This time next week, we will be only a matter of hours away before we take to the first #LiveBlog of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk. Eurovision Ireland will be on the ground for their 5th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. So what do we have […]
#LITHUANIA: Skamp music video gets banned Skamp, who you may remember participated in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, have just released their latest song, ‘Love me like there’s no tomorrow’. However, it’s drawn a bit of controversy in Lithuania. The video features various couples, both young […]
Earlier tonight, we revealed that Racheal Ashdown was one of three new members of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group. We can now also reveal that she is in fact the new Head of Delegation for the BBC – replacing Helen Ridell after five years in the role, […]
The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, that meets 5-6 times a year, have had three changes made to their line-up. Mr Edoardo Grassi (FT/France), Mr Martin Osterdahl (SVT/Sweden) and Mr Joao Nuno Nogueira (RTP/Portugal) have left the group. The three replacing members are Ms Carla Bugalho (RTP/Portugal), Ms […]
#IRELAND: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin has died One of Ireland’s most renowned composers and arrangers, Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, has died. Whilst his name may not be uppermost in the mind of the Eurovision fan, he was responsible for ‘Lumen’, the interval act from the 1995 contest held at […]
Tickets for the 2019 edition of Eesti Laul are now on sale! Tickets are available for both Live shows in Tartu, for the Semi Finals, as well as the afternoon rehearsal and Live Grand Final in Tallinn. This year, there is a mix of both seated and standing […]
The date of the first Semi Final of Eesti Laul has been moved from 26th January to 31st January. This means both Semi Finals, the second on 02nd February, will both take place in the same week. They will both be hosted in Tartu, at the Tartu Sports […]
In Tel Aviv next May, we will see all of this year’s participating countries return, with the exception of Bulgaria who have sadly withdrawn from the 2019 Contest. The countries and their broadcasters taking part are: Albania (RTSH) Armenia (AMPTV) Australia (SBS) Austria (ORF) Azerbaijan (ICTIMAI TV) Belarus […]
The Online voting system that was introduced at last year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, will return once more in Minsk. Details on when and how to vote, can be seen in the official EBU video below: Video: YouTube/EBU Author: Richard Taylor Source: EBU
In an unfortunate state of affairs yet again for TG4, the Irish entry for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed by Host Broadcaster BTRC. Last year, the Irish entry was revealed when the Official Album was released. Taylor Hynes will represent his nation with the […]
Week 3 saw the annual Fright Night theme on the X Factor in the UK. Due to technical hitches, voting only took place in the Sunday Results Show. Week 3 saw a double elimination and after a rough couple of few weeks, fans of Brendan Murray were obviously […]
You can’t deny, rumours of the Eurovision Asia Song Contest taking place next December has taken up a step or two over the last week – mainly thanks to the City of Gold Coast. Blink TV and SBS hold the rights to the Contest through to 2031. Their […]
#PORTUGAL: Maria Guinot has died Portuguese singer Maria Guinot has died after a short illness. She was famous in Eurovision circles for performing in the 1984 contest in Luxembourg with the song ‘Silêncio e Tanta Gente‘. It finished 11th with 38 points. Many think it should have done […]
At the start of October, the out-going Managing Director of SBS, Micheal Ebeid, had announced that there was geo-political difficulties in arranging the planned Eurovision Asia Song Contest. At the time, he did say however: “We have put all our energy into this other idea we’re planning to […]
Yesterday the Israeli broadcaster KAN revealed the slogan to accompany Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv – DARE TO DREAM! Slogans have been part of Eurovision since 2002 and each host city devises one to sum up their hopes, themes and generally message of their contest. But what we […]
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