The Slovene national broadcaster has announced today the line-up for the Slovene Eurovision song selection. EMA 2014 will be broadcast on March 8th at 20:00 CET, live from Ljubljana. And while a panel of music experts, including two-time Slovene ESC representative Darja Svajger, has decided on the seven artists competing, the ultimate decision will be given to the audience via …

Another six songs advanced in Latvia’s second semi-final tonight.  The six advancing songs will compete along with the six from yesterday’s semi in the final on February 22nd.  The votes were based on both the jury and public vote, which included Latvia’s first ever online voting. The theme for Latvia’s national selection, Dziesmas, was “Made in Latvia” so all songs …

Latvia held the first semi-final in its national selection, Dziesmas 2014, this evening.  The competition had a total 12 songs, with six qualifying for the final on February 22nd.  The top six songs were based on both a public and jury vote. This year’s national selection has two notable features.  First, the theme is “Made in Latvia” so all songs …

Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, held its second quarterfinal this evening, with six acts qualifying for the semi-finals.  The first quarterfinal was held last Saturday (January 25) and the third heat is scheduled for February 8th.  The 18 songs that advance from Hungary’s quarterfinals will compete in the semi-finals on February 15th and 16th.  Songs that qualify in the semi-finals …

The first semi-final for Latvia’s national selection will take place Saturday, February 1; the second will be February 2nd.  A total of 24 songs are competing to represent Latvia in Copenhagen.  Each semi-final will have 12 songs, with six advancing to the final on February 22nd. Notably, Latvia’s semi-finals this year allows viewers to cast votes online.  The public can …

Just a few days after Moldovan national broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) revealed the titles and artists for their national selection, all 40 entries have been released to the public. The songs can be reviewed on the TRM website here. Familiar names on the list include Boris Covali, whose song “Runaways” came second place overall in last year’s national selection. Tatiana Heghea, …

The first quarterfinal of Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, was held Saturday.  Six of the ten acts qualified this evening for the semi-finals, which will be held on February 15th and 16th.  The other two quarterfinals will be held February 1st and 8th, each with six more songs advancing.  The final will be held February 22nd. A jury consisting of …

Tonight, YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster held the Second Chance round in which 6 more acts were selected to compete in the UMK Final that will be aired on February 1st. The 6  finalists were selected by a mix of experts jurors and national televoting. The 6 qualified Finnish acts: 1. Mikko Pohjola “Sängyn reunalla” 2. MIAU “God/Drug” 3. MadCraft “Shining …

The Semi Final allocation draw for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place yesterday where the 31 participating countries (without the Big Five and host country) where divided into two groups of 16 and 15 respectively. The allocation can have a significant impact on a country’s odds to qualify so we decided it would be a good idea to take a …

Earlier today, the Semi Final allocation draw for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place where the 31 participating countries (without the Big Five and host country) where divided into two groups of 16 and 15 respectively. The allocation can have a significant impact on a country’s odds to qualify so we decided it would be a good idea to take …