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ESC Insight

  • Five Withdraw, Three Return: So Who Wins From That?
    Eurovision 2026 is seeing a massive shift in which countries are competing, and it’s going to shake up the final results. We look at the data to see how new participants and recent withdrawals shake up the scoreboard more than any other time th…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 1:00pm
  • A Salute To Europe: Moldova Is On Duty
    From a record-shattering arena production to a record-shattering televote landslide, Moldova has officially reported for duty for Eurovision 2026. This is the story of how a 29-year-old visionary and a popular young artist are using the Song Contest…

    7 days ago 20 Jan 26, 8:45pm
  • Eurovision’s Heart is Beating – If You Know Where to Look
    James Stephenson tunes into the start of National Final season for Eurovision 2026, and rediscovers where his Eurovision Song Contest heart truly lies.The post Eurovision’s Heart is Beating – If You Know Where to Look appeared first…

    8 days ago 19 Jan 26, 8:45pm
  • Welcome to Moldova’s Biggest Ever Television Production
    Moldova is back: trading a 1956 TV studio for the state-of-the-art Chișinău Arena to mark its 20th Eurovision anniversary. With a €50,000 prize and a massive 19-camera production, the nation is making its most professional bid yet for…

    10 days ago 17 Jan 26, 1:15pm
  • Hey Ho! Let’s Go: Chasing the Legend of ‘Trenulețul’ from Bucharest to Chișinău
    Is Eurovision's legendary Bucharest to Chișinău express a party on rails like Moldova's iconic Eurovision song suggests? ESC Insight takes the journey to Moldova the long way round to experience the train, and its history, first hand.The p…

    11 days ago 16 Jan 26, 10:00pm
  • Coming to a City Near You – But Will Fans Embrace the Eurovision Live Tour?
    The Eurovision Song Contest is going on tour - but is it the right time? James Stephenson speaks to Eurovision Director Martin Green about the newly announced Live Tour, and analyses whether fans will embrace the event.The post C…

    12 days ago 15 Jan 26, 9:00am
  • Why So Many Eurovision Fans and Journalists Are Neurodivergent and Why That Makes Perfect Sense
    Sem Anne van Dijk analyses why the Eurovision Song Contest attracts so many neurodiverse fans - and explores why its fandom is the ideal space for them to shine.The post Why So Many Eurovision Fans and Journalists Are Neurodivergent and Why That Mak…

    14 days ago 13 Jan 26, 2:15pm
  • Last Call: The Light That Casts A Shadow Over 2025
    As 2025 draws to a close, Ewan Spence settles back into a high wingbacked chair, pours out a toast to the New Year, and takes his own look back at the shadow cast over the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.The post Last Call: The Light That Casts A Sh…

    27 days ago 31 Dec 25, 10:30am

Eurovoix

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On Europe

  • new27 January – I could make it burn for you and me
    Do you ever see a song in our favourite TV show and think it’s definitely definitely going to do well? You’re so sure you’ll put money on it winning? That particular song might be from, say, Sweden, so you’re on to a good thin…

    6 hours ago 27 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • 26 January – But still you’re here and I’m glad
    Duets can be an odd thing. Get it right, and you can feel the chemistry oozing from the two singers. Get it wrong, and all you get is two singers facing each other shouting as loudly as they can. A mere 52 years ago, we were in sunny Brighton and abo…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • 25 January – I’m red with hot emotion
    It’s getting more and more obvious that performers born in the 21st Century will become the majority of singers in our favourite TV show. If you look at the age of today’s birthday girl, you understand that she was very young when she did…

    2 days ago 25 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • So, what’s been going down in Sofia tonight?
    Well, whilst watching a first geoblocked, then very dodgy stream, it seems that Bulgarian telly not only need to update their ISP (and put some Euro in the meter), they also need to select an artiste! Apparently, but the stream was a bit poo, fifteen…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 10:28pm
  • Luxembourg picks Eva Marija for Vienna!
    As usual the Rockhal in Esch was the location for the only live programme RTL have made today – and I am not making this up. Eight songs were presented for your ridicule plus appearences from JJ, Conchita (breaking their vow of never coming to…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 10:08pm
  • Lithuania start their campaign
    If you thought Going for Gold used to drag on and on, that ain’t got nothing on any Lithuanian preselection for Eurovision! As usual this lot are giving us loads of Semi finals. Five of them to be precise, with the top two from each heat qualif…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 9:05pm

