RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, have formally cancelled Söngvakeppnin 2026, following their withdrawal from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. While RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, is continuing Benidorm Fest as a separate Contest in it’s own right, RÚV have formally cancelled Söngvakeppnin. RÚV has informed those […]
#BIRTHDAY: 10 Jan – Samira from Morocco is 68 f you were the only person ever to represent your country, how would you feel? Would you want your country to send participate again, which would sully your unique record? Or would you be happy that you’re unique? There […]
Suspilne, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, has opened the wildcard vote for Vidbir 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yesterday, Suspilne commenced the wildcard vote for Vidbir 2026. Voting is currently open on the Diia app and will remain open until 08:00 […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have announced the hosts of MGP 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. NRK have revealed that Ronny Brede Aase, Marte Stokstad and Markus Neby will present MGP 2026. Marte and Markus will present the show for […]
RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, have confirmed their non-participation at the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Back in 2021, RÚV sent a delegation to observe the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice, in addition to broadcasting the Contest. In 2023, RÚV reported that they needed time and money […]
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, have confirmed their continued non-participation at the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. While NRK planned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, they will once again stay away due to a lack of a national final. Joakim Vedeler, Director of Children’s Content […]
#BIRTHDAY: 9 Jan – Jan Johansen from Sweden is 60 Just when you thought we were going to avoid a certain country, we found this birthday today and knew we had to pick this above the Italian, German, Latvian and Luxembourger who also have birthdays today. We consider […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have confirmed their non-participation at the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Finland has not shown a clear interest in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the first edition in 2003, when it was one of the non-participating countries to broadcast the first Contest. […]
#BIRTHDAY: 8 Jan – Burak Aydos from Türkiye is 54 If you’re a student of Eurovision, you’ll know that no-one really wants to perform second in the Grand Final. Yes, you get more time in the Green Room bar than the singers on 17th, but you’re less likely […]
HRT, the Croatian national broadcaster, have revealed the entries for Dora 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. HRT premiered this year’s entries during Svijet diskografije, on HR 2. The entries went live on 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET on YouTube and can be found […]
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