The 2020 edition of Golden Stag (Cerbul de Aur) has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Former Eurovision participants, including Ireland’s very own Ryan O’Shaughnessy (2018), has taken part in the past. TVR had the following to say: “We do not want to make compromises that affect […]
A fundraiser for the Key Workers of Ireland is taking place this Saturday at 20:00 GMT. Eurovision alumni from on-stage and off-stage have come together for this Lockdown Concert to be streamed on YouTube. Details of where the money will be going can be found HERE. The trailer […]
A new rule allowing backing vocals to be pre-recorded on the musical backing track of participants have been introduced for 2021. This will be reviewed after the 2021 Contest on whether it’ll be introduced as a permanent rule or not. Eurovision.tv explained in full: “In previous years, all […]
It is likely that we will see Dora once again in 2021 to select the Croatian representative. This is more than likely because HRT signed a contract in 2019 with Opatija – the venue already been booked for Saturday 27th February. Damir Kedzo has not been automatically chosen […]
The 2021 edition of UMK will take place next February. Acts will be revealed next January. The winner will be chosen by a jury/televote combination. Rules are available on the YLE website. The song submission period will take place between Tuesday 1st September and Monday 7th September. Singers […]
ERT, the Greek broadcaster, is seriously considering, more than ever at making a return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. While a decision has yet to be made by ERT, we should have one before the end of the month. The European Broadcasting Union sent out […]
Welcome to Eurovision Ireland’s first ever A-Z of the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some alphabetical memories from everyone’s favourite Song Contest. Today, we look at D. Dublin Dublin has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest a record six times – […]
The dates for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed. As revealed at the end of “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”, the official replacement programme for this year’s cancelled Contest, Rotterdam will be carried forward as host city. So as a reminder, the dates for 2021 are […]
According to RTL the dates for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed tomorrow – at an undisclosed time. The Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam will once again play host to the Contest after this year’s cancellation – as revealed at the end of this year’s official replacement […]
Next Sunday, the 2020 Eurovision Young Musicians was due to take place in Zagreb – however it has been postponed until a later date due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Today, we are taking a brief look back at the Irish participation in the Contest. Ireland took part a […]