The running orders for this year’s Semi Finals of Eesti Laul have been revealed by the national broadcaster, ERR. The Semi Finals will take place on the 31st January and 02nd February in Tartu. The line up for Semi Final One is as follows: The Swingers, Tanja & […]
M I H A I (or as we know him, Mihai Traistariu), recently withdrew from Romania’s Selectia Nationala 2019 after the two wildcards (Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu) were announced to take part in the competition. Today he announced on his facebook page: “Good news for my fans. […]
Forget Brexit – the issue on everyone’s minds today was the release of the 6 artists and 3 songs taking part in Eurovision: You Decide 2019, which will select the United Kingdom’s Eurovision entry for Tel Aviv! You’ve listened to the songs and we know you have your […]
UK: More details revealed of Eurovision our Decision Broadcaster the BBC has announced the hopefuls vying for the golden ticket from the UK to Tel Aviv in May. Six acts will perform in the national final on Friday 8 February. In the show’s first round, they’ll perform between […]
BIRTHDAY: Youddiph from Russia is 46 today Début entries? Don’t you love them? That new country comes along with high hopes of success. They maybe can’t believe they’re mixing it with some of these countries that have participated since 1893. Of course, there was an experiment in 1993 […]
Today TVR released the running order for the first Semifinal of Selectia Nationala 2019! The show will take place in Iasi on the 27th of January. The artists will take the stage in the following order: 1. DESTIN – TROOPER 2. THE CALL: DYNASTY OF LOVE – BERNICEYA […]
BIRTHDAY: Barbara Dex from Belgium is 45 today You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show over 25 years ago. It really makes you feel old. I was bumbling along nicely until I noticed today’s song and its […]
BIRTHDAY: Marian van de Wal from Andorra is 49 today Do you ever wonder why some people from one country end up representing another? There have been some strange alliances built over the years. The one between Latvia and Burkina Faso springs to mind. Look it up if […]
NET: Duncan Laurence to sing for the Netherlands Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has revealed that Duncan Laurence will be singing for the Netherlands in Tel Aviv in May. Duncan was born in 1994 and hails from Tilburg. He writes and produces as well as sings, and has spent time […]
For weeks now, there have been a number of rumours on who would be representing the tiny nation this year – the only hint been it’d be an international singer. For their tenth entry, San Marino have decided to bring back Serhat. San Marino RTV had the following […]
After an exciting night in Spain, Miki has emerged victorious and will sing “La Venda” for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this May! As one of the Big 5, Spain’s spot in the final is already guaranteed. So no semifinals for Miki, he will […]
Week three saw Saara Aalto skate to “Let It Go” from the film “Frozen”. She finished 3rd on the leaderboard, with a total of 26.0 points. Richard Blackwood and Saira Khan faced the skate-off – with Richard Blackwood going home. You can watch Saara’s interpretation of Frozen on […]
BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 63 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]
In week one of this year’s Dancing On Ice, Saara Aalto wowed the judges and the viewers to avoid the dance off – which took place in week two last week. Sadly Mark Little, of Neighbours fame, was the first to be eliminated. Saara Aalto did take part […]
¡Buenas noches Europa, y buenos días Australia! Tonight we’ll discover who gets to fly the flag for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 – that’s right, it’s time for Operación Triunfo Gala Eurovisión! Sit back and relax, and let Eurovision Ireland’s own James Scanlan entertain and inform […]
FRA: Remaining finalists for Destination Eurovision The second semi-final of Destination Eurovision has just finished, and we have four songs through to the final on 26 February. After a combination of televote and international jury, the lucky four are: Seemone – Tous les deux Emmanuel Moire – La […]
Tonight in Lithuania, “Eurovizijos nacionaline atranka” continued it’s 2019 selection process with Heat Two, to find their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, in May. The following six artists progressed through to the Semi Finals: Edgaras Lubys – “To The Sky” Emilija Gogolytė – “Riddle” […]
After two weeks of audition shows, tonight Georgian Idol revealed the final ten progressing to the live shows. The ten fighting for the ticket to Tel-Aviv are: Mariam Kakhelishvili Ikako Aleksidze Dima Kobeshavidze Liza Kalandadze Nini Tsnobiladze Giorgi Pruidze Giorgi Nakashidze Beso Nemsadze Oto Nemsadze Tamar Lachkhepiani Author: […]
We have six qualifiers for the semi final stage in Hungary. The top 5 qualified automatically, while another was chosen by a separate public vote. This week the following qualified: Olah Gergo Szeker Gergo Antal Timea feat. Demko Gergo Konhya Nomad DENIZ (separate vote) Author: Richard Tay;or Source: […]
This is thew first heat of A-Dal Heat one and the first ten songs vying for Hungary’s spot at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Tel-Aviv – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 19:30CET by regularly refreshing the page! Refresh From 19:30 The show has […]
FRA: Live blog of Destination Eurovision Part 2 from 2100 CET France gets a step nearer selecting its entrant for the 2019 Eurovison Song Contest, with the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision. Four songs from tonight will go forward to the final next Saturday. You know what happens. […]
BIRTHDAY: Lena Philipsson from Sweden is 53 today Control yourselves out there, it’s Sweden! You know the country – soulless furniture, yummy cinnamon-based pastries, oh, and a few successes in our favourite TV show. Admittedly, those Swedes are everywhere at the moment. They write the songs that make […]
The BBC have announced that the three songs and the six acts vying to represent the United Kingdom, will be reveal on the Ken Bruce Show from 10am – this forthcoming Wednesday. Author: Richard Taylor Source: BBC
Earlier today, it was revealed in an interview with TVP Info that Noel Curran had revealed this year’s host city of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Krakow: “This competition is growing year by year in terms of audience and number of participants, but also for quality. This is […]
