#BIRTHDAY: Jožo Ráž from Slovakia is 71 today Did you know the first official Eurovision semi-finals in 2004 weren’t the inaugural international pre-selections for our favourite TV show? There was one in 1993 – yes, over 30 years ago. It was a sedate seven-nation affair in sunny Ljubljana. […]
RTL, the Luxembourgish national broadcaster, have revealed auditions for the 2026 Luxembourg Song Contest – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. RTL have confirmed auditions will be taking place across tomorrow and Saturday. During the auditions, an international expert jury that will determine the singers […]
It’s fair to assume that if you win a Eurovision semi-final, the chances are that you will do very well in the Grand Final. You could even win. So it’s always a thing when a high flier in the semi-final doesn’t fulfil its potential in the Saturday night […]
SMRTV, the Sammarinese national broadcaster, have revealed when the final of 2026 San Marino Song Contest will take place – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. FOLLOWING on from comments by the Sammarinese Head of Delegation, SMRTV have now confirmed that the 2026 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lotte Nilsson from Denmark is 60 today A duet. That chance to get two singers for the price of one. Sometimes there’s chemistry, sometimes not. That can be part of the appeal of the duet – do they really get on? Today’s duet is set around a […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jerry Heil from Ukraine is 30 today We know that our favourite TV show is generally a light-hearted affair. Lots of shiny-ness, memorable costumes, and cramming as many smiles into three minutes as a song can. But some try a different approach. Our friends in Ukraine have […]
ERR, the Estonian national broadcaster, has revealed the number of song submissions for Eesti Laul 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. ERR have revealed that 171 song submissions have been made for Eesti Laul – 4 fewer than last year. 77 […]
‘Silk Way Star’ continued at the weekend in Astana, with ten artists. Again, no eliminations took place in this weeks episode. Saro Gevorgyan from Armenia, topped this week’s Contest. You can watch the fifth episode below, as well as view the results: Following five weeks of competition, Alem […]
#BIRTHDAY: Samra from Azerbaijan is 31 today We’ve got a birthday today for one of our friends from Azerbaijan. As you’ll know, they won once and would love to win again. They tend to use non-Azerbaijani songwriters, but that hasn’t held them back. That might be why they […]
#BIRTHDAY: Carlotta Truman from Germany is 26 today Have you noticed that some countries seem to be in the doldrums? No, not the windless areas near the equator, but in our favourite TV show. They try their hardest, put loads of effort in, and yet don’t yield a […]