Bulgaria are back at the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since 2022 – and tonight we got a step closer to finding out who will represent them in Vienna in May! First there were 15 hopefuls and now there are 8. The Bulgarian public had a […]
#MALTA: And the winner is… The Mediterranean’s happiest rock are enthusiastic participants in the Eurovision Song Contest. And as in many previous years broadcaster PBS had a two-stage national final. The semi-final whittles 18 songs down to 12 (yes, really), and this dirty dozen did their best. But […]
#MOLDOVA: And the winner is… Moldova have returned to the Eurovision – and we’re glad they have! Broadcaster TRM went big and had their national final in the Chişinau Arena. Sixteen acts went into competition, but of course there was only one winner. After the usual combination of […]
#PORTUGAL: And the winner is… Portugal’s Festival da Canção has just finished, and the jury and Portuguese public have picked a song destined to carry the hopes of the Iberian nation in Basel in May. But what is the song? It’s… Deslocado by Napa What do you think? […]
#PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção 2025 from 21.10 CET The final national final of the 2025 season falls to Portugal, and the broadcaster RTP. Songs from two semi-finals have been whittled down, and the final 12 compete for the coveted Golden Ticket to Basel. Will they […]
#ICELAND: Live blog of Söngvakeppnin 2025 from 20.45CET The national final season continues, with the turn of Iceland’s broadcaster RÚV holding theirs at the RVK Studios on Reykjavík. Six songs have made it to the Grand Final and a combination of jury and public vote will determine the […]
#POLAND: And the winner is… Polish broadcaster TVP has just finished its national final to choose a song for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in May. Eleven songs were in the mix, and the winner was chosen by 100% public voting. And that winner is… Justyna […]
#UKRAINE: And the winner is… Ukraine’s selection process for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in May has just concluded. Ten acts had made it to the final of Vidbir. But who won? After a combination of Jury and public voting, the song going to Switzerland is… […]
#UKRAINE: Live blog of Vidbir 2025 from 17.30CET The national finals are coming thick and fast this weekend. Today includes the turn of Ukraine – a country you can never write off, as they definitely ‘get’ Eurovision. Ten acts are competing for the lucky Golden Ticket to Basel. […]
#IRELAND: The Eurosong 2025 performers Eurovision Ireland’s roving reporter Dermot Manning caught up with the six acts vying for the golden ticket to represent Ireland and RTÉ at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in May. We asked the performers about influences, stagings and their songwriting experiences. […]