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
- newNew music this week: 19 songs from Jamala, Harel Skaat, Edsilia Rombley and moreAnne-Marie David, Cláudia Pascoal, Connect-R...View PostThe post New music this week: 19 songs from Jamala, Harel Skaat, Edsilia Rombley and more appeared first on wiwibloggs.3 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:24pm
- newPoll: Who is your favourite Eurovision 2021 act so far? (28 February)New entries from Cyprus, Germany, Ireland and SloveniaView PostThe post Poll: Who is your favourite Eurovision 2021 act so far? (28 February) appeared first on wiwibloggs.8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 10:07am
- newShould Krystian Ochman represent Poland at Eurovision 2021 with his new single “Wielkie tytuly”?Winner of The Voice of Poland 2020View PostThe post Should Krystian Ochman represent Poland at Eurovision 2021 with his new single “Wielkie tytuly”? appeared first on wiwibloggs.11 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 7:00am
- newFestival da Canção 2021: NEEV and Carolina Deslandes among semi-final two qualifiersThe final line-up is now completeView PostThe post Festival da Canção 2021: NEEV and Carolina Deslandes among semi-final two qualifiers appeared first on wiwibloggs.18 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 11:55pm
- newShe fancy! Albina slays across streetwear and couture in “Tick-Tock” music videoOpulent, lavish, expensiveView PostThe post She fancy! Albina slays across streetwear and couture in “Tick-Tock” music video appeared first on wiwibloggs.18 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 11:51pm
- newPoll: Who should win each Andra Chansen duel in Melodifestivalen 2021?Four acts will make it to the grand finalView PostThe post Poll: Who should win each Andra Chansen duel in Melodifestivalen 2021? appeared first on wiwibloggs.19 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 11:07pm
ESC Insight
- Winning Melodifestivalen? It’s A Bonus. They’ve Already WonBen Robertson explores the songs and the artists for this year's Melodifestivalen and notices something different. Gone is the uber-competitive element from the show this year, and instead artists are turning up to just do their thing.The post Winni…1 day ago 27 Feb 21, 4:35pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Everyone Gets A StageA stage for everyone, all the National Final results, and the upcoming Musical Madness of March. Catch up on the latest Song Contest action with the Insight news podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Everyone Gets A Stage appeared first on ES…2 days ago 26 Feb 21, 6:08pm
- Newsletter: Favourites fall as Nordic nations make their choices for RotterdamFrom Keiino in Norway to Aksel in Finland, this year's national selections are proving that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to Eurovision...The post Newsletter: Favourites fall as Nordic nations make their choices for Rotterdam appeared first on…5 days ago 23 Feb 21, 12:35pm
- Why the Message MattersFor an audience as large as Eurovision gets, are we paying enough attention to the messages being sent to viewers?The post Why the Message Matters appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.9 days ago 19 Feb 21, 9:00pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Thirty RockThe UK has a singer, Spain has a head-to-head, and what should you do when there is too much Eurovision? Catch up on the latest Song Contest action with the Insight news podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Thirty Rock appeared first on ESC…9 days ago 19 Feb 21, 6:45pm
- Did Melodifestivalen’s First Heat Break A World Record?It has been suggested that Melodifestivalen may have broken world records with their first heat broadcast. Ben Robertson investigates what the record is and how it is one of the secrets behind keeping Melodifestivalen top of the ratings annually.The…15 days ago 13 Feb 21, 7:00am
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Hundreds And Thousands1000 songs in Sweden, 100 days to Eurovision, and a digital adventure for the press. Ewan Spence brings you the latest Song Contest updates in the Insight News podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Hundreds And Thousands appeared first on ESC…16 days ago 12 Feb 21, 6:01pm
- Newsletter: EBU Updates Eurovision Scenarios For Rotterdam 2021With less than three months to go until the final of Eurovision 2021, the exact status of Rotterdam 2021 continues to hang in the balance. John Lucas rounds up this weeks developments...The post Newsletter: EBU Updates Eurovision Scenarios For Rotte…20 days ago 8 Feb 21, 4:00pm
