Italy has used the annual Sanremo Song Festival to select their artist for Eurovision since they returned to the contest in 2011. It has not been confirmed officially by RAI (Italian National Broadcaster) if this will be the case for 2014. In the meantime the details of the […]
This evening the news from BHRT (The National Broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina) is that they have made the decision to withdraw from Eurovision 2014. The Steering Committee of BHRT met today and participation at Eurovision 2014 was one of their agenda items. After much discussion centered around […]
Not content with a Europe-wide festival of song, our friends in Turkey have devised a variation on this popular theme. Using the base of Eskişehir, Turkish city of culture for 2013, 11 countries and 13 sub-national regions will compete for the prize on 19 and 21 December. Some […]
Iceland will again select their song for Eurovision 2014 through the contest Söngvakeppnin. 10 acts have been announced who will compete in the 2 semi finals. Jury and Public vote will decide the eventual top 2 songs in the Grand Final and then the public will have the final say […]
“Ruth Lorenzo is the objective of TVE to represent Spain in Eurovision” is the claim made by Spanish TV portal “FormulaTV”. The leading Spanish entertainment network has claimed the following “As has been known exclusively by FórmulaTV.com, Murcia singer (Lorenzo) is the aim of TVE. Spanish TV has […]
“New hope for Serbia’s participation at Eurovision 2014” is the headline coming from Serbian media this evening. Serbia’s decision to not attend Eurovision 2014 disappointed fans across Europe. However all may not be lost according to news agency “In Serbia News”. “Nova” Television – an independent television station – […]
BRTC – National Broadcaster of Belarus – have announced the finalists for their Eurovision National Selection 2014. Several of the artists have published videos on YouTube. Though the song titles have not been confirmed by BRTC, here are 8 of the videos that we have seen published on-line. […]
When Eurovision singers get to collaborate with Global Superstars, it proves that the contest has relevancy and is a launching pad for artists. Recently we wrote of the Twiins from Slovakia (Eurovision 2011) teaming up with Flo Rida. Now it seems that the world’s best dressed rapper “Pitbull”, wants […]
We got and early Christmas present today from Austria’s Eurovision 2014 Representative – Conchita Wurst. Conchita made this short video wishing all Eurovision friends and fans a Merry Christmas and hopes to meet everyone on Copenhagen next year. It goes without saying that the team here at Eurovision […]
Ukraine will select their Eurovision 2014 Representative this Saturday December 21st. We have managed to obtain the videos for most of the finalists. As you will see/hear there is a wide genre of music and artists on offer in the Grand Final. Who gets your vote? 1 – […]
Melodifestivalen 2014 will be starting in the new year. We have already met the artists that are hoping to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2014. In case you need a Melodifestivalen fix – then you can pre-order the Melodifestivalen 2014 album now. The album will be released on February […]
“Let’s Talk Eurovision 2014 and Beyond – Episode 1” Three Eurovision Websites (ESCinsight.com , escXtra.com and EurovisionIreland.net) have teamed up to discuss all things Eurovision. Each week we will discuss topics that have an impact on the Eurovision Song Contest and debate how to continue to grow the […]
Today on the website Evrovizija.com it was announced that RTV Slovenia (National Broadcaster For Slovenia) are still reviewing their participation at Eurovision 2014. In an announcement they advised that they will make a decision on their Eurovision participation by January 7th saying “is the new deadline the European Broadcasting […]
NDR German National broadcaster) have announced the 7 finalists that will compete in their 2014 Eurovision Selection – “Unser Song für Dänemark”. Seven acts were selected by an internal jury consisting of NDR, Brainpool and Record labels. One final act is still to be announced – that of the […]