Earlier today SVT released the running order for Sweden’s national final Melodifestivalen. The contest will start off with last year’s runner up Yohio who took the audience by storm in 2013 and finish off with Anton Edwald, the young talent who used to be a background dancer for Danny Saucedo. Semifinal 1: Malmö 1/2 1. ”To the End” – Yohio …
The Common Linnets – The video interview
Ilse DeLange and Waylon, the duo that make up The Common Linnets, have recorded an insightful video interview for Eurovision.TV, in which they share some pointers as to what they will be presenting in Copenhagen next year, for The Netherlands. The two solo artists, put together for Eurovision, have 32 years of experience between them, and are very eager to …
Hungary confirms 2014 Eurovision participation and keeps “A Dal” format
MTVA, The Hungarian National Broadcaster has confirmed today the country’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. It has also been announced that this year’s entry will be selected through the “A Dal” (The Song) format. This format was successfully introduced in 2012 and includes 2 national semi-finals and one grand final. Dates are yet to be confirmed. …
Bosnia & Herzegovina’s BHT not going to Turkeyvision
Two days ago, online news portals across former Yugoslavia went viral with the news that Bosnia & Herzegovina would ditch Eurovision for the newly announced ‘Turkeyvision’ Song Contest. Numbers of other articles have come out and there have been varied reactions to this news. Many are supporting Bosnia venturing into Turkeyvision, but there is across the board criticism of the …
Conchita Wurst to Represent Austria in 2014
Austrian news media confirm that singer Tom Neuwirth, better known by the stage name Conchita Wurst, was chosen by Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Eurovision fans may remember Conchita, 25, as the runner up in 2012’s Österreich rockt den Song Contest to represent Austria in Eurovision 2012. Conchita’s song, “That’s What …
A “late” National Final for Switzerland
The Swiss broadcaster SRF announced that the Swiss National Final will take place on February 1st, 2014. Over the past few years, Switzerland was one of the first countries to choose their entry but in 2014 they pushed it back and will join most of the countries in the busy NF season. A new selection process is underway which may …
ESC 2014: Suggested rule changes
It has only been two months, yet the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest is slowly becoming a distant memory. A lot of fans are using the ESC down time to go on a well-deserved vacation, focus on other hobbies or even better – start planning the 2014 contest to be held somewhere in Denmark. Over the past couple of months, the members …
Eurovision Final for 2014 moved up to May 10th
Eurovision.tv announced this morning that the contest will be moved up one week and the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark will take place May 10th, the Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday, 6th and Thursday, 8th of May. The original tentative dates were the 13th, 15th & 17th. At this point, we still don’t know which …
Rules for Melodi Grand Prix 2014
The Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2014 is an open song contest where all nationalities can submit entries. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (hereafter: NRK) reserves the right to choose performing artists, but this is usually done in collaboration with the composer. All performers must be 16 years of age at the time of the ESC Final …