United By Music: BBC unveil official slogan and artwork for Eurovision 2023
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be well and truly “United By Music” as the BBC reveal official slogan and artwork. This slogan reflects the incredible power that music has to bring people and communities together, and demonstrates the unique partnership between the United Kingdom, Liverpool and Ukraine, to bring the biggest music contest to […]
Eurovision 2023: Semi final allocation draw complete! Which semi final will countries perform in?
The semi finalists of Eurovision 2023 have now been allocated! IMAGE CREDITS: BBC/EBU/JAMES STACK The semi final allocation draw just took place at 20:00 CET at St George’s Hall in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The ceremony was hosted by none other than AJ Odudu and Rylan, two well known British television hosts. Now we know which […]
Start voting now! Czechia officially present ESCZ 2023 songs and opens online voting
ESCZ 2023 is Czechia’s first live national final after a 15-year long break. Unlike many other selections, the winner was not decided on the night, but will be announced a week later. This year, the Czech representative will be chosen only by the public with emphasis on the international audiences, whose votes determine 70% of […]
Norway: Melodi Grand Prix grand final starting order revealed!
Everything is ready for a riveting Melodi Grand Prix grand final next saturday, when votes from both the audience and an internationl jury will decide who is going to represent Norway in Liverpool. Today, NRK has released the starting order for the show: JONE – “Ekko Inni Meg” Eline Thorp – «Not Meant to Be» […]
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 songs revealed
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has released the 10 songs competing in Söngvakeppnin 2023 The 5 acts competing in the first semifinal are: Bragi – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér / Sometimes the World´s Against You MÓA – Glötuð ást / Loose this dream Benedikt – Þora / Brave Face Celebs – Dómsdagsdans / Doomsday Dancing Diljá – Lifandi […]
Norway: The qualifiers from Melodi Grand Prix Heat 3 announced
The stage is set for a thrilling grand final in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix next week as the final 3 qualifiers have been announced! The final seven acts in the contest took part tonight in Heat 3, and the three who received the highest amount of televotes advanced to the final. They are: Eline Thorp […]
Moldova: Sunstroke Project top Etapa Națională auditions ranking
Moldovan broadcaster TRM have announced the 10 qualifiers for the Etapa Națională 2023 final, including 2010 and 2017 Eurovision participants Sunstroke Project. The duo topped the rankings of the audition process taking place today, with their song “Yummy Mummy“. The full list of qualifiers are: Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mummy” Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele și […]
PZE23: running order and song release date revealed!
Here comes some news from Serbia! RTS, national broadcaster, has released today the running order for semifinals which will take place on March 1st and 2nd as well as the song release date. This is the official running order: Semi-Final 1 / March 1st : Mattia Zanatta i Angela Kassiani – Novi svetmusic: Michele Boniventolyrics: […]
Germany reveals the shortlisted 8 entries for the German National Final
Update from Germany: The 8 entries that participate in the German National Final ‘Unser Song Für Liverpool’ have been revealed! Artists from all over Germany had applied with their videos to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. A jury selected the 8 best songs from all applications, the 9th song will be chosen […]
Aidan disqualified from MESC 2023
According to TVMnews, the news channel of Malta’s national broadcaster TVM, Aidan has been disqualified from MESC 2023, stating he breached the rules of the festival. TVM has stated Aidan broke the following rules: 5.3. By participating in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, each applicant is accepting to be bound by these terms and […]
Update: Only 3 songs left in the running for Greece!
News from Greece: The chosen 7 entries have been narrowed down to the final 3 songs. The remaining 3 songs are the result of the voting of the Audience Committee in combination with the evaluation by the ERT expert committee. Those are the remaining 3 songs: Melissa Mantzoukis – Liar Victor Vernicos – What They […]
Portugal: 20 songs released for Festival da Canção 2023
Portugese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) have released the 20 songs competing in Festival da Canção 2023. The 20 acts competing are: April Ivy – “Modo Voo” Bandua – “Bandeiras” “Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight” BOLHA – “Sonhos de Liberdade” Churky – “Encruizilhada” Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria” DAPUNKSPORTIF – “World Needs Therapy” Edmundo […]
ERR reveals Eesti Laul final running order!
