There are certain traditions within the Eurovision circle, and among them is Denmark pulling a victory when the contest is hosted in Sweden. The Olsen Brothers did it in 2000, when the contest was hosted in Globen, in Stockholm and Emmelie de Forest did it in 2013, when the contest was hosted in Malmö Arena. However, that did not happen …
The online submission window for Das Deutsche Finale 2024 closes one week from today on October 5th. Among the many hopefuls who are still perfecting their entries to meet that deadline is one Eurovision veteran who is ready to compete for Germany for the first time in 20 years. According to German newspaper Allgäuer Zeitung, Ralph Siegel – the prolific songwriter of …
The search for the next Croatian song is officially on, today the Croatian broadcaster (HRT) has not only announced that they will be present in Malmö, in 2024, but that their search will also start today, with the song submission period finally open. DORA 2024 As per usual, when a song submission is opened, a set of rules and condition …
The JESC selection process isn’t the only one underway this month in Germany, this week the broadcaster NDR began its search for its next representative for the big Contest next May! This year’s national selection will be called “Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024” and will air on February 16th. An online submission form has launched on eurovision.de …
The summer is slowly coming to a close, and it’s time to return back to the working desks. At least that’s what’s happening on the island of Malta, who yesterday revealed their entire plan for the upcoming season, and how their selection process will be like for the 2024 season, which will include a non-live final. Malta Eurovision Song Contest …
Today the new season of Finlands UMK has started! From today (21st August 2023) until the 24th of August songwriters and artists can submit their entries to UMK. Successful applicants will get an answer in October. Artists who take part in UMK have the chance to participate in Eurovision’s quickest growing national final, with each of the songs from this …
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 …
During the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, we were treated with a grand surprise, which was the announcement of the return of Luxembourg. The small nation has not participated in the competition since 1993, and despite that, the small landlocked nation is set on making a grand return. Luxembourgish national final Luxembourg is one of the founding countries of the Eurovision …
