Year after year and build-up after build-up for each Eurovision sees fans discussing whether a record number of participating countries will be present at the competition and every year we seem to fall short. But the signs this year seem promising with only a handful of the usual nations declining the EBU’s kind invitation to take part. With Turkey and …
Hovig Demirjian to represent Cyprus
UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Hovig Demirjian will sing for Cyprus at next year’s Eurovision in Ukraine. The original article follows below. The Cypriot broadcaster CyBC looks set to make their move for 2017 and become the first country to announce their act tomorrow, but in some media it seems we already might know the name! Hovig Demirjian, …
Romania Returns!
It’s official, Romania will return, when the contest in 2017 takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine. The EBU and TVR has finally come to an agreement, which makes it possible for Romania to compete once again in the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore, there is no more reason to speculate about if Romania would take part, or not. However this does leaves …
San Marino set to announce 2017 entry on Saturday?
This has come a little out of nowhere! San Marino look all set to announce their participation in Eurovision 2017 this weekend after some scepticism over the voting process was raised by the microstate in 2016. Even better, it looks like we may be getting their songs straight away! SMRTV, the natiomal broadcaster of the tiny state nestled in Italy, …
Hungary Begins A Dal Season!
Hungary will be present in Kiev in May, they will once again use A Dal as their selection process, which they have used for a number of years. The format will stay pretty much the same as previous years but there is one major difference! MTVA are only accepting songs from established acts. They are looking for high quality songs …
London Calling (for your songs)
The United Kingdom have today released the information we have all been waiting for! The BBC are once again holding an open selection for songs beginning today and the deadline is the 1st of November. 2016 was the first time the British people had a say in the song that would represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2008. …
Serbia confirms 2017 participation
Yesterday, new TV season was presented in the RTS headquarters in Belgrade. Head of entertainment, Ms Olivera Kovačević said that in coming days the representative for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be presented. More important information is that she said that the departmant is currently elaborating various types of national selection for Eurovision 2017. She said that besides …
Catch up on Armenia’s first selection show!
Over the weekend we saw the first country kick off its national selection. Following a successful performance from the fierce Iveta Mukuchyan landing the country in the Top 10, the national broadcaster ARMTV has decided to ramp up its efforts to find the next star for the country – and potentially its first winner. The show, Depi Evratisil (Towards Eurovision) …
It’s a Threesome! Meet The Melodifestivalen Hosts!
The Swedes really do know how to host a national final for Eurovision! Their selection process, Melodifestivalen, is the most eagerly awaited national selection of the Eurovision season every year. Watched by millions of Swedes on TV and a large portion of the Eurovision community online! The Swedish broadcaster, SVT, have revealed who will be hosting the 2017 extravaganza. This …
Bosnia & Herzegovina withdraws from Eurovision 2017
Perhaps it was too good to be true to have all of our favourite countries in Kiev and alas, it seems to be so. Overnight, the national broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT, has confirmed that the Balkan nation will be bowing out of the show in 2017 following increasing financial pressures on the corporation. Bosnia & Herzegovina’s troubled participation …