Singers and songwriters had to apply separately in the first round of the national selection.  This was done to find the best singer and song for the International audience. This is a unique and somewhat controversial approach but nevertheless the 24 Finalists have been chosen. Now these Finalists can choose between the 60 songs selected by a professional jury. …

With the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo being just a few months away, we thought it would be neat to take a closer look at some of the returning artists. It’s quite common for artists to return to ESC on multiple occasions. Some fans love it, some prefer to see new talent so before too many new entries are …

FYR Macedonia picked the artists for the 2013 contest in Malmo. Vlatko Lozanoski & Esma Redžepova will fly their flag for their home country next May as a duo and the song will be revealed in due time. Who are these two artists though? Let’s get to know the Macedonian act a bit better.      Vlatko Lozanoski is a …

So, after we know a few entries already, tonight Albania decided who will represent this country on the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which will be held in Malmö. After Rona Nishliu and Suus who finished on amazing 5th place (what is the best Albanian result on Eurovision since their debut on the Eurovision Song Contest 2004), tonight Albanian jury decided …

Germany is switching from the talent show concept used over the past three years back to a more traditional form of picking their song for Malmo. 12 acts will compete next February to become the the next German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.  Broadcaster NDR has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to …

For years, the ESCFORUMS community has been playing one of the most popular ESC games out there and that is the Ranking game.  In order to take part, you need to be a contributing member (see Rules for more info) and those who qualify get to vote for their favorite songs Eurovision style. How does it work? It’s simple. Every week all songs …

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“Eurovision is a contest that we love to hate” is a sentence that all Eurovision fans heard of, and the sentence that is often used by people who either hate the contest, or by people who love to make false alibis for their bad results in the contest or simply the bad song selection methods that were used. Eurovision is …