The Russian broadcaster has received more applications for their preselection than expected. As a result, the current deadline will now be extended. The previous plan was to air KTO (“Who”) on the 31st of December in order to let the Russian public pick their Eurovision 2014 representative. The new date has not been revealed but the national final is due …
Hungary: A Dal participants announced
The Hungarian public broadcaster MTVA announced the 30 acts chosen to take part in ‘A Dal’ the popular National Final show. The entries were chosen internally by a professional jury: •Elmaradt pillanatok – Gájer Bálint •Morning Light (Reggeli fény) – Marge •This Is My Life (Ez az életem) – Musicfabrik •Break Up – Lil C •Karcolás (Rise Again) – Polyák …
Finland: 12 UMK acts revealed
YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster has announced the 12 competing act for the UMK which will be televised live on February 1st. The selection process will be include 2 introduction shows, 2 heats, 1 second-chance round and one grand final where the Finnish entry for Copenhagen will be selected. The first show will air on December 28th, following by a …
Lynne Kieran Passes Away
One-third of Austria’s entry into the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Rounder Girls, has died. Lynne Kieran, who, alongside band members, achieved Austria a 14th place, has passed away. Thoughts are with her family, friends and of course her band mates. Lynne Kieran, who lived a healthy life of 53 years, born in 1960 in London, has died …
Albania releases names of participants
The Albanian broadcaster RTSH released the names of the 16 participants taking part in Festivali i Këngës 52, the Albanian National Final show. On December 26 & 27 eight songs will be performed each night and unlike a normal Semi Final where some songs are eliminated, all acts will perform on the big Final night scheduled December 28th . Running Order …
Mercurial Minsk: Belarus’ Backpedaling NF History
When news broke that one of Belarus’ national finalists for Eurovision 2014 was disqualified, nobody was shocked. After all, Belarus has, by far, been one the most mercurial participants in the Eurovision Song Contest. With disqualifications, last-minute song changes, and presidential politics thrown into the mix, no Eurovision country compares to the Belarus’ fickle 11-year run. On 5 November, the …
Ukraine: The 20 national final participants are revealed
The Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU has announced the line-up for their upcoming national final. The public together with a jury will decide who will represent Ukraine in Copenhagen on the 21st of December. – Victor Romanchenko “At the edge of the abyss” – Anna Khodorovska “If there is love” – Anatoly Shparov “Waiting for you” – NeAngely “Courageous” – Stas Shurins “Why” …
Eurovision Voting: How Do Televoters Decide?
Since Eurovision is a competition, it’s safe to assume the point is to win. Accordingly, it’s important to consider what makes a winning song and that, of course, depends on the televote and jury vote. So my question is: what motivates peoples’ votes? There’s so much talk about Eurovision being biased and political but there doesn’t seem to be much …
Poll: Poland is back – Vote for your favorite entry
The Polish broadcaster TVP announced that they submitted their application to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. There are no news on how they are going to select their entry so please check back soon for additional updates. Many fans across the globe are celebrating this news as Poland withdrew in 2011 after a string …
Who will represent Israel in Copenhagen?
IBA, the Israeli broadcasting Association has announced that this year’s entry will not be selected using the familiar Kdam format. A special committee will internally select an artist who will present 3 songs during a special televised song selection, a private Kdam. The committee will consist of music professionals, IBA representatives and it will be supervised by a court judge …