The format, jury and location for Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! has been announced. After all twelve acts have performed, a public vote will save seven of the acts, while the jury will save one further act. The eight acts will then face the vote again, where […]
Croatian media have announced that HRT have decided against allowing an audience to attend Dora 2021 on Saturday 13th February – due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Croatia have joined a number of countries who are holding national selections behind closed doors this season. They include Albania, Denmark, […]
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there will be no audience at the 2021 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – the Finnish national selection for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, in Rotterdam. UMK 2021 will be held in Tampere, at the Mediapolis Studios. The seven Artists that will […]
The Welsh selection process for Eurovision Choir has been put back a year, to 2022 – after the auditions had already been DELAYED by the Coronavirus pandemic. The rescheduled dates of Côr Cymru are: Semi Finals – 18th to 20th February 2022 Children’s Final – 2nd April 2022 […]
Krakow and the Tauron Arena was always going to host the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. However, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the surprise announcement of Warsaw as host during Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light took many by surprise. Konrad Smuga, the Creative Director of the 2020 Junior […]
RAI, the Italian national broadcaster have expressed their hope to return to the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, following the withdrawal from this year’s Contest. Simona Martorelli, the Head of Delegation, had the following to say: “At the moment, all of our efforts are dedicated to delivering an […]
RAI, the Italian national broadcaster, have revealed the final reasons behind their withdrawal from the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Children’s programming has changed from been entertainment-based, to educational-based. Simona Martorelli, the Head of Delegation, had the following to say: “The pandemic has presented us with unprecedented new […]
Interkultur have confirmed to Eurofestivales that Belgium will not be hosting Eurovision Choir 2021 alongside the World Choir Games next year. The Contest is normally held alongside the European Choir Games, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the World Choir Games was moved from 2020 to 2021. Henriette […]
The Turkvision Song Contest is returning this year, as an online Contest – after initially taking place between 2013 and 2015. The online Contest is likely to be because off the current Coronavirus pandemic, but this has yet to be confirmed. TMB, the Turkish music channel, will once […]
All six shows for next year’s Melodifestivalen will take place from the same venue in Stockholm – SVT has just announced. 2021 was due to be the twentieth anniversary tour for the Contest. Anette Helenius, the Project Manager for Melodifestivalen, had the following to say: “An intermediate tour […]
The Welsh national selection for Eurovision Choir, Côr Cymru, have delayed the auditions, which were due to take place in December, due to the current Coronavirus restrictions. Côr Cymru had the following to say: “It remains are intention to produce Côr Cymru 2021 but due to current restrictions […]
ESCplus investigated the Albanian withdrawal and it is purely down to the Coronavirus pandemic. Kleart Duraj, the Albanian Head of Delegation had the following to say: “We withdrew because of Covid obviously and we plan to return as soon as the situation will go back to normal. It’s […]
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the already postponed ABU TV Song Festival from June, will now be an online event. The festival had been postponed to November, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The participating broadcasters have yet to be invited, as well as the announcement of the revised festival […]
Over the years since our beloved contest began , way back in 1956, many artists have graced the Eurovision stage over the years, enjoying the opportunity to make themselves known far and wide. But…what happened once all that preparation for the contest and the actual appearance was done? […]
Could the twentieth anniversary Melodifestivalen tour be off next year? Aftonbladet are reporting that the competition could take place in the same venue in Stockholm, across the six week period. The format of the competition will not be different, but a full audience is unlikely if the current […]
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