[AdSense-B] On Saturday, Albania became the first country in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest to select their song in a national selection, as Festivali i Këngës concluded. It was Jonida Maliqi’s “Ktheju tokës” which won out in the end, and the 36 year old performer from Tirana will fly to Tel Aviv in May to defend the Balkan nation’s honour …

[AdSense-B] Dana International, who won Eurovision for Israel in 1998 and also represented the nation in 2011, has confirmed to an audience in Israel that she has been invited to perform during Eurovision 2019. According to the JC, the performer will be involved with proceedings in Tel Aviv, and further emphasised that it is irrelevant where the contest is held …

[AdSense-B] Following the announcement of the participating artists and their songs for the Romanian selection, Selecția Națională, a lot of the artists seem to have jumped the gun and released their potential Eurovision entries, including those of 2006 entrant Mihai Trăistariu (M I H A I), 2003 entrant Nicoleta Alexandru (Nicola), America’s Got Talent performer Laura Bretan and pop singer Xonia. …

[AdSense-B] With just a few weeks to go until the announcement of the eight acts hoping to defend the Czech Republic’s honour in Tel Aviv, the national broadcaster Česká televize has unveiled some hints on which acts will be taking part. We had previously reported that 4 female soloists, 3 male soloists and a group were expected to enter the Czech …

France’s national broadcaster responsible for organising the Eurovision entry of the country, France 2, has confirmed that we are merely weeks away from the competition beginning!   Destination Eurovision, now in its second year as the selection process for France, will kick off on January 12th with the first of two live semi-final shows, and with the second following a …

[AdSense-B] Following tonight’s Festivali i Këngës final, we have our first song of the 2019 season – it’s Jonida Maliqi with “Ktheju tokës”! In a marathon final where all fourteen finalists performed their songs again, including two second performances from Marko Strazimiri & Imbro and Eranda Libohova after technical issues during their first, the singer was chosen by the assembled …

[AdSense-B] The first national final of the 2019 season is already upon us, and once more it’s an early Christmas present from Albania. Tonight, 14 acts will compete in Festivali i Kënges 57, with the winner being given the honour of representing Albania in Tel Aviv! The fourteen acts taking part in tonight’s show are; Gjergj Leka – Një ditë tjetër …

[AdSense-B] Yesterday we asked #YOU to tell us who your favourite in Albania’s selection – Festivali i Këngës 57 – was, and #YOU did not dissapoint us! In just 24 hours over 300 votes were received in our poll, and the result is clear – Mirud is your favourite in the Albanian selection, with a staggering 57% of the 22-way …

[AdSense-B] With the rumour mill constantly swirling in many countries for the upcoming Eurovision season, it is now the turn of Italy to shed some light on their 2019 plans. During the broadcast of Sanremo Giovani, the Italian national broadcaster RAI confirmed the names of some of the participating acts in the main competition next year, and – surprise surprise …

[AdSense-B] France’s Destination Eurovision was the surprise hit of 2018, with a highly competitive and quality selection combined with a sleek presentation and a fan favourite winner. With the comptition returning to select France’s artist for Tel Aviv, there is no wonder that the excitement is building. We recently reported that some of the songs had been released online, however …