45 artists now remain in Israel’s race to find a singer. The casting stage of their national selection HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star) is now over and we are left with the lucky artists who achieved an approval rating of 70% or greater from the jury – including former entrant Harel Skaat – and audience. The next stage of the …
Denmark: Songs to be released on 26th January
It appears that we’ll soon know who is in the running to represent Denmark in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as the CD soundtrack to the competition is set to be released on January 26th. Of course, there’s a chance we may even get an announcement even earlier! The listing on Sony Music Denmark’s online shop has a listing which …
Tonight: Lithuania kicks off Eurovizija!
Tonight will see the first Eurovision show of the new year taking place in Lithuania as the national broadcaster LRT kicks off Eurovizija, or to give it it’s full name “Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka”. Much like the full name of the competition the Lithuanian national selections will be one of the longest in 2015, with the song eventually being …
Czech Republic: Entry composer decided
The Czech broadcaster CT has decided that popular composer Ondřej Soukup will compose the country’s long-awaited returning entry in 2015. Soukup, who has composed a song for Ewa Farna and has written soundtracks for twenty feature films, will compose three entries which will be submitted to CT in a few weeks time. These songs will then be presented to a …
Tonight: Albania decides!
We’ve been building up to this for the last couple of days and now the time has come – the famous Festivali i Këngës final will take place in Tirana, Albania! As one of the more famous national finals in the calendar and formerly the first of the season, FiK holds a special place in many Eurovision fan’s hearts and …
Albania: FiK second semi-final tonight
Tonight the second semi-final of Albania’s selection will take place. 13 songs will compete for nine places in the final to join the previous nine qualifiers from last night. The grand final and the show that will select Albania’s Eurovision entrant is tomorrow night so there is still all to play for! The 13 acts taking part tonight includes some …
Albania: Who qualified for the final?
Tonight the first semi-final of the 53rd Festivali i Këngës took place in Albania. 13 songs were performed to compete for nine places in the grand final and the results are now in! Revolt Klan, Julian Gjojdeshi, Sigi Bastri & Florent Abrashi and Offchestra were all eliminated tonight which means the following songs will be taking part in the FiK …
Uzari and Maimuna will represent Belarus
Uzari and Maimuna have won Eurofest 2015 and will therefore represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced. The competition took place between 15 songs tonight and “Time” by the singer and violinist will be Belarus’ entry in Vienna, after the song gained 76 points. Alexander Rybak’s girlband Milki were strong favourites to win and represent Belarus …
France will return to an internal selection
France 2, the new home for Eurovision in French television, has announced that they will not be asking for the public’s decision regarding next year’s French entry and will revert to the internal selection process used between 2008 and 2013. “We will be criticised whatever we do” joked Nathalie André, head of entertainment at France 2; “We are seeking a …
Albania: Festivali i Këngës starts tonight!
Albania will be kicking off their national selection for Eurovision 2015 tonight (26th December). The first semi-final of the famous and long-running Festivali i Këngës will take place tonight and will decide 9 of the songs that will take part in Sunday’s grand final. The following songs will be competing tonight; Enver Petrovci – Të vranë bukuri Revolt Klan – …