It appears that a Dutch announcement may come sooner or later – as 2013 participant Anouk may have unwittingly confirmed rumours that Trijntje Oosterhuis will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Speaking on Dutch TV tonight, Anouk appears to let slip that she will have some role to play in the Dutch entry for 2015, likely as …

Jedward, Ireland’s two-time participants in 2011 and 2012, have announced that they will not be putting a song forward for the Irish national selection for 2015, after the submission period was ‘too short to find a winning song’. The twins, who first came to public attention during The X Factor in 2009, gave Ireland its best result in recent years, …

The Swiss national final’s video upload stage has been in full swing for many weeks now, and in this time many notable artists from the Eurovision and national final world have attempted to represent the Central European country in neighbouring Austria, due to the country’s lack of restriction on who can enter. Below we take a look at some of …

In a statement released yesterday by SMRTV, the national broadcaster of the microstate of San Marino, the director general of the TV station has confirmed that talks have been held between the country and Luxembourg about a joint participation, as recent rumours suggested. However, the broadcaster has also taken the opportunity to confirm that no deals have been made yet …

Bosnian website avaz.ba has posted a surprising nugget of Eurovision news if true – the Balkan nation’s most successful Eurovision artist Hari Mata Hari may be gearing up for a comeback which promises to be equally as successful as in 2006. While no official statement or announcement from the Bosnian broadcaster BHRT has been made, the site suggests that various …

Today the EBU announced a preliminary list of participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. It has been specified that 38 broadcasters confirmed their participation in Vienna whereas one TV station (presumably the Albanian one) still hasn’t made a final decision. Greece, on the other hand, might still struggle with the EBU rules. If both Albania and Greece confirm, we’ll have …

Prior to Copenhagen 2014 there was talks already about an anniversary show to celebrate 60 years of Eurovision. At first we all thought it was going to be in Berlin, when German broadcaster, NDR, expressed their wishes to host a spectacular show. However it seems that BBC is now the front runner to be organising and producing the 60th anniversary …

Icelandic broadcaster, RUV, has announced the start of their search, ready for their national final, Söngvakeppni. They are asking for songs to be submitted by the 20th October, and the national final will be broadcast in February 2015, final date to be confirmed. Iceland have used Söngvakeppni since 1986, and after having chosen Yohanna and her beautiful ballad “Is It …

Every so often we find a performer that grabs attention for reasons other than their song. We’ve had Lordi, Verka Serduchka, Buranovskiye Babushki and Conchita Wurst in recent years, and some others have tried but fallen at the national final stage. This year, Malta might just be the country to grab headlines with their artist; one of the more surprising …

One of the most popular national finals is the hungarian A Dal who are preparing the 4th edition since it’s start in 2012. MTVA (Media Services and Support Trust Fund) is now searching for the A Dal participants of 2015 who will fight for the spot to compete for Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna. The songs must be …