One of the most successful German artists is going to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm: Xavier Naidoo. The viewers will get to choose the song via the “Unser Song fur Xavier” show on February 18th, 2016. Some of the most renowned German composers and producers will be asked to submit their songs and six …
Ukraine to decide on December 20th?
It appears that Ukraine will be back with a bang in 2016 and if reports are to be believed the national broadcaster NTU has gone full speed ahead with preparations for the return of the nation to the competition. According to our friends over at escapenews, six shows culminating on December 20th 2015 will see the selection of Ukraine’s participant …
Fans have mixed feelings about Australia at Eurovision
As we previously reported, Australia is going to take part again after the EBU officially announced that the Land Down Under would once again take part in the contest, this time as a Semi Finalist. The Internet went Berzerk and it was a rather polarizing decision. While the EBU Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand claimed that Australia’s participation was …
Confirmed: Australia is going to return to Eurovision in 2016
The rumor mill didn’t stop and now we have an official response Australia is going to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that Australia will be allowed to take part once again. Initially, the EBU announced that the Australian participation would be a One-Off event to celebrate the 60th birthday of …
Moldova: 0 Songs Submitted
As previously announced, Moldova began accepting songs for their National Final for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. They opened the submissions on the 15th of October. It was revealed by Leonid Melnik the Moldovan organiser that after 1 month of submissions being open they have not received a single entry. Melnik in an interview with KanKan.md stated: “No one has yet …
Belgium: Meet The Hopefuls for Stockholm
Today, VRT, the Belgian broadcaster responsible for selecting the representative and song for Belgium in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, have revealed the 5 acts that will take part in this years Belgian National Final. The songs that the acts will be hoping will win them the right to represent Belgium in Stockholm will be revealed in January. The acts …
Czech Republic to select for Stockholm internally
After the most successful attempt in Czech history in Vienna, Czech national broadcaster Česká Televize has confirmed it will once again make an internal selection for Eurovision 2016. Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta were chosen as the duo heralding in the new Czech era in the contest and achieved 33 points, more than three times the total number of …
Australia: Could They Return?
In 2015 Australia were announced as the special guests to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision. Guy Sebastian took to the stage and ended in a very respectable 5th place in Vienna. Some Eurovision fans were not happy about the fact Australia were brought into the contest and have strong opinions about them returning in 2016. People have stated that the …
Estonia: Eesti Laul Running Order Revealed
The acts, songs, and writers of the songs that will participate in the 2016 Eesti Laul were revealed a few days ago. Today it was announced that the semi-final allocation and the running order have been decided on. The Semi-Final allocation and Running Order are: Semi-final 1 The Jingles – Love a Little Bit Würffel – I’m Facing North Mick …
Switzerland: RSI Select Their 3 Songs
Today the three songs that will represent RSI, the Italian speaking broadcaster in Switzerland, were announced. The broadcaster have revealed the three songs that will take part in the ‘expert check’ next month. The songs that will be performed on the 6th of December put forward by RSI are: Theo (Matteo Rossi ) “Because of you” Elias Bertini “Elephant” Nathalie …