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
- newNo slowing down: Three Måneskin songs crack the latest Billboard Global Chart…as the band is poised to score a UK top ten hit"Beggin" is their latest song to go globalView PostThe post No slowing down: Three Måneskin songs crack the latest Billboard Global Chart…as the band is poised to score a UK top ten hit appeared first on wiwibloggs.7 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 12:18pm
- newMalta: Season 3 of X Factor Malta confirmed… but no word yet if it will select Malta’s act for Eurovision 2022Who will follow Michela and Destiny?View PostThe post Malta: Season 3 of X Factor Malta confirmed… but no word yet if it will select Malta’s act for Eurovision 2022 appeared first on wiwibloggs.8 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 11:12am
- newSweden: Eurovision and Melfest stars feature in lineups of sing-along shows Allsång på Skansen and Lotta på LisebergMåneskin have also been added to the lineupView PostThe post Sweden: Eurovision and Melfest stars feature in lineups of sing-along shows Allsång på Skansen and Lotta på Liseberg appeared first on wiwibloggs.13 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 6:00am
- newLEGO Eurovision 2021: Relive the grand final — from the flag parade to Måneskin’s winThere's even footage of THAT glass breakingView PostThe post LEGO Eurovision 2021: Relive the grand final — from the flag parade to Måneskin’s win appeared first on wiwibloggs.20 hours ago 15 Jun 21, 10:48pm
- From Saint-Priest to Nantes: Barbara Pravi reveals 36 dates for 2021/2022 tourFrom Belgium to Germany to FranceView PostThe post From Saint-Priest to Nantes: Barbara Pravi reveals 36 dates for 2021/2022 tour appeared first on wiwibloggs.2 days ago 14 Jun 21, 8:39pm
- Spain’s rhythmic gymnastics team set hoops and clubs performance to Netta’s “Bassa Sababa” at European ChampionshipsBulgaria's women performed to "Voda"View PostThe post Spain’s rhythmic gymnastics team set hoops and clubs performance to Netta’s “Bassa Sababa” at European Championships appeared first on wiwibloggs.3 days ago 13 Jun 21, 10:15pm
ESC Insight
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Now For The ToursMore tour dates from your favourite artists, selection news for Junior Eurovision, and Måneskin slowly taking over the world. All that and more in the latest Insight News podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Now For The Tours appeared…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 4:06pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: We’re Top Of The PopsFrom the viewing figures, to the charts, to the awards, it feels like everyone loves Eurovision this year! All that and more in the latest Insight News podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: We’re Top Of The Pops appeared first on ESC In…12 days ago 4 Jun 21, 4:42pm
- Which 2020 National Finals Sent The Right Artists To Rotterdam?As the ESC Insight team return to normal life after the uniqueness of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, Elaine O'Neill looks back over the National Final season to find out which broadcasters made the correct song choice for Rotterdam... in 2020.The…14 days ago 2 Jun 21, 2:34pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Buonasera, Signore e SignoriWe have our winner! Safe in the knowledge that the Eurovision Song Contest has made it through Rotterdam, it’s time to look forward to the future in the latest ESC Insight podcast.The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Buonasera, Signore e Signo…19 days ago 28 May 21, 5:11pm
- Nine Things To Expect From Italy And Eurovision 2022As Eurovision say goodbye to Rotterdam, plans will already be started on RAI's hosting of the Song Contest in Italy next year. From Allora to Zlatan, Ewan Spence thinks about what we can expect.The post Nine Things To Expect From Italy And Eurovisio…22 days ago 25 May 21, 4:37pm
- Eurovision Insight Podcast: Our Final Daily News From Rotterdam, Saturday 22nd MayWhat a show, what a fortnight, what a season. As the curtain falls on the Italian victory, the ESC Insight team and good good friends gather one last time to talk over the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on our final daily podcast.The post Eurovision I…24 days ago 23 May 21, 2:38pm
- The First Podcast After Italy’s Eurovision 2021 WinSpoiler... Italy has won the 65th Eurovision Song Contest. And as the credits rolled, Ross Middleton and Ewan Spence bounced around the room to record a podcast. It's a bit rough and ready, but it's that joyous feeling we all know that only Eurovisio…25 days ago 23 May 21, 1:44am
