Hip-Hop and Eurovision: A 25 year history
At the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom was represented by a song titled Love City Groove, sung by a group also called Love City Groove. Did I say sung? I meant rapped. Yes, that’s right; throughout the performance, members Yinka “Reason” Charles and Jay Williams exchanged romantic lines in a steady flow, clad […]
Bulgaria’s ‘Black Sea Songwriting Camp’ to chose 2021 entry
Bulgarian broadcaster BNT have revealed more information about their entry for Eurovision 2021, which will be sung by Victoria, who was originally going to represent Bulgaria in 2020 with “Tears Getting Sober” before COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the contest. The broadcaster have announced on their official Twitter page that they will be setting up […]
GO_A prepare for Eurovision 2021 with online songwriting camp
GO_A were supposed to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2020 with their Song “Solovey”. However, due to the cancellation of the contest due to COVID-19, they were unfortunatley unable to do so, and back in April, the Ukrainian broadcaster announced that they would be returning to Eurovision in 2021. Since then, the band have recently joined […]
RTSH invites all artists to Festivali I Këngës 59!
The Albanian broadcaster RTSH has revealed the rules and submission window for the upcoming edition of Festivali I këngës. The broadcaster invites all artists to participate in the next edition, which most likely will be held in December. All songs must be submitted on 1 and 2 October 2020. All submissions for the upcoming Festivali […]
Sieneke talks about loneliness in new single release
Sieneke, who represented the Netherlands at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest has just released her new dutch single named Eenzaam en Alleen (Lonely and alone). At Eurovision 2010 Sieneke sang her song Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie). she did not qualify to the final, finishing 14th in the semi final with 29 points. In the emotional song Sieneke talks about […]
The Winner Takes It All… Again
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest can be a once in a lifetime opportunity for artists… except for when it’s not. Over the years there have been a number of former winners who have gone back to chase victory again, with varying degrees of success: Lys Assia 1956 Switzerland – Refrain, 1st Place 1957 Switzerland – […]
Every queen needs a palace, and now you can stay at Valentina’s!
Now this is quite a unique opportunity for you all: one of the most well-known Eurovision artists of the past years is now allowing you to stay in her house in the heart of San Marino. Have you guessed who it is yet? That’s right, it’s the Social Network queen herself, Valentina Monetta! “”Maybe” I […]
Could we be seeing the American Song Contest in 2021?
Could Eurovision be making it’s way across the pond to the United States? This all looks very likely as American magazine Variety has reported that The American Song Contest will is coming to America in 2021! It has been revealed that the American Song Contest will stay true to the original; soloists and groups of […]
Agathonas Iakovidis has passed away after a heart attack
Agathonas Iakovidis, who represented Greece at Eurovision 2013, has passed away at the age of 65 due to a heart attack. The singer and composer represented Greece along with Koza Mostra and their song “Alcohol Is Free” at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, where they achieved a good sixth place in the grand final with […]
Rajko Dujmić, composer of “Rock Me”, has passed away following a traffic accident
After he was involved in a traffic accident in the village of Stari Laz, Croatia, on July 29 2020, where he lost control of his vehicle and fell down an abyss, Rajko Dujmić sadly passed away six days later, on August 4, in the hospital at age 65. Rajko Dujmić was a Croatian sonwriter, composer, music producer […]
Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil tried to enter Eurovision
Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil once tried to enter Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest is no stranger to rock music, but this could still have been a very surprising entry. Simon Neil, frontman of Scottish alternative rock group Biffy Clyro, confessed to being a Eurovision fan who even tried to enter the contest once. In […]
Liechtenstein will not make their Eurovision debut in 2021
Liechtenstein will not be making a Eurovision debut in 2021. The main reason is the fact that they are still not a member of the European Broadcasting Union due to insufficient financial requirements. Their broadcaster, 1FL TV, has already confirmed that the microstate will not debut in the next year’s contest in Rotterdam. 1FL TV […]
Toy was not Netta’s first Choice for Eurovision
The winner of Eurovision 2018, Netta, has recently revealed that “Toy” wasn’t her first choice for Eurovision, and instead, the original plan was to send her song “SABABA”, which ended up being released almost one year later as “Basa Sababa”. Netta has shared a demo version of her song “Sababa” on her Instagram. She mentions […]
Slovakia will not return to Eurovision 2021
Speaking to ESCToday, the Slovakian broadcaster RTVS has confirmed that they will not be making a comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which is set to be held in Rotterdam on the 18th 20th and 22nd of May 2021. However, RTVS have announced they have not ruled out a possible return in future contest. […]
The Australian Eurovision invasion that started way before you thought it did!
Australia? Eurovision? Are you still confused? Although Australia is the newest country to join the Eurovision Song Contest, having only debuted in 2015, we have had a long and colourful history in the contest, even predating the national broadcasters (SBS) involvement since 1983. We go back into the archives to find out which Eurovision artists […]
Surprise! Luxembourg says no to Eurovision return
The national broadcaster of Luxembourg, RTL have announced they will not make a comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 – the 65th edition in Rotterdam. RTL stated they are currently concentrating on News related content. And furthermore a participation at the Eurovision would be a huge financial strain for the broadcaster. Thus, even […]
Vangelis Kakouriotis would be honoured to represent Cyprus at Eurovision
Last month, the Cypriot broadcaster revealed that their Eurovision 2020 participant Sandro would not be returning to Eurovision 2021 for Cyprus. In light of this, Cyprus have opted to go for a new internal selection for Eurovision 2021. Since the announcement that Sandro would not be returning in 2021, the rumour mill has started up, and […]
An Andorran return on the cards? Susanne Georgi says it’s possible in 2022
Is it true? It has been 11 years since the small nation of Andorra has competed in the Eurovision Song Contest and after many years of non-confirmation, it seemed that all hopes of an Andorran return were diminished… until today. In a podcast with Wiwibloggs, the 2009 entrant Susanne Georgi has shone some light on an […]
Eurovision France – C’est Vous Qui Décidez is France’s newest national final
France have decided! Eurovision France – C’est Vous Qui Décidez (Eurovision France – It’s You Who Decides) is the new national final that the nation will use to select their act for Eurovision 2021. The new Head of Delegation for France, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, has shared more information on this new show: “It will be a large evening […]
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If you are a fan of Eurovision and Junior Eurovision, and looking for a way to get more involved in your passion, then why not consider joining our team? We are looking for new team members from around the world to join our fun and friendly team, and help us cover the contests throughout […]
Eden Alene is ready for her 16 song national final!
Israeli broadcaster KAN have announced the selection method for Eden Alene’s Eurovision 2021 song. The broadcaster will organise a 16- song national final, with 3 shows, to select the song Eden Alene will sing in Rotterdam 2021. From all of the submitted songs by Israeli songwriters, 16 songs will be selected by a panel to […]
Numero Uno! Russia’s Little Big YouTube Hit!
It is Official! Little Big’s 2020 Eurovision entry, “Uno”, is not the most watched video on the Eurovision Youtube Channel. The previous record holder was set by 2018 winner Netta and her song “Toy”. At the time of writing, “Uno” had approximately 134 million views, just overtaking Netta on 133 million. https://youtu.be/L06EOvXGaS8 Little Big are […]
RAI Announces Details for Sanremo 2021
Alexander Scarr Hall Italian Broadcaster, RAI, has announced some important information about Sanremo 2021 as rumours regarding Diodato, other potential participants, and the competition’s status as a Eurovision selection show continue to circle. Most significantly, it has been announced that the illustrious festival that predates Eurovision itself will happen in the Teatro Ariston as usual. […]