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 […]
Rotterdam will Open Up in 2021. But which countries will be there?
41! That is the magic number! With just over 6 months until the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, today the European Broadcast Union has announced today that all 41 countries who were due to compete at the cancelled 2020 contest will be returning. Martin Österdahl, the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest said in a […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Confirmed: Montenegro withdraws from Eurovision 2021
Montenegro’s official broadcaster, RTCG, confirmed today that Montenegro will not be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, due to be held in Rotterdam next May. This will be the 2nd consecutive year that Montenegro will be absent from the Eurovision Song Contest after their withdrawal in 2020 due to limited funds available for the […]
Joining Team Ding-Dong: VAL announces they are getting married!
‘Tis the season to get engaged! On their official Instagram account Valeria Gribusova and Vladislav Pashkevich (VAL) announced they are engaged. Vladislav asked Valeria the big question on a mountain in Montenegro. The couple has been there for holidays as the current situation in their home country still stays the same. After being in discussions […]
No Lovewave in 2021: Iveta was considered for 2021 but ruled out by the German broadcaster
In a post on Instagram, 2016 Armenian representative Iveta Mukuchyan has now announced she was considered to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 which will be held in Rotterdam. Earlier this year Iveta got a call from the German broadcaster that she was voted by the experts without even knowing she was […]
Duncan Laurence says YES to American songwriter boyfriend
Wedding bells are in the air for Duncan Laurence and his American songwriter boyfriend Jordan Garfield. The 2019 Eurovision champion revealed on social media that he is engaged to his boyfriend with a black and white photo of an engagement ring on his finger and the words “I love you”. Garfield posted a similar heartfelt […]
Empty Room… Melodifestivalen 2021 to proceed with no audience
What we know about Melodifestivalen 2021 so far Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) has announced that Melodifestivalen 2021 will continue to be broadcasted but without a live audience. This announcement comes as part of Sweden’s combat against COVID-19. Previously, SVT also announced that the traditional Melodifestivalen tour around the country will be dropped and all […]
Unsurprising but still sad: Bosnia & Herzegovina will not be returning in 2021
Fans from Bosnia & Herzegovina in Eurovision have to be strong now: The country will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest next year. According to a news article on ESC Today, the Bosnian national broadcaster BHRT has confirmed that Bosnia & Herzegovina will not participate in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. […]
Buonasera Italia! Italy confirms Eurovision participation for 2021
We have another country confirmed for next year’s contest! Italy, one of the most successful Eurovision countries of the decade, has confirmed its participation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. The Italian broadcaster RAI is going to use the Sanremo Festival for the national selection process as it has been the majority of […]
Thomas Scheriber set to leave NDR within the next year
Long time Head of Department at NDR, Thomas Scheriber, will be leaving the broadcaster for another role at ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) within the next year. Thomas has been the Head of Entertainment at NDR since 2007. It is not known who will take over Thomas’ role at NDR yet. Since […]
Moscow calling! Natalia Gordienko travels to the capital to record 2021 entry
It is Moscow calling for Natalia Gordienko! Natalia is set to work with Dimitris Kontopoulos and Elias Kokotos on her Eurovision 2021 entry in Russia’s capital city, after travel bans changed their original plans of recording the video in Athens, Greece. But, if you are expecting “Prison” part 2, then you might be left feeling […]
Ana Soklič has 191 songs to chose from for Eurovision 2021!
After announcing that Eurovision 2020 representative, Ana Soklič, will be returning to Eurovision 2021, the Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO sent out a call for songs from all interested songwriters and composers, and after the deadline closed on September 30th, it was revealed that a record 191 entries had been submitted. View this post on Instagram Na […]
Russia confirms participation for Eurovision 2021
Eurovision 2021| Russia Party for everybody, dance! It’s Russia that has been named as the latest country that wants to compete for the winning title in Rotterdam next year. Channel One was the one to confirm this news that Russia will be participating in Eurovision 2021! Channel One, who internally selected Little Big for Eurovision […]
Could she be back? Helena Paparizou considering Eurovision return
2005 Eurovision winner, Helena Paparizou has confirmed that she would not rule out a return to the contest if she had the right song. There has been significant rumours throughout the last few years in the Eurovision community about a potential return from Helena, especially considering her mixed heritage and previous involvement in National Finals […]
VAL will not be singing for Belarus at Eurovision 2021
It has been confirmed that Belorussian duo VAL will not be returning to Eurovision 2021 for Belarus after relations between the duo and the Belorussian broadcaster BTRC have broken down due to political reasons surrounding the situation that is ongoing in Belarus at the current time, as well issues regarding their contract. VAL and BTRC […]
Elina Nechayeva flies like a bird in new single ‘Lind’!
