Manel Navarro shows his most sincere feelings in his new song ‘Quiéreme’

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Manel Navarro’s path to Eurovision was not perfect and he finished last. However, the artist has continued working as a singer-songwriter and is giving Spanish music great creations. The latest one is Quiéreme (Love me), a romantic song together with the singer Bely Basarte. Manel Navarro shows us his most personal side and most sincere feelings […]

Pastora Soler and Al Bano unmasked in the semifinal of The Masked Singer Spain

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The famous masked contest “The Masked Singer” is succeeding in the world and there are several Eurovision artists who have hidden behind their masks. Last night, during the semifinal of the Spanish version of the contest, two artists were unmasked, both Eurovision stars: Pastora Soler (Spain 2012) and Al Bano (Italy 1976 and 1985). A […]

Czech Republic: Benny Cristo is currently selecting 2021 entry

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Considering the circumstances, many artists of 2020 have been internally selected for Eurovision 2021 so they can actually showcase their potential to a wide audience. One of these artists is Benny Cristo from the Czech Republic who was supposed to represent his country with the song Kemama. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the contest had […]

Junior Eurovision winner María Isabel releases her new song ‘Me Enseñaste’

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Junior Eurovision 2004 winner María Isabel has released her new song Me enseñaste which translates to You Taught Me in English. A beautiful urban ballad which is very different from the style of her latest songs. María Isabel makes it clear that she knows how to make her followers dance, but she also knows how […]

The Roop are the most Google searched artist in Lithuania during 2020

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On 9th December, The Roop announced on their Instagram account that they are the most searched artist in Lithuania of 2020, and lead singer Vaidotas Valiukevičius was the 5th most searched person on Google. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THE ROOP (@theroopband) Who are The Roop? The Roop are pop rock […]

Congratulations to Victoria as she makes Forbes “30 Under 30 leaders” of 2020

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Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 representative, Victoria, has been nominated for Forbes Bulgaria’s “30 Under 30”. This is an annual list, which includes leaders who are under 30.  The 30 leaders are divided into five categories. Victoria was nominated in the Culture, Art and Media category. But she wasn’t the only Bulgarian to be nominated; […]

Bonjour Junior Eurovision! France will be the host for the 2021 contest!

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Bonsoir Europe: France is going to be the host of the 19th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. This has been announced today on social media by the official Junior Eurovision channel. Unlike in Eurovision, the winner of Junior Eurovision doesn’t necessarily host in the following year. For example, Italy won in 2014 with the […]

Festivali i Këngës 59 participant Manjola Nallbani tests positive for Covid-19

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire world, especially the music industry which has been hit by restrictions with cancellations of pretty much every concert. Besides internet projects, music festivals and competitions on television are the only shows that are allowed to work at the moment. However, there is always a risk of getting infected […]

Greek entry for Eurovision 2021 will most likely be internally selected

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The Greek broadcaster ERT, according to Eurovision Fun, will most likely select a song for the Dutch-Greek singer Stefania Liberakakis, or usually known as Stefania. There are several reasons for this decision. First of all, Greece have chosen their Eurovision song internally for four years in a row now. In addition to that, considering the […]

New year, new logo! Check out the new logo for Eurovision 2021!

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It’s time to leave 2020 behind us and start looking towards 2021 (with a positive view!) The logo for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed, and we can see that the logo for the cancelled contest of 2020 has undergone a revamp! This new logo comes about after the Dutch Core Team have […]

Krakow was all set to host Junior Eurovision 2020 before COVID-19 struck

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Konrad Smuga, Creative Director for Junior Eurovision 2020 has confirmed that the contest was due to be held in the city of Krakow, at the Tauron Arena, but the plans had to be changed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. At the beginning of 2020, Krakow was the front runner to host this years contest, […]

France would like to host Junior Eurovision 2021!

