Swiss broadcaster SRF has announced that they will internally select their artist and competing song for Eurovision 2024. This will be the sixth year in a row that SRF has chosen internal selection over a national final, a strategy that has seen varying levels of success for the central European country. In both 2019 and 2021, Switzerland reached the Top …
In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP revealed the composers of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry. Júlia Machado, winner of The Voice Kids Portugal, will sing an entry composed by Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, João Direitinho and Twins. No details were given about when the entry will be revealed. Until then, we can still enjoy the …
It’s Portugal calling, fellow Eurovision fans! In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP confirmed the country’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and announced Festival da Canção as the selection mechanism for their entry. Submission open in Portugal The 58th edition of Festival da Canção will once again have 20 songs competing, 14 of which will come from …
During a press conference RTVE presented updates for Benidorm Fest 2024, which will take place from January 30th to February 3rd at the Palau L’Illa de Benidorm. In this edition, the format will remain the same as last year, consisting of two semifinals and one final. The final will be held on February 3rd, while the semifinals will take place …
The Rising Star’s first stage of auditions have officially kicked off this week. The show, broadcasted at Keshet 12 will select the 2024 Israeli representative for the contest in Mälmo, but the song selection format is still yet to be decided. The preliminary casting stage is due to end in the next few weeks, with filmed live auditions set to …
Earlier this month, RTL unveiled the first details about their national selection with 3 categories of participants mentioned: Singers with a song ready for Eurovision, Singers without a song and Songwriters wanting to collaborate with a national talent. This weekend, the first casting round for the selection happened at the Rockhal and it was the turn of singers without a …
Mimicat, the Portuguese representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song “Ai Coração”, which obtained a total of 59 points and the 23rd place, has just released a new single: “Vais Ter Saudades”. “Vais Ter Saudades” takes us to a unidirectional relationship in which only one person feels appreciated, while the other feels worn out waiting for recognition …
Rai has announced the rules for the 74th edition of Sanremo, the oldest and most popular song festival in Italy. The contest will take place from February 6th to 10th, 2024, at the Ariston Theatre. This year, 26 artists will participate, including the three winners from Sanremo Giovani 2023. Some notable changes have been introduced to the contest: Firstly, …
Just about two months ago, everyone got to witness a historic win, not only for Loreen, but also for Sweden. The country will host it’s 7th contest in 2024 and now we know exactly where we are going. Malmö 2024 Shortly after Sweden’s victory in Liverpool, the interest for hosting the contest was expressed across the country, but some cities …
SVT has released the new format for their 2024 national selection, Melodifestivalen, including significant changes to the qualification heats. Since 2007 the 6-week competition consisted of 4 qualification heats of 7 songs each, with the top 2 advancing directly to the final and the 3rd and 4th places of each heat battling through a second chance round for the last …
