So yesterday I went to see the recording of Round 1 of the Austrian national final for 2015. Upon arriving at the ORF centre it’s immediately apparent which topic will be the dominating one in the upcoming months: Building Bridges logos and Conchita Wurst pictures wherever you look. And – being from a country that hasn’t exactly been a powerhouse …
Austria: 16 participants revealed
This morning the Austrian broadcaster ORF has announced the 16 artists that will fight for the ticket to represent their country on home soil. The scouting process was carried through by a team revolving around the singer Anna F. and her manager Alexander Deutsch. The line-up is made up of newcomers as well as established artists. The name of the …
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin dates announced
Today, details regarding the Icelandic preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 have been revealed. A grand total of 258 songs were submitted to the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. 12 of them have been picked to compete in the televised semi finals. There will be two semis with six songs each. The first semi will take place on 31 January and …
Austria: Meet the coaches of the national final
The team for the Austrian national selection is now complete: Three established artists will serve as coaches in order to support the competing artists in their creative process. The chosen coaches are the Austrian pop singer Anna F., the Austrian rapper Nazar and the German band The BossHoss Anna F. Nazar The BossHoss How does the process …
Switzerland: SRF qualifiers revealed
After a long process, the Swiss German-language broadcaster SRF has finally announced its 9 hopefuls for the upcoming expert check in December. The voting on the online platform was open from 3 to 17 November. At the same time a professional jury was responsible for the other half of the results. These are the SRF qualifiers: • Arbresha – Same …
Switzerland: RTS candidates announced
The francophone Swiss broadcaster RTS has just announced its 6 candidates for the upcoming expert check in December. They have been selected internally. You can listen to the songs here! • Licia Chery – Fly • Mélanie René – Time To Shine • Shana Pearson – Kevlar Heart • Alenko – Vu d’en Haut • Anach Cuan – Hurdy Gurdy …
TONIGHT: Semi Final in Malta
Tonight Malta will take one step closer to deciding on their representative for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight the 20 acts will take to the stage and fight for one of the 14 places in tomorrow night’s Final. Lyona Xuereb Gatt and Daniel Chircop will host the show, which will be held in Malta Shipbuilding, in Marsa, the same …
Belarus will decide on 26 December
Belarus will decide their song and artist for Eurovision 2015 on 26th December, it has been revealed. 15 artists will compete to represent the Eastern European nation in Vienna next May, with applications for artists closing today (21st November 2014). A professional jury will choose which artists will go forward to the live televised final on the 26th – Boxing …
Macedonia: Four questioned in relation to vote rigging scandal
Three people have been questioned and one is awaiting questioning after they were allegedly involved in a televote rigging scandal in this year’s Skopje Fest. The accusation is that the phone votes were rigged in favour of certain songs due to the cash reward the Top 3 artists recieve from Macedonia’s broadcaster MRT. We can now reveal that the four …
Macedonia: MRT accepts investigation into Skopje Fest
The scandal surrounding Skopje Fest is thickening – today the Macedonian broadcaster MRT has released a statement about the allegations of vote fixing and has welcomed an investigation into the matter. Macedonia’s national final has been subjected to claims that the result of the contest was rigged in order for Daniel Kajmakoski to win and represent Macedonia in Eurovision 2015. …