The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …
Georgia: Who is in the national final?
The Caucasian country of Georgia and their broadcaster GPB have announced the five artists set to take part in the national final on January 14th. The songs from each of the candidates will be presented on New Year’s Eve (December 31st) and the winner will be chosen on January 14th through a 50/50 combination of an international jury and televoting. …
Italy: 20 candidates announced
The 20 established artists taking part in the Campioni section of San Remo 2015 have been announced. One of these acts – whichever artist wins San Remo 2015 – will be offered the chance by Italian broadcaster RAI to represent Italy at Eurovision 2015. Some familiar names crop up in the list of 20, including Italy’s 2012 singer Nina Zilli, …
Bulgaria officially out of 2015
It’s news that many fans have probably been expecting for a while, but hoped would be false – Bulgaria’s national broadcaster BNT has confirmed to their country’s Eurovision fansite that the country will once again be staying at home rather than travelling to the contest. The South-Eastern European nation was one of the last to decide on its participation next …
2015: Female power for Vienna
Now it’s official: ORF has just announced that Alice Tumler, Mirjam Weichselbraun, Arabella Kiesbauer and Conchita Wurst will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Previously we reported about the first two having already been chosen and Conchita Wurst hosting the green room – Arabella Kiesbauer is a surprising addition though. Alice Tumler is relatively new to the ORF family – …
Major Eurovision 2015 news over the weekend?
Eurovision’s executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand has fuelled speculation of important news at the weekend with his latest tweet. The Norwegian suggests that there will be important details regarding the upcoming contest in Vienna to be released before and after the weekend. However, he has not revealed the nature of the news, whether it’ll be the announcement of the hosts, …
Moldova: 50 songs progress to next step
Moldova’s national broadcaster TRM has announced the 50 songs that have passed the expert check round of the national selection. Live auditions of these 50 entries will take place on 17th January 2015 and the artists that have qualified represent a truly inter-continental selection. The national final’s next round includes some rejected entries from the Swiss national final, including Kitty …
2015: A female host duo for Vienna?
It looks like the hosts for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest have been chosen. According to today’s issue of the magazine TV Media, Alice Tumler and Mirjam Weichselbraun will get the privilege to host the major event in May. However, this hasn’t been confirmed or commented on by ORF. Alice Tumler is relatively new to the ORF family – she …
Hungary: Full line-up for A Dal 2015 presented
This morning the final 10 of the 30 acts of A Dal (Hungary) was presented. Now we have a full line-up for next years competition that start of 24th of January for the first heat. Some songs will be available by clicking, you can find sample of all songs here. The final 10 acts are: Ildikó Keresztes – Hazám hazád lehet New …
2015: First tickets on Monday!
The exact start of the Eurovision 2015 ticket sales has finally been announced: On Monday, 15 December at 9am the first wave of tickets will go on sale. The official ticketing partner is oeticket.com. The ticket prices will range from €14 (category D for a semi final family show) to €390 (gold category in the final). You can find the exact …