Israel’s marathon casting show to select a representative for Eurovision is down to its final stages now, as tonight the final four artists in the running were selected. Last year’s host country will hope to have another strong showing in Rotterdam, with a combination of app voting and votes from the assembled panel of Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Shiri Maimon, …
Poland’s new system for selecting an entrant for Eurovision 2020 began this afternoon, as seven prospective acts took to the stage to perform. The selection show Szansa na Sukces, previously used as a selection method for the country for Junior Eurovision, began with seven performers taking on ABBA hits, in front of the Eurovision panel of Cleo (Poland 2014), Michał …
Last week, we asked #YOU to tell us which of the Czech hopefuls for Eurovision 2020 was your favourite. With the voting closing and an announcement imminent on February 3rd, it’s now time to finally reveal the results. And it became pretty clear in the end – indie band We All Poop won the vote with 36.4% of the votes …
With a number of national selections fast approaching, we wanted to learn more about the people and personalities behind some of the entries hoping to reach Rotterdam this year. ESC United kick off their interviews for the 2020 season in Latvia, ahead of Supernova 2020 this weekend. First up, we speak to ANNNA who will be performing “Polyester”! Hello ANNNA! …
The Swedish national broadcaster SVT, who organise the national selection show Melodifestivalen annually, have confirmed this morning that Thorsten Flinck will no longer be part of the second semi-final of the competition. The performer was due to sing the Thomas G:son entry “Miraklernas tid” in this Saturday’s semi-final in Gothenburg, but has been removed from the line-up after he was …
In an unusual turn of events for a Eurovision selection process, Moldova has decided it will in fact hold a national selection, with 20 acts selected following an audition process earlier today. The assembled judging panel of Anatol Chiriac, Gabriela Tocari, Andriano Marian, Paul Gămurari and Mihai Agafiță deliberated over 34 submissions for the selection process for Moldova’s Eurovision 2020 …
It’s the turn of the Western Norway artists to face the music tonight in Fornebu, and they will do just that against our panel this afternoon. Let’s see what our team thought of the Norwegian acts in Semi-Final 4! Today’s reviews come from Daniel, James, Melanie, Roy and Sean. Hege Bjerk – Pang Daniel – 8 – “This is a …
Tonight, nine of the remaining acts in the Lithuanian selection will be fighting for four spots in the final of ‘Pabandom iš naujo!’ on February 15th. With a varied selection in store, it’s high time our team decided to take a look at the songs and dissect the choices! Our scrutineers this time round are Boris, Daniel, James, Melanie, Roy …
For a great deal of Eurovision fans, the return of Sweden’s iconic selection Melodifestivalen is a highlight of each winter, and the competition is back for its landmark 60th edition in 2020. The first semi-final comes live from the Saab Arena in the southern Swedish city of Linköping and will see seven acts take part, with some very familiar faces. …
This weekend sees the turn of the artists from Western Norway as Melodi Grand Prix continues into its fourth weekend. The stakes continue to increase, but which of these four artists will make it to the final later this month? More importantly, which of these four acts is YOUR favourite? Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal all later …
