Selecţia Naţională 2022: E-an-na join semi final line-up whilst Alex Parker & Bastien change song
The line-up for the Selecţia Naţională 2022 semi final has gained an extra act and a brand new song. The folk-metal band E-an-na have won a place in the semi final after appealing their exclusion, whilst Alex Parker & Bastien will song a new song as a duo. Out of 94 acts who applied for Selecţia […]
Former Eurovision star among the line-up for Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Maltese broadcaster have revealed the names of the 22 acts and songs that will be competing in next years edition of Malta Eurovision Song Contest, and there are quite a few familiar faces among the line-up. The semi final is expected to take place in February. Sixteeen of the twenty two acts will advance […]
Festivali i Këngës 60 begins tonight with semi final one
The 60th edition of Albania’s Festivali i Këngës kicks off tonight at 21:00 CET with semi final one, where we will see a total of 20 acts, a mix of newcomers and established singers, performing. The show will be hosted by Ardit Gjebrea, Isli Islami, Eurovision 2019 participant Jonida Maliqi, Klevi Kadilli and Xhemi Shehu. 1. […]
All the Benidorm Fest 2022 songs are now available
Although the official publication was scheduled for this Thursday, December 23, the Spanish public television has published by surprise all the songs of the Benidorm Fest 2022 today. One of these 14 songs will be the winner of the contest next January and will represent Spain in Eurovision 2022. The winner will be chosen by […]
Montenegro: RTCG to choose from 30 submitted songs for Eurovision 2022
After announcing their comeback to the contest, Montenegrin national broadcaster invited composers and songwriters all over the world to submit their songs. Only requirements that the song has to meet was the length of approximately 3 minutes, while the performer has to be at least 16 years old and to be a Montenegrin citizen. Now […]
Slovenia: familiar faces among the line up for EMA 2022
Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO have revealed the names of the acts who will be competing in the 2022 edition of EMA alongside the winners of EMA FREŠ. There are a total of 16 established acts who will be performing in one of two semi finals in January 2022 alongside the four winners of EMA FREŠ. EMA […]
Mia Negovetić and ToMa among returning atists to Dora 2022
Croatian broadcaster HRT have today revealed the names of the 14 acts who will be competing in the 2022 edition of Dora, and there are some familiar faces in the line-up! Alongside the reveal of the 14 acts, we also have the names of the four reserve acts and their songs that will be used […]
Ukraine: UA:PBC have begun their preparations for Eurovision 2022
The Ukrainian broadcaster resonsible for the country’s Eurovision participation have announced the start of their national selection process for Eurovision 2022. Next year will mark the first time that UA:PBC will be holding a national final for Eurovision since 2015. The Managing Board member for UA:PBC, Yaroslav Lodygin, couldn’t be more happy at the return […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 semi final running orders revealed
The 28 acts who will be participating in next years edition of Melodifestivalen have been divided in to four semi finals, and as of today, the running order for these shows has been revealed by SVT. Semi final 1: 1. Bananas – Malou Prytz 2. Som du vill – THEOZ 3. Let there be Angels […]
SANREMO 2022: Unexpected update to the lineup
RAI announced an update to the lineup of Sanremo 2022: the upcoming artists from Sanremo Giovani who will add their names to the list of the Sanremo 2022 finalists will be 3 instead of 2, so the artists competing to represent Italy in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be 25. The Sanremo Giovani 2021 […]
Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022 lineup is complete… Or is it? SBS announces the next batch of artists, plus details of a new wildcard surprise and a special guest performance by Eurovision royalty!
Good Morning Europe!! SBS and BlinkTV have revealed the next lot of acts, all vying for the title of Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022 winner! Also in the announcement was news of an exciting new competition which will see the national final open up to the Australian public, for their chance to represent Australia at Eurovision […]
North Macedonia to bring back national final for Eurovision 2022
The North Macedonian broadcaster has revealed that they will be using a national final to select their entrant for Eurovision 2022. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. MRT has started an open call for artists and composers to send their songs for the ESC 2022 in Turin. Six of them will be selected […]
Lithuania: Ieva Zasimauskaitė and Monika Linkytė among 36 acts for Pabandom iš naujo 2022
Back in June, Lithuania confirmed their participation for Eurovision 2022, and in October, it was announced that the submissions for Pabandom iš Naujo 2022 had opened. Now, we have the names of the 36 acts who have been confirmed as participants in next years show. The songs submissions process was open between October 6th and […]
Czech it out! ESCZ 2022 entries have been released
The seven songs that will be competing in ESCZ 2022 for the chance to become the Czech Republic’s Eurovision 2022 representative have been released today. They are available to listen to on Spotify. The seven acts were revealed today in a press conference at ČT Headquarters in Prague. All of the acts were interviewed before […]
Dami Im shares pregnancy news as she announces ‘biggest ever gig booked for May 2022!’
