1, 2, 3 Ta Marrsha! Albanian broadcaster RTSH have just opened the applications for the 61st editions of Festivali i Këngës! In the past years, the winner of the festival will also represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest, but doesn’t mention if it also will be used as their selection process for ESC in 2023. The announcement was accompanied …
OGAE Greece are reporting that the end is night for Cypriot internal selections for Eurovision – as the BBC format “All Together Now” is set to be used as a national selection for the island nation for 2023. The reports suggest that the show, which sees budding performers sing in front of a wall of 100 judges, singers and entertainers …
This year Germany extended it’s disappointing bottom five placement streak for a third year – with Malik Harris’ “Rockstars” earning only 6 points in the grand final. According to Head of Delegation Alexandra Wolfslast, however, 2023 will be different. Speaking after the contest, Wolfslast stated that “the selection process for the 2023 contest will look different to the one used …
The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has already “opened up” submissions for the Netherlands’ Eurovision 2023 entry. On May 16, AVROTROS published the requirements for all potential entries. Besides the usual Eurovision requirements such as the song having to be three minutes and not yet commercially published before September 1, the Dutch committee is looking for a convincingly distinct song with a …
Scottish media have been speculating on the possibility of Glasgow hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the event that Ukraine would be unable to, after the city’s arena blanked out its schedule for May of next year. The Scottish Daily Express are reporting that the OVO Hydro Arena, famous for being used as the venue in the Eurovision Song …
Yesterday, just days after their landslide victory in Turin, the members of Kalush Orchestra returned home to Ukraine. The band had extended their time in Turin in order to perform at the Germany Consulate with fellow Eurovision artist Malik Harris and do some TV interviews. By Monday afternoon they arrived by bus at the Ukranian border to re-enter their homeland. …
It has been reported in the British media on Sunday that Years & Years were “rejected” by the BBC and TaP Music for Eurovision 2022, in favour of the eventual runner up Sam Ryder. The Mail on Sunday reports that Olly Alexander, now the only permanent member of the popular electro-pop project Years & Years, put himself forward to represent …
Exciting news out of Cyprus today! In an interview in the new issue of Esquire Greece, George Arsenakos, the CEO of Panik Entertainment Group, announced that the record company would soon be taking over Cyprus’ Eurovision participation, with plans to hold a televised national final in 2023. Roughly translated, he said: “[We] have talked to RIK, the state channel of …
[AdSense-B] Australia’s national broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has confirmed that the country will take part in Eurovision 2020… and 2021… and 2022… and 2023! The deal comes off the back of a successful national selection held this weekend in the Gold Coast, where Kate Miller-Heidke was chosen to represent the Oceanic nation in the song contest. SBS’ head of …
