Ukraine announce Vidbir 2023 longlist
Jerry Heil, KRUTЬ and TVORCHI are among the longlisted names for Ukraine’s national final Vidbir. Ukrainians national broadcaster UA:PBC has published the 36 artists longlisted to take part in Vidbir 2023. The list is as follows: 2TONE Angelina DAYTON DEMCHUK Drevo Elysees FIINKA Havkа Jerry Heil Iana Kovaleva Kozak Siromaha KRUTЬ Lue Bason Moisei Olivan […]
Ukranian Selection for Eurovision 2023 will take place in a Bomb Shelter in Kyiv this December
The final of Vidbir (the Ukranian national final) will be broadcast live on Saturday 17 December from a bomb shelter in Kyiv 400 songs have been submitted to the Ukranian broadcaster from 299 artists. It is in not yet known how many songs will be presented in the Vidbir selection show. The final list of […]
37 countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that 37 countries will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, being held in Liverpool. The list is as follows: Albania (RTSH) Armenia (ARMTV) Australia (SBS) Austria (ORF) Azerbaijan (Ictimai) Belgium (RTBF) Croatia (HRT) Cyprus (CyBC) Czech Republic (ČT) Denmark (DR) Estonia (ERR) Finland (Yle) France (FT) Georgia […]
Format changes for Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix 2023!
Norway is one of the more successful countries at Eurovision. In order to achieve that, Norway is one of the countries with the most national selections until now. In 1960, Norway have not just debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest but also introduced the Melodi Grand Prix to determine their representative. Semifinal introduction in 2020 […]
The BBC announces its Eurovision 2023 senior production team
The BBC have announced their senior production team for Eurovision 2023. The British broadcaster, who is one of the host broadcasters of Eurovision 2023 along with Suspline of Ukraine, have today announced the Senior Production Team that will see them through Eurovision 2023. Martin Green takes the lead! Martin Green will be the man responsible […]
Slovenia: EMA will return in 2023
Some weeks after Slovenia’s Eurovision 2023 participation was confirmed, the Head of Entertainment Program at RTV Slovenija, Vanja Vardjan, announced that the broadcaster will chose it’s 2023 representative through their national selection, EMA. Sašo Hribar, a RTVSLO Councillor, declared that Slovenia “should not participate in Eurovision for several years, because no-one takes responsibility for poor rankings year […]
Andrew Lambrou will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2023!
Cyprus is one of the countries with the brightest stars in recent years, has announced its Eurovision 2023 representative! Cyprus has been one of the fan favourite countries since 2018. Fans were very upset when Andromache was eliminated in the semi-finals last year and Cyprus failed to reach the finals again after seven years. After […]
Liverpool hospitality weigh in on accommodation fiasco ahead of Eurovision 2023
Liverpool Hospitality, a non-profit organisation that represents the collective voice of Hospitality in Liverpool, has spoken out about the accommodation situation the city has found itself in following the confirmation of Liverpool as Eurovision 2023 host city. Since the announcement on October 7th, that Liverpool would be hosting Eurovision 2023, many fans found themselves out […]
Bulgaria officially confirms withdrawal from Eurovision 2023
Bulgaria have withdrawn from Eurovision 2023. Bulgaria’s broadcaster BNT have confirmed that Bulgaria will not be participating in Eurovision 2023. The news comes after Montenegro and North Macedonia both confirm their withdrawal from the 2023 contest earlier today. In a Direct Message on Twitter between BTN and OGAE Greece, the Balkan nation has confirmed it’s […]
North Macedonia withdraws from Eurovision 2023
The number of participants for Eurovision 2023 is sadly decreasing as North Macedonia withdraws from the contest. North Macedonian broadcaster Makedonska Radio Televizija (MRT) broke the news on their official Eurovision Instagram account. The broadcaster cited “the economic and energy crisis and high costs” as the main reason for not participating next year. The official […]
Montenegro Confirms Withdrawal from Eurovision 2023
Montenegrin public broadcaster RTCG has confirmed that Montenegro will not compete in Eurovision 2023, citing cost as the main reason. “In addition to the significant costs of the registration fee, as well as the cost of staying in Great Britain – we also faced a lack of interest from sponsors, so we decided to direct […]
Suspline and BBC sign memorendum of co-operation for Eurovision 2023
The BBC and Suspline have signed a memorandum of co-operation ahead of next years Eurovision Song Contest. On October 11th, the two broadcasters who are working together on Eurovision 2023, have signed a memorandum of co-operation, which has been signed by Mykola Chernotytskyi, Chairman of The Board of Suspline and Tim Davey, Director General of […]
Stage design revealed for Junior Eurovision 2022
Armenian broadcaster AMPTV have revealed the stage design for Junior Eurovision 2022. The stage design, which has been revealed by the broadcaster today, features a large circular stage right in the centre of the arena, with seating all around in a circular shape, and a standing area right in front. David Tserunyan, Executive Producer of […]
BREAKING: Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023
The home of Anfield and The Beatles will soon be the home of Eurovision as Liverpool will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! Liverpool won the right to host the contest after beating out 6 others bids from cities around the United Kingdom, last beating Glasgow. The announcement was made on BBC 1’s The One […]
Kazakhstan have “every chance” to compete at Eurovision 2023
Kazakhstan eyes their contest debut at Eurovision 2023 as their preparations for Junior Eurovision heat up. Speaking to the Kazakhstani media, Junior Eurovision producer Zhan Mukanov and he said that the nation has “every chance” to debut at the adult Eurovision Song Contest next year. “Since the Khabar Agency is an officially accredited member of […]
Ireland: a folk metal band in Eurovision 2023?
