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Welcome to our news aggregator. Here you will find all the latest news and information from the official channel as well as many of the fan media outlets who report on the contest throughout the year.


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  • new27 November – A sweet memory from a world of laughter
    Were you around for contests in the 20th Century? Did you have a favourite? Was it, by chance, 1995? You know, one of those many many contests in Dublin’s fair city? Our friends in Malta débuted in Dublin and only missed one contest ther…

    14 hours ago 27 Nov 25, 3:00pm
  • newMontenegro’s bid for Eurovision kicks off with songs released
    Montenegro’s public broadcaster RTCG is preparing to host the second edition of its national selection contest, Montesong, on 21 December 2025. Today, fans got to hear the shortlisted songs. The event, held at RTCG’s Grand Studio in Podgo…

    17 hours ago 27 Nov 25, 12:24pm
  • newEurovision ticket on sale date announced
    Tickets for the next Eurovision Song Contest go on sale on Thursday, 13 January at 13:00 CET. If you wish to be in the queue for the official ticketing website when it crashes and loses your details, you need to register on eurovision.com by Thu…

    17 hours ago 27 Nov 25, 11:51am
  • 26 November – Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow
    What’s your favourite language? Is it a smooth Latin-based one? A direct Germanic one? And does it feature often in our favourite TV show? Our friends in Lithuania have, more often than not, used English as their medium of song. But three of th…

    2 days ago 26 Nov 25, 3:00pm
  • 25 November – And no one may ever know the feelings inside my min
    Do you ever wish a certain country could win, not because they have the best song, but because you want to visit it? Or maybe you want your own country to win so you don’t have to spend huge amounts on travelling to it? If your a Scandinavian,…

    3 days ago 25 Nov 25, 3:00pm
  • 24 November – Feel the energy between you and me
    You can tell when some countries are really out for a win. And that is really out for a win. They up their game, they maybe get in some of the best writers and performers, and hope for the best. However, sometimes, even when throwing all these resour…

    4 days ago 24 Nov 25, 3:00pm

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  • Estonia: First Six Entrants Revealed
    Estonia’s broadcaster ERR has revealed the first 6 entries for this year’s national selection, Eesti Laul, and there are some recognisable names already. The first 6 revealed are Ollie has entered Eesti Laul previously and finished as run…

    28 days ago 30 Oct 25, 6:58pm
  • Romania is back!
    Good news for Eurovision fans in Romania as their national broadcaster SRTv has confirmed they will return to the competition this year after 2 years away. In 2023 Romania’s representative, Theodor Andrei, scored nul points in the semi-final an…

    28 days ago 30 Oct 25, 5:20pm
  • Go Jo / Erika Vikman Collaboration
    Hot on the heels of the Lord of the Lost / Käärijä collaboration comes the latest get together of former artists who met through Eurovision. Go Jo (Australia 2024) and Erika Vikman (Finland 2024) have come together to create the new si…

    29 days ago 30 Oct 25, 5:07pm
  • Germany: TV Show for National Selection
    Germany appears to be heading for a national selection show at the end of February on ARD. An industry email states that artists have until 22nd October to submit entries. There will be several rounds with the the editorial team at SWR assessing the…

    71 days ago 18 Sep 25, 7:24am

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  • newRTCG releases all 15 entries for Montesong
    Today, Montenegro’s broadcaster RTCG released the 15 entries of its national selection for Eurovision 2026, Montesong 2025. It is the first selection to release its full line-up for the season, ahead of the selection show on 21 December. Fiftee…

    18 hours ago 27 Nov 25, 11:02am
  • Line-up of 40 acts revealed for Eurovizija.LT 2026
    40 acts will compete to represent Lithuania in Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, with broadcaster LRT revealing the names of all the artists along with the titles of their songs. 40 acts and a few returning runner-ups The forty acts are, in alphabetical ord…

    1 day ago 26 Nov 25, 5:53pm
  • Genealogy from Brazil win the AI Song Contest 2025 in Amsterdam
    A father and son from Brazil won the AI Song Contest 2025 on 16 November in Amsterdam, where the team Genealogy took first place with the song “Revolution” at a live awards show at Melkweg. The 2025 event was the sixth edition of the AI S…

    2 days ago 26 Nov 25, 4:22am
  • Dates, location and selection process updates on Melodi Grand Prix 2026
    Norwegian broadcaster NRK recently published a few updates on its national selection for Eurovision 2026. We now have new information on the selection of artists, the venues, and the next dates in the process (including the date of the show itself).…

    2 days ago 25 Nov 25, 10:37pm

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: 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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