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 | Victoria Georgieva to represent Bulgaria
After spending a year away from the Eurovision Song Contest due to financial difficulties, Bulgaria will be back at the contest in 2020 and have chosen Victoria Georgieva to fly the Bulgarian flag in Rotterdam. Bulgarian broadcaster BNT also revealed their production partners and explained their new focus regarding the contest. On BNT's official instagram, they said: "This project is realised as a public-private partnership between BNT and Ligna Group." The broadcaster also a
Eurovision 2020 | Final 12 semi-finalists revealed for Eesti Laul 2020
The remaining twelve Eesti Laul 2020 semi-finalists have been announced this evening on Ringvaade. Each of these participants will be performing in the semi-finals for the chance to be in the Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2020 and represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest set to be held in Rotterdam next may. Among the final twelve semi-finalists, there's a couple of familiar faces that Eesti Laul fans will recognise, one of them being the Eesti Laul 2019 5th place holder,
Eurovision 2020 | First 12 semi-finalists announced for Eesti Laul 2020
The first twelve semi-finalists for the 2020 edition of Eesti Laul have been revealed along with the titles of their songs this evening on Ringvaade. Tommy Rahula, the head of the Estonian selection show, announced the first twelve Eurovision hopefuls alongside a member of the jury. 178 songs were sent to Eesti Laul during the submission period, which closed on November 6th. 24 songs advance to the semi-finals where they will battle out for a place in the Grand Final due to t
Eurovision 2020 l Stella and Younite have won this week's first final in EMA FREŠ
This has been an intense week during EMA FREŠ with the voting between the artists. I was surprised about the results they showed us, even if it was demo versions of the songs they performed. Like I wrote before, it was expected that the songs were going to have influence of indie and soul music, but I was surprised to hear some rock also. It wasn't a single song that I didn't like, but there were songs that pleased me more than others. But, I want to talk more about what stoo
Eurovision 2020 | Montenegro withdraws from Eurovision 2020
Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG, has confirmed today that Montenegro will not be participating in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest set to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands next may. Previously, RTCG confirmed Montenegro's preliminary participation at the forthcoming song contest, though has now decided to withdraw their application. The broadcaster went on to say that it tried it's very best to participate in the 2020 edition of The Eurovision Song Contest but it didn't go
Eurovision 2020 | Government funding decision to be made public on November 25th
The Dutch government will make their decision public regarding government funding for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next may on November 25th. If they do grant funding, this would be used by Dutch broadcaster NPO to aid in hosting the contest. On November 25th, there will be a debate in the Dutch parliament regarding the additional funding for NPO, who are asking for the minster for media to pass a one-off funding package worth around 15 to 20 million e
Eurovision 2020 | 178 songs submitted to Eesti Laul
On the official Eesti Laul social media accounts, its was revealed this morning that 178 songs had been submitted to the Estonian selection, used to choose the country's participant for the Eurovision Song Contest. This includes 102 songs in foreign languages and 76 songs in the Estonian language. Head of Eesti Laul, musician Tomi Rahula hinted although the number of submissions is lower than previous years, the number of stories within the songs has risen. Rahula also said:
Eurovision 2020 | City of Rotterdam reveals key provisional dates for Eurovision 2020
The City of Rotterdam has announced a list of important provisional dates regarding its hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Rotterdam City have published the agreement that was signed with Dutch broadcaster NOS, and within this are the key provisional dates for the song contest due to be held in may next year. These dates include: Reference Group Meeting: 11th & 12th November 2019, 27th January and 8th March 2020 Host City Insignia Ceremony & Semi Final Allocation Dr
Eurovision 2020 | Czech Republic reveal plans to drop televised national final
Czech broadcaster Česká Televize made an announcement on their official social media pages this evening, revealing plans to drop the previously scheduled televised national final in favour of an "even better" online selection method. The post also details the decision for there to be video clips for each entry once again, and all of the competing artists for this edition of the Czech national final have never competed in it before. Česká Televize additionally announced change