It seems that Eurovision has started to interest rock and metal bands. On the 1st of October, frontman Keith Fay announced that the folk metal band Cruachan has submitted his bid to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. While submission windows are opening all over Europe, a surprise comes straight from Ireland – Cruachan applied to represent […]
“I don’t want to give up the commentating” – Graham Norton unsure of hosting duties for Eurovision 2023
The United Kingdom’s Eurovision commentator, Graham Norton has spoken out about juggling his usual role as commentator for the BBC and the potential gig of hosting the contest next year. Speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on daytime television show This Morning on ITV, Graham was asked what has been on a lot of people’s lips lately […]
BREAKING — Eurovision 2023 will be in Glasgow or Liverpool!
The BBC has confirmed that two cities, Glasgow and Liverpool, remain in competition to be the 2023 Host City! This means that Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield have been eliminated as options. Phil Harrold, the chair of the BBC’s Host City Selection Committee, has said: ‘Thanks to all 7 cities across the UK who […]
Liverpool releases video to promote host city bid for Eurovision 2023
Liverpool City Council have released a video to promote their Eurovision 2023 host city bid. The video, narrated by Liverpudlian singer and Eurovision runner-up for the United Kingdom, Sonia, shows off Liverpool’s history of music and culture whilst detailing their bid to become Eurovision 2023’s host city. The @eurovision bid is in and it’s nearly […]
Eurovision star Imaani backs Birmingham’s host city bid for Eurovision 2023
British singer Imaani has said she is “backing Birmingham” to host Eurovision 2023. The British singer has shown her support for Birmingham hosting Eurovision 2023, the same city that hosted the contest in 1998 when Imaani finished in second place for the United Kingdom. “There’s no doubt in my mind that Birmingham could do it […]
An Invitation-Only National Final is coming to Belgium in 2023!
Plans have emerged for the Belgian “Eurosong 2023”, the first national final in Belgium since 2016! It has been reported that Flemish-language national broadcaster VRT, who will organise the countries participation in Eurovision 2023, have decided to create a national final. However, there will not be an open submission process. Instead competitors will be approached […]
Una Voce Per San Marino Receives Song Submissions from Across the Globe!
We can expect an international flavour when Una Voce per San Marino selects the representative next February! It has been announced on Instagram that songs have been submitted for the national final from the following countries: Australia Austria Belarus Finland Germany Italy Luxembourg Malta Poland Russia United Kingdom San Marion Serbia Spain United States of […]
Latvia 2023: Supernova to take place in February
Latvian Public Broadcaster (LTV) has confirmed the return of Supernova to chose its representative. Since 2015, the show has served as the nation’s national selection. All of these artists were Supernova winners and represented Latvia in Eurovision: 2022: Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad” 2020: Samanta Tīna – “Still Breathing” 2019: Carousel – “That Night” […]
Croatia: Dora 2023 “most likely” to include semi-finals
Dora 2023 will likely include semi-finals as Croatia confirms their participation for Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Croatian broadcaster HRT have announced that applications for Dora 2023 have opened today. The deadline for submissions is November 20. While an official decision won’t be made by HRT until at least January 10, the broadcaster has said that semi-finals will […]
Poland: TVP released the rules of Krajowe Eliminacje 2023
TVP announced the rules of the Polish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Krajowe Eliminacje will take place on the 26th of February and the list of participants will be announced no later than the 25th of January. The announcement came as a surprise, since TVP doesn’t often introduce the rules that early […]
Benidorm Fest 2023 — Presenters Revealed for the Next Festival!
