Along with the announcement of Zagreb been awarded the Host City status of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2020, the EBU and HRT both had the following to say. Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Executive Supervisor of Eurovision Live Events, had the following to say: “We are delighted to […]
The Croatian capital of Zagreb will be hosting next year’s edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. The final will take place on Sunday 21st June. The contest will take place in King Tomislav Square – therefore reverting back to an open air concert. Details of next year’s format and […]
The opening and guest acts have been announced for the forthcoming Eurovision Choir in Gothenburg next month. Twenty one choirs, from across the Vastra Gotaland region – the region that surrounds Gothenburg, will provide the opening act at this year’s Contest. 350 members of these choirs will come […]
For those of you planning on attending the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Gliwice, you might want to learn a little bit more about the Polish language. Our Editor John came across this useful and educational video over on YouTube from Langfocus: Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
This year’s Eurovision Choir will see the introduction of a Superfinal. In 2017, each of the nine participating countries performed a six minute set, before the top three placings were announced. This year, each of the ten participating countries will perform a four minute set. The jury will […]
The winner’s prize for this year’s Eurovision Choir has been revealed. The winning choir will be offered an all inclusive trip to the World Choir Games 2020. The World Choir Games will be taking place in Flanders, Belgium – between 5th – 15th July 2020. The winning choir […]
Azerbaijan has withdrawn from this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. INFE Azerbaijan got confirmation from ITV, the Azeri broadcaster. Like many broadcasters this year, whether it be withdrawing or not returning, no official reason has been given. Azerbaijan first participated in 2012 and 2013, before returning to the […]
Eurovision Takeover has received confirmation by BBC Alba to say Scotland will not be present in Gliwice this November. BBC Alba are not looking beyond this year’s Eurovision Choir at present, although talks with the European Broadcasting Union have already taken place surrounding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. […]
It is now the end of June and the participation deadline for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is upon us. Not that surprisingly, Greece have confirmed that they will not be returning to the Contest this year – although no specific reason has been given by ERT. Greece […]
Here is the first of our “Languages” articles, where we examine the use of different languages used at the Eurovision Song Contest. Up until the late 1990’s, it was normal for the home language to be used by participating nations. The first language sung at the inaugural Eurovision […]