RTÉ has announced that Ireland’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will again be selected through an episode of the Late Late Show. The special episode, ‘The Eurosong Late Late Special,’ will air live in early 2023. In their announcement, RTÉ outlines what they are seeking in an entry: A “contemporary” artist who is “an accomplished songwriter with a …
The BBC’s preparations for Eurovision 2023 are well underway! The broadcaster are currently advertising two Eurovision-related opportunities. Firstly, today marks the closure of applications for independent production companies who wish to film the Insignia Handover and Allocation Draw. Production companies may apply to the BBC before 7PM GMT today to register their interest. The Insignia Handover is an ongoing tradition …
Poland will hold a national selection to select their entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. TVP, the Polish national broadcaster, has opened the submissions for the national final which will close on January 15, 2023. Artists who aspire to represent Poland can send their applications and entries in mp3 form using TVP’s email: eurowizja@typ.pl. A professional jury will select the …
Then, there were two. The BBC has announced that the shortlist of potential Eurovision host cities has been narrowed down to two candidates: Glasgow and Liverpool. These cities have satisfied the BBC and EBU’s criteria for a host city, including: Possession of a roofed venue with a capacity of over 10,000. Strong hotel availability. Suitable locations for a press centre …
Earlier this week, Noa Kirel unveiled some key details about the preparations for her 2023 Eurovision bow. Speaking with Israeli publication Mako, the 21-year-old chart topper said that KAN, the broadcaster responsible for the country’s participation at Eurovision, has given her and her team complete creative freedom over the songwriting and staging design. She also revealed that KAN has committed …
Trouble may be brewing in the Balkans. As first pointed out on Twitter by @ESCdiscord, Macedonian broadcaster MRT’s newly released budget proposal for 2023 does not include any funds set aside for participation in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It does, however, budget for a participation in next year’s Junior Eurovision. This is in contrast to the broadcaster’s 2022 budget …
Estonia finished 13th at Eurovision 2022 with the song “Hope” by Stefan, the country’s best finish at the contest since 2018. Who will be his successor? We’re one step closer to finding out. Today, Estonian broadcaster ERR opened song submissions for the 2023 edition of Eesti Laul and announced a timeline for the selection of next year’s Eurovision representative. …
It’s only been a few days, since it was announced that DR (the Danish broadcaster) finally opened their submission period for entries for their national final. Now we got more news from Denmark, and that is that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 will be held on the 11th of February 2023. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 To those who might …
Denmark is now showing sign of life once again, as the national broadcaster (DR) has finally opened their song submission period. Starting from today, when this post was written and lasting until October 28th 2022, 12:00 CET. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 With the song submission period finally open, DR has also revealed a complete set of rules that need …
A short introduction to Switzerland, would probably best be described as the country that struggled, decided for something new, return to struggle and now back in the hot seat. This is probably the easiest way to talk about Switzerland’s recent past, so while they’re at it, they might keep it going. Internal for 2023 Many might still remember, that the …