Eurovoix
- new🇲🇩 Moldova: Extravagant Reveal Concert Planned For Natalia Gordienko’s Eurovision Song RevealEurovision Fun reports that the reveal concert of Moldova’s Eurovision 2021 entry will feature a number of large names from the Russian music industry. Natalia Gordienko and the Dream Team are planning an extravagant reveal concert for March 4.…58 mins ago 28 Feb 21, 5:05pm
- new🇲🇰 North Macedonia: “Here I Stand” Music Video FilmedFilming for the official music video for “Here I Stand” by Vasil has taken place this weekend in North Macedonia. The official music video for “Here I Stand” has been filmed this weekend, filming took place yesterday in the ca…1 hour ago 28 Feb 21, 4:56pm
- new🇧🇾 Belarus: BTRC to Announce Eurovision 2021 Representative on March 4?The act that will represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is set to be announced on March 4 according to OGAE Belarus. OGAE Belarus reports that the nations representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will be revealed…1 hour ago 28 Feb 21, 4:49pm
- new🇸🇮 Slovenia: Who Is Ana Soklič?The fourteenth artist to feature in our Who Is series for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is Ana Soklič from Slovenia. Ana Soklič was born in 1984 in Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. From a young age, Anna Soklič developed and…2 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 4:00pm
- new🇱🇹 Lithuania: The Roop To Film Backup Eurovision Performance Next WeekThe Lithuanian Head of Delegation has confirmed that The Roop will film their backup performance next week in Vilnius. Audrius Giržadas, the Head of Delegation for Lithuania, has stated that The Roop will be filming their backup performance for…7 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 10:39am
- new🇵🇱 Poland: Three Artists Still in Contention For Eurovision 2021?Three artists are reportedly still in the running to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Dziennik Eurowizyjny reports that three artists are still reported to be in contention to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.…8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 9:45am
- new🇺🇦 Ukraine: Go_A Have Recorded The Final Version of “Shum”Go_A has confirmed that they have recorded the final version of “Shum” that they will perform at Eurovision 2021. Speaking to UA:Ukrainian radio, Go_A have confirmed that the final version of “Shum” has been recorded for the E…9 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 9:24am
- new🇦🇱 Albania: Anxhela Peristeri Shares a Snippet of ‘Karma’ RevampAnxhela Peristeri has shared a snippet of her upcoming Eurovision song ‘Karma’, which was the winning song of Festivali i Këngës 59. The original version of the song was initially released on Spotify, but it was later removed fr…9 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 9:13am
ESC Daily
- newEric Saade and The Mamas are the last direct qualifiers in SwedenEric Saade and The Mamas are the last two direct qualifiers for the grand final of Melodifestivalen 2021, after winning the fourth and last semi final. Efraim Leo and Clara Klingenström get a second chance for Sweden in Andra Chansen next week.…21 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 9:23pm
- newBookmakers favourite NEEV qualifies for the Portuguese finalThe second group of qualifiers for the grand final of Festival da Canção 2021 are Joana Alegre, Carolina Deslandes, Pedro Gonçalves, NEEV and Eu.Clides. [read more...]The post Bookmakers favourite NEEV qualifies for the Portugue…21 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 9:20pm
- newAna Soklič presents ballad ‘Amen’ during melancholic EMA 2021Ana Soklič has presented the song she will perform for Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. She premiered the song ‘Amen’ during EMA 2021, in which she was the only artist to take the stage. Ana won the Slovenian preselectio…21 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 9:10pm
- newRead back: How The Mamas en Eric Saade made it to another final in SwedenWelcome to our liveblog for Saturday the 27th of February. Tonight Sweden will air their fourth and last semi final of Melodifestivalen and Slovenia will present their song for Rotterdam. Eric Saade returns to the Swedish preselection and is one of t…23 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 7:30pm
- From Lo Stato Sociale to Willie Peyote: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2021This year marks the 71st edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on March 2nd. The 26 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of re…1 day ago 27 Feb 21, 12:51pm
