Today the BBC and Liverpool were watched by thousands of Eurovision fans as the official transition between host cities occurred, and the official semi-final allocation draw commenced for Eurovision 2023. The show was hosted by Rylan and AJ Odudu, and also featured BBC Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills sharing some of the best moments from Eurovision’s past. The host city …
We continue our Eurosong 2023 interview series with massive Eurovision fan and Wild Youth keyboardist and vocalist Conor O’Donohoe. Eurovision fans may remember Conor from his infamous tweet to RTE Head of Delegation Michael Kealy, asking if he could write Ireland’s 2023 Eurovision entry, and have Wild Youth perform it. That dream became a reality when the Eurosong finalists were …
The Czech Republic’s national final aired live tonight from the Kavči Hory television centre, Prague. Viewers were able to tune in live from the official Eurovision YouTube channel. Five artists competed for the Czech Republic’s ticket to Liverpool this year. The show was hosted by Adam Mišik, a popular singer and actor whilst Rob Lilley and James Rowe from The …
Tomorrow marks the day when we’ll know which countries are competing in the first and second semi-finals in Liverpool, as the Allocation draw and the Host City Insignia handoff take place at 20:00 PM CET. We also saw a promotional image appear on the official Eurovision website which seems to hint that the slogan for 2023 could be “United By …
Leila Jane is the next potential Eurovision artist we were able to grab for a chat over email, and learn more about the fateful message on Instagram that sent her on the path to Eurosong 2023. For those who don’t know, Leila Jane is a Dublin based singer with roots in both London and Donegal. She was selected by Imelda …
It’s an exciting day to be a “Dead Poets Society” fan and a Eurovision fan. RTV Slovenija revealed today that the title of ESC representatives Joker Out’s song will be “Carpe Diem.” Don’t be fooled by the Latin title. The band has previously confirmed that the lyrics of “Carpe Diem” will be in Slovenian, and Joker Out intends to remain …
Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) announced the newest crop of songs in Söngvakeppnin today in between the national finals currently taking place in Norway, Lithuania, and Moldova. The competition will compose of two semi-finals on 18 February and 25 February of five songs each, and all songs in the semi-finals will be performed in the Icelandic language. Songs that qualify to the final …
This evening the final semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix came to a close, with the final seven acts taking to the stage and showcase why they should move on to the Grand Final. The running order for the semi-final was determined mid-week and would see MGP returnees Akuvi and Atle Pettersen open and close the show respectively. You can check …
First night of the Music Awards Ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, brought on a fantastic show and gathered up the Balkan stars all in one place. Štark Arena (previously Belgrade Arena, where Eurovision 2008 also took place) hosted the grandiose event with an explosion of energy, music, and performances up to par. The program lasted a little over 3 hours and …
This week we snuck in a last minute interview with Melodi Grand Prix returnee Atle Pettersen thanks to the help of his publicist. Atle first appeared in the Norwegian national final back in 2021 as a pre-qualified act, meaning that he and his song “World on Fire” advanced directly to the MGP Final. This year NRK has removed the pre-qualified …
