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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

  • newThe New Eurovision Logo Is What We Need, Even If It’s Not What We Want
    Guest writer Charlie Eastabrook explains what feels like an unpopular opinion in the community this week... She quite likes the new Eurovision Song Contest logo.The post The New Eurovision Logo Is What We Need, Even If It’s Not What We Want ap…

    14 hours ago 20 Aug 25, 2:31pm
  • newIt’s Vienna For Eurovision’s 70th Anniversary
    Following the head-to-head bidding process, Austrian broadcaster ORF has confirmed that the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna, on Saturday, May 16th (with the Semi Finals on Tuesday, 12th May and Thursday, 14th May).The post It&rsq…

    23 hours ago 20 Aug 25, 6:00am
  • Exploring The Positive Impact Of Brand Eurovision And The Song Contest’s New Logo
    With the announcement of a new logo, font, and brand identity for the Eurovision Song Contest, the EBU is once more evolving the Song Contest for the next generation. What impact will this change have on the Contest, how will the community react, and…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 11:57am
  • Why Start A Eurovision Podcrawl?
    This summer, many of your favourite Eurovision podcasts have invited you to join them on a podcrawl. Ewan Spence sits down to spin a tale of community, of Contests, and how a podcrawl can grow the community.The post Why Start A Eurovision Podcrawl?…

    22 days ago 30 Jul 25, 12:00pm
  • Eurovision Insight Podcast: The Eurovision Podcrawl Starts In Cannes 1959
    Ewan Spence, Fin Ross Russell, and Dudepoints start off the Eurovision Podcrawl with a trip to Cannes in 1959. They talk about the Contest's formative years, the impact on the future of the Song Contest, and pick out three songs to talk about in deta…

    64 days ago 18 Jun 25, 10:30am
  • Blurred Lines & Steady Progress: The Last Five Years of Race at Eurovision
    Fin Ross Russell looks at the Eurovision Song Contest's recent record of entrants to ask if things have improved for people of colour entering the Song Contest?The post Blurred Lines & Steady Progress: The Last Five Years of Race at Eurovision a…

    70 days ago 12 Jun 25, 11:30am
  • How Many Votes Did Each Song Receive In The Televote?
    Think you know how many votes were really cast at Eurovision 2025? Discover how Italy's unique transparency laws might hold the key to revealing the true numbers behind the Contest's public vote, and what that means for the future of Eurovision.The…

    80 days ago 2 Jun 25, 11:30am
  • Which National Finals Made The Best Choice For Basel?
    With many broadcasters going down the route of a National Selection for Eurovision, there's always a sense to judge purely on the finishing position. Yet there's more to the Contest than the podium. Let's highlight some of the deeper cut successes fr…

    83 days ago 30 May 25, 10:30am

Eurovoix

ESC Daily

On Europe

  • new20 August – I’m lying on the grass and dreaming
    Are there any countries you’d like to see in the 2026 edition of our favourite TV show, that weren’t going to be there in 2025? A new country perhaps? Or one that hasn’t been there for a while? Today we focus on our friends in Slova…

    15 hours ago 20 Aug 25, 2:00pm
  • newVienna Secures the Eurovision Crown
    Vienna is back in the Eurovision spotlight. Today, Austria’s national broadcaster ORF, in concert with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), confirmed that the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Vienna, with the Grand Final schedul…

    22 hours ago 20 Aug 25, 6:38am
  • 19 August – You’re thirsty and nostalgic
    Don’t you just love our favourite TV show for its masses of different styles? You can have good old Scandi-Schlager, followed by good old Adriatic ballad, followed by something completely insane. There’s something for everyone. Some style…

    2 days ago 19 Aug 25, 2:00pm
  • Melodifestivalen 2026: New Rules, New Voting
    The evolutionary speed of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen might be best described as ‘glacial’, but SVT is keen to trumpet ‘changes’ for 2026. The broadcaster has now published the official competition rules, confirming that a…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 3:08pm
  • Lithuania’s Eurovizija.LT 2026 Kicks Off
    Lithuania is tuning up for Eurovision 2026, with LRT officially opening song submissions today, and a revised Eurovizija.LT format promising more audience power, streamlined finals, and a high-tech twist. Submission window and format Deadline: Submis…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 2:22pm
  • Eurovision Turns 70: You saw it everywhere first
    Eurovision isn’t one to pass up a party – and what bigger excuse than turning 70? Yes, in 2026, the Contest celebrates seven decades of uniting Europe (and beyond) with key changes in music, costumes, politics, and pyro. Thanks to JJ&rsqu…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 2:12pm

ESC Plus

ESC Tips

Eurovision Times

  • Austria Wins Eurovision 2025!
    Basel – After an exciting voting sequence, the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 came to a conclusion. Congratulations to Austria, who wins their second trophy in 10 years and their thrid overall with “Wasted Love”, by…

    95 days ago 17 May 25, 11:55pm
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Tonight!
    Basel 2025 – This is it! Finally! After Liverpool and Malmö, and a whole new national final season, tonight we will finally watch the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025! The hosts are Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer, joined for t…

    96 days ago 17 May 25, 8:44am
  • Eurovision 2025: Running Order of the Final Revealed!
    Eurovision 2025 – The running order is finally out! After two semifinals and 20 qualified finalists, who join the 6 finalists for Saturday’s final, we were all anxiously waiting for the running order to be revealed. As usual now, the draw…

    97 days ago 15 May 25, 11:53pm
  • Tonight: Eurovision 2025 Second Semi Final!
    Eurovision 2025 – Tonight we will find out the last ten qualifiers that will join the Big 5 and Switzerland in the Grand Final on Saturday. The anticipation will finally be over! Again, a recap of who is performing in this semi final: Whom do y…

    98 days ago 14 May 25, 10:17pm

ESCxtra

  • newVienna will host Eurovision 2026 on May 12, 14, 16
    After several weeks of bidding process, culminating in a duel between two cities, Vienna earned the right to host Eurovision 2026, by beating its competitor Innsbruck. It marks the return of a capital city host for the Contest, after several years of…

    22 hours ago 20 Aug 25, 6:16am
  • LRT opens song submissions for EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026
    As the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 season begins to take shape in the wake of JJ’s victory, Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT have announced the return of EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026 with a number of format changes. The national final will sel…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 12:50pm
  • New Eurovision logo unveiled for the 70th anniversary
    After 11 editions of the current logo, the EBU has revealed a new logo to mark the 70th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be celebrated next year in Austria. A new logo for a new anniversary The new logo was revealed at 1pm CEST…

    3 days ago 18 Aug 25, 8:40am
  • How sustainable is the Eurovision Song Contest?
    In this editorial we will examine the economic and environmental sustainability of the Eurovision Song Contest, how that has impacted the rise of the underdog host cities and what it all means for the future of the contest.  What do we mean by s…

    5 days ago 15 Aug 25, 6:59pm

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…

    92 days ago 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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