Just a week after the first semi-final, Estonian broadcaster ERR has revealed the running order for the final of Eesti Laul 2023, set to be held on 11 February 2023. Ti9ckets to the show, which will be held in the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn are available here! Eesti Laul 2023: the final 12 artists […]
Denmark: 8 entries revealed for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023
Our second Melodi Grand Prix adventure has begun today as Danish broadcaster DR has released the 8 songs competing in Dansk MGP. The 8 acts and songs competing for Denmark’s ticket to Liverpool are: Eyjaa – “I Was Gonna Marry Him” Frederik Leopold – “Stuck On You” Maia Maia – “Beautiful Bullshit” Mariyah Leberg – […]
Noa Kirel to sing “Unicorn” at Eurovision 2023
It has been confirmed that Noa Kirel will be singing “Unicorn” at Eurovision 2023. The news has been confirmed by Israeli broadcaster KAN on their social media and by Ran Boker, a journalist for Isrsaeli news website, Ynet. The song has been written by Noa herself, alongside DJ Yinon Yahel, Mai Sfadia and Doron Madali who […]
These 2 acts complete the Eesti Laul final!
The two Eesti Laul 2023 semi-finals were held on Thursday and Saturday, from each show 5 songs qualified. After a lot of confusion, ERR announced a wildcard vote for the two remaining spots in the final! The voting opened shortly after the second semi-final, and closed just before the winner announcement today. The 2 lucky […]
Gustaph wins Eurosong and will represent Belgium at the Eurovision 2023!
Belgium has decided! After a few years of internal selection, they decided to bring back the national final in order to choose their representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Seven artist competed, but Gustaph managed to stand out and win the right to defends Belgian colors in Liverpool with the song Because Of You. […]
Estonia choses further five finalists for Eesti Laul!
The second semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 took place in the Viimsi Artium today. 10 artists took the stage. 4 qualifiers were selected by a combination of jury and televote, with an additional 1 being selected by televote only. The shows were hosted by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld. Eesti Laul legend Kerli was one of […]
Estonia chooses first five finalists for Eesti Laul!
The first semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 took place in the Viimsi Artium today. 10 artists took the stage. 4 qualifiers were selected by a combination of jury and televote, with an additional 1 being selected by televote only. The shows were hosted by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld. Eesti Laul 2023: the first 5 finalists […]
La Zarra will represent France in Liverpool!
An internal selection procedure led to the Canadian woman being sent to Liverpool in May. France 2 announced her name at a press conference today in Paris. Revealed in 2021 with her hit “Tu t’en iras” she represents a chic universe based on French song with pop inspirations. “I am very honoured to represent France […]
Johnny Rotten, Finalist in Ireland’s Eurosong 2023, describes Eurovision as ‘awful’, ‘disgusting’, ‘phoney’ and admits to never watching it!
Appearing on radio show ‘Drivetime’ on RTÉ Radio 1 (a radio station of Ireland’s competing broadcaster at Eurovision) the artist discussed his upcoming participation in the national selection. On Monday the six contender’s for Ireland’s Eurosong selection were announced (see full story here). These included former Sex Pistol’s frontman, who will compete with his band […]
BREAKING! Revealed — the Semi-Final Allocations for Benidorm Fest!
RTVE have just announced which acts will perform in which Semi-Finals! The announcements were made in alphabetical order, and the running order will be determined later! Semi-Final 1: Agoney — Quiero Arder Alice Wonder – Yo Quisera Aritz — Flamenco Fusa Nocta — Mi Familia Megara — Arcadia Meler — No Nos Moverán Sharonne — […]
Finland: 7 artists announced for UMK 2023
Finish broadcaster Yle have announced the seven artists competing in Finland’s national final Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023. The artists were revealed this morning across all UMK social media pages, the participants and song titles are: Robin Packalen – “Girls Like You” Portion Boys – “Samaa taivasta katsotaan” (We look at the same sky) KUUMAA – […]
Eurovision Allocation Draw 2023 to take place on January 31
Rylan Clark-Neal and AJ Odudu will host the Eurovision 2023 Allocation Draw on January 31. The draw will take place at 20:00 CET (19:00 local time) from St George’s Hall in Liverpool. It will be broadcast live on BBC2 and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and on the official Eurovision YouTube channel across the world. […]
32 songs to participate in Pesma Za Evroviziju 23!
The day has finally come. After several days of speculations and a few fake list that were rushing throught social media and local tabloids, RTS decited to break the silence and reveal 32 participants willing to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Constest 2023. The 32 songs taking part in PZE23 are : Moj prvi […]
BREAKING! Acts and Songs for Ireland’s Eurosong Selection Revealed!
