Efendi’s song for Azerbaijan will be released in March
It has been revealed that the Azerbaijani entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest will be released in March. The vocal coach who has been working with performer Efendi has said that expect to hear the entry in the second week of March. The song selection submissions for the Azerbaijani entry are still open until […]
Bulgaria will take public feedback into account for 2021 entry
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have announced that they will be taking public feedback into consideration when they decide Victoria’s entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Rotterdam this May. It was revealed this morning that the public will be able to provide feedback on the contending songs. There will be an […]
Finalists for Pabandom iš Naujo 2021 revealed!
Five artist join The Roop in the final to compete for the right to represent Lithuania in Eurovision 2021!
LESROY Launches on TikTok & Teases Ireland’s Eurovision Song Release!
Lesley Roy’s Eurovision 2021 era is stepping up a gear with the launch of her TikTok channel! In her first post she provides a cryptic clue to the song title. In the video she sings her 2020 song “Story of my Life” and points to a 4 letter underscore, suggesting the four letters of the […]
Drama in Italy: Could Sanremo 2021 be postponed?
Sanremo’s artistic director has hinted about the possibility of postponing Italy’s selection show. After Amadeus confirmed supermodel Naomi Campbell as host for the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, the artistic director of the show maintains his position: He wants an audience or he will threaten to postpone the event to 2022. “Without an audience, there is […]
It’s “A Little Dramatic”. Victoria to release debut EP containing Eurovision entry
“Every young artist dreams about their first album. I am proud I will finally be able to share my first EP with the world. The title “A Little Dramatic” best describes the overall arc of the songs on the album. I think I grew a lot on 2020, which was quite a dramatic year.” Victoria […]
Listen: Kaja Rode releases Melodi Grand Prix entry “Feel Again”
Today, Melodi Grand Prix finalist Kaja Rode has released her song Feel Again. She automatically qualified for the final alongside 5 other artists. You can listen to the song below: She will be performing this song live tomorrow in the third heat of Melodi Grand Prix. Four songs will compete in tomorrow’s heat, in which […]
Hosts revealed for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021, songs released on 10th February!
We have news coming from Denmark! It has been revealed that the hosts for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will be Martin Brygmann, an actor and musician, and Tina Müller, a local television host. On top of that, it has also been revealed that the songs for this year’s Danish national final will be revealed […]
professional jury to select Go_A’s Eurovision song!
Some time ago it was announced that Go_A, the band who was set to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2020, would represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2021. It has now been announced that an expert jury will select the song. The jury consists of: Jamala – singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016; Yevhen Filatov – […]
NRK reports voting problems in first two shows of MGP 2021
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has admitted that during the first two shows of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 technical difficulties occurred during the voting. The issue is said to result in some votes not being counted. NRK stated that, because the issue only affected users of older Android and IOS operating systems, the impact was very small, […]
Internships will be offered to singers and dancers for the stand in rehearsals
On 19th of January, NOS/AVATROS/NPO announced that 24 young dancers and singers from Rotterdam Codarts and Albeda College will be given internships to be in performers for Eurovision 2021. The broadcasters will offer 14 singers and 10 dancers internships. Rotterdam Councilor, Mr. Said Kasmi says: “I think it is great that the organization of the […]
Iceland: Daði Freyr to release his Eurovision 2021 entry on March 13
Icelandic sensation Daði Freyr whose 2020 entry became a viral hit is back for 2021 and we have a song release date!
Edsilia Rombley shares her thoughts on the potential scenario for Eurovision 2021
Information from the hostess of Eurovision 2021 on the organization of the competition given to Dutch media. While Albania and Israel have now selected their songs for the ESC, Edsilia Rombley gave her thoughts about the organization of the contest in May. The former Dutch representative (1998 and 2007) was interviewed on NPO Radio 1. […]
Vincent Bueno has recorded his song for the Eurovision 2021
From his instagram account Vincent Bueno shared details around his new song. The Austrian singer has recorded his song earlier this month in Switzerland. He was backed by the co-producer Pele Loriano, Jonas Thander the producer and Tobias Carshey as back singer. The song was written by Ashley Hicklin, songwriter for Belgium 2010 (Me And […]
Selection committee for Jeangu’s 2021 entry has been revealed
Speaking to Songfestival Weblog, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has revealed the members of the selection committee that will be in charge of choosing Jeangu Macrooy’s song for Eurovision 2021. It will be the same committee that chose his 2020 entry. The Netherlands have used a selection committee for choosing their Eurovision songs every year since 2013. […]
TRM confirms Natalia Gordienko for Eurovision 2021!
