SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have announced changes to Melodifestivalen – their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. 30 entries, instead of 28 entries will compete in 2024. There will be five Heats in 2024, instead of four Heats and the Semi Final (Andra Chansen) round […]
#BIRTHDAY: Kristina Hautala from Finland is 75 today Do you think it’s true that some languages sound easier on the ear than others? French songs did well in the early days, before English came along. Other languages, however, never really seemed to hit the mark. Today’s birthday girl […]
CyBC, the Cypriot national broadcaster, has confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Cyprus have participated at the Contest nine times, however they have not participated since 2018. CyBC have stated that poor results and are financial results are […]
KAN, the Israeli national broadcaster, has confirmed that they will not be participating at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Israel have participated at the Contest three times, however they have not participated since 2019. KAN have stated that they are currently concentrating on the Eurovision […]
#BIRTHDAY: Michael Ball from the UK is 61 today Runner-up day today. There’s been plenty of them through the years. Only one year – to my knowledge – has no runner-up. It’s a good place if you’re a host broadcaster’s entry for many reasons. And back in the […]
Sara Markoska from North Macedonia, has turned 28 years old today. Sara represented North Macedonia, at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest ā finishing in 12th place, with āZa ljubovtaā. Happy Birthday, Sara! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest ā either in […]
RTL, the Luxembourgish national broadcaster, have announced the first details of their national selection for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. RTL have launched a countdown on their official website, ahead of the opening of their national selection registration phase – for both candidates and songwriters-composers. Details […]
Bartas from Lithuania, has turned 27 years old today. Bartas represented Lithuania, at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest ā finishing in 6th place, with āOki Dokiā. Happy Birthday, Bartas! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest ā either in the comments below […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have chosen their representative for the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. JĆŗlia Machado won The Voice Kids last night and following the winner’s announcement, it was also announced that JĆŗlia will represent Portugal in Nice. The song that JĆŗlia will be […]
#BIRTHDAY: Cleo from Poland is 40 today The end of another week and another birthday. This could be a high point in presentation of songs. They can be talking points in themselves, even if the song doesn’t quite hit the mark. This song you’ll see was technically by […]