SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, will open the voting ahead of the Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Between Monday 2nd March at 08:00 GMT/09:00 CET and Friday 6th March at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET, it will be possible […]
KiKA, the German national broadcaster, have confirmed their continued non-participation at the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest and beyond. KiKA have confirmed that Germany will not only return for the 2026 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, but also the foreseeable future. KiKA’s Press Department had the following to say: […]
Danny Saucedo has turned 40 years old today. Danny most recently took part at Melodifestivalen 2024 – finishing in 6th place, with “Happy That You Found Me”. Happy Birthday, Danny! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or on our FACEBOOK, BLUESKY, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK pages. The […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 Feb – Evridiki from Cyprus is 58 You have to admire those that keep coming back time after time. The first couple of times, you sing a song written by your fiancé/husband. The third time, you don’t. It’s a story as old as time. Today’s birthday […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed their commentary team for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have revealed twelve commentators will be involved, across eight language streams, on Yle TV 1 and Yle Areena. The commentators and the […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed international broadcasts for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. As well as the broadcasts on Yle TV 1 and Yle Areena, UMK 2026 will also be broadcast outside of Finland on OutTV. The […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Two with Bogdan 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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 24 Feb – Monique Melsen from Luxembourg is 75 We often mention those false-flaggers that come and go each year. You wonder why some countries use them, but then there are others that are more understandable. Our friends in Luxembourg took part 37 times before they hung […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day One with Bogdan 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 […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, have revealed the interval act for UMK 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Yle have revealed Sonja Lumme as the interval act for UMK 2026. Sonja represented Finland at Eurovision 1985 with “Eläköön elämä” – which […]
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