Latest News
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.
Wiwibloggs
- New music this week: Songs from Amanda Tenfjord, MARO, Efendi and moreHurricane, Mans Zelmerlow, Tamara Todevska...View PostThe post New music this week: Songs from Amanda Tenfjord, MARO, Efendi and more appeared first on wiwibloggs.2 days ago 22 May 22, 7:27pm
- Eurovision 2023: Finland will accept UMK song submissions starting on 1 SeptemberStart writing now!View PostThe post Eurovision 2023: Finland will accept UMK song submissions starting on 1 September appeared first on wiwibloggs.2 days ago 22 May 22, 11:45am
- Could Glasgow host Eurovision 2023 inside OVO Hydro?It has blacked out May 2023View PostThe post Could Glasgow host Eurovision 2023 inside OVO Hydro? appeared first on wiwibloggs.3 days ago 21 May 22, 3:41pm
- Spain: Benidorm Fest 2023 preparations underway following record-breaking first editionExpect bigger and better!View PostThe post Spain: Benidorm Fest 2023 preparations underway following record-breaking first edition appeared first on wiwibloggs.3 days ago 21 May 22, 1:12pm
- Sam Ryder’s “SPACE MAN” hits #2 on Official UK Singles ChartDon’t stop, won’t stopView PostThe post Sam Ryder’s “SPACE MAN” hits #2 on Official UK Singles Chart appeared first on wiwibloggs.4 days ago 20 May 22, 5:00pm
- Romania: TVR threatens Eurovision withdrawal and legal action against EBU amid jury voting scandalSo much for closureView PostThe post Romania: TVR threatens Eurovision withdrawal and legal action against EBU amid jury voting scandal appeared first on wiwibloggs.4 days ago 20 May 22, 4:55pm
ESC Insight
- ESC Insight’s Reader Survey For 2022As we all look back on the last year of the Eurovision Song Contest, we'd like to ask you what you think of ESC Insight over the last 12 month in our Reader Survey. Let us know what you liked, what you didn't like, what you want to see more of, and e…2 days ago 22 May 22, 5:09pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final Podcast From TurinAs the dust settles and the Eurovision community recovers at home, Ewan Spence is joined by John Lucas and Ben Robertson to look back at Turin and the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on the podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final Podcast…5 days ago 19 May 22, 4:00pm
- Nine Things To Expect From Eurovision 2023As we all say our goodbyes and return home from our Eurovision homes in Turin, questions on what shape the Song Contest will be in 2023 are being asked by the community and the mainstream media. Ewan Spence takes ESC Insight’s annual look to th…8 days ago 16 May 22, 10:00am
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: The Grand Final Backstage Interviews From TurinHow does Eurovision compare to the American Song Contest? What is it like to wait 3 years to sing on the stage? How do you prepare a country for three minutes? And how does the picture get from the stage to your screen? Ewan Spence goes backstage for…10 days ago 14 May 22, 4:00pm
- Your Spotter’s Guide To The Grand Final Of Eurovision 2022Twenty five songs. Three minutes. One winner. Tonight is the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Fin Ross Russell takes you through the big moments to watch out for as the season reaches a dramatic conclusion.The post Your Spotter&rsquo…10 days ago 14 May 22, 10:42am
- ESC Insight Newsletter: Are Ukraine Heading for a Landslide?It's all been building to this moment. Grand Final day for Eurovision 2022 is upon us! John Lucas rounds up the major developments in the latest edition of the ESC Insight newsletter.The post ESC Insight Newsletter: Are Ukraine Heading for a Landsli…10 days ago 14 May 22, 9:47am
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Turin, Saturday 14th MayWith hours to go before the Grand Final, Fin Ross and John discuss what to look out for as the 2022 Eurovision season reaches its final climax, in today's daily podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Turin, Saturday 14th May ap…10 days ago 14 May 22, 8:30am
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Turin, Friday 13th MayFin Ross and John are joined by Natalia Anderson to dissect the final ten qualifiers, and get some initial thoughts on Saturday's Grand Final, in today's daily podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily News From Turin, Friday 13th May appea…11 days ago 13 May 22, 3:26pm
Eurovoix
- new🇷🇴 Romania: TVR Holding Vote This Evening on Whether Romania Should Compete in EurovisionThe Romanian public and diaspora are being invited this evening to vote on whether Romania should continue to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. “Referendum” is being broadcast this evening from 20:00 CET debating whether Romania…20 hours ago 23 May 22, 3:30pm
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Less Than 140,000 Viewers For Eurovision 2022 Grand FinalThe Czech Republic saw its lowest audience since 2017 watching the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on May 14. Just 137,000 viewers watched the Grand Final of the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest live from…2 days ago 22 May 22, 9:25am