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The 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held on November 29th  in Warsaw, Poland. As we know the winner of that night was France with Valentina and her song “J’imagine” which turned out to be France’s first victory in a Eurovision event in 43 years. Last winner was in 1977 when Marie Myriam won the Eurovision […]

Stage plans for the al fresco edition of Festivali i Këngës 59 have been revealed!

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On November 27th, Festivali i Këngës announced on Instagram the stage concept for the 59th edition of of the Albanian song festival, which is used to select their participant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Festivali i Këngës 59 will take place outside in Sheshi Italia (Italy Square) in Tirana due to restrictions during the COVID […]

The Netherlands starts to ‘Open Up’ in the 41 Eurovision postcards!

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As we all know, the Netherlands are going to host the Eurovison Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam after the previous contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020’s  motto “Open Up” remains the same in 2021. Correspondingly to this motto, the Core Team of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 revealed new details about the […]

LISTEN: Eden Alene’s National Selection Songs Revealed!

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The wait is over: After many delays and format changes, Israel has finally revealed the songs competing for the chance to go with Eden Alene to Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam. KAN, the Israeli broadcaster, has published the nine songs chosen for the national selection. Yes, nine. After reportedly trimming the number of participants from 16 […]

Poland have NOT chosen their Eurovision act 2021 yet!

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Surprise in Poland! The Polish broadcaster TVP has stated that they have not decided on a Eurovision act for the 2021 contest yet. Therefore, Alicja Szemplińska who was supposed to represent Poland at Eurovision 2020 hasn’t been internally picked so far. Countries like Latvia or Iceland who held a national selection for 2020 already internally […]

The mask is off as Aminata achieves second place in The Masked Singer Latvia

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On 29th November, the first season finale of the show “The Masked Singer” (Latvian edition) aired on TV3, and one of the singers was Aminata (Latvia 2015). Aminata was “Lelle” (The Doll) and she just missed out on first place, which went to “Nelabais” (The Devil), who won via televoting. Aminata published picture on her […]

France is the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020!

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France has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020! Valentina stormed to victory with their song J’imagine with 200 points. This afternoon’s show, hosted live from Warsaw, Poland, saw a total of 12 participants from across Europe battling it out to be crowned winner of the 18th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The winner was decided […]

More award nominations for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga

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The nominations just keep on coming in! After being nominated for Best Comedy Movie at the 2020 Peoples Choice Awards, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga has now been nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. And it is not hard to see why. It has had much success in the charts […]

From Lemtov to Royalty: Dan Stevens new role

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From Russian pop royalty, to the British monarchy, Dan Stevens can do it all. Fresh of the success of Eurovision: The Story Of Fire Saga, actor Dan Stevens has signed up for HBO Max’s new show The Prince where he will voice not one, but two members of the royal family, Prince Charles and Prince […]

New Song for Switzerland: Gjon’s Tears announced he has chosen his 2021 entry!

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In March, the Swiss-Albanian singer Gjon’s Tears was announced as the Swiss participant for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with his song Répondez-Moi. He’s also just confirmed on Instagram that he has chosen his song which he will perform in May next year at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest held in Rotterdam. He is currently […]

Aminata opens up about racism, survival and happiness

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Latvian show “Rezervēts” (translation:”Reserved”) is about the black and white past of celebrities, internet hooligans and those who have strengthened in the harshness of life, what  they have learnt from it and how they are focusing on the future.As the host of the show, Armands Tripans says “Colourful shows – black and white tells”. During episode 6 of the second […]

“Think About Things” is number 6 on Time’s best songs of 2020!

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Do Daði & Gagnamagnið need to think about things? Well, as it stands, one of the United Kingdom’s biggest news outlets, The Times, has published their top 10 songs of 2020 and of course, “Think About Things” is among the 10 best songs of 2020, placing in 6th. TOP 10 :10. “Long Road Home” – […]

Germany’s selection process for Eurovision 2021 is almost completed

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Germany is getting closer and closer to finding their Eurovision act 2021. After an automatic nomination of Ben Dolic, Germany’s representative 2020, has been denied, the responsible broadcaster NDR is going to do an internal selection process just like last time, consisting of an Eurovision jury made by music experts and Eurovision fans and an […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 day 3: sneak peek of Kazakhstan’s performance

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Karakat Bashanova from Kazakhstan is the second act up today, and we have all been treated to something that is very visually stunning. Karakat is alone on stage wearing a beautiful, long white dress, of which she says: “Together it will look beautiful, like in a fairytale. We hope that the performance will be beautiful!”. […]

Guy Sebastian Wins Best Video at ARIA Awards!

