It appears that a Dutch announcement may come sooner or later – as 2013 participant Anouk may have unwittingly confirmed rumours that Trijntje Oosterhuis will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Speaking on Dutch TV tonight, Anouk appears to let slip that she will have some role to play in the Dutch entry for 2015, likely as …
Switzerland: RSI picked 3 acts for the next round
Today the first three acts for the next stage of the Swiss national final have been determined. The Italian language broadcaster RSI chose their candidates internally. The Vad Vuc, Deborah Bough and Elias feat. Zero In On will perform at the so-called “expert check” in December. One of the three acts will get a ticket for the actual national final …
Ireland: Jedward will not return
Jedward, Ireland’s two-time participants in 2011 and 2012, have announced that they will not be putting a song forward for the Irish national selection for 2015, after the submission period was ‘too short to find a winning song’. The twins, who first came to public attention during The X Factor in 2009, gave Ireland its best result in recent years, …
Eurovision in Concert 2015 dates announced
Besides the main contest in May, another event has become more and more important to Eurovision fans in the last few years – Eurovision in Concert. ESC entrants are annually invited to Amsterdam in order to perform their song and promote themselves to the Eurovision fandom. Now the organisers of Eurovision in Concert have fixed the date for the upcoming …
Belgium: Loïc Nottet to Vienna
The rumour mill in Belgium is now up and running: According to Belgian media, the Walloon broadcaster RTBF has already made its choice for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna. Loïc Nottet is best known for his participation in The Voice Belgique 2014 where he made it to the final and became the runner-up. While this decision hasn’t been confirmed by …
Switzerland: Start voting now!
The Swiss preselection is in full spate now: This morning the voting on the SRF online platform has officially started! Click here to listen through the countless number of submissions and eventually vote. How does voting work? It’s quite simple – you can distribute 4 points in every possible way. Giving 4 points to one song is possible as well …
Lithuania’s 10 Week National Final
Just as last year, Lithuania will embark on a long process to select their song and representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The selection process will last for 10 weeks, involving an introduction show to allow viewers to become familiar with the acts, followed by a number of weeks of performances and eliminations. The shows will begin on January 3rd, …
Switzerland: Notable artists enter the NF
The Swiss national final’s video upload stage has been in full swing for many weeks now, and in this time many notable artists from the Eurovision and national final world have attempted to represent the Central European country in neighbouring Austria, due to the country’s lack of restriction on who can enter. Below we take a look at some of …
Eurovision 2015: There’s still hope for Bulgaria
According to this report, the Bulgarian broadcaster BNT has not made a final decision on their participation at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. While neither withdrawal nor participation can be confirmed, this leaves ESC fans a glimmer of hope of Bulgaria returning to the contest. On October 10th ESC United reported that the Bulgarian broadcaster decided that …
Deadline extended for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is still uncertain. It was announced on official press release by BHRT that participation confirmation is lacking due to the financial difficulties. EBU granted them a deadline extension until 14 November to make a final decision considering their participation. BHRT stated that revenues of TV fees has decreased by …