Australia’s Eurovision family is set to grow as Dami Im announces some very exciting news! The 2016 Eurovision runner up took to Instagram today to announce she is expecting her first child with her husband Noah Kim! In the post where she shared a picture of a ultrasound scan, she stated: “I got a gig […]
Iceland: RÚV to broadcast Junior Eurovision and send delegation to Paris
As the country’s interest in participation to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest continues to grow, the Icelandic national broadcasting service (RÚV) will be sending a delegation to witness the contest live in Paris come December 19. In an interview with Eurofestivales, Head of Press for the Icelandic delegation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Rúnar Freyr […]
And there he stood! VASIL shines as he makes Reuters’ Pictures of the Year for 2021!
THAT moment from VASIL’s Eurovision 2021 performance has made Reuters’ ‘Pictures of the Year 2021’ just prior to Junior Eurovison debut! In their annual retrospective of the year in pictures, international news organisation Reuters brought some North Macedonian glamour to the table, by featuring a magical shot of VASIL’s perfomance of Here I Stand in […]
ESCZ 2022 finalists to be revealed on December 6th
It has been confirmed that a total of seven acts will compete in ESCZ, the Czech Republic’s national final for Eurovision 2022. These seven acts will be revealed in a press conference due to be taking place at 13:00 CET on December 6th. The producers for this years show have said that the line-up is […]
Atelier Francesca Montinaro to be stage designers for Eurovision 2022
It has been confirmed that Atelier Francesca Montinaro will be the stage designers for Eurovision 2022 in Turin. They revealed the news via their social media. “It’s official! Atelier Francesca Montinaro will create the scenography of the Eurovision Song Contest Torino 2022 stage! It was a very demanding race in which we participated with enthusiasm […]
Artists and hosts for EMA Freš have been revealed
The Slovenian broadcaster has revealed the acts that will be competing in this years EMA Freš, as well as the shows hosts. A total of 24 acts will take part, with just four acts making it all the way to the EMA final. Two acts will go head to head in duels that will take […]
Eurovision: Australia Decides reveals the next three artists for 2022!
Good Morning Europe!! SBS and BlinkTV are back at it again, revealing the next three artists for Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022!! They will join Jaguar Jonze, Isaiah Firebrace, Paulini and 4 other acts on the Gold Coast in February 2022 to see who will take the reigns from Montaigne, and represent Australia in Turin! Sheldon […]
Bulgaria: “Intention” will pop up on December 7th, by Intelligent Music Project
After having revealed that the group Intelligente Music Project, with Ronnie Romero, will represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Bulgarian broadcaster BNT has revealed that “Intention”, the song that the band will present in Turin, will be revealed on December 7. The presentation of the song will take place in the city of […]
Selecţia Naţională set to return for Eurovision 2022
It has been confirmed that Romania will be reverting back to Selecţia Naţională to find their representative for Eurovision 2022. The song submissions will open on November 26th, and will close on December 10th. More details are expected in the coming weeks. Romanian Head of Delegation, Iuliana Marciuc, has commented on Romania’s return to a […]
Spain receives 886 songs for Benidorm Fest and reveals new details about the contest
The public television broadcaster in Spain (RTVE) has summoned the press this morning for a meeting with the new head of delegation, Eva Mora, the Director of Communication and Participation of RTVE, María Eizaguirre, and the musical advisors of the Benidorm Fest, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and J Cruz. In this press conference, the team took stock […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maléna to sing for Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2021
Armenian broadcaster ARMTV have confirmed that Maléna Fox will represent Armenia at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris, with her song expected to drop in the coming days. Maléna was initially chosen to represent Armenia at Junior Eurovision 2020 with her song “Why”, but she never made it to the contest as Armenia […]
MTV EMAs 2021: Måneskin, Gjon’s Tears win awards
There’s just no stopping them, is there? Måneskin checked yet another box in their world domination to-do list, at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Budapest. The Eurovision 2021 won the award for Best Rock at the ceremony, beating veteran acts such as Coldplay, Foo Fighters and the Killers. The Italian rebel-rousers were also nominated […]
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 […]
The Black Mamba to perfom in London this month
The Black Mamba will perform on November 23, 2021, in London, at the Union Chapel and share their music to all the fans there. The Black Mamba will be coming to perform in London for the first time this November. They will be performing at Union Chapel, a church and live enternainment venue in North […]
Portugal: Junior Eurovision 2021 entry released
This afternoon, RTP have just revealed the official music video for the Portuguese entry for the Junior eurovision song contest 2021. The music tittle is “O Rapaz” (The Boy) and is sung by Simão Oliveira. “O Rapaz” it’s written and composed by Fernando Daniel, former contestant of festival da Canção and the winner of The voice Portugal […]
Italy: Elisabetta Lizza’s Junior Eurovision entry released
The winning country of The Eurovision Song Contest, Italy, will send Elisabetta Lizza and her pop rock song “Specchio” (Mirror on the Wall) to Junior Eurovision 2021, and RAI have just released the official music video of this years entry. https://youtu.be/r_l1eHfQdbk Elisabetta is from Ardo, a small town in the province of Brescia known […]
Ofenbach to open the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
It has been confirmed that French DJ duo Ofenbach will be the opening act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 that will take place in Paris this December. The news was revealed on an evening news broadcast on France 2. The Paris based DJ’s are made up of Dorian Lauduique and César de Rummel. They are one […]
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 […]
RTVE signs contract to host Benidorm Fest for four years
It has been revealed that Spanish broadcaster RTVE have signed an agreement with the Generalitat Valenciana to host four editions of Benidorm Fest. The news was announced on November 5th by Spanish Head of Delegation, Eva Mora, in “Eurovisión, el festival que quieres” (Eurovision, the contest you want), a conference organised to discuss the future […]
Jedward Discussing Future Irish Eurovision Plans with Ed Sheeran!