- Sometimes They Don’t Come BackBefore it was cancelled, 41 acts were set to perform at Eurovision 2020. As we approach 2021's Grand Final, 26 of those acts have returned for a second chance. Erik Nelson finds out what happened to the other fifteen?The post Sometimes They Don&rsqu…25 days ago 22 May 21, 3:45pm
Eurovoix
- new🇲🇩 Moldova: TRM Will Not Return to Junior Eurovision in 2021Moldova will not return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this December in Paris, France. Moldovan broadcaster TRM has confirmed to Eurofestivales that they will not be competing at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris, Franc…7 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 12:22pm
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: Hooverphonic Announce Tour in Late 2021The Belgian Eurovision 2021 representatives Hooverphonic have announced they are set to go on an international tour in late 2021. Hooverphonic is set to tour across Europe in late 2021. This will be the first tour of the band since…1 day ago 15 Jun 21, 3:14pm
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Jessie J Reportedly Approached For Eurovision 2022The Sun reports that Jessie J is on the BBC’s wishlist to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The BBC is reported to have started looking towards Eurovision 2022 and forming its list of artists it wants to approach…3 days ago 13 Jun 21, 8:14am
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: Salvador Sobral Apologises For Comments About Eurovision Following His VictoryEurovision 2017 winner Salvador Sobral has apologised in an interview for the comments he made about the contest following his victory. In an interview with Augsburger Allgemeinen, Salvador Sobral has expressed his regret and apologised for comments…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 3:34pm
- 🇮🇱 Israel: IPBC Rules Out Junior Eurovision 2021 ParticipationIPBC has confirmed that the broadcaster will not be participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. IPBC has confirmed to Eurofestivales that Israel will not be participating in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Yuval Fisher…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 3:24pm
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2021 Acts RevealedAVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, has revealed the four acts that will compete in the final of Junior Songfestival 2021. Last week, the ten finalists of Junior Songfestival 2021 were revealed. The finalists were then divided into four acts, c…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 3:08pm
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Eurovision Winner Duncan Laurence Features in “Love, Victor” Season Two SoundtrackThe winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Duncan Laurence, will be featuring in “Love, Victor” second season’s soundtrack. The newest song from the Dutch singer, “Heaven is a Hand to Hold”, is included in the offic…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 7:20am
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Doda Expresses Interest in Eurovision 2022Doda has expressed her interest in representing Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. During a livestream on Instagram, Doda answered questions about her going to Eurovision 2022. She said that she would not participate to advance her career bu…6 days ago 10 Jun 21, 9:00am
ESC Daily
- Italy a strong favourite in televoting, France consistent across the boardItaly proved to be a hit among televoters, but also fared well in the jury vote. This Ultimately led to their success at the contest. France was also consistent, finishing in the Top 3 with the public and jury votes. Italy’s win at Eurovision t…21 days ago 26 May 21, 7:26am
- Juries picked Albania over Denmark in Second Semi Final Eurovision 2021If this Eurovision would have been decided by 100% televote, Denmark would have qualified from semi final 2. Professional juries, however, gave Denmark only 9 points. Instead, they sent Albania to the Grand Final. The elimination of Fyr & Flamme,…22 days ago 25 May 21, 12:37pm
- Malta Dominates First Semi-Final, Australia Finishes in 14th PlaceFormer Junior Eurovision winner, and this year’s Maltese representative Destiny dominated the first semi-final. Meanwhile Australia struggled with both juries and televoting. Montaigne finished in 14th place over-all. The split results revealed…22 days ago 25 May 21, 12:11pm
