If you want to be able to have a say in picking the Swiss representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark this is your opportunity. The broadcaster SRF announced that 159 entries have been submitted and are now ready for your votes. Check out allentries at eurovisionplattform.sf.tv. From November 4th to 18th, you have the opportunity to …

Annet Artani, who is best known for representing Cyprus in Eurovision 2006 with the powerful ballad “Why Angels Cry” and co writing the world hit “Everytime” with Britney Spears, is determined to conquer the Eurovision stage once again in Denmark. Artani has submitted the song “You Got What I Need” that will compete against 151 other entries in the Swiss …

The Belorussian broadcaster, BTRC announced that 15 contestants will take part in one  national final that is scheduled to be aired in early January.  Deadline for submitting entries is the 24th of November. A special jury will be holding auditions and the 15 lucky artists will be chosen to participate in the Final. The winning entry will be selected by …

MTVA, The Hungarian National Broadcaster has confirmed today the country’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. It has also been announced that this year’s entry will be selected through the “A Dal” (The Song) format. This format was successfully introduced in 2012 and includes  2 national semi-finals and one grand final. Dates are yet to be confirmed. …

The Albanian national broadcaster RTSH has revealed their dates for the Albanian national selection for this year. As per tradition, Albania is one of the first countries to select their representatives in a non-internal selection format, through the 52 year old Festivali i Këngës music festival. Since 2003, the winner of the Festival got the honour of representing Albania on the …

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has announced, via its official website, that the Mediterranean island country will not be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. CyBC’s board said that they reached the decision after determining a need to cut spending on programs, despite public interest. Cyprus has had a bumpy history with placing in Eurovision, having qualified to the …

The National broadcaster LRT  started the selection process of the Lithuanian representative for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Several changes are being made from this year’s National Final: Songwriters and artist will apply individually! Singers will go through multiple stages throughout the competition starting with auditions which has been a popular and quite successful approach for some countries. …

Estonian national broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) has confirmed that Estonia’s national selection Eesti Laul 2014 will be held on March 1 of next year, with the same format as the previous year’s contest. “The competition provides the opportunity for all artists to introduce their work to a wider audience,” said Heidy Purga, producer of Eesti Laul, to ERR. Indeed, each year, …

LTV, the Latvian national broadcaster, has announced that they will be keeping the old Dziesma competition format for their national final selection for 2014. Just like last year, there will be a total of 24 songs selected to compete in the two semi-finals – a setup similar to Eurovision. The six songs with the lowest score (juries in Latvia give the …

Eurovision season is truly upon us: Swiss German-language broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) has opened its web portal and has begun to accept video entries for their portion of the 2014 Switzerland national selection. SRF’s web platform currently features a number of submitted entries, all of which have entered in the hopes to represent Switzerland in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest …