Croatia confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest next year and HRT has just released the rules for the next edition of Dora, which we’ll be enjoying in February 2023. Starting today, everyone who wants to give it a shot can apply with an original song until the 20th of November this year on the official Dora website. The …
Today marks the final day for any broadcaster with an active membership in the European Broadcasting Union to apply for participation in Eurovision 2023. After this, no additional broadcaster will be able to participate in the contest that did not originally apply – but broadcasters who submitted an application can still withdraw prior to October 11th without financial penalty. Any …
It appears that this year the structure of Festivali i Këngës 61 (FiK) may break from tradition to include a televoting option in the result. If true, this would be the second time that the festival has utilized a public televote since Albania entered Eurovision in 2004. The first time occurred during Festivali i Këngës 55, where the public vote decided …
Earlier this year we reported news that the Monégasque government set aside €100,000 to “initiate the application of the Principality to [join] the Eurovision 2023 competition.” And though the budget was approved by the government, Monaco Media Diffusion (MMD) confirmed this week that the country will not take part in the upcoming contest. When MMD made the announcement, no reason …
The BBC has released a new press statement confirming their selection plans for Eurovision 2023: and it seems that they are looking to TaP into the UK’s potential once again. Following their immensely successful Eurovision debut last year, the management group TaP Music will again be involved in selecting the UK’s Eurovision entry. In collaboration with the BBC, it is …
Malta has confirmed their participation for the 2023 contest this morning, and announced that the Malta Eurovision Song Contest will serve as their selection method for next year’s contest. Fans will recall that PBS revived MESC last year after they turned to X-Factor: Malta to select their 2019 and 2020-2021 entrants for Eurovision. The 2023 national final will take place …
Serbian broadcaster RTS has announced that submissions for Pesma za Evroviziju 2023 are – the country’s national selection, is now open. The rules, which are similar to last years selection, are posted on the RTS website, along with the application. Submissions will be accepted through November 15th. Songs will be selected by a committee of RTS music editors, and will …
Taking into account that the rules can always change, what will happen this year with the pre-recorded backing vocals that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has allowed since 2021? The answer appears to be that they will remain once again according to the recently uploaded rules for the upcoming contest. Fans will remember that pre-recorded backing vocals were allowed for the …
Earlier than ever we have our first look on Greece’s way of finding it’s next superstar to represent the country in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. ERT made public yesterday an official press release on how things will be handled from now on for this year’s edition. The statement can be found below as such: “Within the context of ERT’s …
Dutch singer Simon de Wit, better known under his artist’s name Blanks, is known for his YouTube channel Music by Blanks, where he offers a variety of musical content. The singer from Groningen is best known for his style swaps, where he redoes a well-known song in another genre. His most viral video is his ‘80s version of Post Malone’s …
