The Junior Eurovision Song Contest has attracted a lot of potential hosts this year. Not only has Leila Ismailova applied, one of the hosts when the Contest last took place in Minsk in 2010, but a number of former participants and national selection hosts has also thrown their hat […]
The Swiss National Final, Die Entscheidungsshow, that has been in use since 2011 has been cancelled. From 2019, an Internal Selection will be used to select the Swiss entry. A mixture of a public jury (100 members) and an international jury (20 members) will have the final say. […]
Our friends over at Eurovoix have been in contact with Paul Clarke of Blink TV, the production company behind the country’s participation of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. ABC took over from SBS in broadcasting the Contest in 2017. ABC Me is a […]
Could we be seeing a return of Azerbaijan to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest? Well this is something Ivan Eismont, the Director General of BTRC has revealed. He stated: “Azerbaijan has not been there for a long time, they really want to come.” Azerbaijan debuted in the Contest […]
The international music festival Cerbul de Aur (Golden Stag) celebrates this year 50 years since its debut in 1968. The festival – organized by the Romanian TV broadcaster TVR – is traditionaly held in Brasov, one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Lots of international artists have taken the […]
Last year, the Eurovision Asia Song Contest was announced and was expected to debut some time this year – with even Kazakhstan suggesting October as a possible date. Sadly, nothing has yet to come to fruition and our friends over at escXtra have gone to the European Broadcasting […]
This week as a one off, #WinnersWednesday is on a Sunday – after many winners have been crowned in various sporting events this weekend. This week, we continue to look back at past winners from the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we will be casting our eyes over […]
If you followed Destination Eurovision 2018 organised by the French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2, then you might remember Emmy Liyana. She had a song with a powerful message “Ok ou KO” and was one of the jury’s favourites for the win. In the end, she […]
It has been announced that the Eurovision Choir Of The Year will take place in Gothenburg next year, as part of the European Choir Games once again. The venue will be the Scandinavium Arena, a firm favourite on the Melodifestivalen tour circuit, on Saturday 3rd August. It is […]
#MACEDONIA: Vlatko Ilievski has died It’s been announced that Vlatko Ilievski, the representative for Macedonia at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest has died. He was found dead in his car on 6 July, just four days after his 33rd birthday. The cause of death has yet to be […]