Since the closing moments of Vienna’s glamorous and vibrant hosting of the 2015 contest, and as the lights turned dark on the Wiener Stadthalle, Eurofans across the continent and beyond had already begun to yearn for more Eurovision. It’s been a long summer and autumn but tonight finally sees the first selection of 2016 come to a close! Albania claims …
Albania: Who’s in the final?
The EBU has in the last few minutes confirmed who has qualified for the grand final of Albania’s selection Festivali i Këngës. The 22 qualifiers and therefore the acts performing in Sunday’s grand final are; Adrian Lulgjuraj – Jeto dhe ëndërro Sigi Bastri – Engjëll i lirë Dilan Reka – Buzëqesh Luiz Ejlli – Pa mbarim Nilsa Hysi – Asaj …
TONIGHT: Semi-Final 2 in Albania
Tonight the annual Festivali i Këngës continues in Tirana, Albania, as the second semi-final sees 15 more hopefuls performing. The fifteen acts vying for a spot in Sunday’s final are; Kristi Popa – Ajo çfarë ndjej Klodian Kaçani & Rezarta Smaja – Dashuri në përjetësi Revolt Klan – Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot Jozefina Simoni – Një det me ty Andi …
TONIGHT: Semi-Final 1 in Albania
Tonight is officially the beginning of the National Final season. Over the last few months we have had online portals open, song submissions begun and acts announced, but, today the first semi-final of the Albanian national final, Festivai i Kenges, will occur. The Albanian public will be able to vote for their favourite song in the first semi-final of this …
Malta: Listen to the 20 Finalists
Today Maltese TV channel, TVM, have given Eurovision fans an early Christmas present! They have released the full versions of all 20 entries in the 2016 Malta Eurovision Song Contest. A few weeks ago we announced the 20 semi-finalists in the Maltese selection, and we heard very short clips of the songs, today the TV channel have released the full …
EBU sets date for semi-final allocation draw
The EBU has set the date for the semi-final allocation draw for Eurovision 2016. It has been reported that the draw to decide which semi-final the 37 eligible countries will perform in will be held on January 25th 2016, in Stockholm. The draw will include the decision on which semi-final will see the first Australian entry to go through the …
2016: Returning Artists [Part 2]
We previously discussed the returning artists for 2016 HERE as well as on out podcasts. The last article discussed Kalopi representing Macedonia again in 2016, as well as Deen representing Bosnia & Herzegovina again in 2016, as well as potential returnees who are in national finals. Bojan Jovović represented Serbia & Montenegro in 2005 (and should have in 2006) as part …
UK: Songs Have Been Shortlisted
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, you will know that the BBC have decided to hold an open selection to find this year’s Eurovision Song Contest entry. It has now been announced that the songs have now been shortlisted. In confirmation from the BBC, we have been informed that the songs have now …
Lithuania: Acts and Dates Announced
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 …
Could it be The Frajle for Serbia?
As you probably remember, we recently reported how Jelena Karleuša could represent Serbia in Stockholm. She tweeted the article, but two weeks later she said that she won’t be doing to the job, as her team and RTS, the Serbian national broadcaster, have different visions. So we got back to business and investigated who else was RTS also considering. The …