#HUNGARY: A Dal 2019 participants revealed Hungary seems to have found a good way to pick a Eurovision song of late. They’ve made the Grand Final at the last eight contests, and since 2012 has used the A Dal format. In 2019, 30 songs will compete in three […]
#ESTONIA: Eesti Laul 2019 participants revealed One of the most eagerly-awaited selection processes for the Eurovision Song Contest is Eesti Laul, a series of shows from Estonian broadcaster ERR. The broadcaster has now unveiled the final 24 songs vying to be the Estonian representative in Tel Aviv. A […]
#ARMENIA: Srbuk to sing at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Public Television of Armenia has revealed the first confirmed performer at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Srbuk will be carrying her country’s hopes. Srbuk, or Սրբուհի Սարգսյան/Srbuhi Sargsyan was born in 1994 in Yerevan. She took […]
#LATVIA: Supernova auditions released Latvian broadcaster LTV is getting in early, and has released a clutch of audition videos showcasing its final 33 songs. Over the coming weeks, these will be narrowed down to 16 songs, which will compete in semi-finals and final. Latvian music professionals cut the […]
#CHARTS: Time to vote for your favourite songs Every year a vote takes place to find which song the fans love most. The winner for the last six years has been Loreen. Can she make it a seven year itch? Or will the new upstart Netta make a […]
#PORTUGAL: Maria Guinot has died Portuguese singer Maria Guinot has died after a short illness. She was famous in Eurovision circles for performing in the 1984 contest in Luxembourg with the song ‘Silêncio e Tanta Gente‘. It finished 11th with 38 points. Many think it should have done […]
#WALES: We interview the hopefuls at Chwilio am seren 2018 Eurovision Ireland is at Chwilio am Seren 2018. We managed to grab a quick word with the six lucky hopefuls before they took to the Llandudno stage. They are six talented young people. But how do you rate […]
#IRELAND: RTÉ puts out a call for songs RTÉ announced today that it is inviting accomplished songwriters and performers, with a proven track record of success in the music industry, to submit a song to be considered to represent Ireland next May. Executive Producer and Head of Irish Delegation Michael Kealy said: […]
#MACEDONIA: Vlatko Ilievski has died It’s been announced that Vlatko Ilievski, the representative for Macedonia at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest has died. He was found dead in his car on 6 July, just four days after his 33rd birthday. The cause of death has yet to be […]
After what can only be described as a shock-fest given to us from the semi-finals, I am here with coverage of the first Dress Rehearsal for the Grand Final. You can follow the LIVE BLOG HERE – as always just refresh the page from 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET for […]