- Lesley Roy’s Irish ESC song “Maps” releasedThe Irish song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is available. Lesley Roy let her song ‘Map’ premiere this Friday. The track will be performed in the first half of the first semi final on May 18th. Last year, RTÉ also selected L…2 days ago 26 Feb 21, 8:19am
- Jendrik Stigwart sings ‘I don’t feel hate’ for GermanyJendrik Stigwart has announced that he will perform the song ‘I Don’t Feel Hate’ for Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. He presented the German song this Thursday evening. Jendrik was presented a few weeks ago by Germany a…3 days ago 25 Feb 21, 8:16am
- From Fasma to La Rappresentante di Lista: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2021This year marks the 71st edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on March 2nd. The 26 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of re…4 days ago 24 Feb 21, 12:29pm
On Europe
- new28 February – Why do we make it so hard?Are you always able to pick a winner when you first hear it? Or does it baffle you completely when [insert country here] wins? Obviously, if you could pick a winner, every year, you'd be as rich as Crœsus. When today's birthday girl Emmelie de…2 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 4:00pm
- newFdC 2021 – 2nd Semi Final qualifiers in full.The results of the 2nd FdC 2021 Semi Final are now known - they didn't announce the jury and televote split (shame) only the qualifiers. Song Performer(s) I Got Music Da Chick Jasmim Tainá Mundo melhor Ariana VOLTE-FACE EU.CLIDES Q Joana do ma…4 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 1:49pm
- newThe full result of the 4th Melodifestivalen Heat.Melodifestivalen 2021 is still fecking going - It still surprises me that it feels like considerably more than six weeks every year!. This weeks results are shown below. Next week of course is a bumper week with the Second Chance du…22 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 8:23pm
- newAna is going to sing Amen in Rotterdam – I likes it!It's been almost a year since RTVSLO announced that Ana Soklič would return to the Eurovision fold as Slovenia's representative in Rotterdam. The song, presented in a retrospective show showcasing Slovenia's 60 year association with the Eu…22 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 8:10pm
- 27 February – Always putting up a showIt's always interesting how some countries choose their singers and songs. Some go internal, or there's the bog standard national final. Or you could be innovative. Like a certain event in 2018. Our friends in San Marino tried something different in…1 day ago 27 Feb 21, 4:00pm
- Ireland releases Maps – Has Lesley got an A-Z to the final?ICYMI RTE have snuck out "Maps", their entry sung by Lesley Roy this morning, Friday 26th February. It's below in case you've not seen it. I personally like this better than her 2020 abortive entry but see what you think? - In other news, she i…2 days ago 26 Feb 21, 5:46pm
ESC Today
- Portugal: Festival da Cançao 2021 Grand Final line up complete!Festival da Cançao 2021 saw its second semi-final take place in the majestic Portuguese capital tonight. We now have the full line up for next week’s Grand Final! The 2021...The post Portugal: Festival da Cançao 2021 Grand Final…
- Slovenia: Ana Soklič releases her Eurovision entry “Amen”!How far can Slovenia reach this year? Following her victory in last year’s national selection EMA and the cancellation of the 2020 event, Ana Soklič was offered a second chance...The post Slovenia: Ana Soklič releases her Eurovision…
- Sweden: The results of the 4th semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021!Just a few minutes ago, the fourth and last semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021 passed through history! We now know all participants of the second chance round, which is due to...The post Sweden: The results of the 4th semi-final of Melodifestivalen…
- Tonight: The 4th and last semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021!The semi-finals round is coming to an end for Melodifestivalen 2021. Tonight we’ll be watching the 4th and last semi-final, live from Stockholm. As with all other shows, the 4th...The post Tonight: The 4th and last semi-final of Melodifestival…
- Tonight: Festival da Cançao 2021 Semi-final #2 in PortugalBoa tarde Europe, this is Lisbon calling! We will be travelling tonight to the majestic Portuguese capital city of Lisbon for the Second Semi-final of Festival da Canção 2021. A...The post Tonight: Festival da Cançao 2021…
