Eurovision 2020 | Euroclub venue in Rotterdam has been revealed
The City Councilor for Rotterdam, Said Kasmi, has revealed that the venue for Euroclub 2020 will be Maassilo, which is a former grain elevator and grain silo located on the waterfront in Rotterdam at Maashaven Zuidzijde. Maassilo has been used as an events and entertainment venue since 2004 and has a capacity of around 5,000. But apart from being the venue for Euroclub 2020, Maassilo also has another Eurovision connection. Duncan Laurence created his Eurovision-winner, Arcade
Lithuania | Did a Jury member's error cost Lithuania a place in the final?
Photo Credits: EBU/ eurovision.tv (Thomas Hanses) Another day, another round of post-Eurovision drama. After it appeared that jurors from the Czech and the Swedish jury appeared to have put their rankings in reverse order, it seems that we can a Russian juror to this list. And this error could have hindered Lithuania in a really significant way. It seems that juror Igor Gulyaev may have put his semi final rankings in reverse order, as after all the jury rankings were released
ESC 2019 | The Netherlands has won The Eurovision Song Contest 2019!
The Netherlands have won The Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 44 years! That's it folks!!! We finally have a winner. It only seemed like yesterday when Netta was crowned the winner last year, but now Europe has a new champion, and that is Duncan Laurence from The Netherlands with his song "Arcade" The results followed previous years where the winner was decided by a mix of 50% televoting, and 50% jury voting. Sweden was the winner of the jury vote whilst Norway
Belarus | Jury members dismissed after revealing semi-final results
The EBU have confirmed that the members of the Belorussian jury for Eurovision 2019 have been dismissed after they broke the rules and revealed their votes from semi-final 1. In an interview with tut.by, a Belorussian information and service website, the jurors revealed who they voted for in the first semi final of Eurovision 2019. This goes against the official rules of the Eurovision Song Contest which states that the results of the semi finals should not be revealed until
Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke reveals her top picks for host country if she wins
Australian representative in Eurovision 2019, Kate Miller-Heidke, has spoken out about where she would like to see the contest held if she were to win on Saturday's Grand Final. But despite Kate having her favourite choices for Eurovision 2020 host country, the decision is ultimately out of her hands. As per the official rules of The Eurovision Song Contest, the Australian broadcaster SBS will nominate a European country host the contest in their honour. The contest would the
ESC 2019 | Madonna still yet to sign contract to perform at Eurovision
There has been a lot of media buzz going around about how Madonna will be giving a special performance at Saturday's grand final. However, the performance has now been put into doubt, as it has been confirmed that there has been no contract signed for the 'Vogue' singer to perform at the contest. The singer is set to land in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. In a statement from the Executive Supervisor of the Contest, Jon Ola Sand, he said: 'The Eurovision Broadcasting Union has never c
ESC 2019 | The Big 5 draw their performing halves for the final
The Big 5 and host country have today determined which half of the Eurovision 2019 grand final they will perform in. In their press conferences today, they held a draw in which the big 5 countries determined which half of the final they will be performing in. The host country, Israel, has already had their running order determined in March at the Heads of Delegation meeting, where he drew to perform in 14th place in the final. The Big 5 performing halves, as determined in the
Belarus I Zena Releases Official "Like It" Music Video
Yes, you gonna like it! The Belrussian representative for this years Eurovision, ZENA, has just released her music video for her single "Like It" on her YouTube channel, 3 days before she will battle it out for a spot in the Grand final in Tel Aviv. While she is rehearsing for her performance in the first semifinal on Tuesday, her fans get new content with a colourful and modern music video, where she wears a lot of different outfits, including crop tops and oversized. Her lo
Malta | Maltese delegation changed their staging due to technical issues
The Maltese delegation have spoken out after their second rehearsal about how they have been forced to change their staging due to technical issues. They were unable to fix the technical issues that they experienced in their first rehearsal, so they have had no other choice but to go on with Plan B. The Maltese delegation have reviewed their rehearsal today as their "first rehearsal" as they still have to work on the lighting and camera work for this new performance. Speaking
ESC 2019: Day 8 | second rehearsals continue
Today saw the last few semi finalists take to the stage for their second rehearsals, and there are some surprises in store! Let's take a look at the first 5 countries and see how well they did. Croatia - second rehearsal Roko delivered yet another outstanding performance! He delivered another strong vocal performance, however, we do feel that it could be stronger, and we think he might be holding back in preparation for the semi final. Visually, the whole performance is epic
