The hosts for the 2025 Intervision Song Contest, in Moscow, have been revealed, ahead of the final on Saturday 20th September. Aleksey Vorobyov and Aida Garifullina have been confirmed as the hosts ahead of next weekend. Aleksey Vorobyov represented Russia at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, in Dusseldorf. He finished in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Soraya from Spain is 43 today There are some unlucky countries out there. They try and try and just can’t quite get that elusive next win. Sometimes their best entries for years are up against real fan favourites. Or they just pick the wrong year. Our friends […]
#OBITUARY: Inge Brück from Germany Singer and actress Inge Brück has died aged 88. For Eurovision fans, she was most famous for taking part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. Active in the entertainment industry from the 1950s, Inge first performed in 1956 at the German […]
RTSH, the Albanian national broadcaster is struggling with debt, ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Eni Vasili, the Head of RTSH, had the following to say: “Of course, there is a prioritisation of payments at this moment and we are trying to pay some international […]
#BIRTHDAY: Mathé Altéry from France is 98 today We like taking chances here, and I’ll wager that, unless you’ve down your research, you may not know today’s song. It’s probably never ever been played at the typical Eurovision disco. Back in 1956, on some Thursday night in May, […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have released a statement on their participation, at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. RTÉ have confirmed Ireland will not participate in Vienna if Israel are also participating. The full statement from RTÉ can be seen below: “At the General Assembly of […]
SMRTV, the Sammarinese national broadcaster, have revealed format changes to the 2026 San Marino Song Contest – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The San Marino Song Contest will now be modelled on the Eurovision Song Contest. As well as a live Grand […]
#BIRTHDAY: Bacchelli from Spain is 73 today No country currently taking part (that’s previously won) has been waiting longer for their next win than Spain. It’s over 50 years since they topped the rankings, a year after their previous win. But at least they’re trying, with some near […]
Some would say that the secret of the success of a song is its publicity. If you can get your song into the public conscience, then you’re well on the way to doing well. Such was the pathway followed by today’s birthday boy بلال حسني/Bilal Hassani. Towards the […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, have revealed when ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?’ will be held – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. FOLLOWING the news that Austria will hold a national final in 2026, it has been revealed that ‘Vienna […]