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Last month, we told you that two Eurovision alumni – Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian – have been nominated for several ARIA awards in their home country of Australia. This year’s ceremony just wrapped up, and now we can count Guy among the winners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eIOGPzIE7k Guy won the award for Best Video, a category voted […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 day 3: sneak peek of Malta’s performance

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Chanel from Malta is first up today! Sporting a lovely bright red dress, we see Chanel alone on stage, with the cartoon visuals from the music video surrounding her which “give a message of hope, to chase your dreams no matter how far and impossible they seem!”  Chanel gives a very strong vocal performance, and […]

Drag Race star pays homage to Ukraine’s LOBODA in her new song

Her name is Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova. But you can call her Katya! Katya, one of the most loved drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race, has released her new song Ding Dong. And it has a link with the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, from her debut EP, Vampire Fitness, is inspired by 2009 Ukrainian Eurovision […]

Riches to Rags: Former UK Eurovision Winner Has Forgiven her Ex Husband

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Sandie Shaw brought Eurovision glory to the United Kingdom in 1967 with her timeless hit ‘Puppet On A String‘ and went on to earn thousands of pounds from her music.  Speaking on the podcast Person of Interest, she explained how she went on to lose her fortune after her then husband, Jeff Banks, allegedly spent […]

Grammy excitement for Eurovision Movie: The Story of Fire Saga

Will Ferrell’s Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga has been nominated in the ‘Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media’ category at the 2021 Grammy Awards! This is a major nomination for the soundtrack of the movie with a star studded cast including Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and a whole host of […]

CYBC set to announce the Cypriot entry for Eurovision on November 25th!

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After a meeting with the board of directors at the Cypriot broadcaster CYBC, it has been announced that we will have confirmation of who they will be sending to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on November 25th. CYBC have already announced the artistic director for their 2021 entry, and it happens to be Austrian […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 day 2: sneak peek of Poland’s performance

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The last country to reveal their staging and performance for Junior Eurovision is host country Poland and their act, Ala Tracz. Host country Poland have definetley brought the fun and energy to the Junior Eurovision stage! Wearing a white dress to begin with, which later changes to a bright red dress, Ala is joined on […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 day 2: sneak preview of Russia’s performance

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The next country to give us a sneak peak into their Junior Eurovision performance is Russia with their entrant Sofia Feskova. We can see Sofia in a beautiful and elegant blue dress as she sings her song “My New Day” alone on stage. The performance has a magical touch to it, and the backing images […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 day 2: sneak preview of Serbia’s performance

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It’s day 2 of Junior Eurovision 2020 and first up today is Petar Aničić  from Serbia! Petar, who will be singing the lovely ballad “Heartbeat” is accompanied on stage by a piano, which he starts off playing, before getting up and moving around, making good use of the stage. Petar is wearing a lovely orange […]

Junior Eurovision 2020 opening and closing acts chosen

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The countries who will open and close the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 have been revealed, along with the singing position for host country Poland. It was revealed by the Opening Ceremony host Mateusz Szymkowiak and last years Junior Eurovision winner, Viki Gabor that debuting nation Germany will open the show, whilst France will close […]

Blas Cantó set to propose 4 songs for Eurovision 2021!

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According to Eurovision Spain, Blas Cantó will be proposing four different songs to Spanish broadcaster TVE and also Warner Music for his Eurovision 2021 entry. The four potential entries are said to be close to the style of Cantó’s previous music. However, it has been confirmed that one of the four songs will not be […]