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 […]
With the start of the new Eurovision year, see’s the opening of the 2021 Eesti Laul submission period – which will end on Friday 6th November. Submitting Estonian language songs will cost participation of €25, while other language songs will cost participation of €75. Participation costs will double […]
HappyNewYear: The 2021 Eurovision Season starts here Happy New Year! You may be wondering why we’re playing a non-Eurovision song (even if it’s by an obscure Nordic band from the 1970s). Well, from today, any song released for public consumption is eligible for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. […]
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 […]
After twenty-five regional competitions for P4 Nasta have taken place, eight finalists have been selected for the national final. The eight acts are: Agnes Rehn Alicja Jern Amskold Hilde & Erik Julia Alfrida Nina Bring Northlight Sanna feat. Reb:bond While the public will select the winner during the […]
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 […]
Starting today and lasting through to Wednesday 26th August, the Black Sea Songwriting Camp is taking place in the Bulgarian cities of Burgas and Primosko. Four teams of song-writers will be taking part in the camp. The songs that are composed will not only be offered to BNT, […]
Azerbaijan joins a list of other participating countries that have a brand new Head Of Delegation for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Isa Melikov, who was responsible for writing Azerbaijan’s only winning entry to date, has been named the new Head Of Delegation and will lead […]