Festival da Canção 2025 kicked off this evening with the first semi-final.  Five artists qualified for the final based on a 50/50 split between the jury and public vote: Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio” JOSH – “Tristeza” Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa” Bluay – “Ninguém” Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor” Joining them in the final is Peculiar, …

We started at 24 and we’re already down to the last 9 left. Last week 14 acts qualified for tonight’s German semi-final, after having performed cover or original songs. Now, we actually got the chance to hear the songs in contention for the actual contest. Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? – Semifinal To go into details, last …

VÆB have won Iceland’s national final tonight, and will represent the island nation at Eurovision 2025 in Basel! 10 entries took place in the two semi-finals earlier this month, and the Icelandic public chose their top 6 to compete in tonight’s final. That top 6 performed in the following order: Ágúst – “Like You” Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins Lengur” Júlí …

Another Saturday, another Melodifestivalen heat! Sweden had its second live show today, where six more acts fought for a ticket to the Melodifestivalen final on 8 March. The fourth liveshow, which was held in Malmö (at the venue of the 2013 and 2024 Song Contests) and was hosted by Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom, featured the following line-up: Andreas Lundstedt – …

Margarida Campelo’s passion for jazz and soul comes through in her Festival da Canção entry “Eu sei que o amor.” Ahead of her performance in the first semi-final, she spoke to us about her family’s musical background, the music she loves, and why she’d like to represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025. Why did you decide to participate in Festival da …

João Nicolau Quintela chose the stage name Peculiar to celebrate his own differences. With his Festival da Canção entry “Adamastor,” he hopes to encourage others to do the same. He took some time to speak with us this week about the song’s mythological influences and his passion for musical diversity.  How are you doing this week? Any nerves about the …

Portugal’s Festival da Canção kicks off today with the first semi-final, and Xico Gaiato has been busy all week preparing for the first live performance of “Ai Senhor!” He took some time to chat with us about the meaning behind the song, his new music video, and his varied musical influences. You’re busy this week preparing for the semifinal. How …

Last week, Olly was crowned the latest winner of the annual Sanremo Festival. One question did remain unanswered since then, would he represent Italy at the song contest? In short, the answer is now officially a no, and instead we will see Lucio Corsi in Basel. Italy in Eurovision 2025 Since 2015, the Italian broadcaster (RAI) imposed a first refusal …

Metalcore outfit “From Fall to Spring” first tried their hand at Germany’s national selection in 2023, and are back this year for Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? After making it through Heat 2 with an original song, “CONTROL,” they will debut their official Chefsache ESC 2025 entry song in Saturday’s semi-final. We asked them about their experience, the …

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