BBC reveal television programming schedule in the run up to Rotterdam
“Eurovision is coming back with a boom bang a bang to the BBC this year! After a year without the live contest, we can’t wait for it to return bigger and better. We’ll be celebrating Eurovision across the BBC on all our platforms, from TV, Radio and Online. Over on BBC Four, coverage will go […]
BBC reveal radio content in the run up to Rotterdam 2021
British broadcaster BBC have revealed all of their radio programming for Eurovision 2021, including the grand final on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Ken Bruce, live from Wogan House in London, on Saturday 22nd May at 8pm GMT. Speaking of Eurovision this year, Ken has said: “I can’t find the words to describe how I […]
Serbia’s Hurricane Release English Version of LOCO LOCO!
With just days to go before rehearsals for Eurovision 2021 begin at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Serbia’s representatives ‘Hurricane’ have released an English-language version of their Eurovision smash Loco Loco! The version also features a remixed backing track with more pared back production. Are you Loco Loco for this new version of Serbia’s Eurovision […]
REVEALED: Details Emerge of Staging Plans for Serbia’s Hurricane
A powerful force is on its way to Rotterdam in the form of Serbia’s girl-group, Hurricane, singing Loco Loco! Sanja Vučić from the group appeared on a morning show in Serbia this week and shared some details of what we can expect on the stage… Hurricane will have demanding choreography, they will be alone on […]
Lesley Roy, Destiny & Anxhela Peristeri Pictured Together Rehearsing in Stockholm
Eurovision 2021 is fast approaching, with rehearsals beginning in Rotterdam next weekend. However, 3 of our Eurovision stars are currently preparing for rehearsals at the same gym in Stockholm. Lesley Roy (Ireland), Destiny (Malta) and Anxhela Peristeri (Albania) had a chance to catch up today and Lesley shared an awesome photo on her Instagram account. […]
Eurovision 2021: turquoise carpet to be rolled out for the opening ceremony
We had a blue carpet in Lisbon, an orange carpet in Tel Aviv, and now a turquoise carpet is coming to Rotterdam for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2021. The ceremony is expected to take place at The Rotterdam Cruise Terminal. All of the delegations who will be in Rotterdam will be transported to the […]
Manizha was inspired by Salvador Sobral to sing in Russian at Eurovision
In an interview with Russian news outlet ‘super.ru‘, Manizha revealed that she dreamt of representing Russia at Eurovision ever since she was a child. The singer stated that she used to watch the contest as a child and remembers t.A.T.u (Russia, 2003) and Dana International (Israel, 1998) as her favourites. One of her highlights in […]
Augmented Reality is coming to Eurovision 2021!
Florian Wieder, stage designer for Eurovision 2021, has revealed in an interview with ANP that augmented reality will play a big part in this years contest. This will be the first time in the history of Eurovision that augmented reality will be widely used, as DenD reports. “In the Netherlands, the technology is very advanced […]
This year’s Eurovision village will be online this year
This week at the Rotterdam’s council, its members decided that the official fan zone of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, the Eurovision Village, will be online only. This change of plans was caused by the still uncertain situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. The zone at the Binnenrotte street won’t be constructed. However, the Eurovision fans […]
Sietse Bakker aims for Eurovision 2021 final to be no longer than 3 hours 45 minutes
In an interview with RTL nieuws, Executive Producer of Eurovision 2021, Sietse Bakker, has said that he would like to keep the grand final of this years contest to a minimum of at least 3 hours and 45 minutes. Sietse mentions that he and his production team are aiming for the final to be shorter […]
Eurovision 2021: The French delegation delivers a moving press conference
The French delegation held an emotional press conference, in which they shared a lot of information. Barbara Pravi is a charming and very emotional young woman, as her fans know. She is also very excited by Eurovision 2021. She once again proved it during the press conference of the French delegation on April 19th. The […]
Australia’s Montaigne will not be performing in Rotterdam – will use live on tape performance for Eurovision 2021
It has been announced a few hours ago that the Australian representative, Montaigne, will not be flying over to Rotterdam to perform her song Technicolor live. Therefore, Australia will be presenting their “live-on-tape” performance instead. All of the Australian delegation will not be travelling to Rotterdam also. This announcement makes Montaigne the first artist confirmed to […]
Bim Bam Toi! Carla will be the French spokesperson for Eurovision 2021
It has been announced that the young singer Carla Lazzari, professionally known as Carla, will be the spokesperson for France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. You may remember her from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 when she was the representative for France that year. She sung the song Bim Bam Toi, placing […]
James Newman talks about “Embers” and his Eurovision journey
