! Here’s what we know so far about the Croatian selection
Croatian broadcaster HRT have announced the dates for the much anticipated Eurovision selection for the 2021 on test due to be held in Rotterdam. The final of Dora will be held in Opatija, and entries to the selection will be open from the 26th October until the 10th December 2020. Head of the Croatian delegation, […]
Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian nominated for ARIA Awards
It would be an understatement to say it’s been a tough year for many big musical events, which had to be postponed or cancelled. But the ARIA Awards, Australia’s top musical honor, are pushing through with plans for a live ceremony. On Tuesday, the nominees for the 2020 ARIAs have been announced, and Eurovision fans […]
‘Vidkryvai’ official music video released
The music video for Oleksandr Balabanov’s Junior Eurovision 2020 song, “Vidkryvai” (Open Up) has been officially released by Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC. The video was premiered live on the television programme “Public Studio”, on channel UA:Pershyi. The music video was filmed in 15 locations around Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, including the Podil District in the centre of […]
Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final to take place on February 20th
“In a time when there are no events where Norwegian people can come together for a shared experience, MGP 2021 will be especially important.” The Norwegian head of delegation, Stig Karlsen, has said this of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 as he confirms the final will take place on February 20th. Stig revealed this news on […]
Stefania has recorded five songs for Eurovision 2021
Eurovision Fun have reported that Stefania has recorded a total of five potential songs for Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdanm. Stefania has been working with the Dream Team on her 2021 entry, just as she did for Superg!rl in 2020. The production of the demos for each of the five songs is expected to take place […]
Fancy a Road Trip? Time to listen to Omar Naber’s new single “Cesta in nebo”!
Do you remember Omar Naber? The Slovenian singer and songwriter represented Slovenia twice in Eurovision, with his own songs: in 2005 he sang the rock ballad “Stop” and in 2017 he sang the ballad “On My Way”. Now he has released his new single “Cesta in nebo” (Road and Sky). His “new” release isn’t actually […]