- Anthony wins ESCDaily’s prediction prize with 298 pointsAnthony has won the ESCDaily prediction contest. In the Grand Final he scored 95 points, finishing in fourth place. Altogether, Anthony did not win one single show but was the best behind ESCDaily’s Anita in the over-all classification. Anthony…23 days ago 24 May 21, 8:22am
- Måneskin brings Italy victory in 65th Eurovision Song ContestItaly has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Ahoy, Rotterdam. Rock band Måneskin took victory after a really close contested finale. Switzerland won the jury vote and finished in third place. France finished second. The level of songs and…25 days ago 23 May 21, 12:25am
- Everything you need to know about the Grand Final of Eurovision 2021In this article you will find everything you need to know about the upcoming grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Be prepared for the conclusion of the biggest music competition in the world! The show will begin at 21:00 CET…25 days ago 22 May 21, 6:46pm
- “Many televoters will relate to Daði Freyr’s feelings of missing out”26 will compete in tonight’s Eurovision Grand Final, however one of them will not perform live: Iceland. Daði Freyr from Iceland will use his rehearsal tape from last week. In our Eurovision talkshow Rotterdam Inside, Dennis van Eersel clai…25 days ago 22 May 21, 6:00pm
- “You’re good to go!” – How Digame helps EBU ensure a valid result at EurovisionThe Eurovision Song Contest is the most prestigious music competition in the world. Therefore, it is very important to have, as Jon Ola Sand would say, a valid result. ESCDaily spoke to Thomas Niedermayer from EBU’s voting partner Digame. &ldqu…25 days ago 22 May 21, 3:03pm
On Europe
- 15 June – Just lovely flowers in your hairThat thing when you’ve tried for years to do something. And then when you get to do that thing you’ve been yearning for, you end up feeling disappointed. It’s happened to us all. It makes you wonder why you bother. There is always t…1 day ago 15 Jun 21, 3:00pm
- 14 June – Liberalism, tourism, nudism, optimism it is good for rheumatismDon’t you just love those ‘novelty’ entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I’ll let you work out which. Of course, these novelties sometimes have a message, even if it’s…2 days ago 14 Jun 21, 3:00pm
- 13 June – Drum, drum, drumWhen an act takes to the Eurovision stage, there will be have been a whole lot of planning to decide costumes, backing singers and dancers, and setting. At least, we hope there have been planning meetings. Today’s birthday girl Dihaj (né…3 days ago 13 Jun 21, 3:00pm
- 12 June – I’m gonna give you hellIt’s an old adage that anyone can won our favourite TV show. If the song’s good enough, it’ll shine through. And past performance is no guide to future performance. Take France for example, only going and finishing second in Rotterd…4 days ago 12 Jun 21, 3:00pm
- 11 June – I call out to the horizons to the stubborn heavensOur favourite TV show always has noble aims, whether it’s to find something that all/most Europeans like, or just to bring people together in a way that politicians can’t. We should celebrate that fact we’re all in this together. Wh…5 days ago 11 Jun 21, 3:00pm
- Where did your favourite finish? – Part 2 – The Middle eerm Nine!And so on we plough! 18th Norway So the message that he was a fallen angel and he was recovering from all his fears sadly fell on deaf ears with the jurors. Presumably they just saw a guy in a preposterous costume – apart from in Ireland…6 days ago 10 Jun 21, 6:55pm
ESC Today
- Australia: SBS confirms participation at Eurovision 2022SBS, the Australian, national broadcaster has confirmed to ESCToday that Australia will participate at the forthcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Italy. Thus Australia joins the list of countries that...The post Australia: SBS confirms particip…
- Iceland: Daði Freyr releases the official music video of ‘Somebody Else Now’The 2021 Icelandic Eurovision representative, Daði Freyr, has released the offiicial music video of ‘Somebody Else Now’. Daði Freyr has dropped the official music video of his latest single ‘Somebody...The post Icelan…
- Spain: Blas Canto and James Newman release ‘I’ll Stay’The 2021 Spanish Eurovision representative, Blas Canto, has released the English version of his Eurovision entry ‘Voy A Quedarme’ featuring James Newman. Two of this year’s Eurovision representatives, Blas Canto...The post Spain: B…
- Spain: Ana Maria Bordas appointed as RTVE’s Head of EntertainmentTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has announced today that the Spanish Head of Delegation Ms. Ana Maria Bordas has been appointed as RTVE’s Head of Entertainment and Communication. Ana Maria...The post Spain: Ana Maria Bordas appointed as…
