Following the news that Ukraine and UA:PBC will not be hosting the 2023 contest on June 23rd, even more UK cities and towns have considered a bid to host the contest. It appears that members of the Welsh government are calling for Wales to submit a bid, adding Eurovision to the growing list of large-scale events held within the country …
On June 8th MRT’s Programming Council heard Head of Delegation (HoD) Meri Popova’s proposal to improve North Macedonia’s image, results, and preparations for future contests. The report given by Popova was thoroughly detailed, addressing a number of issues through well reasoned solutions. The requests from HoD Meri Popova In her report, Popova outlined that preparations for Eurovision need to begin …
On July 2nd the Swedish broadcaster SVT confirmed their intent to participate in Eurovision 2023 and revealed the process for submitting entries for Melodifestivalen. The Swedish national final is constantly considered as one of the toughest national finals for Eurovision, due to the SVT’s high production budget, a large interest from artists in participating, and the pool of songwriting talent …
Following Friday’s announcement by the EBU that a feasibility study into the 2023 contest had concluded the contest was not able to be hosted in the winning country of 2022, Ukraine, the broadcasters’ union has begin talks with the BBC about potentially hosting Eurovision 2023 in the United Kingdom. This would mark the first time since 1980 that the previous …
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has stated that he hopes Ukraine will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 and that they “deserve to” welcome the European competition to their soil next year. Returning to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, from a visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Johnson told the …
Organizational committee related to preparation and hosting of Eurovision 2023 was created in Ukraine on 10th of June. Further, people who are responsible for preparation were appointed. This information was announced by Taras Melnychyk, representative of the government in Ukrainian Parliament. This information means that Ukraine has started its preparation for the music contest. The front man of the band …
An interesting development has occurred in the search for where Eurovision 2023 will be held, amidst ongoing concerns that Ukraine may be unable to host the song contest next year. Due to the continued war in Ukraine, it is possible that the country will be unable to host – in which case, a number of countries have volunteered to host …
Each week we appear to get Eurovision news from the Emerald Isle, this time from a local Dublin band interested in Eurovision 2023. On Friday, June 3rd band member of Wild Youth tweeted: “Can I write the Eurovision for 2023 and can @bandwildyouth perform please.” To ensure it was noticed, they even tagged Head of Delegation Michael Kealy. Can I …
After failing to qualify for the grand final in Turin for the first time since 2014, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/KAN) has decided to move back to an internal artist selection for the 2023 contest. The artist will be selected by a 9 member committee appointed by IPBC, with the committee bring comprised of the director of IPBC’s radio stations, …
The United Kingdom delegation at Eurovision have surprised fans by announcing the first meeting for 2023 has taken place today, prompting speculation about what the meeting entailed. Rather than being billed as a debrief from 2022, Lee Smithurst – a BBC Series Producer and one of the senior members of the UK delegation – teased that the first meetings for …