Several days ago James Newman, this year’s British representative stated in an interview with Planet Radio, a couple of things about his dance-pop song “Embers” and his Eurovision journey. James showed the difference between this year’s Eurovision and last year’s cancelled Eurovision, which he also was going to compete in: “Obviously, last year, when I […]
Poland’s song was intended for Melodifestivalen 2021
On the 12th of March TVP announced that Rafał is going to represent Poland with the song The Ride. At first, this song had had another purpose. Its authors wanted the song to… represent Sweden! The song’s composers: Joakim Övrenius, Clara Rubensson, Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson and Johann Mauritzson come from Sweden and they wanted […]
“The Power of Water” is coming to the first semi final of Eurovision 2021
The official Eurovision website has confirmed that “The Power of Water”, featuring singer Davina Michelle and actress Thekla Reuten, will be the opening act for the first semi final of Eurovision 2021. Gerben Bakker, Head of Show, has explained that “The Power of Water” will tell the story of the link between water and The […]
Salvador Sobral comments on The Black Mamba’s song
In a recent interview with Portuguese national radio, Rádio Renascença, Salvador Sobral revealed that he likes the theme presented by the band that will represent Portugal at Eurovision this year. “I really like the music, because I am a friend of the guys. I am suspicious, I am suspicious”, confessed the young musician. Salvador Sobral […]
Will Montaigne make it to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2021?
In just a few weeks time, all of the delegations from 39 countries are expected to be travelling to Rotterdam in preparation for this years contest. However for one country, this may not be the case. Speaking to AD.nl, Executive Producer Sietse Bakker talks about all of the delegations that will be travelling to Rotterdam […]
Get ready for the Adriatic Pre Party coming on May 1st
The first Croatian Eurovision Pre Party is coming! On May 1st at 21:00 CET, the Croatian Eurovision Club will present the Adriatic PreParty. It will be taking place live online and will be hosted by Emily Lauren Brewin, a YouTuber. At the present time, we do not know which artists from Eurovision 2021 will be […]
Ready, Steady, Eurovision! BBC to launch new social media videos in the run up to Rotterdam
It has been confirmed that as of today, the BBC will be launching “Ready, Steady, Eurovision”, which is a video that will be available on BBC Eurovision’s official social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The video will feature Rylan Clark-Neal, James Newman and British television personality and chef, Rustie Lee. Rylan will talk […]
Who will be joining Graham Norton for the BBC’s coverage of Eurovision 2021?
The BBC have confirmed their full line-up for Eurovision 2021. Graham Norton will return as commentator for his 12th Eurovision grand final that will be broadcast live on BBC One, whilst Ken Bruce will continue with his coverage of the contest on BBC Radio 2. “I’m so excited for Eurovision to return, after the past […]
Embers – James Newman’s choice out of 15 songs plus some staging hints!
“Out of the embers You and I are gonna light up the room Out of the embers There’s a fire burning for you” This up-tempo song will be United Kingdom’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 held at Rotterdam between 18 May to 22 May. Why Embers? James revealed in a recent interview that […]
The story of Sugar: Natalia Gordienko talks about how her Eurovision entry came to be
In an interview with Adevărul, Natalia Gordienko has revealed how her Eurovision 2021 was created, and how she ended up with Sugar for Rotterdam. As we already know, Sugar was written and composed by The Dream Team – Philip Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Sharon Vaughn (English lyrics), (Russian lyrics by Mikhail Gutseriev), and with choreography […]
Ireland’s Lesley Roy Excited about her “Different” Staging
Lesley Roy appeared on morning show ‘Ireland:AM’ on Ireland’s Virgin Media One this weekend to discuss her Eurovision preparations. Appearing via video link from Stockholm, Lesley explained how she is busy rehearsing every day for next month’s performance in Rotterdam. Pressed to reveal some details of her staging, Lesley remained tight-lipped, except to reveal some […]
Lithuania: LRT launches campaign to support The Roop
LRT, Lithuanian national broadcaster, has started a campaign all over the social media in order to support their Eurovision Song Contest 2021 representatives. They decided to hype up their hopefuls in many different ways, such as creating some dance routines, finger tricks or to color something in yellow as homage to their Discotheque costumes. The […]
Greece: Speculation over Stefania’s Eurovision 2021 staging “Something never seen at the contest”
Speculation about Stefania’s performance roam around Dutch media As we edge closer to the contest in Rotterdam, we start thinking about how entries will be staged. Now, how Greek representative Stefania’s staging will be like has been roaming around Dutch media. The rumour mill started when Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, the head of the organizing […]
Voxx Votes: Who should win the Eurovision Song Contest 2021?