The Late Late Eurosong 2023 Special will take place on Friday 3rd February and six exciting acts will battle it out to represent Ireland in Liverpool in May! Song No.1: Too Good for Your LovePerformer: ADGY Too Good for Your Love was written by ADGY (Andrew Carr) as a piano ballad during lockdown and is […]
Latvia: 15 songs released for Supernova 2023
National final songs are coming thick and fast as Latvian broadcaster LTV have released the 15 songs competing in Supernova 2023. The competing artists are: 24. Avēnija – “You Said” Adriana Miglāne – “Like I Wanna” Alise Haijima – “Tricky” Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes” Avéi – “Let Me Go” Inspo – “Sway” Justs – […]
Space Man was the third best selling single in the UK in 2022!
Sam Ryder rounds off a successful year with this astonishing achievement! Member of the UK delegations, Lee Smithurst, took to Twitter to share his delight at the news. Sam’s sales of Space Man were only surpassed by Lad Baby and Harry Styles. We can’t wait to see what the BBC/TAP Music collaboration will reveal for […]
ESCZ 2023 — A live National Final will return for Czech Republic this year!
It has been revealed by Czech Broadcaster ‘Česká Televize’ that they will produce a national selection show, live from Prague on Monday 30 January called ESCZ 2023! This will be the first Czech national selection show in 15 years! Speaking about the development, the Czech head of delegation had this to say: ‘I am proud […]
Norway: Artists announced for MGP 2023
Ulrikke Brandstorp, Elsie Bay and JOWST are among the 21 artists competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2023. The artists were announced by hosts Arian Engebø and Stian “Staysman” Thorbjørnsen via a special broadcast on NRK1. The 21 artists and songs are as follows: Heat 1 Ulrikke Brandstorp – “Honestly” Eirik Næss – “Wave” Kate Gulbrandsen […]
Romania: 12 songs released for Selecţia Naţională
Romanian broadcaster TVR have released the 12 songs competing in Romania’s national final Selecţia Naţională 2023. The songs have been uploaded here to the official TVR YouTube channel. The 12 songs and the running order were decided earlier this month, the running order was randomly drawn. The 12 songs competing are: Deiona – “Call on Me” […]
7 songs in the running to represent Greece at Eurovision 2023!
ERT has chosen: 7 songs are still competing in order to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! The winning song will be selected by the jury and by the public. The public jury consists of 70 members that have been chosen through selected applications. ERT president Konstantinos Zoulas mentioned that all generations should […]
New details revealed about DORA 2023!
Save the date: The Croatian national final ‘DORA’ is going to take place on Saturday, the 11th of February! Eurofans will be kept busy that night as it is not only the Croatian national final that takes place, it is also the final night of MESC, Eesti Laul, Sanremo and DMGP! The Croatian national final […]
BBC reveal further senior production team members for Eurovision 2023
The BBC have today revealed more members of their senior production team for Eurovision 2023. Back in October, the BBC revealed the first set of senior production team members who will be working on Eurovision 2023 alongside the Ukrainian broadcaster. Today, a further 11 names have been thrown into the mix, with both British and […]
LISTEN: Benidorm Fest 2023 Songs Available to Stream Now!
All 18 songs for Benidorm Fest 2023 are now available to stream on RTVE Play! Today’s song reveal will be accompanied by a press conference at RTVE studios in Madrid, to take place on Monday 19th December and at which all the 18 acts will be present. Benidorm Fest 2023 will have two semi-finals and […]
Ukraine — TVORCHI win Vidbir as First Song for Eurovision 2023 is selected!
Electronic duo TVORCHI have won Vidbir 2023 with their song Heart of Steel! In second and third place came Krutb and Jerry Heil respectively. Vidbir 2023 was a unique event, broadcast from bomb shelter with ten very different artists/groups showcasing the best of Ukrainian music. The following are the full results. TVORCHI consist of Ukranian […]
Belgium: Snippets released of 14 Eurosong 2023 songs
Belgian broadcaster VRT have released the 14 snippets of the songs taking part in Eurosong 2023. You can find the snippets here. The national final consists of 7 artists, sending 2 songs each. The artists and song titles are: Ameerah – “The Carnival” & “Armageddon” Chérine – “Ca m’ennuie pas” (It doesn’t bother me) & […]
Joker Out! to represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2023
Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO have announced that band Joker Out! have been selected to represent Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The band have already selected the song they will perform at the contest, and it will be released on February 4. Speaking at the press conference with RTVSLO, frontman Bojan Cvjetićanin said: […]
Ireland — Format Changes and Fast Tracked Acts for Eurosong 2023!