TRM, the Moldovan broadcaster have just revealed that Natalia Gordienko will be representing them at Eurovision 2021! Despite having already confirmed her coming back in her Instagram Bio, Natalia Gordienko had not been officially announced as Moldova’s representative by TRM, until now. In a statement the broadcaster said Natalia will present a new song and staging […]
Set Me Free Is Eden Alene’s song for Eurovision 2021!
At the end of a long and winding process, we can finally announce: Eden Alene will represent Israel in Rotterdam with . The song was declared the winner of Israel’s national selection at the end of a televised broadcast on KAN, hosted by Eurovision 2019 co-presenter Lucy Ayoub. It was selected from a field of […]
NRK reveals next 4 acts for MGP!
Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the next 4 acts for Saturday’s show. They will be battling for the next spot in the grand final which will be held on 30 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold duel, then both songs will perform again, […]
Cyprus will release El Diablo on February 24th!
We have a date! It has been revealed that Cyprus will reveal their entry El Diablo on February 24th. The Cypriot representative Elena Tsagrinou posted a picture on social media with the title of the song and the date, meaning that it won’t be long until we hear the song! View this post on Instagram […]
Results for Lithuania’s Pabandom iš naujo! Heat 2 revealed!
Lithuania has chosen 5 more acts to advance further in the semi-final after last night’s Heat 2 of Pabandom iš naujo! (Let’s try again!). “Fourth time’s the charm” seems to be working for Gebrasy (real name Audrius Petrauskas), who’s participating this year for the fourth time as his mid-tempo track Where’d You Wanna Go? emerged […]
Petition for Belorussian broadcaster to leave EBU
Don’t be too political? Even though Danish singer Leonora has warned us to keep politics outside of Eurovision, Belarus once again shows that this is not always possible. Due to the ongoing political conflicts and protests based around Alexander Lukahsenko, a Belarorussian foundation called Cultural Solidarity has started a campaign towards the European Broadcasting Union […]
Sietse Bakker talks about hopes and expectations for Rotterdam 2021
In a recent television interview, executive producer for Eurovision 2021, Sietse Bakker, has revealed how he could see the upcoming contest taking place in Rotterdam. Sietse Bakker’s main priority at the moment is to make sure that all of the acts can perform in Rotterdam: “Our priority is to bring all artists and expeditions to […]
Sweden reveals stage details for 2021 & has back-up plans in case Melodifestivalen can’t go ahead
Karin Gunnarsson, producer of Melodifestivalen, has revealed further information concerning the Swedish national selection for Eurovision. She emphasized that Melodifestivalen will definitely take place in one way or another. To ensure that, Gunnarsson explained that SVT prepared several possible scenarios for this. Besides the show itself, the primary goal is to avoid any kind of […]
Vasil will return for North Macedonia to Eurovision 2021!
