Back in MARCH, this year’s edition of Eurovision Young Musicians was postponed from the original date in June, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Now, several undisclosed broadcasters have told Eurofestivales that this year’s Contest will not take place in 2020. The EBU Musical Reference Group will be meeting […]
Amadeus, the Artistic Director for the 2021 Sanremo Festival, has come out with a blunt message surrounding next year’s Festival and the current Coronavirus pandemic. He had the following to say: “The 2021 Festival, what for me is 70 + 1, must be the first post Coronavirus, that […]
BIRTHDAY: Michele Perniola from San Marino is 22 today When we celebrate birthdays, usually the performers have seen a few summers. People in their 60s, 70s, even 80s are all worth celebrating. So it’s very different when someone who took part five years ago is still only in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Emly Starr from Belgium is 63 today Our friends in Belgium are a curious bunch. Plucky as ever, and taking part since the first contest (1956 in case you were wondering), and only ever had one win. It’s a nice arrangement that the broadcasters for the two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Dado Topić from Croatia is 71 today We celebrate all manner of things with our birthdays. The winners, the losers, the ‘also-ran’s. They all count, and you can guarantee that someone out there will like every single Eurovision song. So just occasionally, a song might not quite […]
After PREVIOUSLY making the final eleven, by submitting covers as their application, both Nikita Achkasov and Darin Osman will be performing “Hello” in the final round – a song provided by UA:PBC, the Ukrainian national broadcaster. Voting for the Ukrainian participant will take place online between Saturday 5th […]
#BIRTHDAY: Pave from Finland is 70 today Do you remember when countries had to sing in languages of their own country? None of this mixing it up or singing purely in English. It meant singers had to be creative if they were getting a message across. It was […]
RTE have yet to announce an Irish participation at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – let alone whether Lesley Roy will be carried forward after the cancelled 2020 Contest or if another selection will take place. Lesley Roy however, is preparing a potential entry for the 2021 Contest, […]
RTS, the Serbian national broadcaster, have confirmed that they will be participating at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. It is currently unknown how RTS will select their representative. Hurricane maybe invited back after the cancelled 2020 Contest or another selection process could take place. Author: Richard […]
The Finnish national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, UMK, will take place on Saturday 20th February. The finalists for UMK 2021 will be revealed in January. It is currently undecided whether an audience will be present or not due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It is known […]