New details about Ireland’s Eurosong national selection revealed on the Éirevision podcast! Here are the take home points from this in-depth interview with the Irish Head of Delegation. Over 300 entries were received for Eurovision for Ireland About 70% were ineligible or of inadequate quality Approx 60 songs have been shortlisted and are currently being […]
Camp and Furnace to play host to the official Euroclub of Eurovision 2023
It has been confirmed that the official Euroclub for Eurovision 2023 will be held in Camp and Furnace. Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l’Eurovision (OGAE), which is made up of 42 fan clubs from across the world, will be hosting the official Euroclub in Liverpool next May at Camp and Furnace. Euroclub will be open […]
Is Greece headed towards a national final for Eurovision 2023?
It has been reported that Greece could be returning to a national final for Eurovision 2023. OGAE Greece have reported that Greece could be using some kind of national final to select their representative for Eurovision 2023. However, at this stage, nothing has been confirmed nor denied by the Greek broadcaster. Since 2017, Greece’s Eurovision […]
Cyprus’ representative Andrew Lambrou signs up with Greek record label Panik Records!
Andrew Lambrou, who will represent Cyprus at the next Eurovision Song Contest, just signed up with Panic Records, one of the biggest music record labels in Greece. The 24-year old artist from Australia with Cypriot roots was signing the contract together with Giorgos Arsenakos, the CEO of Panik Records in the Greek capital Athens. The […]
BREAKING! Major Voting Rule Changes for Eurovision 2023!
The European Broadcasting Union has announced a massive shake up to the voting arrangements for Eurovision 2023 Only viewer votes will decide countries qualifying from Semi-Finals Viewers in non-participating countries will be able to vote online Jury votes will, as before, be combined with viewer votes to decide final result The countries that qualify from […]
Ukraine announces 10 finalists for Vidbir 2023
We’re exactly one month away from (likely) our first Eurovision 2023, and it will come from one of these 10 artists that will compete to represent reigning champions Ukraine. Ukrainian national broadcaster UA:PBC have announced the 10 finalists that will compete in Vidbir 2023 on Saturday 17th December. These artists were selected from a shortlist of […]
Romania announces changes for the national final ‘Selecţia Naţională’ in 2023!
Big news from Romania: The broadcaster TVR announces changes for the upcoming national final ‘Selecţia Naţională’, which is supposed to take place on the 11th of February. #1: The Voting The biggest change would be the voting, as the winner will be selected by 100% televote this time. That makes Romania the second country after […]
Eurovision 2023: German broadcaster teams up with TikTok for ‘Unser Lied für Liverpool’
The German broadcaster has confirmed the return of national final “Unser Lied für” for Eurovision 2023. NDR have confirmed that they will once again be using “Unser Lied für Liverpool” to select their song and singer for Eurovision 2023. They have also confirmed that TikTok will play a role in the national final. For the […]
Belgium announces 7 artists for 2023 national final
Belgian broadcaster VRT have announced the 7 artist that will take part on Belgium’s national final ‘Eurosong 2023’. The list is as follows: Ameerah Chérine gala dragot Gustaph Hunter Falls Loredana The Starlings Eurovision fans will likely recognise one of the member of The Starlings in Tom Dice. He represent Belgium at Eurovision in 2010 […]
Submissions open for ESCZ as Czech Republic begins search for their Eurovision 2023 representative
Submissions have opened to find the Czech Republic’s Eurovision 2023 representative. Submissions for ESCZ, the Czech Republic’s national final for Eurovision, opened on November 2nd, and will close on December 8th. For all song submissions, a final version is not neccesary; demo versions can be submitted, and artists can send more than one song. You […]
Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper to represent Netherlands in Eurovision 2023
Dutch duo Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper will be flying the flag for The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS the pair were “unanimously nominated” by the selection committee. Mia and Dion’s entry will be co-written 2019 Eurovision winner Duncan Laurence along with his partner and songwriter Jordan Garfield. Speaking to AVROTROS, Mia and […]
TVR announces it will be taking a new approach to Eurovision in 2023
TVR has announced that they will be taking a new approach towards Eurovision, starting in 2023. After confirming their participation for Eurovision 2023 back in August, the Romanian broadcaster has now confirmed that they will be taking a new approach to the contest, starting with Selecția Națională. The Board of Directors, Mihai Predescu, has signed […]