Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) announced earlier today that Serbia will be participating at Junior Eurovision 2021, to be held in Paris, France, on December 19, 2021. Both the rules and applications were posted on RTS’s website today, with Serbian citizens asked to submit their compositions to RTS. The rules mention “public competition,” but there is no indication thus far …
German children’s TV channel KiKA has released the five finalists and their application videos, with KiKA also issuing a call for online votes before the August 1, 2021 deadline. The top three in the vote count from viewers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland will progress to the Junior ESC – Who’s going to Paris? final on Friday, September 10, 2021. The …
It’s Wednesday again! That means that we got another song of the Dutch national final for Junior Eurovision. After today, we finally know all the songs that are in the running to represent The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision 2021 in Paris. Without further ado, let’s listen to SH!NE and their song “A Million Little Things”: The song is written and …
After its postponement from last summer, group stages involving 24 teams, and some shock results in the knock-out stages, the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 soccer tournament is here. And don’t get salty with me about using soccer. The English invented the word. Anyway, it’s going to be England vs. Italy at the Euro 2020 Final to be held …
As is tradition for the month of July, we’ve already received our first piece of news for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest! It would appear that after receiving documents from Martin Österdahl, the executive supervisor of the contest, Italian broadcaster RAI is wasting no time to find a suitable host city and venue for the 2022 edition of the contest. …
Måneskin has hit a Eurovision milestone by achieving a coveted feat across the Atlantic Ocean. The band has claimed a spot in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with their cover song “Beggin’.” “Beggin’,” is a cover of 4 Seasons’ 1967 song, which itself peaked at No. 16. According to Billboard, Måneskin’s “Beggin’” earned 7.9 million U.S. streams in the June 25 to …
Another Wednesday means that we got another song of the Dutch national final for Junior Eurovision! Today, it’s the turn of Priscilla. Without further ado, let’s listen to her song “Be Alright” : The song is written and composed by Willem Laseroms en Jermain van der Bogt. Priscilla is 12 years old and lives in Doetinchem with her Indonesian mother, …
Today both France and Albania began soliciting entries and performers for their respective national finals, Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! and Festivali i Këngës 60. With Barbara Pravi coming in 2nd at Eurovision 2021, and with Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! being a ratings success, French national broadcaster France Télévisions opted to do it again. 🛑 L'appel à candidatures est …
She was an icon for decades on Italian television. She was an icon on American movie screens. She was an icon in Spain, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and for the LGBTQ+ community, and it is with much sadness that we learned of the passing of Raffaella Carrà this morning at the age of 78. In a statement, her partner …
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 had just concluded a few days before, but even then, trouble was just around the corner. Back in the final days of May 2021, it was announced that the EBU would suspend the Belarusian national channel BTRC within 2 weeks, should they not reply and comment on the ongoing situation. Instead, the threat of suspension, …
