The northern Swedish city of Örnsköldsvik has expressed interest in hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Örnsköldsvik expressed an interest in hosting the Contest in 2016, last time Sweden was the host country. Back in 2016, Anna-Britta Åkerlind, Chairman of the Municipal board, had the following to say: […]
RTV Drenthe, the Dutch regional broadcaster, will be holding the 11th edition of the Drèents Liedtiesfestival tonight – their selection for Regio Songfestival 2023. The ten finalists of Drèents Liedtiesfestival are: The winner will be chosen by a combination of a professional jury and the public. The show […]
Laura Omloop from Belgium, has turned 24 years old today. Laura represented Belgium, at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 4th place, with “Zo verliefd (Yodelo)”. Happy Birthday, Laura! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the […]
KVF, the Faroese national broadcaster, have confirmed they are applying for EBU membership. The CEO of KVF, had the following to say: “Our ultimate aim with this application is independent Faroese participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. EBU membership is the first step. If we succeed with that, […]
The European Broadcasting Union has officially cancelled Eurovision Choir 2023. The choral Contest was due to take place in an unnamed city in Latvia. It would have been the third edition of the Contest, following the cancellation of the 2021 edition due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The inaugural […]
#BIRTHDAY: Ott Lepland from Estonia is 36 today It’s always good when a singer’s birthday comes along whose song is a personal favourite. And when it’s perhaps a Baltic song, even better. And it comes from an excellent year. Estonia has only had one win so far, but […]
RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, has confirmed participation at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Italy’s confirmation means the Big 5 will be participating altogether for the first time at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It is unclear how RAI will select the Italian representative, however […]
#BIRTHDAY: Can Bonomo from Türkiye is 36 today It’s always sad when a country decides to sit out our favourite TV show. We had a now-absent country yesterday, and we have another one today. Back in 2012, we saw the last entry to date from Türkiye/Turkey. We want […]
MRT, the North Macedonian national broadcaster, have selected their representative for the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Following a series of auditions last week, MRT have announced that 12 year old Tamara Grujeska will represent North Macedonia in Nice. The song that Tamara will perform is […]
Malmö are looking into preparing a Host City bid for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest – after previously hosting in 1992 and 2013. Malmö’s Recreation Director had the following to say: “We are prepared to make an offer.” Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Chairman of the Municipal Board in Malmö, […]