Australia’s national broadcaster, SBS, has confirmed the antipodean nation’s participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The announcement came live at SBS’s 2025 Upfronts event, held at the Sydney Town Hall today. Upfronts are an annual event where television networks announce their scheduled programming for the upcoming year, wherein the broadcaster confirmed their intention to televise the contest once again. …
Slovenia kicks into high gear with the return of the beloved national final Evrovizijska Melodija – EMA, for short. RTV Slovenia has officially opened applications for EMA 2025, Slovenia’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The event, scheduled for February 1, will determine Slovenia’s representative for Eurovision 2025. Interested performers have until November 25 to submit their applications. Applications …
It was only just last month when not only did Estonia confirm their participation, but also opened their call for songs for the upcoming Eesti Laul. Despite a somewhat of a late start for the Baltic nation, the country is already headed with full force towards Basel. Preparation is well underway and soon we’ll hear more details about the 2025 …
In 2024, Latvia finally achieved succes, when the country finally qualified for the grand final for the first time since 2016, when the contest was also last hosted by Sweden. Now, it’s time for Latvia to show it wasn’t just a fluke, and that despite the lower amount of submissions, there might be one gem, that can shine once again …
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) has officially closed the submission window for Benidorm Fest 2025, ending a 144-day period that attracted nearly 1,000 song entries by the October 10 deadline. This national competition has once again opened the door for artists across genres to compete for a spot on the Eurovision stage, with this year’s winner set to represent Spain in …
The national broadcaster of Malta (PBS) has shared the key details regarding the Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2025, which will determine the country’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The submission window for entries will be open from November 18 to November 29, 2024. Several rules have been established for participants: Eligibility: Artists must hold …
Luxembourg’s national selection is back for another edition ! This time more than 60 artists have been registered for the first audition of the contest, with each competing artist being able to present multiple songs. RTL’s Eurovision account on X announced that over 100 songs have been submitted. Who will make it to the Luxembourg Song Contest in January? Over …
The Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced that their national selection Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu (or UMK for short) will be held on February 8th. The live show will once again be held within the Nokia arena in Tampere, which can hold a total of 15,000 audience members. The executive producer Anssi Autio stated that the decision to keep UMK in Tampere …
Shortly after they have announced their return to the Eurovision Song Contest with an improved national selection, Montesong has revealed a list of 16 finalists for the 2024 edition! The response from Montenegrin artists has been enthusiastic, with 36 applications received for this year’s competition. From this diverse pool of submissions, the expert jury shortlisted 16 finalists, who will compete …
This weekend the Dutch national selection Junior Songfestival 2024 concluded, and Stay Tuned won the right to represent their country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest later this year. Their entry is entitled “Music” and was written by Jermain van der Bogt and Willem Laseroms. Bogt competed on the 2013 season of The Voice of Holland and has written songs …