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Eurovision 2022 Saw Largest Audience Since 2016The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 recorded its largest audience for the competition in Poland since 2016. Interest in the Eurovision Song Contest jumped this year in Poland as TVP recorded its best figures for the competition since 2016. Krystian Ochm…2 days ago 22 May 22, 8:42am
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Lowest Eurovision Audience in Over a DecadeCyprus saw its lowest audience for a Eurovision Grand Final in over a decade, with less than 100,000 viewers tuning into the show. RIK saw its lowest audiences in over a decade for a Eurovision Song Contest, with around 80,000…2 days ago 22 May 22, 8:17am
- 🇬🇪 Georgia: Ranina 2022 – Show Six ResultsRanina 2022 continued last night, with the sixth episode of the Georgian Junior Eurovision selection. The Georgian selection continued last night, with five singers taking to the stage. This week’s show was a covers round featuring Disney hits,…2 days ago 22 May 22, 7:57am
- 🇷🇴 Romania: President of TVR Supports Suggestion of Withdrawing from the Eurovision Song ContestThe President of TVR has expressed his support for Romania withdrawing from the future editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. The President and CEO of TVR Dan Cristian Turturică has expressed his support for Romania to withdraw from the Eurovi…3 days ago 21 May 22, 4:51pm
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Second & Third Show of Junior Songfestival 2022 Auditions ReleasedZapp has released the second and third shows on the auditions rounds of Junior Songfestival 2022, the Dutch selection for Junior Eurovision. Junior Songfestival 2022 is underway, with Zapp releasing the second and third episodes on the first audition…3 days ago 21 May 22, 8:54am
- 🇬🇪 Georgia: Ranina 2022 – Show Five ResultsRanina 2022 continued over the past weeks, with the first set of five singers returning to the stage of the Georgian Junior Eurovision selection. The Georgian selection continued, with the first five singers returning to the Ranina stage. All five&he…3 days ago 21 May 22, 8:49am
ESC Daily
- Thomas wins prediction contest, Freek comes in second with great Final scoreThomas has won the ESCDaily Eurovision prediction contest 2022. He gathered the most points combined over both semi finals and the Grand Final, without winning one of those shows. Freek made the best prediction in the Grand Final and finished in seco…8 days ago 16 May 22, 2:27pm
- Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with a historical televoteUkraine has won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. The band Kalush Orchestra was ranked 4th in the jury vote, however they won the televote by a historical score of 439 points. Team ESCDaily discusses Ukraine’s special victory in our Eurovision…10 days ago 14 May 22, 11:19pm
- Azerbaijan qualified despite 0 points from televoters, Cyprus becomes jury victimAzerbaijan has qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 despite getting only 0 points from televoters. This has become clear from the split results of the Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2. Nadir Rustamli finished 6th in t…10 days ago 14 May 22, 11:09pm
- Televoters wanted Ronela Hajati in Eurovision final, Ukraine won Semi Final 1Ukraine has won the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest. In the semi, Kalush Orchestra won the televote by a landslide 202 points. Televoters put Ronela Hajati from Albania in their top 10, but juries prevented her from qualifying. All of…10 days ago 14 May 22, 11:01pm
- Chanel: “I am a feminist and I do only what I want on Eurovision stage”Chanel speaks about the link between feminism and her highly sexualized performance in Eurovision 2022. She will sing her song “SloMo” in the Eurovision Grand Final tonight. “Don’t forget: I am the leader of the group. I am a…10 days ago 14 May 22, 1:31pm
- What is the meaning of Serbia ‘s Eurovision 2022 song “In Corpore Sano”?Serbia has a Eurovision 2022 song with very interesting lyrics. Singer Konstrakta is also really popular in Serbia and surrounding countries. But what is her Eurovision song “In Corpore Sano” really about? The song has multiple mean…10 days ago 14 May 22, 12:35pm
- Sam Ryder: “Changing British attitude towards Eurovision is more important than a good result”Sam Ryder wants to give a good performance with his song “Space Man” in the Eurovision Grand Final. However, he knows that this is not the most important part. “You can get fooled into thinking that it is the main goal. But it is ac…10 days ago 14 May 22, 12:22pm
- Ukraine’s Eurovision band Kalush Orchestra focuses on music, not politicsUkraine’s Eurovision 2022 participant Kalush Orchestra does not like to talk about the war too much. They rather focus on promoting Ukranian music all throughout Europe. When asked about the influence of the war in Ukraine on the Eurovisi…10 days ago 14 May 22, 12:04pm