BIRTHDAY: Stefan Filipović from Montenegro is 31 today The draw for our favourite TV show is a wonderful thing. It can make one performer weep, and another one sing. So they say. For example, look who followed Norway in every draw between 1981 and 1986. An even more […]
The final three artists for Eurovision: Australia Decides have been announced by SBS. The three artists are: Alfie Arcuri Ella Hooper Tania Doko The full line-up for Eurovision: Australia Decides is: Alfie Arcuri Ella Hooper Tania Doko Courtney Act Leea Nanos Aydan Calafiore Sheppard Kate Miller-Hiedke Electric Fields […]
FRA: Destination Eurovision Semi-final Two One semi-final down, one to go. As you may have seen from last Saturday, four will make it through to final of Destination Eurovision (DE) on Saturday 26 January. You’ll be able to follow all of the action on France 2, TV5Monde and […]
HRT have revealed the artists and the songs they will be singing, in this year’s Dora – returning after a number of years absent from the National Final season. The following sixteen will take to the stage in Opatija on Saturday 16th February: Elis Lovrić – All I […]
BIRTHDAY: Françoise Hardy from Monaco is 75 today We’ve had a few birthdays from the era of colour, so it’s only fair we remember our heritage. Those days when everyone in western Europe had to watch, because there were no other channels to tune into. Some stars from […]
The stage design for this year’s Melodifestivalen has been revealed. The stage is also considered to be two stages in one – one with an LED screen and one as a lighting backdrop e.g. Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The stage is also a record breaker! The stage is […]
Today the Romanian broadcaster TVR released the list of songs that will compete in the first semi final of Selecția Națională, due to take place in Iași on January 27th. The songs competing in the first semi final are listed below alphabetically: Army of love – Bella Santiago […]
BIRTHDAY: Maja Keuc from Slovenia is 27 today Many performers in the recent contests have burst onto the scene through one of the many talent discovery shows that are doing the rounds. I won’t name them all, but I think you know the ones I mean. Are they […]
BIRTHDAY: Semiha Yankı from Turkey is 61 today Much as I hate to say it, but Sweden has been involved in more than its fair share of good contests over the years. Not just ones they’ve won, but also ones they’ve hosted. I go on (and on) about […]
RTBF has once again selected their Eurovision Song Contest internally. Eliot Vassamillet, a former participant of The Voice Belgique, will represent the nation in Tel Aviv. The song that Eliot Vassamillet will sing will be revealed at a later date. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovoix
The ABU member broadcaster from Vanuatu, VBTC, has revealed to Eurovoix World, that they will be participating at the inaugural ABU Song Contest this year. While the broadcaster hasn’t revealed any national selection details, they are already on the search for their artist/s. This could suggest an internal […]
The first two weeks of live shows have taken place in Malta of their version of X-Factor – this year’s mechanism to select the nation’s entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. During the first week (06/01/19), we saw the first double elimination. The two acts to leave […]
BIRTHDAY: Rosa from Spain is 38 today It’s always interesting how countries select their songs for our favourite TV show. Public selections take different forms, some better than others. Take Spain for example. They’ve tried various ways, from selecting internally, to single shows, to talent shows over many, […]
Last night M I H A I withdrew from Selectia Nationala 2019, after the announcement of the Wildcards (Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu). More about his reasons you can read here. Today, our friends from ESC Bubble announced that TVR made a statement about the National Selection: Selectia […]
Recently, we here at Eurovision Ireland wrote about ESC Radio’s annual Top 250, in which we noted that only 63 of these song came from the first 40 years of Eurovision. Many of you took to social media to say you thought this a great shame – and […]
The final of Côr Cymru will take place on Sunday 7th April and the winner will once again represent the nation at Eurovision Choir, this year in Gothenburg. Five semi finals will take place – each one focusing on a different category of choir. They are: Children’s Choirs […]
RTBF have confirmed that they’ll be selecting their entry for Eurovision Choir 2019 internally. RTBF used an internal selection for the inaugural Contest back in 2017. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovoix
Last week, Georgian Idol was launched and is the country’s mechanism in choosing their singer for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Last night, the auditions continued and the following eleven singers progressed to the next stage: Liza Mebonia Pini Kapanadze Giorgi Pruidze Gedevan Kevlishvili Besik […]
His name is synonymous with Eurovision in Romania – but Mihai Trăistariu has said he’s dropping out of the National Selection, meaning his song “Baya” is no longer in the running to head to Tel Aviv. In a statement on Facebook entitled “From #ESC to #Exit”, he said: […]
FRA: First finalists for Destination Eurovision The first semi-final of Destination Eurovision has just finished, and we have four songs through to the final on 26 February. After a combination of televote and international jury, the lucky four are: Bilal Hassani – Roi Chimène Badi – Lá-haut Silvàn […]
Romania’s selection for Eurovision just got spicier as TVR announced another two acts to take part in the semi-finals: Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu! Bella Santiago tried to represent Romania last year alongside Juckebox with ‘Auzi cum bate’. This year she comes with a hot , empowering song: […]
Confirmation of details surrounding the United Kingdom’s Eurovision You Decide have been announced. The Contest will take place on Friday 8th February, 19:30-21:00GMT/20:30-22:00CET. The venue for this year’s final will be Media City UK, in Salford. Those interested in tickets need to apply HERE. Due to a limited […]
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