Eurovision 2020 | Eurovision Song Celebration to take place instead of the semi finals
Following on from the announcement of Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light that will be broadcast on May 16th in place of the Eurovision final, the EBU have now announced two new shows titled Eurovision Song Celebration 2020. The two shows will be aired on May 12th and May 14th (in place of the semi finals) at 21:00 CEST on Eurovision's official YouTube channel, and you could be a part of them! On May 12th, the EBU will present the songs that would have taken part in the first se
Eurovision 2021 | Rotterdam Township votes in favour of ESC 2021
After the cancellation of Eurovision 2021 it was announced that Rotterdam was interested in hosting the 2021 contest. This Thursday Rotterdam's city council voted in favour to hosting Eurovision 2021. Rotterdam Ahoy is satisfied with the result, as they released a statement saying 'We are happy with this decision. We started this project last year with the township of Rotterdam and other partners, and we want nothing more than to welcome the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Ro
Junior Eurovision 2020 | Confirmations and potential withdrawals
Earlier this year, it was officially announced that Poland would once again play host to Junior Eurovision. Following on from Viki Gabor's victory on home soil in Gliwice in 2019, there was some speculation as to whether or not Poland would be hosting Junior Eurovision for a second year running. But at the beginning of March, it was confirmed that Junior Eurovision 2020 will be coming to Krakow. At present, a number of countries have confirmed their participation in Junior Eu
Ukraine | Go_A reveal their plans for Eurovision 2021
Following on from the cancellation of Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam, the Ukrainian broadcaster UA: PBC announced that they will be participating in Eurovision 2021 and that they would be sending their 2020 representatives, Go_A. Speaking on the television programme ЖВЛ, the lead singer of Go_A, Kateryna Pavlenko, spoke about both Vidbir and Eurovision, among many other things. The band were very happy to find out that they would be going to Eurovision 2021, but they were not a
Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light - what's it all about?
Due to the cancellation of The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 that was due to take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 12th, 14th and 16th, the EBU along with Dutch broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS have confirmed that they will be organising and producing "Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light", which will be broadcast on Saturday May 16th at 20:00 CET. The show, which is expected to be around 2 hours long, will be hosted by Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit, who
North Macedonia | Join Kaliopi in the fight against Coronavirus and win a trip to North Macedonia!
Picture taken from Kaliopi's official Facebook page Macedonian superstar and two times Eurovision representative in 2012 and 2016, Kaliopi, has created an online contest called "Kaliopi Fan Art", which she has set up to encourage her fans to be creative and to stay home during these challenging times. The competition has a number of unique and exciting prizes, including an opportunity for the first prize winner to spend a weekend in North Macedonia and hang out with Kaliopi h
Denmark | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to choose Danish act for 2021
The Danish national broadcaster DR has confirmed that the long running national selection, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, will be returning in 2021 and will be used to choose their act for Eurovision 2021 and will stay as an open selection. The 2020 Danish representative Ben & Tan have released a statement that their will not be taking part in the national selection, and as a result will not be representing Denmark in 2021 despite initially showing interest. One half of the duo, Ta
Spain | Artist annoucment for PrePartyES
If you can't go outside, and there are limited things you can do, then you might be interested by this news. As we know, the first pre party to go ahead for the Eurovision 2020 season was announced, and it is PrePartyES. However, we won't be travelling to Madrid for the party, instead, this time, it will be a home concert edition. When this will happen? Saturday April 11 at 22:00 CET. Where can you watch PrePartyES? On the official eurovision-spain.com YouTube channel. Which
Eurovision 2021 I The Roop have been invited to the Lithuanian pre-selection for 2021
After the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam due to the Corona virus, Lithuania has provided further Information for its participation in Eurovision 2021. In contrast to many other countries, the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT want to stick to Pabandom iš Naujo, the Lithuanian national selection; Therefore, this years winner The Roop will not be the automatic Representatives for Lithuania in Eurovision 2021. The Roop has been a big favorite for Lithuani
Eurovision 2021 | Roxen & Montaigne to return in 2021
The list of returnees is getting bigger and bigger! It has been announced that Roxen and Montaigne will be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 to represent Romania and Australia respectively. That brings the total of returning 2020 acts to 13. Roxen was revealed to be returning a few days ago, after a decision was made between the broadcaster TVR and the record label Global Records. The head of delegation Liana Stanciu made a statement, saying: "TVR waited for the o