- Tonight: EMA 2021: Song Presentation Show in SloveniaWe are travelling to Ljubljana tonight for EMA 2021 where Ana Soklic’s Eurovision 2021 will be officially premiered. Ana Soklic is set to release her 2021 Eurovision entry tonight during ...The post Tonight: EMA 2021: Song Presentation Sh…
Eurovision Times
- newSlovenia: Song Released!Slovenia – RTV, the national broadcaster, hosted a very unique version of EMA, the traditional national final for Slovenia. This year, Ana Soklič, who won it last year, was selected internally and she presented “Amen”! So we go…22 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 8:26pm
- National Finals 2021: Fourth Super SaturdayIt’s become a classic on ET, Super Saturdays with many shows happening all at once. Instead of opening all threads, hard to follow for everyone, we decided to have just one thread for all shows to follow live so we can all discuss them together…1 day ago 27 Feb 21, 9:04am
- Ireland: Song Released!Ireland – RTÉ, the national broadcaster in charge of the country’s participation in Eurovision 2021, has released the song that Lesley Roy will sing for them in Rotterdam, “Maps”! You can read more about it here. What d…2 days ago 26 Feb 21, 9:27am
- Sweden: Fourth Semi Snippets OutSweden – SVT, the national broadcaster, will reveal snippets from the songs each Thursday, two days before the semi-finals will take place. Fourth Semi-Final snippets are out! This year’s Melodifestivalen will be quite original. For Chris…3 days ago 25 Feb 21, 9:15pm
ESCxtra
- new🇦🇱 Anxhela Peristeri teases “Karma” revampSoon after her Festivali i Këngës win back in December, we knew that a revamp would be coming. After her victory, she confirmed that the song would remain in Albanian for Eurovision. Now, Anxhela has confirmed that the revamp is ready! Earl…2 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:51pm
- new🇩🇪 Germany confirms participation at the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song ContestAs time flies by, we begin to see more countries confirm if they will be participating in the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The next country to confirm they will be present is Germany. NDR’s head of entertainment Thomas Schreiber confirm…7 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 11:00am
- new🇵🇱 Alicja, Cleo and Rafał Brzozowski still in the running for Eurovision 2021?Reports suggest that three artists are still in the running to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Poland are one of only four countries that have not yet officially confirmed information about their selection plans for the upcoming…7 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 10:34am
- new🏴 BBC Alba rules out at a debut for Scotland at Junior Eurovision 2021Scottish broadcaster BBC Alba has confirmed that they will not be debuting at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. The contest is set to take place in France later this year. BBC Alba has previously said that talks have taken place to enable p…8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 10:07am
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
- newIvan Hewett in the Telegraph: a savage judgment on how audiences are accessing on-demand contentTsk, Ivan Hewett. Tsk. The post Ivan Hewett in the Telegraph: a savage judgment on how audiences are accessing on-demand content appeared first on Thoroughly Good .21 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 9:01pm
- newPoland 2021 - Ochman - Wielkie Tytuły
(Click here if you can't see the video panel above...)Ooh now. There's major rumours coming out of the Polish press that this haunting little tune is going to be their Eurovision entry this year. And we tell you what, we wouldn't be entirely un…
19 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 11:00pm
- 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…
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- newzweedsanimatiepoppetje1:This moment, just, I don’t know what to...zweedsanimatiepoppetje1:This moment, just, I don’t know what to say right now.Oh well. Not to be.19 hours ago 27 Feb 21, 10:52pm
- Tobson's result: ESC 2020, the final
Today the sky is crying over Helsinki. If it is because we won't have any Eurovision this year and never find out whether Aksel would have made it to the final or not (or just because May has been more April than April ever was), is probably best lef…
16 May 20, 2:06pm
- Ünlü Oyuncu Can Yaman, #SanRemo2021’e Konuk Oluyor!Ünlü Türk oyuncu Can Yaman, Eurovision Şarkı Yarışmasının ilham kaynağı olan İtalya’nın ünlü San Remo Festivali’ne konuk olacak. İtalya’da yayınlan…40 days ago 19 Jan 21, 9:00pm