Switzerland | Has Luca Hänni Been Selected As Swiss Artist?
It has been rumoured that Luca Hänni has been selected as the Swiss artist for Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. Luca, 24 has been heavily linked with being the artist to represent Switzerland in Tel Aviv at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest, this is highly believed by many after Luca and the official Swiss Eurovision Twitter account recently followed each other on the social media platform, he also has expressed an interest in representing Switzerland back in 2015, and has
Israel | Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation Draw To Take Place On January 28th
Media reports in Israel suggest that the semi- final allocation draws for next years Eurovision will take place on January 28th 2019, according to Channel 10. The report suggests that this will take place in the Beit Ha'lr in Tel Aviv, and will also see the Host City Insignia Handover Ceremony also take place on the same day. The events will mark the preparations for the up and coming contest. This will show that the preparations will be in full swing, and from this stage, p
ESC 2019 | EBU Confirms 42 Participating Countries
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and official website eurovision.tv have formally announced that 42 countries are set to participate in next years Eurovision Song Contest. After winning this year with Netta and her song 'Toy', Israel will be the host country for Eurovision 2019 - with the international song contest schedule for May 14th through to May 18th 2019 in Tel Aviv. In an official statement, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand - on be
Eurovision 2019 | Only 4,000 Tickets will be on sale for Fans
Yesterday the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Israeli national broadcaster KAN made the announcement fans had been waiting on for months - the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Tel Aviv with the shows falling on May 14th, 16th and 18th. The site for the competition was also announced as the Tel Aviv Convention Centre which has a capacity of 9,000. However this morning large newspaper 'Israel Hayom', which has the largest daily circulation of all print media
Eurovision 2019 | Host City CONFIRMED as Tel Aviv - Final planned for May 18th
After weeks of speculation over whether the Eurovision Song Contest will be going to Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, this morning the EBU published a video on to YouTube confirming that Eurovision 2019 will be held in Tel Aviv! Executive supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand confirmed today that the contest will be hosted in Tel Aviv at the International Convention Centre. This is the first time that the contest will be held in this city. In addition to the host city
ESC 2019 | As Eilat withdraws its bid, will it be Jerusalem or Tel-Aviv?
Eilat, the third city after Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv to put in a bid to host Eurovision 2019 has withdrawn it's bid and is now out of the race, which means it's down to Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv. Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor for The Eurovision Song Contest, has said in an interview with Israeli TV Channel 11 that Eilat's venue was not suitable for the contest, but applauded them for thinking outside the box. Eilat previously stated that they had planned to host the contest i
Tel Aviv is getting closer to hosting Eurovision 2019
The criteria for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 has been revealed and it looks like Tel Aviv is is the front runner for hosting the contest next year. According to an official criteria published on 10th of July by the Israeli broadcaster KAN, the host city will have to present to KAN and the EBU an indoor hall that contains between 8,000-12,000 seats, including standing places. KAN emphasizes that a city with an existing indoor hall will have an advantage, because o