Great news! It has just been confirmed that Vasil Garvanliev, otherwise known as Vasil, will be returning to Eurovision 2021 after being the representative for North Macedonia in the cancelled contest of 2020. He brings the number of artists returning from 2020 to 22. Both the EBU and Vasil confirmed the news, with the latter […]
All the glitz and glam! Head Stylist for Eurovision 2021 talks costumes for the contest
As soon as you hear ‘Eurovision’ and ‘costumes’ you’ll more than likely instantly think of two things – glitz and glamour! The head stylist for the 2021 contest set to be held in Rotterdam this May, Diek Pothoven, has spoken on a Dutch radio program Never Sleep Again about his vision for the 65th edition of […]
Watch: Official videos released for Eden Alene’s national selection songs
Israel’s national selection process went into overdrive today, as the official music videos were revealed for all three songs competing in the national final. The videos premiered during a special broadcast on KAN featuring Eden Alene. Watch the videos below. The broadcast was also used to open the public voting period for the winning song. […]
Croatian broadcaster announces running order and hosts for Dora 2021
In December, the Croatian broadcaster chose 14 participants who will fight for a place to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. From 140 songs, 14 were selected through a five member expert committee, from three broadcaster channels, and consisted of Andrej Babić (HGU, HDS), Hrvoje Prskalo (HDS), Matija Cvek (HGU), Monika Lelas (HRT) […]
NRK reveals 4 more artists for MGP 2021!
Norway’s broadcaster NRK has revealed the next 4 acts for Saturday’s show. They will be battling for the next spot in the grand final which will be held on 20 February 2021. They will first battle in duels, of which one from each duel makes it to the Gold duel, then both songs will perform again, […]
Broadcasters will have a lot of flexibility over pre-recorded performances for Eurovision 2021
“Of course we hope that we can bring all 41 acts to Rotterdam, because we want them to be together and perform on that same stage, as it always has been. But if it’s not, I think it will be one of the most colourful and diverse Eurovision Song Contests we have ever seen.” Sietse […]
Roxen has chosen her entry for Eurovision 2021
Romanian representative for Eurovision 2020 and 2021, Roxen, has revealed on social media that she has chosen the song that she would like to sing at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. At the moment, it is unknown when Roxen’s Eurovision song will be revealed, or how it will be revealed. Roxen was chosen as Romania’s 2021 […]
Voldemars Petersons wins the first heat of Pabandom iš Naujo 2021!
5 acts qualify for the semi-finals to compete for the right to represent Lithuania in Eurovision 2021
Melodi Grand Prix 2021: Semi final 1 results are in!
The first semi final of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 took place tonight in Norway, with four acts competing for a place in the final. The four acts were split into two duels, who each competed against each other to try and win a place in the super duel. The winner of each duel was decided […]
Rotterdam reserves 3,000 hotel rooms for Eurovision 2021
Despite no confirmation being made yet on how Eurovision 2021 will go ahead, host city Rotterdam has made sure that are prepared, whatever the outcome may be, by reserving 3,000 hotel rooms for all the delegations who are expected to be in Rotterdam for the 2021 contest. The bookings will be officially confirmed once the […]
Running order for Melodifestivalen 2021 revealed! Kadiatou to open Semi Final 1, Eric Saade to close Semi Final 4!
SVT have just announced the running order for each semi final for each semi final! The running order is as followed: Semi Final 1: Kadiatou – One Touch Lillasyster – Pretender Jessica Andrerson – Horizon Paul Rey – The Missing Piece Arvingarna – Tänker inte alls gå hem Nathalie Brydolf – Fingerprints Danny Saucedo – […]
Go_A have chosen their 2021 entry and will release it in February
Ukrainian representatives for Eurovision 2020 and 2021, Go_A, have revealed that they have already chosen their song for this years contest and that they will release it in February. Speaking to ICTV, a Ukrainian television channel, lead singer Kateryna has said of the song: “We had several options, but we settled on the best story, […]
Finland reveals 7 artist competing in UMK 2021!
The 7 competing artists for UMK 2021 have just been revealed!
Pernilla Wahlgren to also host Melodifestivalen Semi Final 4 and Running Order to be revealed on Wednesday!
SVT has recently dropped a couple of bombshells on us regarding Melodifestivalen this year. They first revealed that Melodifestivalen veteran and mother to Eurovision alumni Benjamin Ingrosso, Pernilla Wahlgren, has been added to the hosting roster for Melodifestivalen this year. She will be hosting Semi Final 4 alongside Per Andersson. You can check out their […]
Norway reveals the first 10 artists to compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2021!
The Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, has just revealed the first 10 artists set to participate in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix, Norway’s national selection process. Four of these songs will be competing in Semi Final 1 on Saturday. Their songs have also been released. The four artists competing in Semi Final 1 are: Beady Belle […]
No live audience for Finnish national final UMK 2021
As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic is still prevailing, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), Finland’s national selection for their entry to the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, will have no live audience in the southern city of Tampere come February 20. Furthermore, the seven finalists chosen from almost 300 submissions made to Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE) […]
Song titles and semi final draw revealed for Lithuanian national final
As 2021 starts, we have some news from Lithuania about their national final! Lithuanian broadcaster LRT revealed participants with their song titles for the country’s Eurovision selection contest Pabandom iš Naujo 2021. The national selection will consist of two heats, semi finals and final and in total there are 22 participants. The final changes to […]
San Marino are discussing their selection method for 2021 entry
San Marino is one of the countries who has nominated the same artist for Eurovision 2021 as they did for Eurovision 2020. Just as last year, Sammarinese broadcaster RTV internally picked Senhit as their 2021 representative. In terms of the selection process, there is new information! According to their Instagram account, San Marino is currently […]
Singers for Festival da Canção will be revealed on 20th January!
We have some more national selection news coming from Portugal! The national broadcaster has announced that they will be announcing the singers that will be taking part in their long standing national final, Festival da Canção, on the 20th January! The 2 semi finals are set to be taking place on the 20th and the […]
10 Artists for Norway’s MGP to be revealed on Monday!
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has announced that 10 of the 26 competing entries in MGP 2021 will be revealed on Monday 11 January at 12.30 PM CET! You can follow the broadcast of the press conference which will be held from the NRK’s Headquarters, down below. watch the Broadcast here https://youtu.be/xgHklZThUbk Last year Ulrikke won the […]
iTV have launched songs submissions for Efendi’s 2021 entry
Azerbaijani broadcaster iTV have today made an open call for potential Eurovision 2021 songs for Efendi. All entries must be sent to song@eurovision.az no later than January 19th. The winning song is expected to be chosen internally by the broadcaster. 2021-ci ildə "Avroviziya" səhnəsində Azərbaycanı təmsil edəcək mahnının müəllifi bəlkə elə sənsən? Yanvarın 19-na kimi […]
Russian broadcaster hints on Little Big’s participation in 2021
Valdis Pelsh of Channel One says that Little Big are set to represent Russia in 2021, but is it true?
2 songs left in the running for Stefania and 2021 committee is revealed!
Stefania and Dream Team have 2 songs in the running for her Eurovision 2021 entry! According to Eurovision Fun, Stefania and Dream Team already have chosen two songs which might be performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Greece. However, there were three songs in the running last week which the committee reviewed and […]
Here are the hosts of Melodifestivalen 2021!
Today, SVT finally have revealed the hosts of Melodifestivalen 2021! The Melfest general himself Christer Björkman, who has been in charge of the contest for the past 20 years, will be hosting all of the 6 shows alongside new hosts every week. All shows will be aired from Annexet in Stockholm. This also happens to […]
Daði Freyr needs your help for his Eurovision 2021 entry!
Iceland’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 representative, Daði Freyr, has a made an open call to all his fans to help him out with his Eurovision 2021 entry. After confirming that he has finished writing his Eurovision entry back in December, the Icelandic singer is now looking to complete his entry with the help of his […]
Benny Cristo’s song will be internally selected!
With the 2021 season well and truly underway, we are beginning to see the songs slowly but surely trickle through. Soon, we will be hearing the song from the Czech Republic, who have internally selected their 2020 artist Benny Cristo. The national broadcaster Ceska Televize have just confirmed that Benny Cristo’s 2021 entry will be […]
Which scenario will it be for Eurovision 2021? Decision to be made in 4 to 5 weeks.
Back in September 2020, the EBU and the organisers for Eurovision 2021 revealed that they had put together four scenarios for the 2021 contest, ranging from scenario A which sees the contest taking place as normal, to scenario D, which would most likely be a contest similar to that of Junior Eurovision 2020. Today, the […]