SMRTV registers over 200 applications for ‘Una Voce Per San Marino’
San Marino’s state broadcaster recently revealed some details about Una Voce Per San Marino, a format that will be used as the country’s national final for the Eurovision 2022. Without any restrictions regarding the artist’s nationality and/or song language, SMRTV registered more than 200 applications for the emerging artists category of the national final, with […]
Greece: only five artists in the race for their spot on the Eurovision 2022 stage!
O enthousiasmós anevaínei! (or as we say in English; the excitement is rising!). With only 5 artists still in the race for becoming the Greek representative on the Eurovision 2022 stage in Turin, we can all start getting excited. On November 17th, we were delighted by the ERT when they published the names of 5 […]
Czech Republic will reveal ESC finalists on December 6th!
The weather outside is becoming frightful but the Eurovision news is getting delightful! As we reach the final months of 2021, the excitement for Eurovision 2022 is growing. With the Czech Republic announcing the finalists for their national round in less than a month, it is safe to say we can start speculating who will […]
Ireland 2022 Selection — 320 Entries, International Jury and More Exciting Plans!
Exciting plans for the Irish national selection for Eurovision 2022 have been revealed! In an interview with Eurovision Weekly, Ireland’s Head of Delegation revealed many exciting details. As previously indicated, Ireland will return to a national selection for the first time since 2015, and as with previous years the selection will take the form of […]
Apparent extraterrestrial ensemble Circus Mircus to represent Georgia at Eurovision 2022
Look, we all know Georgia’s been doing its own thing at Eurovision and letting artists follow their passions onstage, no matter how unlikely and idiosyncratic they may seem. From rap-metal to folk-jazz to the word “oximated”, Georgian representatives care first and foremost about what feels right and authentic to them, and that’s why we love […]
INTERVIEW: Frida on their reunion, singing with Agnetha again, Greta Thunberg, Eurovision and why this may not be the end of ABBA!
In an exclusive interview with Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, Frida discusses the ABBA reunion, whether this IS really the end of the group, and her thoughts on Eurovision! One of the voices fans have been waiting to hear… It has been widely stated by Benny and Bjorn that we were unlikely to hear […]
Four acts in the running to represent Austria at Eurovision 2022
Creative Director for Austrian broadcaster ORF, Eberhard Forcher, has revealed in an interview with Merci, Chérie – Der Eurovision Podcast, that there are just four acts remaining in the running to be Austria’s representative at Eurovision 2022 in Turin. In the Podcast, Eberhard mentions that a lot of Austrian acts had been approached to submit an […]
EBU Team Visiting Turin Sites Today ahead of Eurovision 2022!
The Eurovision 2022 train is picking up speed following the announcement that Turin will host the contest in May 2022. Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest at the European Broadcasting Union, Martin Österdahl, has taken to his Instagram today to catalogue a visit by an EBU group to Turin’s famous sites today! Indicating that […]
You voted “The Visitors” as your favourite ABBA album of all time!
On the eve of the release of Voyage – ABBA’s first album in 40 years, and as part of our ranking of ABBA’s studio albums, you have told us that The Visitors is your favourite album of all time! ABBA’s final studio album prior to the current Voyage reunion was released in late 1981, and […]
Composers for Festival da Canção 2022 Revealed
The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the names of the 16 composers invited for the 2022 edition of Festival da Canção, and the 4 composers selected from the open submission. Gonçalo Madaíl the head of the Festival da Canção has revealed during a radio broadcast on Antena 1/RTP, the names of the 20 composers of […]
“Lied für Turin” Could be Germany’s National Final for Eurovision Song Contest 2022
After admitting some changes in the selection process after two rankings in the last places of the Grand Final of Eurovision, Germany will once again bet on a national final to select its representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The announcement is made by radio ARD Bayern3, guaranteeing that the national final will be […]
The X Factor Israel begins search for 2022 Eurovision artist!
The search for the Israeli representative for Eurovision 2022 kicked into gear tonight, with the start of the new season of The X Factor Israel. The current season is titled X Factor for Eurovision, and its debut episode saw the beginning of the audition stage, in front of the five judges: Aviv Geffen, Margalit Tzan’ani, Ran Danker, […]
What is the greatest ABBA album of all time? We rank them all!