With this year’s contest fast approaching, the team here at Eurovoxx need your help! In the first of a series of Voxx Votes polls – we are asking you: Who should win Eurovision 2021? Who could take the crown? There are plenty of favourites at this year’s contest. We are wondering whether Barbara Pravi can secure […]
Manizha reacts to critics in an interview with The Guardian
“I have a certain message which I am going to carry through to the end”. In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, the Russian singer reveals her feelings and what she’s been going through since her selection in March. She is the target of criticism and even insults from elected officials and conservative […]
Gimme some Sugar! Natalia Gordienko releases Russian version of “Sugar”
Natalia Gordienko has today released the official Russian version of her Eurovision song “Sugar” (Russian: Tuz Bubi). The music video has also seen some changes made to it, to accommodate the new, Russian lyrics. The lyrics in the English version of the song have been written by members of the Dream Team, Dimitris Kontopoulos and […]
Afrojack, Glennis Grace and Wulf to perform at the Eurovision 2021 grand final
“The act is called ‘Music Binds Us’. Music connects, especially in these times. Our DJ’s used to fly all over the world to connect with their audience which is now different unfortunately. With this act we would like to send energy from Rotterdam to Europe and literally reconnect. Not only with the viewers but also […]
Switzerland: Gjon’s Tears talks about how Tout l’Univers came to be
The Swiss representative gives his impressions and explains his work for Eurovision 2021. In an interview to the French edition of 20 Minutes, the 22-year-old Swiss singer reveals the preparatory work around his song Tout l’Univers. Gjon’s Tears, who was one of the favourites of last year, achieves the feat of being once again one […]
Barbara Pravi follows in the footsteps of Gjon’s Tears and is invited to perform in Spain this Sunday
Barbara Pravi will sing her song “Voilà” during the broadcast of a new episode of the documentary “Rocío: Contar la verdad para seguir viva” (“Rocío: Tell the truth to stay alive”) on Spanish TV channel Telecinco. She will be the second Eurovision artist to appear on the show, after Swiss Gjon’s Tears did so at […]
Manizha’s Eurovision Dress represents all of Russia
Known throughout Russia for her feminism and activism, Manizha is taking representing her country and culture one step further. The dress used for her performance in Rotterdam this year will consist of pieces of fabric that have been collected from all over Russia. Head of the Non-Governmental Organization, Yakut National Dress Masters, Svetlana Maximova used […]
Watch: Denmark’s Fyr & Flamme make a parody reaction to their Eurovision entry!
Fyr & Flamme bring comedic charm into their reaction video Reaction videos are quite prevalent in the Eurovision community. Us at Eurovoxx do our fair share of reactions to Eurovision songs as well. Now, Denmark’s entry Fyr & Flamme have now done their own spin of a reaction video by reacting to their own video. […]
Lesley Roy to be alone on stage in Rotterdam
“It will be just me on stage, and what we’re trying to do, I’ve never seen on the Eurovision stage before.” In an interview with the Official Charts Company, Lesley Roy has revealed that she will be alone on stage for her performance of “Maps” at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. Lesley Roy has been working […]
Calling all Canadians! Eurovision 2021 is coming to OMNI Television!
OMNI Television, a multi-cultural broadcaster has confirmed that they will be broadcasting this years Eurovision Song Contest. This is the second time the contest comes to OMNI, the first being in 2019. As has been the case in previous years, the 2021 contest will mostly likely be broadcast to Canada with a delay. This year, […]
Duncan Laurence to perform at Eurovision 2021
The winner of Eurovision 2019, after performing in the United States of America, is not going to be one of the hosts of the contest in his home country, however he will surely be present there during two nights. We are going to see Duncan Laurence during the very first performance of Eurovision 2021: the […]
This is the running order for the semi-finals of Eurovision 2021!
