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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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ESC Insight

  • 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…

    7 days ago 31 Dec 25, 10:30am
  • Eurovision Insight Presents… Eurovision Uncovered: A Show Shaped by Us
    On this episode of Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson explores how the Eurovision Song Contest has been shaped by the values of its fans - and the pressure its under to turn the volume down.The post Eurovision Insight Presents… Eurovision…

    15 days ago 23 Dec 25, 9:30am
  • Eurovision Uncovered Meets Christer Björkman: “There are Challenges in Almost Every Act”
    In a special interview for Eurovision Uncovered, James Stephenson meets Eurovision 2025 Head of Contest Christer Björkman to chat about producing the show, the processes he follows, and what's in store for Eurovision's future.The post Eurovisio…

    23 days ago 15 Dec 25, 5:00pm
  • 11 Moments that Made Junior Eurovision 2025 Unique
    On Saturday December 13th France’s Lou Deleuze won Junior Eurovision 2025 with the song ‘Ce monde’. ESC Insight’s Ben Robertson does a deep dive into the voting from the 23rd edition of Junior Eurovision to find the stories hi…

    24 days ago 14 Dec 25, 6:45pm
  • Why Northern Europe Skips Junior Eurovision
    No countries from anywhere north of Poland are taking part in Junior Eurovision, despite this region being one of Eurovision's most popular areas. Ben Robertson watches their equivalents in Sweden and Denmark to work out what they do differently, and…

    25 days ago 13 Dec 25, 12:00pm
  • So, What Do Eurovision Fans Do Now?
    Phil Doré considers the options for those appalled by the recent EBU decisions regarding the Eurovision Song Contest: whether to boycott, not boycott, partially boycott, or explore alternatives.The post So, What Do Eurovision Fans Do Now? app…

    26 days ago 12 Dec 25, 9:30am
  • Download ESC Insight’s Guidebook To Junior Eurovision 2025
    All the songs, all the numbers, the history, and some opinions as well. Download your guide to 2025’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest from ESC Insight.The post Download ESC Insight’s Guidebook To Junior Eurovision 2025 appeared first on E…

    27 days ago 12 Dec 25, 1:00am
  • Something Died Last Thursday… And It’s Never Coming Back
    Following the EBU's General Assembly last week, Fin Ross Russell is bringing his journey with the Eurovision Song Contest to an end. Here, he writes about his emotions, around the vote, the disappointment at the route the Song Contest is taking, and…

    28 days ago 10 Dec 25, 12:15pm

Eurovoix

ESC Daily

On Europe

  • new7 January – Don’t let us look backwards
    Did we hear you ask for a duet? Did we? Did we? Well, you’re getting one anyway. One from a famous year which featured songs with a very common theme. Yep, the year of note was 1990. Our friends in Germany sent today’s birthday girl Chris…

    4 hours ago 7 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • newThose 28 artistes from Greece in full, unadulterated, glory
    As the first snows of Winter melt away, well from the outside of this house at any rate, we have the first whisperings of stuff happening in far flung lands about a television show you are all boycotting, yes?? No?! – Good-o! As trailed in Mo&r…

    23 hours ago 6 Jan 26, 7:28pm
  • 6 January – You rock because you love yourself
    We mentioned that some countries have gone from mediocre participants to challengers to a victory. There are of course countries that have gone the other way. They try and try, but their broadcaster relies on past glories. It could be argued that our…

    1 day ago 6 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • 5 January – Ripped jeans, messy hair, shinin’ like a pearl
    Do you remember the early years of this decade, when there was a clutch of performers who were selected for 2020, but only got their chance 12 months later. It will always be a talking point over which of their songs were better? 2020 or 2021? One of…

    2 days ago 5 Jan 26, 2:00pm
  • Eurovision 2026: what you missed over the holiday shutdown
    While much of Europe was switching off for Christmas and New Year, Eurovision 2026 quietly kept moving. Broadcasters used the downtime to lock formats, publish songs, and start easing audiences back into national-final season. ORF and the City of Vie…

    3 days ago 4 Jan 26, 1:13pm
  • 3 January – Feels like I’m dancing in bright shining stars
    As you’ll know, we pick performers from all years when we celebrate birthdays here. You’ll relish the black & white of some, but equally you’ll enjoy the “4K HD-ness” of the more recent contests. As it happens, today…

    4 days ago 3 Jan 26, 2:00pm

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ESC Tips

Eurovision Times

  • Montenegro: It’s Tamara Živković to Vienna!
    The Montenegrin national final, Montesong, took place this evening and was won by Tamara Živković with the song ‘Nova zora‘ (New dawn). Chosen by 50% jury and 50% public, the public vote was split 25% SMS and 25% online. Interna…

    17 days ago 21 Dec 25, 9:47pm
  • Albania: It’s Alis to Vienna!
    Albania – Last night saw the Albanian final, Festivali i Këngës 64, conclude on RTSH with Alis being chosen to represent his country in Vienna. The song is called ‘Nân‘, which translates to ‘Mom’. Alis wo…

    17 days ago 21 Dec 25, 1:08pm
  • Israel Allowed to Compete in Eurovision 2026
    At a meeting of the EBU General Assembley today in Geneva, member broadcasters voted as to whether they were satisfied with the EBU’s changes to the rules for Eurovision 2026. These were accepted by a large majority. The new rules included stro…

    34 days ago 4 Dec 25, 5:55pm
  • 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…

    69 days ago 30 Oct 25, 6:58pm

ESCxtra

  • newVidbir 2026 selection set for February 7
    Ukraine’s national broadcaster Suspilne have confirmed the names of the songs for the 9 finalists that will compete in Vidbir 2026. The national selection will conclude on February 7 🇺🇦 Song titles confirmed for Vidbir 2026 Fina…

    2 hours ago 7 Jan 26, 4:08pm
  • new28 artists announced for Sing For Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026
    ERT the national broadcaster of Greece has revealed in a launch show the names of the 28 acts and their songs that will compete in its upcoming Eurovision 2026 selection Sing For Greece – Ellinikós Telikós 2026. 🇬🇷…

    3 hours ago 7 Jan 26, 3:50pm
  • new15 artists announced for Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2026 selection
    BNT the national broadcaster of Bulgaria has revealed the names of the 15 artists taking part in the three-show artist and song selection for Eurovision 2026 that will conclude on February 28. 🇧🇬 BNT reveals 15 acts in its artist sele…

    3 hours ago 7 Jan 26, 3:18pm
  • newMalta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 songs released
    All 18 songs for Malta’s upcoming Eurovision 2026 national selection Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have now been released. 🇲🇹 MESC 2026 songs released Soon, Malta’s national selection for Eurovision, the Malta Eurovis…

    4 hours ago 7 Jan 26, 2:40pm

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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