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Iceland: Who should win Söngvakeppnins? Vote in the poll

[AdSense-B] With no finals since Pöllaponk in 2014, the pressure is beginning to mount on Iceland as they aim to avoid a fourth non-qualification in a row. This weekend, the wintry island makes its choice for sunny Lisbon, and the population will be hoping for a successful result in 2018! But which of the six finalists stands the best chance …

Estonia: Who do #YOU want to win Eesti Laul? Vote in the poll!

[AdSense-B] As this weekend’s busy Saturday approaches once again and the national final season begins to draw to a close, the stakes are high for the remaining countries to select a quality entry for Lisbon. Estonia will be one of five countries to choose their song for the contest on Saturday, so now is a better time than any to …

Portugal: Diogo Piçarra withdraws from selection

[AdSense-B] Some breaking news to bring to #YOU from Portugal – the hot favourite to represent Portugal in Lisbon, Diogo Piçarra, has withdrawn from Festival da Canção. The singer had been embroiled in a scandal involving his entry “Canção do fim” which had been noted to feature heavy similarities to another Portuguese song, “Abre os meus olhos”. The singer, who …

Netherlands: Catch Waylon’s first two songs here

[AdSense-B] The Netherlands have begun to ramp up the hype and the pressure for Lisbon by allowing Waylon – 2018’s representative – to drip-feed potential songs for the contest on the chat show De Wereld Draait Door this week! The first song was revealed on Friday’s show as “Back Together”, which #YOU can hear below; Tonight’s reveal was for the …

Portugal: We have our finalists!

[AdSense-B] Portugal held the second semi-final of Festival da Cançao this evening, as the Iberian nation continued its search for another hidden gem for their contest in Lisbon. With another 13 acts taking to the stage it was through another combination of televoting and jury voting that we have our finalists for next week! Tonight’s thirteen performances were; Maria Inês …

Portugal: Susana Travassos “It is a light and sweet song”

[AdSense-B] Portugal continue their search for a host nation entry for Lisbon tonight with the second semi-final of the long-term IMG selection Festival da Cançao. Tonight sees Susana Travassos participating, so we took the opportunity to talk to her about her song and the moving background behind the coming-together process of composer and performer… Hi Susana! How are you? Can …

Latvia: Edgars Kreilis “I can’t wait to see how it will work out for me this year”

[AdSense-B] Latvia decide their Eurovision entry for Lisbon through Supernova tonight, and one of the big favourites for the competition is Edgars Kreilis, who previously took part in last year’s competition. So what has changed for the hockey-mad singer in the past year? We spoke to him about his business endeavours, his personal song and how last year helped him …

TONIGHT: Five… yes, FIVE songs selected for Lisbon!

[AdSense-B] Well well well. If you thought that the national selection season for this year could not get any more exciting, then you were very wrong! This week has already produced thrills and spills with two entries, the controversial results in Armenia and the dramatic changes and reveals leading up to next week’s Sanmarinese final, but tonight will really be …

Germany: Michael Schulte wins national selection

[AdSense-B] Germany’s national selection Unser Lied für Lissabon has just finished, and now the result is clear for the country – Michael Schulte will fly the German flag in May! After a tense voting sequence which saw the three segments of points given out in ascending order, it became clear at the end when he received maximum points from the …

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