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2019

For 2019, we’re off to Tel Aviv, Israel in May. 41 countries are in the running to win the 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

Sergey Lazarev secures second Eurovision gig

Sergey Lazarev is lined up for a second go at cracking Eurovision for Russia. His name was confirmed by broadcaster VGTRK as their representative for...

Belarus – when is a national final not a national final?

Some broadcasters choose to carry out their selection behind closed doors. Sometimes brown envelopes exchanges hands. Others opt to give the viewers a say...

Moldovans cut to the Eurovision chase

Moldovan broadcaster TRM has (wisely) dropped plans for a semifinal to shortlist songs for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Initially, the idea was to air...

Danes – great and otherwise – make Eurovision bid

Ten songs are to compete for the right to represent Denmark at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Danish broadcaster DR today announced the line-up...

Finnish DJ gives Eurovision a go

YLE has talked Finnish DJ Darude into representing his homeland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. He'll present three songs at the UMK contest...

Don’t it make my brown eyes … Austrian TV picks Eurovision...

'Whenever I wake up in the morning, I just look like a panda around my eyes!' So says PAENDA (her caps), who was today...
Lake Malawi

Return to Drawer or Paid in full – what have those...

In a literally no-expense-spent setting of a loft in CT House, the Czech Republic team staged a press conference to announce their entrant today. Using...

Bilal gets the Eurovision nod for France

So here we are at nearly midnight CET as French broadcaster France 2 finally revealed which of the eight songs in the final gets...

Maltese singer Michela has the Eurovision X Factor

Michela Pace will represent Malta at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Maltese TV broke away from its long-running 'Malta Eurovision Song Contest' national final after...

Ten in running to sing for Iceland

Icelandic viewers get to meet the ten acts taking part in the 2019 Songvakeppnin this evening. As always, acts get to decide whether to sing...