Ilse DeLange and Waylon, the duo that make up The Common Linnets, have recorded an insightful video interview for Eurovision.TV, in which they share some pointers as to what they will be presenting in Copenhagen next year, for The Netherlands. The two solo artists, put together for Eurovision, have 32 years of experience between them, and are very eager to …

Here is a quick sneak peek fo the TV graphics that will be used the by broadcaster DR for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen Denmark. Show Producer Jan Lagermand Lundme: “It is not the finished theme art, but a preview of the graphics that includes some of the important elements that we work with,” “The idea is that …

This morning, the Dutch broadcaster TROS held a press conference where they announced that Ilse DeLange and Waylon have been selected internally to represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. No song has been selected yet but just like last year, it will be done internally with the song presentation expected in 2014. DeLange and …

In yet another surprising Eurovision twist, RTV SLO has announced today that Slovenia has actually submitted their application for participation in Copenhagen! The unexpected news was published on the broadcaster’s website, noting that they sent in their application at eve of the deadline. However, the confirmation is only semi-official. Just like last year, the Slovene broadcaster is using one of …

The Bulgarian broadcaster just released the following statement: Bulgarian National Television will not take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . Motivated by the desire to promote Bulgarian music and Bulgarian artists, BNT has send participants to the prestigious competition for 9 years. In order to participate, BNT is obliged to pay a licence fee , which has gone up …

Serbian broadcaster RTS just announced that Serbia will not be taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. After several days of negotiations and discussions, it was decided that due to the financial situation and the lack of sponsorship Serbia would be taking a break from the contest.  This is the first time that the country decided …

Over the last few weeks the three Regional broadcasters conducted selections and today all 18 acts have been made public to perform in front of an expert commission. That group will eliminate 12, giving six entries the opportunity to perform their song on Februray 1st 2014 at the Swiss final.   Here are the 9 acts chosen by SRF, the …

The participation deadline is almost here and two more contries confirmed participation at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Armenian broadcaster AMPTV confirmed that they will be back next May but did not provide any details on the method on how their entry will be selected. Armenia’s participation does not come as a surprise but they waited …

According to Jan Lagermand Lundme who is in charge of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, the pre determined running order introduced last year will return once again giving the producers the ability to decide the order of performances for all participants in both Semi Finals as well as the Final show. Unlike previous years, the running order was not decided by the drawing …

With only one day left before the EBU’s deadline for broadcasters to announce their participation in the upcoming Contest, some countries seem less likely than others to participate. One of them is, sadly, Slovenia. The Slovene-based (and also Slovene-speaking) website Eurovizija has been publishing rather bleak articles in the past week. One entitled “Black Clouds over Eurovision and the Entertainment Programme …