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United Kingdom: BMG collaboration is a step in the right direction, but now is the time to be daring

[AdSense-B] The below editorial features the personal opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its editors. Earlier this week, the BBC surprised British Eurovision fans by announcing that they had actually made a wise decision when it comes to selecting the hopeful for the contest, as a deal between …

United Kingdom: BMG to the rescue in 2020

This past decade has truly been one that needs to be forgotten, the United Kingdom started the decade by finishing last, and ends it by finishing last, so that’s why the UK will take a different approach in 2020. [AdSense-B] Today, the BBC has announced that they will collaborate along with the music company BMG, in order to select the …

Netta set to have role in Will Ferrell’s “Eurovision” movie?

[AdSense-B] Everyone’s favourite clucking and looping Eurovision sensation, Israel’s Netta Barzilai, could be hitting the silver screen with some of Hollywood’s brightest stars soon, as the 2018 champion reportedly has a role in the upcoming Netflix movie “Eurovision”. The comedy, written by Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele and directed by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, is currently in the filming …

Eurovision in Concert 2020 confirmed for 4th April

[AdSense-B] While the contest is set to take place in Rotterdam in May 2020, there was no way that Amsterdam was going to miss out on any of the Eurovision festivities next year. Luckily, the hard-working team at Eurovision in Concert have confirmed that the 2020 edition will indeed go ahead in the Dutch capital on 4th April, with the …

Have the EBU let the host city slip?

Note: The article below may contain spoilers. [AdSense-B] The EBU may have inadvertently revealed the destionation of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest this evening, with eagle-eyed Eurofans noticing some peculiar activity on the official eurovision.tv website, which has since been removed. The host city announcement was due to be made this Friday, 30th August, with the decision between Rotterdam and …

[UPD] Norway plans five-semi showcase in 2020 as MGP expands

[AdSense-B] The Norwegian national broadcaster NRK is reportedly planning a five-semi showcase of talent from across the Nordic nation for its Melodi Grand Prix in 2020, according to escsverige. The long-running selection format has selected Norway’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in every year of the country’s participation except 1991, but few years have seen as vast a selection …

Switzerland: Selection process announced for 2020

[AdSense-B] After Switzerland achieved their best result since 1993 in Tel Aviv, it comes as no surprise that the national broadcasters of the Central European country are going for the same process to select their song for Eurovision 2020. 🎉Start of the Swiss selection for #ESC2020! Click here for details: 👇https://t.co/Q4QlYInqUj 🇨🇭 #Switzerland #Schweiz #Suisse #Svizzera #Svizra #Eurovision #srfESC #SRF …

Eurovision 2020: What’s this host city? (Episode 1 – Den Bosch)

[AdSense-B] With the race for hosting Eurovision 2020 hotting up, our editor and video correspondent (and conveniently one of the Dutch members in our team) Roy has taken it upon himself to teach Europe about the potential host venues for next year’s contest. Today, we have released the first episode in the mini-series, where Roy takes a look at the …

Slovakia: No return in 2020 due to “lack of interest”

[AdSense-B] Slovakia will sadly not be making a return to the Eurovision family in 2020 due to a lack of overall interest in the contest from artists and the Slovakian audience, according to a Eurovision site in the neighbouring Czech Republic. Confirming the news to eurocontest.cz, the press spokesperson of the Slovakian national broadcaster RTVS, Erika Rusnáková, states that the …

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