Vienna has officially submitted its bid to become host city, for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Vienna has submitted a bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time. Following Basel’s tagline of ‘Welcome Home’ in 2025, Vienna wants to use the tagline of ‘Europe, shall […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have opened song submissions, for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. ORF have now opened song submissions, for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest and will remain open until Monday 15th September. The selection is once again been organised by Eberhard Forcher and Peter Schreiber. […]
Another pair of Austrian cities has withdrawn their joint interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The two cities of Linz and Wels have officially announced their withdrawal from the race to jointly host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The cities had the following […]
During June, we have celebrated Pride month here at Eurovision Ireland, by highlighting some of the LGBTQ+ artists that have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. This coming Saturday, July 5th, the 2025 edition of London Pride will be taking place. As well as the traditional Pride march, […]
An Austrian city council has passed a motion in support of hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Following the vote, the City Council of Vienna has formally supported the bid to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2026. SPÖ parliamentary group leader Josef Taucher, […]
Another Austrian city has withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. The City of Graz has decided not to bid to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Elke Kahr, Mayor of Graz, had the following to say: “In view of the tense financial situation of […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have announced the core team ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. ORF have announced their core team as they set out their plans for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Many of the personnel are familiar from either the Austrian delegation or from […]
Two Austrian cities have withdrawn their interest in hosting the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Siegmund Kahlbacher, Managing Director of Comer City in Ebreichsdorf, has confirmed that Comer City will not be progressing into the next phase of the bidding process to host the Eurovision Song Contest. Kerstin Zsifkovits-Taferner, […]
It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest. For June 21st, we are continuing with Conchita Wurst. He represented Austria, with “Rise Like a Phoenix”, taking 1st place […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster and the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, have met in Vienna to share and discuss information surrounding the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. From ORF, Roland Weißmann (Director-General of ORF), Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz (Head of Programming at ORF), Eva Schindlauer (Commercial Director at ORF), Harald Kräuter […]
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