Tonight in Italy was the Final of Sanremo Giovani! The competition brought together young and emerging artists from around the country to compete for six places at the big Sanremo Music Festival in February. Chosen through a combination of direct auditions with the broadcaster and a parallel selection called Area Sanremo, these were the twelve artists and songs that competed tonight: …
2023 is set to be a momentous year for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Following a truly Herculean turn-around thanks to tour de force Sam Ryder, British interest in the Contest seems to be rekindled. The BBC is looking to shepherd that interest into the new year. To do so, it seems that the BBC will be …
In a new interview, Michael Kealy (RTÉ Executive Producer and Irish Head of Delegation) has shared new details about Ireland’s selection process for Eurovision 2023 — and drops some hints about the future. Speaking to the Éirevision Podcast, Kealy outlined a few key pieces of information about the upcoming 2023 edition of The Late Late Eurosong Special. Chief among them …
This morning, RAI announced the 22 Big Artists who will compete at the Sanremo Music Festival in February. They also announced a change to the selection process for new artsts. Unlike last year when three winners of Sanremo Giovani joined the big artists on stage, this year six winners will advance to the big festival. This change marks an increased …
SMRTV, the Sammarinese broadcaster, has revealed the participants for the December auditions of Una Voce per San Marino 2023 which consists of 55 hopeful artists to represent San Marino. The second round of auditions will take place on December 5-8, 2022 and will be held at auditorium Little Tony di Serraville. Here’s the list of artists that will undergo the …
We are just under 2 months from the beginning of Melodifestivalen 2023 but, we now have the full lineup of competing artists. In a set of two livestreams, the first being yesterday, SVT has revealed the 28 competing acts of Melfest. The 3rd heat will take place in Lidköping on the 18th of February and, the 4th heat will be …
It’s truly that time of year again — we’re starting to get names and song titles for the national final season. The first batch of Melodifestivalen contenders have just been announced, and there are some familiar faces on the list! Swedish broadcaster SVT has announced details for the first two heats. Heat One will take place in Gothenburg on the …
On Saturday, Area Sanremo released the list of 20 artists who would perform before the RAI Music Commission on Sunday for a place in Sanremo Giovani in December. After careful deliberation, four finalists have been chosen. The four Area Sanremo finalists and their competing songs are: Colla Zio – Asfalto Fiat 131 – Pupille Noor – Tua Amelie Romeo & …
We have eight confirmed finalists performing in Sanremo Giovani for one of three spots in the Sanremo Music Festival in February, and this week we came one step closer to determining the last four who will be competing against them in the Final on December 16. After three weeks of Area Sanremo auditions to screen the 549 applicants, a list …
Estonian blues-rock band Ultima Thule have withdrawn from Eesti Laul 2023, as the band and fans mourn the Nov. 20 death of lead singer and guitarist Riho Sibul, 64. The band had initially planned to collaborate with fellow rock band Wiiralt on the song “Salalik” (Secretive). Wiiralt have agreed to stay in the competition on their own, but if they …
