RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the selected composers, for Festival da Canção 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. RTP directly invited eight composers to participate in Festival da Canção 2026 – they are: Six artists have been select from […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kaleen from Austria is 31 today Every year there’s that song. Yes, every year. You know the one. The one that gets “rave” reviews. The one that the fans out there think will win by 300,000 points. And then, well, it doesn’t. Not so long ago, we […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Konstantopoulou from Greece is 55 today Have you ever thought what the stars of Eurovision have to go through on the big night? Apart from the pressure of representing their country that is. Well, just spare a thought if you’re the last to sing in the […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the total song submissions, for Festival da Canção 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. 660 songs were submitted through the open call – twenty seven up from last year. of the 660 songs submitted, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Elina Nechayeva from Estonia is 34 today How do you feel about the free language rule? Does it promote a song as many more people can possibly understand it, or do you think each country should stick to its roots? Our friends in Estonia have a language […]
#BIRTHDAY: Gianluca Bezzina from Malta is 36 today Are there any countries you would love to see win for the first time? Well there aren’t that many left, but some are dying to lose their winning virginity, as we saw in Basel. Today we look at the Mediterranean’s […]
RTK, the Kosovan nation broadcaster, broadcast the final of Festivali i Këngës në RTK 2025, last night. Arsi Bako has not only taken victory at Festivali i Këngës në RTK 2025 with the song “Rreze zjarr”, but was also awarded the Capital Prize. You can watch Arsi Bako’s […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Ďurinda from Slovakia is 64 today Some countries seem to ‘get’ our favourite TV show. They seem to know what sort of song will do well in any given year. And success breeds success. At the other end of the scale, you get those which try […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mia Dimšić from Croatia is 33 today Do you have high hopes for a particular country. No, not Sweden. I mean a country that has the capacity to win our favourite TV show, but have never quite managed that win just yet. Remember, any country can win. […]
PBS, the Maltese national broadcaster, have announced song submissions for MESC 2026 and when it will take place – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Song submissions will be accepted by PBS for a one week period only – Monday 17th to Sunday […]