Local Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen has received news from the EBU that no voting changes are being introduced for Eurovision 2024. This means that the semi-final qualifiers will once again be determined by a 100% televote process and will likely include a Rest of the World category as well. In the grand final the national juries will continue to determine 50% …
There’s not much left now, the end of the national final season is almost over, all participating countries have near enough announced their representatives and songs, and with each day at this point, a new song is released. Australia is following suit on this as well, as the national broadcaster (SBS) has finally revealed, who will represent the people, from …
Nearly two weeks ago, it was revealed that the Israeli entry for Eurovision 2024 “October Rain” could be rejected by the EBU for containing political messaging in it’s lyrics. Despite no confirmation from the EBU, it appears that this has happened, and their second entry “Dance Forever” has also been denied by the EBU. When news broke that the first …
Tonight, the second semi-final of the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção was held at RTP studios, with the last ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the Grand Final on March 9th. The semi-final was hosted by Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. To celebrate Festival da Canção’s 60th anniversary, …
It was a fun night in Reykjavík at Laugardalshöll, the location for the final of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s traditional selection method for the Eurovision Song Contest. After two semi-finals, five acts competed in the final. All acts had to perform in the Icelandic language in the semi-finals, and if they qualified for the final, then they could choose the language they …
Yes, Melfest has changed again. Gone is the Andra Chansen, and the Semi-Final and now there was a heat 5 and a Finalkval? You still following? Well before I let you know how it went, here is how Melfest explained it to us. Once both finalists in heat 5 have been selected, the ten entries placed third and fourth in …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. As the saying goes, they saved the best for last. That is certainly true for Eurovision national selections, as Portugal’s beloved Festival da Canção is usual amongst the very last …
The final heat of Melodifestivalen 2024 has concluded and we almost have our full final line up for Stockholm next week! After another evening of Swedish, Pop, and Schlager, we have 10 finalists. It will be Marcus & Martinus and Medina going direct to the final. But that is not all tonight! Keep an eye out for the final 2 …
It’s officially the penultimate weekend of Eurovision selection shows – four shows are set to take place, and two will select their winners tonight: Serbia and Iceland. The winner of Pesma za Evroviziju will automatically be going to Eurovision, with the winner of Söngvakeppnin potentially going after a conversation with the broadcaster. Meanwhile, final eliminations will occur in Sweden during …
Austria’s 2024 representative Kaleen has released her song “We Will Rave”. Kaleen had previously released a 30-second snippet on February 23 to much excitement of the Eurovision community. Kaleen shot the music video for “We Will Rave” in Los Angeles, USA. While the music video is still not released, the track has appeared on YouTube already. The song is an …