On Europe
- new23 May – Not a word, not a whisperIt a sad truth that for [almost] every Eurovision Song Contest, there is only one winner. That means a whole heap of losers non-winners. And out of all those non-winners, there’s always a last place. As past performance is no guide to future pe…20 hours ago 23 May 22, 3:00pm
- newEurovision 2022 – How are the songs doing in European charts?Does Eurovision success (or failure) translate into sales for the artists taking part. Time for our one-week-on look at the charts across Europe. Kalush Orchestra have placed 11 songs in the Ukrainian Spotify chart with four in the top ten, topped by…23 hours ago 23 May 22, 12:02pm
- 21 May – Too many are dying in vainThere are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There’s nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the semi-final stage. It’s not the fault of the singer, or the song. It’s just, well, stuff. In other news…3 days ago 21 May 22, 3:00pm
- My several Euros worth on those results …Let me say this right from the outset: six broadcasters (Poland, San Marino, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Montenegro and Romania) tried to influence the result of the second semi final of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. If you read some things said a…3 days ago 21 May 22, 1:39pm
- Romanian TV threatens legal action and Eurovision withdrawalRomanian broadcaster TVR is threatening the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with legal action for harm done to its public image after its Eurovision Song Contest jury was caught rigging votes at the second semi final on 12 May 2022. In a lengthy an…3 days ago 21 May 22, 9:36am
- 20 May – To you I’m so easyWe all want to see a new country win, don’t we? Whether it’s to experience a new take on our favourite TV show, or to try the local cuisine, or practice a different way of asking for a beer. That’s what makes Eurovision so special.…4 days ago 20 May 22, 3:00pm
ESC Plus
- Eurovision 2023: The Netherlands has started the search for their next representativeThe Netherlands has begun the search for their 2023 Eurovision Song Contest representative, after their 2022 representative S10 finished 11th in the Grand Final in…4 days ago 20 May 22, 1:35pm
- EBU Statement: Irregular voting during second semi-final 2022This year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) was an enormous success in bringing hundreds of millions of people across the world together in unity and celebration.…5 days ago 19 May 22, 7:15pm
- Eurovision 2023: The Netherlands willing to host Eurovision againTwo Dutch broadcasters, NPO and AVROTROS, have announced that they would organize the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, when they would be asked to do so.…5 days ago 19 May 22, 10:09am
- Eurovision 2022: Voting irregularities in the 2nd semi-finalThe EBU came with a statement that said that there have been voting irregularities in no less than 6 countries which competed in the second…6 days ago 18 May 22, 9:26pm
- Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2022!We have a new winner in the Eurovision history! Ukraine has just won the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest thanks to Kalush Orchestra and…10 days ago 14 May 22, 11:16pm
- Tonight: Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022Today the Grand Final of the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is finally here, broadcast live from Turin, Italy. The most awaited moment…10 days ago 14 May 22, 12:57pm
ESC Today
- Spain: Chanel’s ‘Slo Mo’ charts at #1 on Los 40The 2022 Spanish Eurovision entry ‘Slo Mo’ has gone viral both in Spain and overseas after the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. ‘Slo Mo‘ is currently charting at #1 on...The post Spain: Chanel’s ‘Slo Mo’…1 day ago 23 May 22, 7:25am
- UK: Sam Ryder’s Space Man charts at #2 in BritainSam Ryder, the 2022 Eurovision representative, has reached the top of the UK’s charts with his Eurovision entry ‘Space Man’ which is currently charting at #2. ‘Space Man‘ has thus...The post UK: Sam Ryder’s Space…3 days ago 21 May 22, 9:30am
- Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra release official music video of ‘Stefania’The 2022 Eurovision Ukrainian winners Kalush Orchestra have released the official music video of their Eurovision entry ‘Stefania’. Kalush Orchestra were crowned the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest...The post Ukraine: Kalush…4 days ago 20 May 22, 5:30pm
- Finland: YLE confirms participation at Eurovision 2023YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster has confirmed that Finland will take part at the forthcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest and will select its Eurovision entry and act via UMK. Finland...The post Finland: YLE confirms participation at Eur…4 days ago 20 May 22, 3:50pm
