ESC 2019 Day 6: Second rehearsals continue before the big 6 take to the stage
It's day 6 of rehearsals at the Expo Convention Centre in Tel Aviv, and we have a total of 17 countries rehearsing today. The day started off with the second round of second rehearsals and ended with the big 5 plus host country Israel taking to the stage for their first rehearsals. Let's take a look at the first five countries to take to the stage for their second rehearsals and see how they compare to their first rehearsal. Greece - second rehearsal Katerine gave another enc
ESC 2019 | JESC 2018 winner to guest appear at Semi Final One
Roksana Węgiel, the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, will be making a guest appearance in the 1st Semi Final of Eurovision 2019 on the 14th May. This will make a change from previous years of the contest where the most recent winner of its junior counterpart makes a guest appearance in the Grand Final. Back in November in Minsk, Roksana Wegiel won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for Poland, giving them their first win in any Eurovision contest, with
ESC 2019 | Final Batch Of Tickets Will Go On Sale On April 16th
Israeli broadcaster KAN have that the final batch of tickets for Eurovision 2019 will go on sale tomorrow, April 16th, from 17:00 CET. There will only be a limited number of tickets available for the Grand Final, with a limit of 2 per person. There will also be tickets available for the rehearsals and jury shows, with some of them selling for a cheaper price than what they were when they first went on sale in February 2019. There are also still tickets available for the two s
ESC 2019 | Could Madonna be performing at Eurovision 2019?
First Justin Timberlake, now Madonna? There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the possibility of Madonna performing at the Eurovision 2019 grand final in Tel Aviv, and now it appears it could become a reality, all thanks to one man: Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams. Israel media outlet Y Net have reported that Sylvan Adams is prepared to foot the bill, (estimated at 1.5 million US dollars), for Madonna to perform as part of the interval act at Eurovision 2
ESC 2019 | Semi Final allocation pots revealed
Today, the EBU have revealed the allocation draw pots for the Eurovision 2019 semi finals. Each of the 36 countries taking part in the semi finals have been put into one of six different pots. The pots are based on each country's voting history in Eurovision. The pots are designed to try and discourage neighbourly voting as much as possible by separating countries that typically vote for each other. The six pots are as follows: Pot 1: Albania Croatia Montenegro North Macedoni
ESC 2019 | The hosts for Eurovision 2019 have been officially confirmed!
The hosts for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv have today been officially confirmed by the official Eurovision website, and taking on the role as hosts are: Bar Refaeli - model, television host and actress Erez Tal - television host and actor Assi Azar - television personality and host Lucy Ayoub - YouTube personality and spokesperson for the Israeli jury votes in Eurovision 2018 This is the first time in Eurovision history that we see four hosts, with a mix of ma
ESC 2019 | KAN reveal first images of the Eurovision 2019 stage
Israeli Broadcaster KAN alongside the EBU have today revealed the first images of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 stage. The photo was revealed on the official Social Media for KAN on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The 2019 stage for Tel Aviv has been designed by none other than Florian Wieder, and it will mark the sixth Eurovision stage for Florian, having previously designed the Eurovision stages in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018. The EBU have announced that more detail
Cyprus | Greek Pop Star Vangelis Kakouriotis Rumoured For Eurovision 2019
The Greek singer Vangelis Kakouriotis has been rumoured to be participating in The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 for Cyprus. Last month there were rumors that the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC had approached singer and X Factor Greece judge Tamta to represent Cyprus in Tel Aviv. Reports also suggested that the song intended to represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2019 has been recorded with the same team that recorded 'Fuego' . However, now the web portal of Cypriot TV station Sigma TV h
Serbia | Submission deadline extended for Beovizija 2019
Serbian broadcaster RTS have announced that the submission deadline for Beovizija has been extended by 15 days. The broadcaster is hopeful that these extra 15 days will help to provide them with more suitable songs for Eurovision 2019. RTS have also announced that at present, the submissions process is only being used to select the song and not the singer, and that the broadcaster has the right to change the winning song or singer. The rules of Beovizija will remain the same
Ukraine | Vidbir returns and will take place on February 23rd!
Ukrainian broadcasters UA:PBC and STB have today announced that they will be continuing on with their Eurovision partnership for at least another three years, which means that Vidbir will be 2wqreturning for Eurovision 2019 for a fourth year since it first started in 2016. The show will be made up of 2 semi finals, due to be broadcast live on the 9th and 16th of February respectively, with the grand final taking place on February 23rd. Ruslan Kvinta will remain as the produce
