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 […]