Today the Lithuanian broadcaster has revealed the names of the acts who will be hoping to represent Lithuania in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, as well as the dates for their extra long national final. As in previous years the Lithuanian national final will take place over a few months, the 2016 national final will begin on the 9th of …

Today the EBU announced the final list of participants. The number of countries has increased from last year’s contest, we will see 43 countries participate in the 61st Eurovision Song Contest! The 43 countries hoping to take home the Eurovision 2016 trophy are: Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia …

Matt and Adam are back with another edition of the ESC Podcast discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. The following topics were up for debate: – Iveta Mukuychan to represent Armenia – Poland going with Internal selection – Lithuania’s elaborate selection process – Three Swedish Melodifestivalen names leaked ?!? – Sietse Bakker stepping down …

Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila (Lithuania) got Semi-Final 2 rehearsals off running in a positive way with “This Time.”  The arena was provided with a fun and colorful atmosphere.  It is amazing to think that this was once planned to be a song for one singer only because it fits well as a duet.  The core of the choreography is …

Day 3 is here and after a fun night of watching some of the artists and backing singers at the U4 Diskothek perform, we are LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna.  The weather is a bit wet today, but that won’t stop us from providing you with up-to-date coverage. The first rehearsals for Semi-Final 1 are complete …

Today it’s the turn of the OGAE clubs of Poland, Norway, Lithuania and Serbia to announce their points. It seems to be a two-horse race between Italy and Sweden at the minute but can today change anything? Poland 12 Azerbaijan 10 Norway 8 Sweden 7 Slovenia 6 Estonia 5 Belgium 4 Germany 3 Italy 2 Israel 1 Albania Norway 12 …

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …

So aside from the main show in May what would you say is the biggest event of the Eurovision calendar? Melfest? The semi-final draw? Some would in fact argue that the first big meeting of the cast of the year would be that moment, and tonight sees just that happening in the Dutch capital. 24 of the 40 performers in …

It’s the time of year when all of the artists get the chance to flex their vocal chords and perform to hordes of eager fans as the preview parties begin across Europe! Traditionally Amsterdam and London were the only shows but the phenomenon is picking up in Eastern Europe and tonight sees Riga playing host to some of this year’s …

After many weeks of eliminations and putting their artists to the test, LRT’s national selection concluded tonight with the big decision of who would sing for the country in Vienna. And the public and jury have spoken – Vaidas and Monika will sing “This Time” in Vienna! After Mia and Vaidas & Monika performed the entry it was decided that …