Elina Nechayeva, who represented Estonia in Eurovision 2018, where she finished 8th, has released her new song Lind. It is her first song written and composed by herself! Elina Nechayeva wrote Lind thinking about the person most precious to her, her grandmother. ‘We all think of our loved ones who have left this world, and hope that their […]
New details on Eurovision 2021 announced!
The EBU has once again ensured that Eurovision 2021 will go on no matter that. Today in a press conference Eurovision’s producer Sietse Bakker announced 4 ways for Eurovision 2021 to continue. A: A normal Eurovision including 9 shows from Rotterdam with a packed venue, delegations in Rotterdam, numerous activities in and around Rotterdam. B: […]
Blas Cantó would like to sing a song written by Duncan Laurence at Eurovision 2021
Spain’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 contestant Blas Cantó officially confirmed that he would like to sing a song written by Duncan Laurence, the 2019 winner from The Netherlands. Blas also mentioned he wouldn’t mind singing a song in a different language and that he wants to sing a different song to Universo. “Hopefully we can […]
Tirana calling! Albania confirms participation in Eurovision 2021!
Albania has arrived! News has just dropped that the Albania’s national broadcaster RTSH that they will indeed take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2021 in Rotterdam! According to news site ESCToday, they have also confirmed that they will be using the long running music competition Festivali i Këngës as their method of choosing […]
Stefania will present four potential Eurovision 2021 songs to ERT
Back in March, in a press statement about Eurovision 2020 being cancelled, the Greek broadcaster confirmed that same day that Stefania would go on to represent them again in 2021. Fast forward to now and Eurovision Fun have revealed that Stefania will present four potential Eurovision songs to ERT. Once all four entries are in, […]
IPBC launches song submissions for Eden Alene’s 2021 entry
Israeli broadcaster IPBC have opened their song submissions window for Eurovision 2021, and it will remain open until 11am on October 5th. All submissions can be entered here. The rules state that full songs must be submitted. Only lyrics or only music is not allowed. All songs can be submitted by anyone of any age, […]
Time to think about things! Iceland confirms participation in Eurovision 2021
We have another confirmation! The Icelandic public broadcaster, RUV, has confirmed that Iceland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in The Netherlands. That makes it to a total of 32 countries that confirmed their participation in the next years’s competition in Rotterdam. RUV is yet to confirm the method it will use to select […]
We have another one! North Macedonia confirms their Eurovision participation in 2021
Confirmation alert! The national broadcaster of North Macedonia have just announced that they have put in an application to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam next May! The jury winner of 2019 are yet to reveal how they are going to choose their artist and song, however they have internally selected their […]
Eurovision can be addictive! Artists who participated in Junior Eurovision and Eurovision
Many young artists who have taken part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest have high hopes of participating in Eurovision one day. But at the moment, there have been only four Junior Eurovision acts who have gone on to be a part of Eurovision. Let’s delve in and take a look at them! The first […]
Saara Aalto and Baga Chipz make 2020 ‘MUCH BETTA’ with new single!
Finland’s Eurovision 2018 star Saara Aalto has just released a new collaboration single together with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK queen Baga Chipz! The iconic duo sing the song ‘When The Sun Goes Down’ together. The official press release reads: ‘LGBTQ+ Icons Saara Aalto & Baga Chipz’s glittering worlds have collided to bring us, ‘When The Sun Goes […]
Eden Alene releases song dedicated to captive Israeli citizen
Eden Alene might have not released a lot of new music since her personal national selection in March, but now she’s back and lending her voice to a very important cause. The 2021 Eurovision hopeful from Israel released her new single, “Ma Ata Over” (“What are you going through”), raising awareness for the plight of […]
How To Make Your Friends Instant Eurovision Fans
Overtly fangirling over Eurovision in Australia is often met with confused looks and a general sense of bewilderment. “What’s a Eurovision?” *Cue crickets* When people ask me what Eurovision is, I answer very excitably, “The most glamorous, extravagant, diverse song contest in the world – duh!” To which they stare at me blankly and proceed with their […]
We have a date! UMK will be held on February 20!