In a week where the first winning song of the Benidorm Fest Eurovision selection, SloMo by Chanel, has reached double platinum sales, more details have been revealed about the next festival! Ines Hernand, one of the most popular presenters, influencers and comedians in Spain, has been added to the line up along with Monica Naranja […]
First Details of Ukraine’s National Final this December are Reported!
Ukrainian website Новини.LIVE (News.Live) has reported details from insiders close to the shows production. Initial details have revealed that 10 songs will be performed in the final which will be broadcast live from Ukraine in December, with voting occuring through a local app called “ДІЯ” (Action). The deadline for submissions is October 15th, but the […]
The Sound of MelFest — 2824 Songs Entered for the 2023 Edition
Sweden is gearing up for the new season with 2824 songs submitted for Melodifestivalen! The Melodifestivalen Instagram account has reported that this is the largest number of received songs in 10 years. The competition producer, Karin Gunnarsson, has said that now they will begin to listening to the songs and reducing them down to the […]
Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 to not have quarter-finals, song submissions open
Estonia’s Eesti Laul 2023 will not include quarter-finals and will go back to using semi-final/final system. Eesti Laul producer Tomi Rahula broke this news on Estonian radio this morning: “The quarter-finals were worth trying, because we got a lot of new music and many artists got a chance to show and prove themselves. This year […]
BBC to work with TaP music once again for Eurovision 2023
The BBC has confirmed that they will be collaborating with TaP music for a second year running to find the United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2023 representative. The continued partnership between the BBC and TaP Music in 2023 comes after a very successful debut in 2022, which saw the United Kindom’s representative Sam Ryder winning the jury […]
Eurovision 2023: The seven shortlisted cities can submit their bids until September 8th
The seven shortlisted cities have until September 8th to submit their complete bid to the BBC to host the next Eurovision Song Contest. As a recall, the seven cities are the following ones : Birmingham Glasgow Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Sheffield This list has been officially published by Martin Österdhal and the EBU a few weeks […]
Festival da Canção 2023 will again have 20 songs in Competition
As expected, Portugal confirmed this week its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 that will take place in May 2023 in the United Kingdom. The Song Contest 2023 will once again have 20 songs in the competition, 16 by invitation of RTP to authors of various musical areas and the remaining four will be […]
Israel 2023: a songwriting bandcamp to compose the Israeli song
Several weeks ago, we learnt who will be the first artist to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. It’s the pop star Noa Kirel from Israel. Whereas we know the artist, we don’t know the song she will present to the contest. That’s why the artist’s team decided to organize a songwriting bandcamp. It […]
Let the Eurovision 2023 season begin!
Happy Eurovision Season 2023 from all of the Eurovoxx Team to our viewers! Let’s make a little recap about what we know so far! New year, new place After Ukraine won the 66th Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with “Stefania”, the country should traditionally host the next edition. But due to the current conflict with Russia, […]
Romania confirm Eurovision 2023 participation as TVR search for Swiss legal teams over EBU dispute
Romania have officially confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2023, despite their ongoing dispute with the EBU. Just a few months ago, Romania were threatening to withdraw from Eurovision, and threatening to sue the EBU over the voting irregularities that were found with them and five other countries in semi final 2. Fast forward to now, […]
The Eurovision 2023 rules are out! Pre-recorded backing vocals are back for another year
The European Broadcasting Union has established a detailed set of rules for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. As Eurovision.tv report, these detailed rules, which have been established by the EBU, have also been approved by the contest’s governing body, the Reference Group. Many of these rules which have been set out are the same rules […]
The Netherlands: Selection committee for Eurovision 2023 revealed
Just like the last few years, the dutch Eurovision entry will be selected by a panel consisting of several professionals. Earlier today, broadcaster AVROTROS has revealed the names of the selection committee for Eurovision 2023. Eric van Stade (CEO of AVROTROS), Cornald Maas (Eurovision expert and commentator) en Jan Smit (commentator and Eurovision 2020 & […]
The winner of The Voice to represent Georgia at Eurovision 2023