Appearing on Irish chat show ‘Ask Me Anything‘ this weekend, Jedward have discussed their long-standing friendship with Ed Sheeran and their ambitions to represent Ireland at Eurovision for a third time! When asked by the host, if they will work with Ed Sheeran on a Eurovision song for Ireland, John responded: “We never talk to […]
ABBA Would Write UK Eurovision Song for Dua Lipa!
ABBA’s Björn and Benny, have revealed that they would consider writing a Eurovision hit for the UK, if the artist was right. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the Swedish legends were responding to a question about the UK’s newly announced approach to selecting the entry for Eurovision 2022! In their opinion, a good song is only […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: what’s happening and when is it happening?
With just seven weeks to go until the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 takes place at La Seine Musicale in Paris, lets take a look at what we can expect in the coming weeks! The 2021 edition of Junior Eurovision will be taking place in France on December 19th. The show will be broadcast live […]
Nicoline Refsing is Artistic Director for Levi Díaz’s Junior Eurovision performance
It has been confirmed that Nicoline Refsing will be the Artistic Director for Levi Díaz’s performance of “Reir”, which will take place at La Seine Musicale in Paris this December. This will be the second time that the Danish artistic director will work with RTVE in Junior Eurovision. In 2019, she worked with Melani García […]
“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 […]
Simão Oliveira Sings for Portugal “O Rapaz” at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
This morning, RTP revealed the title of the song with which it will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which event will take place on December 19 in Paris. Entitled “O Rapaz”, meaning the boy, the song is written by Fernando Daniel and Diogo Clemente and will be performed by Simão Oliveira, winner […]
Montevizija 2022 cancelled amid COVID-19 and financial troubles
The Head of Entertainment for Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG, Ivan Maksimović, has announced, in an interview with Dnevne Novine, that Montevizija will not go ahead in 2022 due to COVID-19 and financial troubles. “The first reason is related to the costs involved in organizing the competition, and it is a large amount that, for example, can […]
Junior Eurovision 2021: Dajte Muzika to sing “Green Forces” for North Macedonia
After confirming that singers from the popular Macedonian children’s show “Dajte Muzika” (Дајте Музика) would serve as North Macedonia’s Junior Eurovision representatives, it has now been confirmed that they will be singing “Green Forces”. Despite there being seven members of the television show, just four of these members will be performing at Junior Eurovision 2021 […]
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 […]
Junior Eurovision stage design revealed!
Today, France Télévision has revealed details about the staging for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 which will be held in Paris and first of all: It is impressive! And very French. The capital of France has a huge impact on the stage design. The nickname for it is “the City of Light” which obviously […]
Andra Chansen to be replaced with semi final for Melodifestivalen 2022
Anette Brattström, Project Manager for Melodifestivalen, has confirmed to Aftonbladet that the Andra Chansen round of Melodifestivalen will be scrapped in 2022, and will instead be replaced by another semi final. “The purpose of the Second Chance from the beginning was that the artist would have the opportunity to redo their performance from the competition […]
Eurovision 2015 alum Ann Sophie competes in The Voice of Germany
The German edition of musical competition The Voice began its eleventh season recently, and viewers of the episode aired last Thursday were in for a surprise. Ann Sophie, who represented Germany at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, came to sing in front of the show’s judges. Well, not quite in front, the judges always start […]