It appears we may have some further news about the staging of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, as a Dutch light and sound company have indicated they will be part of the preparations for the competition next year. HD Rent, a light, sound and events company based in Ermelo and Amsterdam, posted this evening on their Instagram page …

While most of Europe are only just finalising their preparations for Eurovision 2020, Slovenia are already deep into their process, and the first week of EMA FREŠ has concluded with two artists moving on in the selection. The new process acts like a wildcard round, with the lucky two winners of the FREŠ process winning a slot at the main …

While Junior Eurovision is well on its way, a former winner is continuing to thrive musically. We are referring to Destiny Chukunyere who won JESC 2015 with “Not my soul” giving Malta their second win. Source: ESC Plus She auditioned and wowed the judges on Malta’s X Factor, the format that Malta uses to choose their representative in Eurovision. Destiny …

  This morning a surprising news is coming from the Balkan country of Bulgaria, as according to website 24chasa.bg, a sponsor will fund broadcasters participation fee for Rotterdam. It was all confirmed by Emil Koslukov, BNT general director. And the sponsor will not pay just the participation fee, but also for the song, video, stage production, international promotion and the …

The broadcaster responsible for Hungary’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Duna TV, have given their strongest indication yet of a withdrawal from Eurovision 2020 to our colleagues at esctoday. When approached for statement, the Hungarian channel suggested that the focus would instead be on cultivating Hungarian music in a domestic setting and that A Dal would give the winning …

Flanked by the sharp peaks of the Causcasus, along endless fields of petroleum and brimstone, lies a country that may have changed its stripes over the years but never changed its colours. An ever lurking threat, it is time to take a closer look at The Land of Fire: Azerbaijan Like always, a disclaimer before we start: This post is …

Carola, three-time participant for Sweden and one of the most iconic Melodifestivalen and Eurovision performers, will return to the competition in 2020, according to Aftonbladet’s Tobbe Ek. The five-time participant and Eurovision 1991 champion will return with a self-penned track about her Christian faith, This marks the first time she appears with a song she wrote and will be making …

Russia’s sole victor in the Eurovision Song Contest, Dima Bilan, has hinted that he would be interested in returning for a third time to the contest if the selection of the Russian candidate was opened back up to the public. The Russian representative for Eurovision has been selected internally each year since 2013, with Channel One and VGTRK rotating the …

Located in the centre of Europe is a dapper, but critically overlooked country that has made a lot of progress over the years since their return. After back-to-back successes it is time to assess the chances of the Czech Republic. Before we start,  a disclaimer: This post is an editorial and therefore heavily prone towards subjectivity. Also, swearing, strong opinions …

In April 1994, Michael Flatley, Jean Butler and their talented group of dancers took to the Eurovision stage in Dublin as that year’s interval act. What would follow would become another iconic moment in the contest’s history, and the competition birthed another international sensation in unlikely circumstances. Now, 25 years on from that performance, the Irish dance phenomenon is marking …