Perhaps it was too good to be true to have all of our favourite countries in Kiev and alas, it seems to be so. Overnight, the national broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT, has confirmed that the Balkan nation will be bowing out of the show in 2017 following increasing financial pressures on the corporation. Bosnia & Herzegovina’s troubled participation …
Could you be in the class of 2017? Send your song for Kiev
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Eurovision season has begun and (most) national broadcasters are working on overdrive to select their song for Kiev next May! Some broadcasters are having an open call for songs, which means you could be part of the Class of 2017! As is traditional, Norway and Denmark have an early open call …
Who’s in and who’s out so far?
At this stage in the year we start to finalise which countries will be joining the celebrations at the next year’s Eurovision and as the nights draw in and the air gets colder, the 2017 contest is no exception. So let’s take a look at the current state of play and see who is joining the party in 2017! Planning …
The Netherlands will pick their artist in October
Some meaningful news now from the land of tulips and flat land, with AVROTROS confirming today that the Netherlands’ representative in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen internally once more, with the name expected to come in early October. Over the previous few years the broadcaster has ditched its national selection processes which resulted in the country failing …
Czech Republic: Confirmed Participation for Kiev
The latest country to confirm their participation in Czech Republic, who’s TV station announced today that they will take part in the 2017 contest in Kiev. The TV station have also began accepting songs for 2017, which includes songs penned by international writers. Jan Potměšil who is in charge of selecting the Czech song for Kiev stated “I am convinced …
Eurovision season is gearing up
We are half way through September and of course that means that every new song we hear is eligible to be chosen to represent a country in May next year in Kyiv. After the drama with host city, we can now focus on drama about national finals. It was revealed today that Germany will select it’s representative via talent show, …
The latest hits from Sweden’s Melodifestivalen stars
Last week, SVT announced the dates for the next Melodifestivalen which is scheduled for February and March 2017. SVT decided to keep the same format as 2016, with four semi-finals that are once again sure to get the Eurovision world talking. However, while SVT plans ahead, most of the past participants where busy releasing their tracks during the last summer …
We Are Going To Kyiv In 2017!
It’s been a long process, but it has finally come to an end, and we can finally move on… Kyiv will host the contest in 2017! Today marks the day, of a very difficult process, which has come to an end, which for most Eurovision fans, is a relief of joy. Since May, when Stockholm hosted the contest in the Globen Arena, …
Norway: Return of International Jury For MGP
The Norwegian TV channel have announced that they are in it to win it in 2017! They want to replicate the success of Bobbysocks and Secret Garden by bringing back the international jury to their national final. The international jury was used in 1985 and 1995 when Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been stated “What we’re doing …
No host city yet… but should we be worried?
Over the last few weeks the number of fans seem to have turned into critics as the looming decision of the host city for 2017 plods on, day after day and week leading into week. Some have taken this as a signal that perhaps the organisational power of NTU and the Ukrainian government to host such a demanding event should …