Albania, Latvia and Romania have all invidually confirmed that they will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, despite worries over the three countries due to budgeting issues or displeasure at recent results. Albania has announced that the usual selection process will take place. Festivali i Këngës will return for its 53rd edition this December and the winner will …
Bosnia and Herzegovina return to Eurovision!
Great news today! It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina are lining up to return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 after taking two years out for financial reasons. According to esctoday the national broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT, has submitted a preliminary application to take part to the EBU and while this doesn’t necessarily mean the country won’t …
Germany: National final on 5th March
Unser Song für Österreich will be the national selection method for Germany in 2015, and will take much the same format as the 2014 edition. This time it is Andreas Bourani who is inviting young and upcoming German artists to take part in the contest, with the club concert being held on February 19th 2015. Aspiring artists can submit an …
TRT General Manager: Turkey will not return in 2015
This morning, Müdürü İbrahim Şahin, the General Manager of the Turkish broadcaster TRT, confirmed what many were expecting: Turkey won’t be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna. The country will therefore sit out of the contest for the third consecutive year. TRT decided to withdraw two years ago due to dissatisfaction with the current split voting system …
2015: Tickets to go on sale in mid-November
The Austrian broadcaster ORF announced that the first batch of Eurovision tickets will go on sale in mid-November. Despite dubious sites already trying to sell tickets for exorbitant prices, Pius Strobl, the event manager of ESC 2015, confirmed that those offers are definitely not trustworthy. “At this point no one is able claim that they can get a ticket for …
Azerbaijan will take part in 2015
Despite achieving the worst Azeri result in the country’s history in 2014, the national broadcaster of Azerbaijan, ITV, has confirmed that the Caucasian country will be present in 2015 and as a result becomes the final member of the Caucasus to confirm participation. Azerbaijan has taken part in Eurovision every year since their debut in 2008 and finished in the …
Nordic countries: Submissions open!
If you live in one of the Nordic countries or you fancy your chances at representing Sweden, Finland or Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, now is your chance to take part! The submission processes for Melodifestivalen (Sweden), UMK (Finland) and Melodi Grand Prix (Denmark) have now opened, but if you’re an aspiring Nordic artist or songwriter you …
Eurovision season begins: What to expect in September
Today marks the beginning of Eurovision season as any song released from today may be eligible to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015! Some countries are also beginning their selection processes this month so here’s a quick guide to what we can expect to happen in September… Switzerland kicks off their search After a successful campaign in 2014 …
First participant ready for Melodifestivalen 2015
Today the competition Svensktoppen nästa was held in the amusement park Liseberg in Göteborg. Svensktoppen nästa is a competition where people from all over Sweden has a chance to win a ticket directly to Melodifestivalen the following year. Last year it was EKO that competed in Melodifestivalen with the song “Red”. This years winner is called Kalle Johansson, a 17 year …
San Marino: ‘No decision’ for 2015
The public broadcaster of the small state of San Marino, SMTV San Marino, has revealed directly to ESC United that there has been no decision made about participation in 2015 and nothing concrete has been decided yet, despite strong hints from Valentina Monetta that she would not be returning to represent her country for a fourth year. San Marino took …