Eurovision fans rejoyce, as yet another country will be joining the national final list next year! The North Macedonian broadcaster announced today that they will use a national final to choose their Eurovision 2022 entry for the first time since 2015. In addition to the announcement the broadcaster launched a call for composers and musicians who wish to represent their …
Prague, 6 December 2021 Czech broadcaster ČT have revealed the 7 names that grace the line-up of their Eurovision selection show “ESCZ”. The seven entrants are as follows: Annabelle – Running out of F* time DOMI – “Light’s off” Ellis Mraz – “Imma be” (Spotify) GIUDI – “Jezinky” Jordan Haj & Emma Smetana – “By now” (Spotify) Skywalker – “Way …
Tallinn, 4 December 2021 Another Saturday, another update from the Baltic. Buckle up for the report of Eesti Laul’s third quarterfinal. The quarterfinal, hosted by Eurovision veterans Ott Lepland and Laura Põldvere, featured ten submissions that were hoping to reach the live semifinal shows. This quarterfinal was deemed the “foreign language” semifinal, meaning all songs were in the foreign language …
Nothing say happy holidays like FiKmas, and this year is no exception to that. While Albania may not be the first roster of songs we’ve received this year (that goes to Estonia’s Eesti Laul), Eurovision fans are extremely excited to watch the traditional kick-off show for the National Final season. Earlier last month, Albanian broadcaster RTSH revealed the list of …
Tallinn, 20 November 2021 We’re off! Estonia has unveiled its first batch of hopefuls during the first ever quarterfinal of Eesti Laul! In the short show, the video clips of every entrant were shown in succession, punctuated with short interviews by the hosts Tanel Padar and Ines. Interestingly, Fiona and Me, the fourth act to be shown, were absent, with …
Tallinn, 15 November 2021 Estonian broadcaster EER will be kicking off the 2022 National finals season with the first ever veerfinaal (quarterfinal) of Estonia’s annual selection show, Eesti Laul! The first quarterfinal, set to air next Saturday, will feature the following 10 acts: Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” (Not for long) Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall” Fiona & Me – “Feel like …
Everybody, Georgia are at it again! Everyone’s favourite eclectic, eccentric Caucasian nation has confirmed that the mysterious trio Circus Mircus will represent the country in Turin next year. Posting a video message to YouTube this morning, the leader of the group confirmed their selection in unique style, strumming an out-of-tune lute and describing Circus Mircus as “a movement that brings …
This weekend, we received a fair bit of news related to Eurovision 2022: backing track announcement, participation announcements, and participants for upcoming national selections. Let’s dive into the juicy information, shall we? Pre-Recorded backing tracks allowed for 2022 Due to the on-going pandemic, the EBU amended the official rules to formally allow pre-recorded backing vocals at the contest. This amendment …
It seems that the Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC (also known as Suspilne) has been busy organizing two brand new national selections since May . This week, the broadcaster made two separate announcements about their selection processes for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this December and the Eurovision Song Contest in May. JESC National Final Ukraine has utilized a national final …
Shortly after the 2021 contest ended, YLE announced that it would continue to use UMK as its official Eurovision selection show. When asked, show producer Anssi Autio was extremely excited to see what UMK 2022 would bring and acknowledged that stakes are high following Blind Channel’s success. As you all likely remember, Blind Channel became the second most successful Finnish …