It has been confifmed that Georgia will select its Eurovision 2023 act through The Voice. After two years of internal selections, the country has now decided that it will revert back to a television show to find its Eurovision representative, and they have decided upon The Voice. Applications for the fifth series are open until […]
Belgium to bring back national final for Eurovision 2023
VRT have confirmed that they will be holding a national final to chose their Eurovision 2023 representative. The Belgian Flemish broadcaster VRT, who are in charge of the country’s participation in Eurovision 2023, have announced that they will hold a national final to find their singer and song for the upcoming contest in the United […]
San Marino to find its voice in February 2023 as Una Voce per San Marino returns
It has been confirmed that Una Voce per San Marino will be returning in February 2023, with the final taking place on the 25th. The show, which largely follows the same format as in 2022, will begin as early as October, with the Academy and Casting stage that runs from October 28 to January 27. […]
Ukraine: Supsline opens submissions for national final for Eurovision 2023
Suspline have opened submissions for Ukraine’s upcoming national final for Eurovision 2023. The Ukrainian broadcaster has confirmed that applications for Ukraine’s national final for Eurovision 2023 have been opened, and will remain open until October 15th. The national final, which will most likely be Vidbir, or something similar, is expected to take place in December. […]
It’s official! Noa Kirel will represent Israel at Eurovision 2023
After being initially confirmed as Israel’s Eurovision 2023 representative on July 11th, just one day later, Noa was quick to shut this down, stating that her Eurovision participation was still a “maybe”. Now, it seems we have another confirmation of Noa’s Eurovision 2023 participation, and this time, it’s for real! Speaking in a press conference […]
Nottingham will not be putting in a bid to host Eurovision 2023
Nottingham City Coulcil have confirmed that the city will not be submitting a bid to host Eurovision 2023. Despite previously expressing their interest in hosting next years contest, leader of Nottingham City Council, David Mellen, has said that the council carefully considered putting a bid forward, but would now no longer be progessing with it. […]
BBC to confirm Eurovision 2023 host city shortlist on Radio 2 Breakfast on August 12th
It has been reported that the BBC will reveal the shortlist of Eurovision 2023 host cities on Friday 12th August. The shortlist of Eurovision 2023 host cities is expected to be revealed during the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on Friday 12th August between 06:30 GMT and 09:30 GMT. As of today, a total of […]
Eurovision 2023: BBC publish FAQ about two-round host city bidding process
The BBC have published a list of frequently asked questions about the host city application for Eurovision 2023. The BBC’s article on frequently asked questions about the bidding process for Eurovision 2023 host city also includes confirmation that the bidding process will be a two-step process. Below is the list, and their answers, of frequently […]
Cardiff pull out of Eurovision 2023 bid
While many British cities are submitting official bids to host Eurovision 2023, one has already pull out due to scheduling conflicts. As reported by Wales Online, the Welsh Government, Cardiff Council and The Principality Stadium have collectively said that Cardiff are unable to host Eurovision 2023. This is due to the number of events already taking […]
Cheryl Baker hopes to reunite Bucks Fizz ahead of Eurovision 2023
Cheryl Baker, member of British group Bucks Fizz who brought the United Kingdom their fourth Eurovision win in 1981, is keen for a reunion ahead of the United Kingdom hosting Eurovision 2023. Speaking to The Mirror, Cheryl Baker says that the group had tried to organise a reunion with all four original members last year for […]
Cyprus to go internal for Eurovision 2023 as RIK extends deal with Panik Records
Despite earlier rumours that Cyprus might be using the singing television show “All Together Now” as their selection method for Eurovision 2023, it seems likely that they will instead be opting for an internal selection again. At the end of May, it was rumoured that Panik Records was in talks with Cypriot broadcaster RIK about […]
“We are grateful to the U.K. for their solidarity” – Kalush Orchestra speak out on the United Kingdom hosting Eurovision 2023
Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have spoken out about the United Kingdom hosting Eurovision 2023 in place of Ukraine. In a statement to the PA News Agency, Kalush Orchestra lead singer Oleh Psiuk has said “Of course, we are very sad that the Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in Ukraine next year. But […]
Bristol, Birmingham and Liverpool officially confirm their bid to host Eurovision 2023
Since the confirmation that the United Kingdom will be officially hosting Eurovision 2023, five cities so far have confirmed their bid to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, whilst a number of other cities have expressed their interest in hosting the contest. A total of five cities have officially submitted their bid to become Eurovision […]