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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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  • newThe Eurovision Tour Is No More
    The sudden cancellation of the EBU’s ten-city summer plan suggests that even the biggest brands can misread their core audience. While interest in the Contest remains on an upwards trajectory, there are lessons to learn about what how to engage…

    15 hours ago 17 Feb 26, 2:30pm
  • What Is It Like to Lose a Eurovision National Final?
    James Stephenson goes backstage with Fenksta for the first Semi Final of Dora 2026 - as he failed to qualify for the Grand Final. This is what it's really like to dream big at a National Final and come up short.The post What Is It Like to Lose a Eur…

    4 days ago 14 Feb 26, 1:53pm
  • Why Junior Lerin is Exactly What Melodifestivalen Needs
    Junior Lerin debuts as a singer in Melodifestivalen 2026, viewing the opportunity to perform 'Copacabana Boy' as a "miracle". Despite the criticism that the song has, we explain why is it healthy for Melodifestivalen that Junior is a part of this com…

    18 days ago 31 Jan 26, 2:48pm
  • More Changes To Melodifestivalen’s Voting Process
    Sweden’s biggest music competition is shaking up the rules again, shifting how winners are crowned and hiding one crucial result from the live broadcast. To find out who actually survives the night, fans will have to look beyond the main stage…

    18 days ago 30 Jan 26, 8:10pm
  • 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…

    23 days 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…

    28 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…

    29 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…

    32 days ago 17 Jan 26, 1:15pm

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  • newUK: It’s LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER to Vienna!
    United Kingdom – The BBC has this morning announced that YouTuber LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER will be representing the UK in Vienna in May. LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is an Electronic music artist, experimental singer-songwriter, and inventor of unique musi…

    20 hours ago 17 Feb 26, 8:38am
  • Croatia – It’s LELEK to Vienna!
    Croatia – Dora, the national final of Croatia, has just finished and LELEK will be representing the country at Eurovision in May. The all girl group will sing ‘Andromeda‘ Watch their performance now and let us know what you think.

    2 days ago 15 Feb 26, 10:13pm
  • Greece: It’s Akylas to Vienna!
    Greece – Sing for Greece 2026 has chosen…. and decided to send Akylas to Vienna, singing ‘Ferto‘. Akylas was chosen by 50% public voting + 25% Greek jury + 25% international jury. He won all three votes. Will it do well…

    2 days ago 15 Feb 26, 10:06pm
  • Eurovision 2026: Croatia and Greece Choose Tonight
    Eurovision 2026 – Two more national finals take place tonight with Croatia and Greece both selecting their contestants for Vienna. You can follow along here and chat about both shows as they happen. All times are CET: Greece – Sing for Gr…

    3 days ago 15 Feb 26, 3:31pm

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  • newAchille Lauro to perform at the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics
    After the confirmation of Gabry Ponte during the weekend, the organising committee of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics has revealed that another former Eurovision representative for San Marino will participate in the Closing Ceremony later this week:…

    17 hours ago 17 Feb 26, 12:18pm
  • newBBC chooses LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER for Eurovision 2026
    In a surprise breakfast announcement, UK DJ Scott Mills revealed on BBC Radio 2 this morning that LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is the UK representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna this May. LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER for United Kingdom During Th…

    19 hours ago 17 Feb 26, 10:11am
  • Eurovision Prediction 2026 – Round 6 – Austria
    The 2026 national final season is in full swing and with it comes more predictions! Eurovision Prediction 2026 continues with Round 6. Austria’s selection Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? is now open for predictions. A…

    1 day ago 16 Feb 26, 5:30pm
  • YOU have predicted Lelek to win Dora 2026!
    “Andromeda” is your prediction to win Dora 2026 tonight, in a landslide result in this round of Eurovision Prediction 2026! A total of 173 participants have cast their predictions for Croatia’s selection Dora 2026, with 89.59% of th…

    1 day ago 16 Feb 26, 5:20pm

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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