Kazakhstan received 684 applications for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with just 30 making the semi final online stage – chosen by the internal jury. During the online stage, a final 12 will be selected for the televised final. A recap of the 30 semi-finalists can be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morgane from Belgium is 45 today Have you ever thought that some performers might not want to be at our favourite TV show? Or that they might want to shed their image as a Eurovision performer when they turn their back on music for, say, a career […]
As things stand, Kazakhstan and Kosovo will not be invited to take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Associate Members of the European Broadcasting Union have to be invited to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. ESCXtra received the following statement from the EBU: “At […]
The Georgian national selection, Ranina, will finally commence on Friday 4th September after the Coronavirus pandemic. We previously announced the ten participating entrants HERE. The jury for the show will be led by David Aladashvili, a Georgian classical pianist. The participating song will be selected after the competition […]
While thirteen countries have confirmed participation in Warsaw, three participating countries from last year – Albania, Armenia and Italy have yet to declare any participation news. Today, we can announce that Austria and Finland will not be making their debut in Warsaw this year. While no reason has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristína from Slovakia is 33 today Are there any countries you’d like to see in the 2021 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren’t going to be there in 2020? A new country perhaps? Or one that hasn’t been there for a while? Today we focus […]
Hello dear readers of Eurovision Ireland! Today we continue with our exciting series: One Day Love! Each week we celebrate one song from Eurovision History. Here, you can find facts like: year, country, artist, title of the song, lyrics (translations when the song is in another language other […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cesár Sampson from Austria is 37 today We occasionally bang on about any country being capable of winning our favourite TV show. Some have that fluke result, some are knocking on the door of winning most years, and some blow hot and cold. Today we go to […]
Let’s face it, for all the complaining that the Big 5 have it easy at the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s actually not so glamourous. Sure they get an automatic spot in the final, but for many years this didn’t translate into placing on the scoreboard! In this new […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ilinca from Romania is 22 today It would be a dull old Eurovision if all the songs sounded the same. They obviously don’t, otherwise they’d all finish up with the same number of points. But whilst they all want to stand out, some stand out because they […]