ESC Plus

ESC Tips

Eurovision Times

  • Norway: Listen to the Songs in Full
    Norway – All 8 song are now officially available in full. They will be joined in the MGP final by the winner of the duel between Skrellex with “Into the Wild” or Raylee with “Where Did Your Friend Go”. The 8 finalists so…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 3:08pm
  • Luxembourg – It’s Eva Marija to Vienna!
    Luxembourg – The Luxembourg public have voted and they have decided to send Eva Marija to Vienna to represent them with the sing ‘Mother Nature‘. Tonight’s national final saw performances from JJ(Austria 2025), Sandra Kim (Bel…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 10:04pm
  • Finland: All Songs Now Available
    Finland – After the release each day of a UMK finalist’s song, the line-up for UMK is now complete and you can hear all the songs in full… Listen to them all now and let us know which you think will qualify to Vienna on 28th Februa…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 8:47pm
  • Luxembourg: National Final Tonight
    Luxembourg – Luxembourg chooses its representative for Vienna tonight. Starting at 8pm, you can watch on YouTube. There will be two rounds of voting. The acts in order are: Steve Castle – ‘Sweet Tooth’Luzac – ‘Pris…

    3 days ago 24 Jan 26, 6:58pm

ESCxtra

  • Loreen announces new album ‘Wildfire’ and releases ‘Feels Like Heaven’
    Sweden’s two-time Eurovision winning sensation Loreen has confirmed her third album Wildfire will be released on March 27 as she drops her latest single, ‘Feels Like Heaven’. 🇸🇪 Third album Wildfire confirmed for Mar…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 2:50pm
  • Montenegro’s Tamara Živković to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026
    This week, it was confirmed that Tamara Živković, the representative of Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, will perform at Eurovision in Concert 2026 in the AFAS Live in Amsterdam on April 11. 🇲🇪 Tamara Živ…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 2:13pm
  • RTP releases Festival da Canção 2026 entries
    RTP the national broadcaster of Portugal has released the full songs for the 16 acts competing in Festival da Canção 2026. 🇵🇹 Festival da Canção 2026 songs released A total of 16 acts will take part in Fest…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 1:50pm
  • DMGP 2026 participants confirmed
    Danish broadcaster DR has revealed the 8 acts that will participate in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2026 to select its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria this May. 🇩🇰 Sissal returns to DMGP 2026 DR the D…

    1 day ago 26 Jan 26, 1:32pm

Eurovision Quick Links

  • Ireland 1991
    Ireland 1991“Could It Be That I’m In Love”, performed by Kim Jackson.Composition by Liam Reilly.Lyrics by Liam Reilly.Here’s a rarity, a weak song and poor result for Ireland in the 1990s. Coming off a second place with L…

    23 Jan 23, 12:04pm
  • Saara Aalto Eurovision Review and X Factor 2018 Preview
    When Finnish TV tapped Brian Friedman to do the staging for Saara Aalto’s Eurovision 2018 entry, we were fascinated to see how this collision of Sofabet worlds would play out. You would think that Brian must have learned a huge amount about how…

    27 Aug 18, 5:20pm
  • Croatia 2025 - Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

    Croatia 2025 - Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

     (Click here for a rather dark confectionary…)So there were we watching Croatia's Dora - the contest that finds their Eurovision entry - and there was one song that we decided was ripe for Apocalypsification. Dark and grim in places? Chec…

    3 Mar 25, 2:35pm
  • Schlagertastic 1980s: Number 45!!!

    Schlagertastic 1980s: Number 45!!!

    No.45: "Go" - Scott Fitzgerald (United Kingdom, 1988)To be honest, back in 1988 the teenage Schlagerboys were oblivious to the majesty of the United Kingdom entry; at the time we were distracted by Denmark. However, twenty eight years late…

    16 Sep 16, 6:48pm
  • reply from email posted to esc.vote
    Thank you for reaching out with your query about voting at the Eurovision Song Contest. We appreciate your enthusiasm and support for the celebration of music and culture that Eurovision represents!We validate the country of a voter by checking the i…

    20 May 25, 9:58pm
  • Time to do something about the juries

    Time to do something about the juries

    Last night I tweeted how disappointing it was to see the juries do Finland dirty. Some people interpreted that as me being a bad loser (the eurovision online fans were always easy to rub the wrong way) but this goes back to something I have been sayi…

    14 May 23, 5:16pm
  • Hırvatistan: İşte DORA 2025 Şarkıları
    Hırvatistan’ın Eurovision yayıncısı HRT, toplam 221 şarkı başvurusundan 24’ünü seçerek 2 Mart 2025’te düzenlenecek Dora 2025 için finalistleri belirledi. Bu etkinl…

    11 Jan 25, 7:12pm

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