It’s the album that we never even dreamed of, and with only one week to go until the release of their NEW album Voyage, we rank all of ABBA’s studio albums! The biggest comeback of all time? We had been teased with the prospect of some new ABBA music way back in 2018, when the […]
“RTP” Got Over 600 Submissions for Festival da Canção 2022
After reaching “the biggest submission ever” with 693 songs submitted for the 2021 contest, “RTP” once again surpassed the barrier of 600 submissions for the Festival da Canção 2022. The announcement was made by the Portuguese broadcaster on social networks, announcing the reception of more than 600 songs in the free submission of themes, pre-selection […]
SBS and BlinkTV announce first artists for Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022
G’Day Europe!! After the disappointing result of receiving their first non qualification at Eurovision 2021, Australia is gearing up to select their next Eurovision representative, as Eurovision: Australia Decides returns for 2022. Broadcaster SBS, and production company BlinkTv have today announced the first 3 artists of 2022, and there are some familar faces amongst […]
Will Robin represent Finland on Eurovision 2022?
He is one of Finlands hottest stars and many have been praying for years that he will take the stage on The Eurovision Song Contest and this year, there prayers mind have been answered! Finnish singer Robin Packalen has spoken about his interest in representing his country in Turin next year in an interview for […]
BBC to collaborate with TaP Music for Eurovision 2022
“In the U.K., our love for Eurovision is as big as ever and we have grand ambitions for the 2022 Contest, so we’re really excited to announce this collaboration that will enable us to tap into some great music talent.” Kate Phillips, Controller Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC The BBC have announced that they will […]
41 countries to compete in Turin for Eurovision 2022!
The official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest has just dropped the 41 participating names for the ESC 2022 which will be held in Turin after the victory of the rock band Måneskin. Just like in 2021, these 39 countries will compete for the victory: Albania, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, […]
Måneskin release music video for ‘MAMMAMIA’
Måneskin have released the hotly anticipated music video for their new single ‘MAMMAMIA’. (EPILEPSY WARNING) ‘MAMMAMIA’, released earlier this month, is Måneskin’s second single after their Eurovision win in May, following the chart-topping hit ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’. The song is expected to be from their upcoming album, rumoured to be released by the end […]
130 submissions received for Israel’s Eurovision 2022 entry
More than 130 songs are competing for Israel’s Eurovision 2022 entry About 130 songs are competing in the process of becoming the Israeli song for Eurovision 2022. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation confirms to EuroMix that about 130 songs were submitted to the committee that will select the eight songs that will perform in the final […]
‘Think About Things’ added to Just Dance 2022
Daði and Gagnamagnið’s ‘Think About Things’ will feature on Just Dance 2022. The hit was a favourite to win the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest until it was cancelled due to the pandemic. The group returned to the 2021 contest with ’10 Years’, finishing in fourth position with 378 points. Daði og Gagnamagnið join fellow 2020 alum Little Big on […]
Montenegro to Return for Eurovision 2022?
It has been reported by ESCToday that Montenegran broadcaster RTCG has confirmed a return to the Eurovision Song Contest for 2022! This follows a two year absence from the contest after their withdrawal in 2020 due limited funds being available for the contest. Montenegro was also absent from Eurovision in 2010 and 2011. It is […]
Eurovision 2022: Turin designated host city for the contest!
