#BIRTHDAY: 8 Feb – Lars Fredriksen from Norway is 55 It’s been 27 long years since the free language rules was re-introduced. Is it a good thing? Well, there have only been four winners since 1999 that had no English in them. So is it a good thing? […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have announced the hosts of UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have announced that Sami Sykkö, Jorma Uotinen and Jasmin Beloued will host UMK 2026. Sami Sykkö is a working life professor at LUT […]
ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, has released the next two entries for ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?’ – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The next two entries for ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?’ have been revealed – they are: […]
SWR, the German regional broadcaster, has released the next two entries for ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The next two entries for ‘Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026‘ have been revealed – […]
TVR, the Romanian national broadcaster, have released the first songs for Selecția Națională 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. FOLLOWING the announcement of the 68 semi-finalists for Selecția Națională 2026, the first set of songs have been released. They are: Let […]
Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, have held Vidbir 2026 this evening – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. This evening, Suspilne held Vidbir 2026. The results were decided by a combination of jury voting (50%) and public voting (50%). LELÉKA will represent Ukraine […]
LRT, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, have broadcast heat three of EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. This evening, LRT broadcast heat three of EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026. The results were determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. The two finalists chosen tonight were: […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have held heat two of Melodifestivalen 2026 this evening – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Six songs took to the stage in Gothenburg and here are the results from Heat Two: The Final Qualification qualifier is the […]
#BIRTHDAY: 7 Feb – Jimmie Wilson is 45 Who doesn’t love a duo? After all, with two singers for the price of one, you’re bound to connect with at least 50% of the singers trying to sell you a song. Our friends in San Marino have tried a […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Five with John from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]