- UK: Sam Ryder to perform at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee ConcertThe BBC has announced that the 2022 UK’s Eurovision act Sam Ryder will have the grand honour of performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace. The 2022...The post UK: Sam Ryder to perform at the Queen’s Pl…4 days ago 20 May 22, 10:50am
- Eurovision 2023: Can another country host the competition instead of the winner?Can another country host the forthcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest if Ukraine is unable to host the event next year due to the ongoing war afflicting the country? Throughout the...The post Eurovision 2023: Can another country host the competition…4 days ago 20 May 22, 8:30am
Eurovision Times
- Ukraine Wins Eurovision 2022!Eurovision 2022 – After an exciting voting sequence, the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Juries had their say first, and then televote came in and gave the win to Kalush Orchestra with “Stefania” for Ukraine! The ho…10 days ago 14 May 22, 11:03pm
- Eurovision Song Contest 2022 TonightTurin 2022 – This is it! Finally! After the contest’s return last year, and a whole new national final season, tonight we will finally watch the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022! The hosts are Alessandro Cattelan, Laura Pau…11 days ago 13 May 22, 10:59pm
- Eurovision 2022: Running Order of the Final Revealed!Eurovision 2022 – The running order is finally out! After two semifinals and 20 qualified finalists, who join the Big 5 for Saturday’s final show, we were all anxiously waiting for the running order to be revealed. As usual now, the draw…11 days ago 13 May 22, 12:59am
- Eurovision 2022: Results of Second Semi-FinalEurovision 2022 – Tonight we finally saw the second semifinal, with 18 entries participating and 21 countries voting all together chose the 10 finalists! Find out which they are! Comment, discuss and analyze with us! This was toni…12 days ago 12 May 22, 9:11pm
ESCxtra
- newOGAE Second Chance Contest 2022 entries announcedThe entries taking part in the OGAE Second Chance Contest have been announced. OGAE Norway will organise the event this year, following KEiiNO’s impressive victory with “Monument” last year. OGAE Second Chance Contest entries In the…1 hour ago 24 May 22, 10:23am
- newMARO releases new single “it keeps on raining”Just one week after finishing at an impressive 9th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, MARO released hew newest single “it keeps on raining” on May 20th. Ever since winning Festival da Canção 2022 with her Eurovision…16 hours ago 23 May 22, 7:23pm
- newMåns Zelmerlöw releases new single “What You Were Made For”After more than a year without any song releases, the ‘hero’ of Eurovision 2015 is back and he brought us a whole new sound! On the 22th of May, Måns Zelmerlöw released his newest single “What You Were Made For”. Pl…17 hours ago 23 May 22, 6:41pm
- newSubwoolfer release their new song “Space Kelly”After billions of years of performing together, it is no surprise that Norway’s Subwoolfer are able to release a new song so soon after the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Keith, Jim, and DJ Astronaut’s new song is called “Space Kelly…23 hours ago 23 May 22, 12:09pm
Eurovision Quick Links
- Malta 1996‘In A Woman’s Heart’, performed by...Malta 1996‘In A Woman’s Heart’, performed by Miriam Christine.Composition: Paul Abela.Lyrics: Alfred C. Sant.It’s quite clearly a product of the nineties. It’s a very safe implementation of R&B that takes no risks. A…26 Sep 18, 11:24am
- Sheffield Chamber Music Festival immerses its audience in the must-have intimate experience
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival isn't daring to present classical music in a new way. They don't need to. They started doing it 38 years ago. The post Sheffield Chamber Music Festival immerses its audience in the must-have intimate experience appea…
7 days ago 17 May 22, 11:36am
- Portugal 2022 - Fado Bicha – Povo Pequenino
(If you can't see the video panel above, click these words for something really rather special…)Of all the great songs that didn't make it out of their semis this year, his is the one that we're most gutted about. For those not in the kn…
74 days ago 11 Mar 22, 12:24pm
- 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 later we c…
16 Sep 16, 6:48pm
- newThe Another ESC Site Award for Miss Teen USA
Did anyone else continually hear “I am water” in the chorus of this song. It irritated me like crazy. Small point, let’s continue.The staging of the Maltese entry was perfectly produced with a lovely silver piano, excellent lighting…
50 mins ago 24 May 22, 10:40am
- ESC 2022: Ukraine did it again
You know the feeling when Eurovision is over and your head is boiling and you should go to bed but you really feel the need to blog a bit in order for your thoughts not to get too filtered through sleep?So. Team Ukraine won. Big style. Like the bookm…
9 days ago 15 May 22, 12:06am
- #Edis: Eurovision İçin Şarkı Yazdım
Ünlü şarkıcı Edis, Türkiye’nin Eurovision Şarkı Yarışmasına katılımıyla ilgili açıklamalarda bulundu. “Katılamadığımız için…
23 Sep 21, 8:12am