The city of Turin has been chosen as the host city of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest on May 10, 12, 14, 2022! It is a tradition, the country which wins organises the competition the following year. Thus, after winning it in Rotterdam (Netherlands), in May 2021, Italy will organize the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, […]
Registrations are Open for “Pabandom Iš Naujo 2022”, Lithuania
Lithuanian state broadcaster, Lietuvos Nacionalinis Radijas ir Televizija (LRT), will once again bet on Pabandom iš naujo (meaning “let’s try again”) as the country’s tryouts for the Eurovision Song Contest. Registration for the 2022 edition of the Lithuanian competition is open until November 25, with the dates and final format yet to be announced. For […]
Hayko has sadly passed away aged 48
Armenian singer Hayk “Hayko” Hakobyan, who represented his country at Eurovision 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, has sadly passed away. The singer contracted COVID-19 earlier this month, and had been in a grave condition until his death. Eurovision fans will remember Hayko as Armenia’s 2007 representative. He brought Armenia into to the top 10 for a […]
Roksana Węgiel says no to Eurovision 2022
Junior Eurovision 2018 winner Roksana “Roxie” Węgiel has ruled out a participation in Eurovision 2022, as reported by Eurowizja. The Polish singer who rose to fame after winning The Voice Kids and Junior Eurovision in 2018, has mentioned that at the present time, a Eurovision participation is not on the cards for her, but that […]
Måneskin perform at Global Citizen Live
2021 winners Måneskin continue to rock the global music scene, performing today at Global Citizen Live in Paris. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Måneskin (@maneskinofficial) Måneskin performed at the 24-hour global event, which aims to unite the planet and defeat poverty. The Global Citizen Live festival is part of Global Citizen’s […]
Evangelia Applies to Represent Greece at Eurovision in 2022
Evangelia tries to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. She will submit a proposal to the ERT broadcaster, at a time when the song submission phase is under way. According to OGAE Greece, the 29-year-old singer said on Studio 4 that she will send a song to try to participate in Eurovision Song […]
Azerbaijan Continues in Eurovision in 2022
Azerbaijan will remain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. The website esctoday.com writes that it has received confirmation from the broadcaster İTV that Azerbaijan will continue in the contest next year. However, it was not revealed what the method of selection will be. Since 2015, Azerbaijani representatives and songs have been chosen internally by […]
Georgia Confirms Participation
Georgian Public Broadcast – “GPB”, Georgia’s national broadcaster, confirmed the country’s presence in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Georgia thus becomes the 29th country to confirm its presence in the 2022 Eurovisive edition, to be held in Italy. The form of selection of the representative and the country’s music is not yet known, but, following […]
Poland to go internal for Eurovision 2022 as submissions open
Polish broadcaster TVP have announced that they will be organising an internal selection for Eurovision 2022, and that submissions have already opened to find Poland’s next Eurovision representative, as reported by Eurowizja. All interested singers, songwriters and composers have until November 20th to submit their songs to the broadcaster. They must live in Poland, but […]
New National Final for San Marino in 2022
In 2022, San Marino will use a brand new national final format to choose their entry for Eurovision. Following three years of internal selections, the smallest country in the contest have announced big plans for the upcoming contest. The show will be called “Una Voce Per San Marino” (A Voice For San Marino), and will […]
“Intelligent Music Project” may be a shot to Bulgaria at Eurovision 2022
Intelligent Music Project could be Bulgaria’s representers at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Judging by the rock group’s statements, only details are needed for that to happen. According to “eurovoix.com”, in an interview with BNR (the group’s radio station BNT), the band assured that they are about to sign a contract to participate in ESC […]
Slovenia also joins to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Slovenia joins the list of countries confirmed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, to be held in Italy. The EMA (Evrovizijska Melodija, which means Eurovision Melody) returns to serve as the national team. This Wednesday night, RTVSLO’s official website for Slovenian participation announced its presence at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, as well as the realization […]
Sanremo Giovani renewed for 2021 and qualifies two participants for the Sanremo 2022 Festival
Sanremo Giovani is renewing its molds for this year’s edition, and will award two places at the Sanremo 2022 Festival. This event, in turn, no longer has the Nuove Proposte category, being limited to the Campioni. The Italian broadcaster RAI released this Tuesday the regulations in which it confirms these changes. Sanremo Giovani, whose final […]
Eurovision 2022: Belgium first to reveal its representative!
