For the second year in a row, the semi-finals were purely decided by the televote – well, with the exception of San Marino – however, the final is still decided by both the jurors and the televote, which has been the case, since 2009 now. Once again this year, the EBU revealed the full list of all the jurors from …
Following the conclusion of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has released an official statement addressing the behaviors of delegations in Malmo. The statement was issued to the The Mirror and the Irish Independent stating that they regret that “some delegations” did not behave within the spirit of the contest rules and during their respective broadcasts. …
After last night’s Grand Final, where Luxembourg came 13th for their return, the Head of Delegation has already talked about the country’s future plans for the next Eurovision Song Contest. David Gloesener has confirmed Luxembourg’s participation in next year’s contest, stating that preparations are “on track” and that discussions and working groups will be held in the coming weeks to …
Peter van de Veire, VRT’s commentator to the Eurovision Song Contest confirmed to the Belgian fan media website Songfestival.be that Belgium plans to attend the 2025 contest and select their participant via a national selection. The country, which is part of the low countries region, alternates between Flemish and French-speaking entrants. This year is the turn of VRT, the Flemish …
It has been one eventful week in Eurovision and in Malmö, to say the least. During the Danish live broadcast of Eurovision 2024, announcer Ole Tøpholm shared the five members of the Danish jury. These five were: Jesper Groth (member of the music duo “Fyr & Flamme” and contestant at Eurovision 2021) Søren Torpegaard Lund (musicalperformer and former contestant at …
Congratulations are in order to Switzerland and Nemo, the winner of this edition of the Eurovision Song Contest! They made history as the first non-binary singer to claim victory in the contest, captivating audiences with their song “The Code,” a fusion of drum-and-bass, opera, rap, and rock, which delves into the journey of self-discovery as a non-binary individual. Upon receiving …
This year’s Eurovision winner, Swiss entry “The Code”, was written at the 2023 SUISA songwriting camp, an annual event held from May 30-June 1 of last year in Zurich. This was a mere 17 days after a song written at the previous year’s camp, Remo Forrer’s “Watergun”, was performed at the Eurovision Grand Final in Liverpool. Put on by SUISA, …
Breaking news coming to us as of noon today: it has been decided that Joost Klein, previously representating the Netherlands with his song “Europapa” in Eurovision 2024 – will no longer participate in this year’s contest. The EBU has released a statement regarding his participation after a day of investigation and deliberation into an incident involving a member of the …
AVROTROS have confirmed in a statement that Joost Klein will not perform in tonight’s jury final while an investigation into an “incident” is ongoing. Instead, his performance from Semi Final 2 will be used. Details regarding the situation On the 10th of May 2024, the first dress rehearsal for the final was supposed to take place, early afternoon and everything …
RTVE, the Spanish broadcaster, has just announced that the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place in Madrid on Saturday 16 November. The competing artists will perform in the Caja Mágica. The Spanish capital, Madrid, has been chose as the host city for Junior Eurovision 2024. The 22nd edition of the contest will take place in Caja Mágica on …
