UMK19 will include invited participant only
We have the first news of the Finnish national selection UMK 2019 (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu). Last year the broadcaster surprised everyone in November with the news of an internally chosen artist, so Saara sang 3 songs in the final in March. This change of the competition was considered a success, with 1,4 million Finnish viewers and Finland made it to the final of the Eurovision song contest after 3 years of absence. The thought is to with one artist, get more work into the p
Latvia's Laura Rizzotto says 'Bonjour' with new single
Last month, Laura Rizzotto represented Latvia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song 'Funny Girl'. Despite wowing juries and fans alike with her sultry and sensual routine she wasn't able to secure a qualification spot finishing 12th in the second Semi Final. However that has certainly not stopped her music career as today she released her follow-up single, 'Bonjour'. Speaking of her new single on Twitter, Laura commented that she was "excited for you guys to final
Mikolas Josef Makes it onto Forbes’ ‘Most Inspirational People’ List
Despite working tirelessly in the run-up to Eurovision, the hard work hasn’t stopped for this years’ Czech Republic representative, Mikolas Josef. He announced on Instagram today that he has been named as one of the most inspirational people this year by Czech Republic’s Forbes Magazine. In this rather emotional and sentimental post he explained how he appreciates the difficulties he has had to face and “would never wish for things to be any different than they were”. It woul
Kaffe's Orlin Pavlov releases first solo album with Sofia concert planned!
Orlin Pavlov, the former vocalist of the Bulgarian jazz band Kaffe (Bulgaria 2005) today announced that he is releasing new song "Pulno Prezarezhdane" (Full Recharge). Its the first song from his upcoming debut solo album. After leaving Kaffe, Pavlov concentrated on an acting career, but will make a return to the music scene with album "Oshte Malko" (A Little More), the title track of which was featured in the soundtrack to Bulgarian TV Series "Skupi Naslednitsi". During a re
Lithuania's Ieva Zasimauskaitė releases new single 'Paslėpk Mane'
Following her success in Lisbon a month ago, Ieva Zasimauskaitė finally released new music, a single titled 'Paslėpk Mane'. With a melancholic melody, Ieva announced on her Facebook page that the song is dedicated to "each and every one", "I love you very much, and thank you for being so beautiful listeners, friends, colleagues.". She also mentions how everyone "experiences a feeling that cannot be explained, but it's a little sad and somehow empty", and we just want to run h
Ireland Confirm Junior Eurovision 2018 Participation
It looks like Ireland are set to join the party, and 'light up Minsk' as the country has confirmed that it will be present at this years Junior Eurovision , which will be held this November in Minsk, Belarus. The Irish broadcaster TG4 have confirmed that they will be present, and their official Facebook page hints of a possible national selection over an internal one. The news comes a day after Cyprus withdrew their application to join, and will not be present this year. Ire
Michael Schulte Marries Katharina Mayer
Michael Schulte has certainly had a year to remember in 2018. He represented Germany at this years Eurovision, bringing them their best result in four years whilst reversing the nations fortunes at the contest. He is also going to be a first time father. Also, this Saturday, the talented singer tied the knott to his blushing bride Katharina Mayer. The young couple got married on Saturday 9th June 2018 at the old town hall which was held in their hometown of Buxtehude. It
Junior Eurovision | Malta Confirms For Minsk But Cyprus Withdraws
So far in the run up to Junior Eurovision we have conformations, countries returning after over a decade away and even a country that shall be making their Junior debut in Minsk. But today we recieved news of one country that shall be coming back to the contest after competing in Tbilisi who sadly shall not be. Firstly, Malta has confirmed that they shall be competed in the Junior contest in 2018, the two-time contest winners have a set a deadline of 20th July for children be
ESC 2019 | Israeli Government to finally drop claims on Jerusalem hosting Eurovision
Good news coming from Israel! The Israeli Government has said it will finally give up on their desire to host the Eurovision Song Contest in the city of Jerusalem, after a long argument between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and several public figures from Israel, including the Minister of Culture and Sport, Miri Regev, who stated for the national broadcaster KAN: "It will cost Israel NIS 50 million (£10 million – $14 million) and is designed to market the country. So
JESC 2018 | The finalists for Junior Songfestival have been announced
The final line-up for Junior Songfestival 2018, The Netherlands' national final for Junior Eurovision 2018, has been announced. The finalists were announced via the official YouTube channel for Junior Songfestival. You can check out the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/AVROJr/videos (WIE STAAN ER IN DE FINALE? - DEEL 1 and 2) The first 2 finalists were revealed on June 1st while the final 2 finalists were revealed today, June 8th. The finalists are: Anne and Max (13