The Belgian broadcaster, RTBF, has announced its choice early today. It is now official, the candidate who will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is Jérémie Makiese, the last winner of The Voice Belgium. As we reported last week, Belgium is the first country to announced the name of its representative. The official […]
Registrations Open to “Beovizija”, Serbia
Serbia’s public broadcaster Radio-televizija Srbije has already opened entries for the 2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, however, no details on entry rules or the format of Beovizija have been revealed , selective for the event. As an independent country, Serbia participated for the first time in the competition in the 2007 edition, the […]
Eurovision 2022: Tania Breazou rumoured to be a contender for Cyprus
Eurovisionfun have reported that Cypriot singer Tania Breazou could be a potential contender for Eurovision 2022, with Cyprus’ 1998 participant, Michalis Hatzigiannis, to be the composer of the song. However, at this stage, these are only rumours. The site goes on to say that Michalis Hatzigiannis has received a proposal to work on Cyprus’ Eurovision […]
Croatia confirms Eurovision 2022 participation
Dora returns to search for Albina’s successor. The search for the next Croatian representative is on as broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) confirms the Balkan nation’s participation to Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Italy. Furthermore, HRT also confirmed on Monday through Facebook the return of its Dora pop festival to search for Albina’s successor and bring […]
Vengaboys express interest in singing for the United Kingdom at Eurovision
Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys have expressed their interest in singing at Eurovision 2022, but not for their home country of The Netherlands. In an interview with Metro UK, Robin Pors mentions that he and his bandmates would be interested in representing the United Kingdom at Eurovision next year in Italy. “We can represent the U.K. […]
Natalia Gordienko drops new bop ”High Heels”
Natalia Gordienko, who represented Moldova three times at Eurovision, just released a new up-tempo song called ”High Heels”. Natalia has reunited with the ”dream team” once again to create a new bop. ”High Heels” is composed by Dimitris Kontopoulous and written by Sharon Vaughn, both also co-wrote and produced Natalias previous Eurovision entries ”Prison” and […]
Take a musical tour of Daði Freyr’s brain
Daði Freyr’s originality and musical genius has reached the videogame world. On September 8, 2021, the Icelandic musician, along with Xbox, released a 27-minute video containing new tracks themed around Double Fine’s latest platformer, Psychonauts 2. https://youtu.be/vkNwnJ-lox8 Not only is the synth sound indicative of Daði Freyr’s music, but the video has his style all […]
Eurovision 2022: Belgium will be first to announce it’s candidate!
The Belgium candidate will be designated next Wednesday Belgium made a surprising announcement today. Belgian broadcaster RTBF decided to choose its candidate once again very early on. Last year the group representing Belgium Hooverphonic was selected in October. No national selection for Belgium this year again, the candidate chosen internally will be presented during the program […]
Portugal Says “YES” to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
RTP confirmed this afternoon that Portugal will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. The participation was announced through the disclosure of the Song Festival regulations, which will once again be the method to select the representative and song. After the 12th place reached by The Black Mamba in this year’s edition, the public […]
Ja Ja Ding Dong! Iceland opens submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2022!
Riding on the back of a string of successful Eurovision entries, Iceland have now opened up song submissions for their national final, Söngvakeppnin 2022. The format for Söngvakeppnin 2022 has not been confirmed, but it is expected to be similar to the 2020 contest which featured 10 songs in 2 semi finals, with the top […]
Applications to Represent Switzerland at ESC 2022 Open
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, responsible for Switzerland’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, has already opened the submission window for next year’s edition of the Festival, to be held in Italy. Those interested in representing the country may submit their entries until September 15th. The choice of the Swiss representative for ESC 2022 will be […]
Registrations Open for UMK 2022
Registration for the 2022 edition of UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) Finland’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2012, is now open. Interested parties have until September 6th to submit their entries to Yleisradio, the country’s state broadcaster. Finland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has already won once: in 2006, […]
Roxen releases new single ‘Money Money’
Romania’s 2020 and 2021 contestant Roxen has released a new single, Money Money. The dance-pop hit features artists Strange Fruits and DMNDS. Roxen announced the collaboration on Instagram last month. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ROXEN (@isroxen) The Romanian singer (who recently came out as non-binary to fans on TikTok) was due […]
Eurovision: Australia Decides confirmed for 2022
Good Morning Europe!! The search is on for Australia’s next Eurovision star as SBS announces Eurovision: Australia Decides will be returning in 2022. This comes after the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent internal selection of Montaigne to represent with her song Technicolour at Eurovision 2021. “We’ve got […]
San Marino: ‘Adrenalina’ remix out on 27th August
San Marino’s Eurovision act in 2011, 2020 and 2021, Senhit, has announced a remix of her 2021 Eurovision entry Adrenalina. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Senhit (@senhitofficial) The remix features American DJ Steve Aoki, who has previously worked with high-profile artists such as Will.I.Am, Linkin Park, Afrojack, BTS, Darren Criss, and […]