- EBU: Simone Martorelli appointed International Broadcasting Committee chairpersonThe Italian Head of Delegation, Ms. Simone Martorelli, has been appointed as the chairperson of the International Broadcasting Committee at the EBU. Ms. Simone Martorelli took over as the Italian...The post EBU: Simone Martorelli appointed Internati…
- Italy 2022: Which city will host Eurovision 2022? Is Turin the frontrunner?The dust hasn’t settled yet in Rotterdam after the magnificent Eurovision 2021 Grand Final where Italy stormed to victory with Maneskin walking away with the coveted Eurovision Grand Prix, that...The post Italy 2022: Which city will host Eurov…
Eurovision Times
- Eurovision Times Awards 2021Eurovision 2021 – Every year, the summer is the calm after the storm so it’s the perfect time to do more games and contests! This year we resume the “Eurovision Times Awards” to give prizes (the Fridas) for the best in every c…10 days ago 6 Jun 21, 4:47pm
- ET Aftermath 2021It is time for our “Aftermath” contest! Every year we share our views on the acts from The Eurovision Song Contest (well except for last year)! However before, we really didn’t have a platform to share our combined personal views on…14 days ago 2 Jun 21, 7:55pm
- Italy Wins Eurovision 2021!Eurovision 2021 – Europe, we have a winner! And it was as exciting as ever! After a long season and a very nerve-breaking vote (25pts difference in the end), Måneskin has won the contest for Italy with Zitti E Buoni! It’s the t…25 days ago 22 May 21, 11:47pm
- Eurovision 2021: Marcel Bezençon AwardsEurovision 2021 – Before we know who won the contest, there were also Marcel Bezençon Awards that were distributed tonight, which give out three more honorary titles. Check out who won a trophee too! The Press Award is self explanatory r…25 days ago 22 May 21, 9:55pm
ESCxtra
- new🇮🇹 Alessandro Cattelan ‘honoured’ by calls for him to host Eurovision 2022While it’s still early days since their win, speculation is rife around Italy’s hosting of Eurovision 2022. While Turin is currently the frontrunner for the host city, the hosting is another important matter. One of the main names touted…7 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 11:48am
- new🇧🇪 Hooverphonic announce 2021 European tourLast week, we reported Barbara Pravi’s European tour announcement. However, she is not the only Eurovision 2021 alum to be touring the continent following the boost the contest has given to their careers. Starting later this year, Hooverphonic…9 hours ago 16 Jun 21, 10:08am
- 🇮🇹 ‘ZITTI E BUONI’ enters Top 10 most streamed Eurovision songs in Spotify history and crosses 100 million streamsThe Italian Eurovision winners from Måneskin still dominate the charts worldwide and already entered the Top 10 most-streamed Eurovision songs on Spotify. Already at No. 6 less than a month after the victory. Moreover, the song also crossed the…1 day ago 15 Jun 21, 10:34am
- #EurovisionAgain to return Saturday 19 JuneThe first #EurovisionAgain was held on 21 March 2020, when fans across Europe rewatched Malmö 2013 in sync as lockdown gripped the continent. Over 14 weeks, fans tweeted along with rebroadcasts of past Eurovision contests and raised almost…2 days ago 14 Jun 21, 11:00am
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
- Music-related Queens Birthday Honours 2021 for pianist Imogen Cooper, composer Huw Watkins and saxophonist Jess GillamMusic-related Queens Birthday Honours 2021 for pianist Imogen Cooper, composer Huw Watkins and saxophonist Jess GillamThe post Music-related Queens Birthday Honours 2021 for pianist Imogen Cooper, composer Huw Watkins and saxophonist Jess Gillam app…4 days ago 12 Jun 21, 11:57am
- Belarus 2021 - Shuma - Dreva
(Click here if you can't see the video panel above…)With the Belarussian regime clearly using this year's Eurovision Song Contest to try and prove a political point and sending both a song and an act that were never going to meet the favour of…
92 days ago 16 Mar 21, 11:54am
- 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
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- ESC 2021: I say it because I care
In a statement to Aftonbladet's Torbjörn Ek, the EBU has responded to the questions raised around Moldova's odd-looking results from the televoting in the second semi final. The EBU maintains all votes have been verified by their part…
22 days ago 25 May 21, 3:03pm
- 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…19 Jan 21, 9:00pm