RTVS, the Slovakian national broadcaster, have confirmed to eurocontest.cz that they will not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in Italy next year or neither will they make a debut in Paris for the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Let us know what you think about Slovakia […]
Bari is considering placing a bid to host the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, according to Antonio Decari, the Mayor of Bali. The Mayor is evaluating the possibility of a bid. While accessibility and hotel availability will not be an issue, the lack of suitable indoor arenas in proving […]
RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has a new President – Pérez Tornero. Pérez has stated that RTVE are interested in the Contest and that they want context from the younger population. Following the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, Ana María Bordás’ role as Head of Delegation, maybe […]
Norway will be present at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, with submissions for Melodi Grand Prix 2022 open until Sunday 15th August. The Norwegian national broadcaster, NRK, encourages that registered entries have at least one Norwegian songwriter, as Melodi Grand Prix wants to prioritise and promote Norwegian music […]
It has been announced that UMK 2022, the Finnish national selection, will take place in the month of February, although an exact date has yet to be announced. It is hoped to have an audience in attendance to, but this will all depend on the Coronavirus pandemic obviously. […]
No P4 Nästa 2021 finalists will be chosen as the usual wildcard for Melodifestivalen 2022 this year. SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have confirmed the wildcard agreement has been paused for this year. Since 2012, when a wildcard has been chosen from P4 Nästa, not one has progressed […]
Internal selections have been held by RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, to select the Eurovision Song Contest every year, since 2016. With the exception of 2018, Ireland have failed to qualify for the Grand Final. There have now been calls to return to a national selection. Micheal Kealy, […]
It’s not even been a week since Måneskin lifted the trophy in Rotterdam, but it seems preparations for next year’s contest are already well underway! From Milan to Naples, 11 cities across the length and breadth of Italy have already expressed interest in hosting the next edition of […]
There are many good reasons to learn a language… to make travel more enriching, to boost your CV, to be able to speak to friends, family and co-workers more easily… now we can add loving the winner the Eurovision Song Contest to this list! According to Duolingo’s Twitter […]
Let’s face it… the last 18 months have been anything but ordinary!! And in these strange times of COVID, social distancing and frantic hand washing, even Eurovision has undergone massive changes to ensure the event we know and love can go ahead. We all knew it was going […]
It is only a matter of days since Måneskin took victory at thew 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, but already there are 11 cities showing interest in hosting the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Below are the 11 cities and what their local Officials have had to say: Florence Dario […]
Eesti Laul 2022 will be shown live on Spanish television, after ERR, the Estonian national broadcaster agreed terms with TEN, the Spanish independent broadcaster. This is the first successful attempt at TEN broadcasting Eurovision national selections. Earlier this year (2021), TEN were unsuccessful in securing the live rights […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 will have a new format ahead of the 2022 national selection season in Sweden. Anette Helenius, the Executive Supervisor for Melodifestivalen, had the following to say: “SVT is currently working on revamping the format of Melodifestivalen for 2022” 2021 would’ve celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the […]
Australia Decides, the Australian national selection, will be back in 2022. As ever, the show will take place from the Gold Coast. Montaigne, who won the 2020 edition of the selection, has been internally selected to represent the country next year, in 2021, after the Eurovision Song Contest […]
Susanne Georgi has been discussing the possible return of Andorran participation at the Eurovision Song Contest over recent months and news is looking positive. While the return is two year’s away, 2021 was considered too soon with the current Coronavirus pandemic – a decision shared by both Susanne […]
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