Running orders of the 2 semi finals revealed! 15 days after the official deadline for song submissions to the EBU, the running order for the semi-finals has been released. Before that, only the general allocation to the semifinal as well as the first or second half had been determined. Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song […]
Blas Cantó to release the English version of his Eurovision song
Not long ago, Blas Cantó recorded the English version of his Eurovision song, “Voy A Quedarme”. The English version is called: “I’ll stay”. The language is going to be changed in that version, however anything else is going to remain the same. Blas loves the English language and hopes that the message and emotions of […]
Belarus will not be taking part in Eurovision 2021
The EBU have tonight posted a statement regarding Belarus’ participation in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier this month, Belarus announced Galasy ZMesta as their 2021 representatives with the song Ya Nauchu Tebya (I’ll Teach You). Just days after it’s release, the EBU disqualified the song from the contest due to the political nature, and Belarus […]
75% of back-up performances for Eurovision 2021 have been recorded
Speaking to ad.nl, Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen has confirmed that 75% of all competing countries in this years Eurovision Song Contest have already submitted their live-on-tape back-up performance. The EBU announced back in November that all acts must record a back-up performance that will be used in the event the artist(s) cannot travel to Rotterdam, […]
Helena Paparizou to perform revamped version of ‘My Number One’ in Rotterdam
Eurovision 2005 winner Helena Paparizou is set to be performing a revamped version of her winning song My Number One at Rock The Roof in Rotterdam, according to Eurovision Fun. Helena has been announced as one of the six artists performing at Rock The Roof, and is said to be in the process of revamping My Number One for […]
Spain will celebrate an Eurovision PreParty online on 24th April
Spain will celebrate for the second consecutive year an online Eurovision PreParty thanks to eurovision-spain.com, the most important website on Eurovision Song Contest in Spanish language and organizers of the PrePartyES Madrid. The team maintains the online format devised last year due to the health situation. The appointment will be next 24th April at 22:00 […]
Former Eurovision winners to “Rock The Roof” in Eurovision 2021 interval act
Host broadcasters for Eurovision 2021, NPO, NOS and AVROTROS, have revealed that a spectacular interval act is being planned for the grand final of Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. Dubbed “Rock The Roof”, the interval act will see former Eurovision winners taking to the stage once more. Lenny Kuhr (1969); Getty Kaspers (member of Teach-In, 1975); […]
A live audience is still possible for Eurovision 2021
The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 do not rule out an event with an audience in Rotterdam Ahoy. In an interview with RTLNieuws an anonymous contest spokesperson gives details about the current options and scenario, studies by the organizer. Partly due to the announced test capacity of 40,000 tests per day as of […]
No illegal statements found in the Russian Eurovision 2021 song lyrics
A few news websites, such as The Guardian have reported, that the Manizha’s song for Eurovision has been investigated for some illegal statements. Some Russian organizations, like Russian Union of Orthodox Women and website Veteranskie Vesti (which is associated with war veterans) accused the song of “hatred towards men, which leads to the undermining of […]
Mads Enggaard to be Staging Director for Efendi in Azerbaijan’s Eurovision Performance
Danish Producer Mads Enggaard has confirmed that he will be the Staging Director for Efendi’s performance of “Mata Hari” at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EFENDI (@efendi_music) Enggaard is no stranger to Eurovision, nor to working with Azerbaijan, being that 2021’s performance marks his second collaboration with […]
“Tout l’univers” goes viral in Spain and Gjon’s Tears will perform it on Spanish television tonight
Gjon’s Tears will do a live performance of his song “Tout l’univers” on the Spanish television channel Telecinco tonight at the premiere of a documentary about the Spanish celebrity Rocío Carrasco. This invitation arrives after the Swiss song has gone viral in Spain thanks to the promotion of this documentary series. Even Gjon’s Tears shared […]
UK’s Eurovision 2021 entry ‘Embers’ has been added to BBC Radio 2’s A List!
BBC Radio 2 was the first station to play the United Kingdom’s Eurovision 2021 entry Embers on March 11th, and on March 29th the song had reached the A List on Radio 2’s New Music Playlist. This means that Radio 2 listeners will be able to hear Embers played regularly on the station from March 20th, which will sure […]
Sofia to host countries’ delegations to record back-up performances for Eurovision 2021
On the 15th of March, iCard Eurovision Bulgaria posted on Twitter that several countries, including Cyprus among many others, have decided to film their back-up performances in the capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia. BNT (Bulgarian Public Broadcaster) is going to cooperate with the same company, which produced the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 also […]