Over the last six months, there have been talks of not one debut in Israel, but three – however this will be unlikely in our eyes, maybe one or two if we are lucky. Kosovo Last week, RTK (the Kosovo Broadcaster) spoke to members of the European Broadcasting […]
Submissions for the second edition of Destination Eurovision have now opened in France. According to Destination Eurovision and EBU rules, the song must not be published before September 1st and specifically for the National Selection, the submissions must not be commercially available before the Contest. With average viewing […]
Yes, you’ve read the headline right – Malta will no longer be using the Malta Eurovision Song Contest as their National Final. MESC has been in use since 1971, when Malta debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest. Instead this year, the artist representing Malta will be chosen through […]
Yesterday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Eurovision Reference Group and RTP – the Portuguese broadcaster, met for a debrief after this year’s Contest. Today, KAN, the Israeli broadcaster met with the EBU and the Reference Group to set out a timescale of events in preparation for next […]
Our friends over at Eurovoix have reported earlier today that we could possibly see the 2019 edition. of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Austria – well that’s according to one of the 1999 Contest Producers Araleh Goldfinger. Araleh Goldfinger explained the following after mentioning no government interference […]
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), will continue to use their invitational approach with artists for their 2019 Contest. It is currently unknown whether a group of artists will be selected for a televised final or whether one artist will be selected to present a number of songs like Saara […]
Just before the contest this year, it was revealed that a Eurovision Song Contest board game would soon be going on sale, giving fans across the globe the chance to live their dreams and win the contest for themselves! The game was available for pre-order and sold out […]
Eurovision 2018 will always stand out in the history books for the year that 3 countries lost their 100% qualification rates from the semi-finals. Many of us here at Eurovision Ireland never dreamed we’d see the day Russia or Romania failed to make it into Saturday night’s main […]
Since Netta took victory for Israel in Lisbon with her song ‘Toy’, various Israeli politicians have come out with a range of statements. The one to have grabbed the most attention since Lisbon, is probably the following: The statement in English, reads as follows: “The Israeli Minister of […]
Yesterday, the European Broadcasting Union sent out a direct statement surrounding next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Fans have started to read between the lines and are wondering whether we will be in Israel or not. The European Broadcasting Union have never published a statement like this so early […]
Although originally announcing their intention to take part in Eurovision 2019, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV may now be considering withdrawing from the event following the submission of a petition from fans. The petition, which has gained some 23,000 signatures internationally, calls for Iceland to boycott the next edition of […]
In 2007, she wowed Europe with her impressive operatic vocals and brought Slovenia to the grand final for the first time since the introduction of the semi finals in 2004. Now soprano singer Alenka Gotar is turning her hand to something very different – politics! Alenka is standing […]
Eurovision 2018 may still be fresh in our minds, but that hasn’t stopped organisers and artists looking ahead to next year! After coming 10th in Kyiv for Norway in 2017 with Aleksander Walmann, music producer JOWST tweeted he wants to compose a Eurovision entry – but for the […]
Nadav Guedj promised us in 2015 he’d show us Tel Aviv – but apparently not for Eurovision 2019! According to Hebrew news portal globes.co.il, Tel Aviv is already out of the running to host Eurovision 2019, not even 24 hours after Netta’s victory in Lisbon. Tel Aviv’s mayor […]
Eurovision 2018 hasn’t even finished yet, but that doesn’t mean that preparations aren’t already underway for next year’s edition – wherever it may go! Eight countries have already confirmed their participation in the next Eurovision Song Contest. These are: SWEDEN POLAND SAN MARINO SERBIA ESTONIA ISRAEL NORWAY SPAIN […]
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