Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, will host the 2026 Pan-ArcticVision Contest on Friday 2nd October. Further details such as the venue and the time, have yet to be revealed. An open call for songs closed today, Wednesday 20th May. Participants were welcome to apply from Alaska, Yukon, Northwest […]
Andreas Lundstedt has turned 54 years old today. Andreas most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 4, with “Vicious”. Happy Birthday, Andreas! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or on […]
Frida Sandén from Sweden, has turned 32 years old today. Frida represented Sweden, at the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 8th place, with “Nu eller aldrig”. Happy Birthday, Frida! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
#BIRTHDAY: 20 May – Dora from Portugal is 60 We all know that Eurovision is a cut-and-thrust affair. You have three minutes (or possibly six) to sell yourself to that viewer in Switzerland or Finland, and that can be tough. So, apart from a decent song, how do […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 May – Merethe Trøan from Norway is 56 Do you remember the old days? When the contest was all done and dusted in one night, and none of these new Europeans were able to do their thing? Well 1992 was probably the last ‘old’ contest as […]
MTV, the Sri Lankan national broadcaster, will host the 2026 ABU Song Festival, during the 63rd ABU General Assembly. As part of the 63rd ABU General Assembly, MTV will host the 2026 ABU Song Festival, during October – although the date has yet to be confirmed. The 2026 […]
MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, have launched their national selection, for the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Malta. MRT have opened applications for their national selection today and will remain open until Friday 29th May. Auditions will follow on Monday 1st June, at the MRT Studios, […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have given their initial reaction regarding their participation, ahead of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. Kevin Bakhurst, the Director General of RTÉ, had the following to say to Morning Ireland, on RTÉ Radio 1: “We haven’t started to think about next year and […]
#BIRTHDAY: 18 May – Luke Black from Serbia is 34 We love our song contest. Sometimes what is performed is clearly a song. But sometimes it’s a whole performance. More bang for your buck, as it were. In 2023, Serbia sent today’s birthday Лук Блек/Luke Black (née Лука […]
AMPTV, the Armenian national broadcaster, have revealed details of the postcards, ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Yerevan. AMPTV have revealed details around the postcards that will be shown ahead of each of the participating countries. Each postcard will feature the participating representative in their own […]