With the new Eurovision season beginning, we need to start talking about national selection news! Finland has released details regarding it’s national selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, or UMK for short. The national broadcaster has revealed that UMK 2021 will be taking place in Tampere like it did for the 2020 edition on the 20th February. […]
Ireland’s Lesley Roy Continues her Eurovision 2021 Songwriting Journey in Sweden
Since blasting on to the Eurovision scene last March with her monster hit ‘Story Of My Life‘, Ireland’s Lesley Roy has continued to take to Instagram to share the story of her life in the aftermath of the 2020 cancellation. Though not automatically selected to be Ireland’s representative for Rotterdamn 2021, the multitalented Dubliner has […]
Hasta la vista to the speculation! Serbia confirms a Eurovision 2021 participation!
It has been a while since we had a country confirm their participation, but today we can add Serbia to the list! The Serbian national broadcaster RTS have confirmed that Serbia will be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam next May. There were some speculation a few months prior about Serbia’s 2020 […]
Italy’s Diodato takes 2020 By Storm
Italy’s Eurovision 2020 participant, Antonio Diodato has had quite a year despite all the setbacks that the COVID-19 pandemic brought on. Starting the year off with winning Italy’s Sanremo Music Contest, Diodato had no idea how much his life was going to change. On February 14, 2020, he released his latest album, “Che Vita Meravigliosa,” […]
Love wins! Glen Vella marries long-time partner in Malta
True to the lyrics of his Eurovision entry, Glen Vella showed what’s in his heart. On Saturday, the 2011 Maltese representative married his long-time partner, Sandro Zammit, in a ceremony in his home country. He shared the news to his followers on social media, with a caption roughly translated as: “For better or for worse,” […]
Sunstroke Project are here to make you “Shake It”
This summer might be a little different than usual, but Sunstroke Project don’t let it stop them from bringing us another sweaty party-starter. The two-time Eurovision entrants have just released their hot new song, “Shake It,” complete with a fun-filled lyric video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-j4mH5GAuo Following in the footsteps of “Pepperoni,” Sunstroke Project’s earlier single from this […]
No plans by the EBU to invite Kazakhstan or Kosovo to Eurovision 2021
Will we see RTK of Kosovo and Khabar Agency of Kazakhstan debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021? According to the new information, probably not. In an official statement, the EBU, they announced: “At the present time there are no plans to invite Kazakhstan or Kosovo to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.” The […]
Ulla Pia of Denmark has passed away
Ulla Pia who represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with her song “Stop, Mens Legen Er Go’” has passed away at the age of 75 . She had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc6V8s9X6kg Ulla Pia started her career as a vocalist with bands and orchestras in Copenhagen. In the mid-1960s […]
Kazakhstan: could we see them participating in Eurovision?
After making their debut in 2018, Kazakhstan has had a lot of success in The Junior Eurovision Song Contest the past two years. So, could we be seeing Kazakhstan in Eurovision in the future? Almost every country in Europe has already taken part at the Eurovision Song Contest. But in order to participate in the […]
New bangers for Eurovision 2021? Black Sea songwriting camp includes Ben Dolic, Victoria and Cesar Samspon
On the 16th of August, the Black Sea Songwriting Camp 2020 started to take place and will take place for eleven days. Four teams of songwriters are attending the songwriting camp where potential songs for Eurovision 2021 will be born. There is also a number of Eurovision artists taking part in the camp including Ben […]
More details revealed about Melodi Grand Prix 2021
Melodi Grand Prix 2021 is going to be huge and hefty! Stig Karlsen, NRK’s project manager for Melodi Grand Prix, has spoken to Norwegian Newspaper Dagbladet about plans for the 2021 Melodi Grand Prix. Melodi Grand Prix 2021 will be big and hefty! Obviously there will be fewer spectators in the hall but we will […]
EBU states they have two possible scenarios for Eurovision 2021
“Eurovision will return in 2021 stronger than ever!” This is a statement from the EBU, who have confirmed they have two possible scenarios for Eurovision 2021 to make sure that “it takes place at all costs!” Speaking to Swiss broadcaster RTS, event supervisor for the EBU, Nadja Burkhardt, has stated that they currently have two […]
Ilse DeLange wins Country Music Association award
We’ve always known she’s a true country gal, and now she has the trophy to prove it! Ilse DeLange, one half of 2014 Eurovision runner-ups the Common Linnets, recently won an award from the Nashville-based Country Music Association for her long and successful career. Ilse announced to her Instagram followers that she has received the […]