New year is just around the corner now, and that means that another contest is about to take place as well. However, just before we grasp what awaits us in 2019, the EBU has just decided to give us a late Christmas present, in the form of a sneak peak of the 2019 stage. [AdSense-B] The contest is set to …
[AdSense-B] Dana International, who won Eurovision for Israel in 1998 and also represented the nation in 2011, has confirmed to an audience in Israel that she has been invited to perform during Eurovision 2019. According to the JC, the performer will be involved with proceedings in Tel Aviv, and further emphasised that it is irrelevant where the contest is held …
Tonight was the final gala for the 2018 edition of Operación Trifuno, where the remaining contestants battled it out to be named the official winner of the show. After a long night, Julia and Sabela were eliminated in the first round of votes after they received the fewest total of votes. The second round of voting saw Natalia placing third …
We recently got the full list of participating countries for the upcoming contest in Tel-Aviv, and with that we can now look forward to who will be involved with the upcoming contest. [AdSense-B] For now, it seems that Russia may return to the 2019 contest stronger than ever, with the ambition of winning it all once again. Rumours have been …
[AdSense-B] Once thing that can be said about the Israeli hosting of Eurovision 2019 so far is that the host broadcaster, KAN, is keeping an open mind. Not only has the bid process for the city been hotly contest, the plan for the staging has been sent out as an open tender. And the postcards that accompany every entry of …
[AdSense-B] The Ukrainian national broadcaster, despite recent rumours of debts, have confirmed that they are holding a national final for Eurovision 2019 in collaboration with commercial channel STB. The partnership, which is now in its fourth year, will see two semi-finals take place leading up to a national final on Saturday 23rd February. The contract between the two broadcasters appears …
[AdSense-B] The Israeli website IsraelHayom released information about KAN and the EBU’s intentions for the 2019 Eurovision stage last week, stating that both parties are looking for an iconic design that has an Israeli identity and is considered unique, iconic and groundbreaking for the contest. The tender also calls for the Israeli stage to be better than that of its Lisbon predecessor. …
[AdSense-B] An initiative posted this evening by the British newspaper The Guardian has seen dozens of Eurovision alumni join forces with respected artists and performers from Europe and beyond in supporting a boycott of Israel’s hosting. The letter, published online and gaining traction with websites such as Yahoo, sees over a hundred signatories from various artistic backgrounds calling for broadcasters …
[AdSense-B] The Jerusalem Post have reported that the host city announcement for Eurovision 2019 may come today, Thursday 6th September, with there supposedly being a two-horse-race between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for the contest. While the EBU has not publically confirmed what day they would reveal the destination for the contest, it has been widely reported that an announcement of …
As we previously reported, the Israeli broadcaster has been struggling to come up with the 12 Million Euros security deposit to guarantee hosting responsibilities for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Gil Omer, chairman of the board of the broadcasting corporation, contacted the Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and threatened to give up the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel to …
