Sweden | SVT have released running order for Melodifestivalen 2020
Earlier today, SVT revealed the official running order for the four heats in this years Melodifestivalen in a livestream hosted by contest producer Karin Gunnarsson and web-host Sofia Dahlén. The artists that are competing in this years contest were announced back in November, but we didn't get the full running order until today! If you didn't catch the live stream, or couldn't understand it, no worries! Here is a rundown of the running order, heat by heat. Heat 1 (In Linköpi
Finland l 426 songs submitted and six artists selected for UMK 2020
We have more news on Finland and their selection to choose their representative Eurovision this year. 426 songs have been submitted to the broadcaster for Uuden Musiikiin Kilpailu, and out of all of them, six entries been chosen to compete. The members of the panel that selected the finalists are expected to be revealed later this month. Music manager at YleX and head of UMK's expert jury Tapio Hakanen says: "The music industry's response to the return to open competition was
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
Australia l Australia have revealed two more artists for Australia Decides 2020
Australian broadcaster SBS have announced two more artists that are going to try and get the ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The art-pop artist Montaigne and alternative artist Didirri are the ones that are going to compete in Australia Decides 2020. That means they have announced six entries so far, and have four more to go before they are set for the final on 8th February. Montaigne is 24 years old and has become a huge name in Australia for her indie music. She
Norway l Hosts for Melodi Grand Prix 2020 have been revealed
Norwegian broadcaster NRK have chosen their hosts to Melodi Grand Prix, who are going to lead us through the whole process to choose the participant who will represent Norway in The Netherlands next year. The hosts are Ronny Brede Aase and Ingrid Gjessing Linhave, who are both making their MGP hosting debuts, Kåre Magnus Bergh, who has hosted before. Ronny Aase is more known for doing the radio show P3morning and he is a little scared about hosting such a big show like Melodi
Eurovision 2020 l Sandro Nicolas has been chosen to represent Cyprus
Cyprus have finally announced that they have chosen Sandro Nicholas to represent them at next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. They Cypriot broadcaster CyBC have confirmed this on their official Facebook page. CyBC also say that there will be news about their Eurovision entry in the upcoming weeks. Before they selected Sandro Nicolas, there were 120 submissions sent to the broadcaster, all of whom wanted the chance to compete for Cyprus. According to previous news
Sweden | Melodifestivalen reveals the artists for Melodifestivalen 2020
After a long time of waiting, Swedish broadcaster SVT have finally revealed the participating artists for Melodifestivalen 2020! Here are all the contestants for each Semifinal (deltävling): Deltävling 1 (In Linköping on 1st of February) : Malou Prytz - Ballerina Felix Sandman - Boys with Emotions OVÖ - Inga problem The Mamas - Move Suzi P- Moves Sonja Aldén - Sluta aldrig gå Robin Bengtsson - Take a Chance Deltävling 2 (In Gothenburg on 8th of February) : Linda Bengtzing - A
Eurovision 2020 l Marmoris and Saška have won this week's duel in EMA Freš
Week three has ended in EMA Freš and we have heard the 18 artists compete. It has been intense because it really is a new format to pick entries for a National Final. Marmoris and Saška won this week and got a ticket to be one of the six first finalists. First to compete was Saška and Ljudmila Frelih on November 18th. I really liked both of these women's voices. They showed some strong vocals. However, one of them stood out for me and made me so happy that she went through to
Eurovision 2020 l Two more acts for Australia Decides have been revealed
So, SBS have announced the next two entries in the final of Australia Decides. Mitch Tambo and IOTA have been selected to compete with hope to represent Australia in Eurovision Song Contest next year. Mitch Tambo is known from his appearance in Australia's Got Talent, he only lasted one week, but is now signed with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. His music is known for combining traditional sounds with contemporary beats. “I’m thrilled to be part of Eurovision Australia D
Sweden | SVT announces a Melodifestivalen Podcast
Earlier this week, Melodifestivalen's official Instagram account teased their followers that a reveal of something fun was coming up. This lead many fans to believe that a artist reveal was in the horizon, but alas, it turned out that the reveal was for something equally as fun, a Melodifestivalen podcast! What do we know about the podcast so far? We know that the Podcast will be called "Mellopodden" and that the first episode will be released soon, with the release of weekly
