Eurovision 2020 | Tornike Kipiani will represent Georgia in Rotterdam
Tornike Kipiani has been crowned the winner of Georgian Idol 2019, and will go on to represent Georgia at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam! Tornike is a 32 year father of three. He is a musician, and has previously won X Factor Georgia in 2014. This is not Tornike's first attempt at singing for his country at Eurovision; in 2017, he took part in Georgia's national final with his song "You Are My Sunshine", alongside Giorgi Bolotashvili. Check out Tornike's national final performa
Lithuania | 60 songs submitted for Eurovizijos Atranka
Lithuanian Broascaster LRT has announced that it has received 60 songs for their Eurovision Song Contest 2020 national selection. The period to submit songs to the broadcaster ended on December 8th, and out of all the submitted songs, 36 will be selected by a panel of experts. Rumours about potential contestants include festival veterans Aiste Pilvelyte, Gabrielius Vagelis and the ROOP. The first live show of Eurovizijos Atranka will be aired on January 11, with the final set
Switzerland | Jury members for Eurovision 2020 selection process revealed
Swiss broadcaster SRF have revealed the names of the 21 jury members that have been a part of Switzerland's selection process for Eurovision 2020. A total of 515 songs were submitted to the broadcaster, with a 100-member audience panel and 20-member international jury deciding which song and singer will represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2020. The 20 jury members, who all have connections to Eurovision in some way or another, are as follows: Adrienn Zsédenyi (Hungary) Alexey
Eurovision 2020 | More tickets will go on sale on January 30th
Eurovision.tv have announced that more tickets for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam will go on sale on January 30th! The first wave of tickets went on sale on December 12th, with all of the tickets being sold out within one hour! During the second wave of ticket sales, it is likely that you will be able to buy standing tickets for the semi finals and grand final, which were not available during the first wave of ticket sales. In mid-March, there will be a third wave of ticket sal
Slovenia | EMA 2020 finalists have been revealed
Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO have revealed the ten finalists that will take part in EMA 2020 for the chance to represent their country in Rotterdam. The finalists were all chosen by a jury. The EMA 2020 finalists: Ana Soklič – “Voda” (Water) Božidar Wolfand Wolf – “Maybe Someday” Gaja Prestor – “Verjamem vase” (I believe in myself) Imset – “Femme Fatale” Inmate – “The Salt” Klara Jazbec – “Stop the World” Lina Kuduzović – “Man Like U” Manca Berlec – “Večnost” (Eternity) Simon
Albania | Festivali i Këngës 58 finalists have been revealed
The finalists that will battle it out to be crowned the winner of Festivali i Këngës 58, and go on to represent their country at Eurovision 2020 have been revealed! A total of 20 acts took part in Festivali i Këngës 58, with 10 acts performing in each semi final. A three-member jury, consisting of Christer Björkman, Dimitris Kontopoulos and Felix Bergsson, voted on which acts would advance to the final, with 6 acts from each semi final qualifying. The 12 finalists for Festiva
PrePartyES 2020 | Tickets for Eurovision Party in Madrid on sale 18th December
Spain is ready for another Eurovision party. Thanks to Eurovision-Spain, the main Eurovision website in Spain, Madrid will hold two nights of Eurovision concerts and parties for the fourth consecutive year. This official Eurovision Pre-Party will take place in Sala La Riviera in Madrid on the 10th and 11th April 2020 and its tickets will be on sale next Wednesday, 18th December. Friday's concert, called "Welcome PrePartyES", will feautre artists who participated at previous E
Eurovision 2020 | SBS reveals final 4 artists for Australia Decides
Australian broadcaster SBS have revealed the remaining four artists that complete the 10-person lineup for the national final Australia Decides 2020. The newly announced contestants include The Voice 2019 winner Diana Rouvas, Australia’s Got Talent 2011 winner Jack Vidgen, up and coming singer-songwriter Jordan-Ravi and multi-media artist Jaguar Jonze. Jack Vidgen is the first of the 10 finalists to release his entry for Australia Decides 2020. The song he’ll be performing at
Eurovision 2020 l Austria selects Vincent Bueno for Rotterdam
Austrian broadcaster ORF have chosen Vincent Bueno as the artist to represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. The 34 year-old from Vienna will be competing for a spot in the final with the song "Alive", which is expected to be released in March. He shares his thoughts about participating:
"Wow, even thinking about the fact that I am going to participate in the song contest gives me goosebumps. The Eurovision Song Contest is like the Eurocup for musici
#ThrowbackThursday | Most memorable Eurovision venues!
With the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 tickets going on sale on Thursday December 12th at 12:00 CET, Eurovision 2020 in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam will have a total capacity of 65,000 divided over 9 shows. Today we will be looking back on some previous Eurovision venue's that stood out the most. As well as looking back on The Ahoy arena hosting Junior Eurovision 2007. Eurovision 2001: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Eurovision 2001 broke the record of most spectators ever
