Tomorrow, the allocation draw will determine which countries will take part in the respective semi finals. 16 countries will take part in semi 1 whereas there are 17 competitors in semi 2. The EBU has just announced the five pots for tomorrow’s allocation draw – they have been calculated on the basis of the votes of the last 10 years …
Lithuania: Two participants criticize selection
The Lithuanian national final format continues to be brought into question this week as it has emerged Vaidas Baumila and Edgaras Lubys were made to sing each other’s songs as part of the upcoming fourth show this weekend. Both Baumila and Lubys were critical of the decision as well as the judge’s comments that Baumila was not ‘feeling’ the song …
2015: Stage design revealed
Above you can see the first photos of the Eurovision Song Contest stage 2015. The stage was designed by a team of four people Florian Wieder (The Creative Producer / Production Designer, ESC 2011, 2012), Al Gurdon (ESC 2009, 2010), Kurt Pongratz (Director and live event specialist). “The stage of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest consists of 1288 individual …
Moldova: 24 songs qualify to next round
24 songs in Moldova’s hunt for their next Eurovision star have made it to the next round of the competition following a live auditions round in Chișinău. 50 songs were initially shortlisted and have now been reduced to the remaining contestants. Notable qualifiers include Sunstroke Project who represented Moldova in 2011, and Kitty Brucknell, known from The X Factor UK and …
Romania to have national final in March
Selecţia Naţională will once again be the mechanism used by Romanian broadcaster TVR to choose the country’s Eurovision representative. TVR has also confirmed that the national selection will take place some time in March, although a specific date has not yet been chosen. Romania has opted to use a national final for all of their Eurovision participations since 1993, so …
Slovenia: EMA participants revealed
RTVSLO has revealed today the eight artists ready to take part in EMA 2015 and aim for the golden Slovenian ticket to Vienna. 145 submissions were revealed overall for the open selection process, whereas some artists were invited to perform at the national selection by the broadcaster. The eight finalists in EMA include; Alya & Neno Belan Martina Majerle Maraaya …
Germany: Seven artists announced
Seven of the eight artists taking part in the national selection, Unser Song für Österreich, have been announced today by the German broadcaster NDR. Amongst the artists are popular pagan folk band Faun, X Factor winners Mrs. Greenbird and notable DJ and remixer Noize Generation. ‘Nature pop’ project Fahrenhaidt, pianist Alexa Feser, The Voice winner Andreas Kümmert and girl group …
Nina Sublatti to represent Georgia
Nina Sublatti has been chosen to represent Georgia in Eurovision 2015, it has been revealed by the programme Communicator today. The singer was chosen through a combination of jury votes and SMS televoting, beating Misha Sulukhia into second place. Sublatti will sing “Warrior” in Vienna, and will mark the first time that two songs will be named exactly the same …
Melodifestivalen 2015 running order
Today SVT released the running order for the semifinals of Melodifestivalen 2015. In the voting “Which artist do you look forward to the most” on SVTs website there is about 8 700 votes, with the former Melodifestivalen winner Eric Saade leading on 19 %. The excitement for Eric Saade has placed him in the same spot as Loreen when she won in …
Spain: Edurne to represent Spain in Vienna
Earlier today the Spanish broadcaster TVE announced that Edurne will represent Spain in this years Eurovision Song Contest. The singer has been chosen internally by Spanish TV and she will perform the song “Amanecer” which translates to “Dawn”, a high quality pop song according to herself. The song will be presented in the forthcoming weeks. Edurne started out her carrier …