Croatia’s HRT confirmed their participation in 2023 last month, and within the rules for participation we noticed a fair number of proposed changes we could see at Dora 2023. Among the changes were a guaranteed performance spot for the winner at the next selection show, selection of 14 to 28 performing entries, and consideration of a semi-final and final format. …
The list has finally dropped, and thankfully it did. With recent news about the withdrawal of Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, there were fears of possibly more withdrawals to come, but those speculations are now over, as the EBU has finally confirmed that 37 countries will participate in the upcoming contest. 37 countries it is! In the end, it is …
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 …
Another day, another release of the tapes! Today we received two more tapes from the EBU from both Portugal and Croatia – however they were not next in line from the running order. As we covered yesterday, AVROTROS announced that S10’s live on tape would not be released to the public, and it would appear that TRM has also opted …
After a week of rehearsals, technical snafus, and building anticipation, Eurovision kicked off tonight at the Pala Alpitour arena in Turin! In all, 17 acts performed, competing for 10 slots in Saturday’s Grand Final. They were: 🇦🇱 ALBANIA – Ronela Hajati – Sekret 🇱🇻 LATVIA – Citi Zēni – Eat Your Salad 🇱🇹 LITHUANIA – Monika Liu – Sentimentai 🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND – Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry …
Well, we made it! It’s finally here! The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 officially gets underway from the PalaOlimpico in Santa Rita, Turin, following Måneskin’s triumph in last year’s contest in Rotterdam. Tonight marks the first semi-final of the contest, with seventeen countries getting ready to perform their hearts out for the European public. Here’s everything #YOU need to know about …
Turin, 04 May 2022 And it was time for the third batch of countries to do their rehearsals as Croatia, Denmark, Austria, Greece and Portugal all took their time to practise it down. Read below for a quick summary of what to expect from each country next week. Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on …
The line-up for this year’s long-awaited Eurovision in Concert is now complete, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra a welcome final addition to the Amsterdam showpiece preview party! The concert and press event has not been held since the lead-up to Tel Aviv in 2019, but fans and press are expected to descend on the Dutch capital this Saturday to welcome back …
Every day now, we are inching closer and closer to the upcoming song contest, and to make it feel even more closer, we’ve now even gotten the official running order confirmed for the two semi-final. Back in January, the semi-final allocation draw took place, which placed every country competing in either of the two semi-final, including the pre-qualified countries in …
