We posted last week that work had begun on the Eurovision 2016 stage, but in just over a week the stage is already nearing completion! Official photos of the stage’s construction have now been revealed by Swedish broadcaster SVT. The pictures, which can be found HERE, show the stage’s concept design compared to the actual build. Have a look at …

It seems that EBU and SVT are making even MORE changes to the voting presentation of this year’s contest, with eurovision.de and multiple fan outlets reporting that only the Top 10 countries in the international televoting will actually have their points read out. The German Eurovision portal reports that the countries who finished 11th to 26th in the televoting results …

The EBU has confirmed that the running order for this year’s semi-finals will be revealed on April 5th. The corporation alongside the Swedish national broadcaster SVT will decide on a running order based on what they feel will offer the best variety for TV viewers. The current split for the semi-finals is as follows, with EBU and SVT using this …

Swedish national TV broadcaster SVT has confirmed that they will not be using any fake applauses on this year’s show. Hanna Stjärne, head of SVT says the focus will be on making an “authentic show”. He explained “Of course we want to make an authentic show, we will not censor the different parts” At Eurovision 2015 Austrian broadcaster played pre-recorder cheerings. Eurovision Executive …

We are back with another edition of the ESC  Know-It-Alls Podcast discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. Today’s panel includes Matt (ESC United Editor-in-Chief), Jake (ESC United Editor) and Sadie (ESC United Editor).   Today’s topics: Petra Mede and Mans Zelmerlow to host Eurovision 2016 Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz to represent Georgia …

The EBU announced today the news that many had been expecting – it will be Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw who will take the presenting reins in Stockholm! The duo have experience in Eurovision and presenting; Mede previously presented Eurovision 2013 and co-presented the BBC’s anniversary celebration “Eurovision’s Greatest Hits” earlier this year, and remains a fan favourite for her …

Today, all Melodifestivalen contestants were revealed, we now know all artists that have a chance to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. The Swedish Broadcaster SVT revealed the full list this morning during a live broadcasted by Christer Bjorkman. Over the past few weeks, several names have been leaked by the media already. The actual Running Order will …

Some sad news for fans of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest today as the official JESC EBU Twitter feed seemingly confirmed two withdrawals for the contest in Bulgaria. Sweden (who will host the main Eurovision in 2016) and Cyprus both seem unlikely to participate in the 2015 contest, with SVT’s children programming going through restructuring and the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC …

Sarah Dawn Finer’s popular character from Melodifestivalen 2012 is back – Lynda Woodruff will be the red carpet reporter for the Swedish broadcast of Eurovision’s Greatest Hits! Melodifestivalen fans and those who watched Eurovision 2013 will be familiar with her character, an EBU ‘representative’ who was unable to pronounce Azerbaijan and made various other mistakes. She will be making a …

It’s not quite the Super Saturday we have been spoiled with for a few weeks but tonight three shows will be taking place across Europe, with two entries being revealed or decided tonight! Here’s our handy guide to tonight’s shows; Portugal – Festival da Canção final – 22:25 CET After two exciting semi-finals this week the finalists of Festival da …