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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 Responsibility Of The Sanremo Artistic Director
    Dude Points examines the power and responsibility placed on Sanremo's Artistic Director. With complete control over the songs, the acts and the presentation, their decisions echo across Italy and the world. Were the right choices made in 2026?The po…

    10 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 6:30pm
  • newAlloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Saturday 28th February
    Ciao from Sanremo, this is Alloracast! James Stephenson and Dude Points are here with your preview for one of the most exciting nights in the Eurovision Song Contest calendar - the final of the Festival di Sanremo.The post Alloracast! Daily News Fro…

    11 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 5:41pm
  • newHalf Excel, Half Imagination: UMK’s Quirky Confidence And Rebellion
    UMK has evolved into an "artist bootcamp" where Finnish technical precision meets a rebellious, no-rules creative spirit. Ben Robertson writes how this National Final puts in an effort like no other to produce each three-minute performance and delive…

    13 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 3:22pm
  • newThe Generation Gap Between Sanremo’s Amadeus and Carlo Conti
    Ilaria Pagano compares the two approaches of Sanremo's most recent Artistic Directors, Amadeus and Carlo Conti.The post The Generation Gap Between Sanremo’s Amadeus and Carlo Conti appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovis…

    18 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 10:51am
  • Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Friday 27th February
    On today's Alloracast, James and Dude have another Top 5 from Thursday's performances to analyse, as the competition begins to take real shape ahead of Saturday's final.The post Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Friday 27th February appeared firs…

    1 day ago 27 Feb 26, 5:00pm
  • The Wife Guys of Sanremo
    Most of the men in Sanremo are dealing with unrequited love, unhealthy relationships, or the aftermath of a breakup. But amidst all the angst, there are two singers who are providing hope to audiences. With both their canzone and their real-life rela…

    2 days ago 26 Feb 26, 6:17pm
  • Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Thursday 26th February
    James and Dude look at last night's Top Five from the first batch of fifteen performers, and see which songs surprised and which were surprise omissions. They'll also look forward to tonight's third show, in the daily Alloracast!The post Alloracast!…

    2 days ago 26 Feb 26, 5:27pm
  • Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Wednesday 25th February
    Ciao from Sanremo, this is Alloracast! Join ESC Insight's bleary-eyed James Stephenson and Dude Points as they look back at the first night of the Festival, and look ahead to tonight's show.The post Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Wednesday 25t…

    3 days ago 25 Feb 26, 6:18pm

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  • newSerbia: It’s LAVINA to Vienna!
    Serbia – Pesma za Evroviziju 2026  has finished and Serbia has chosen to send LAVINA to Vienna singing ‘Kraj mene‘ (Next to me). 14 contestants were voted for by 50% jury and 50% televote. Over 29000 votes were for LAVINA with…

    5 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 11:07pm
  • newGermany: It’s Sarah Engels to Vienna!
    Germany – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 has finished in Germany and Sarah Engels has been chosen to appear in Vienna singing ‘Fire‘. An international jury of 20 selected the top 3 before a 100% televote in the superfinal. The three acts…

    6 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 10:32pm
  • newFinland: It’s Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen to Vienna!
    Finland – The Finns have selected their representatives for Vienna, and after a well polished UMK national final, it will be Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen singing ‘Liekinheitin‘. The pair won many of the juries 12 points and th…

    7 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 9:30pm
  • newBulgaria: DARA will perform “Bangaranga”
    Bulgaria – DARA will perform “Bangaranga” for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. The three songs were as follows: ‘This is me‘‘Curse‘‘Bangaranga‘ ‘Bangarana‘ won e…

    7 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 9:13pm

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  • newSal Da Vinci Wins Sanremo 2026
    Sal Da Vinci won the 76th edition of the Festival di Sanremo on Saturday night with the song “Per sempre sì,” topping the combined vote at the Teatro Ariston. The result was determined by a mix of televote, press jury and radio jur…

    3 hours ago 1 Mar 26, 1:49am
  • newFive more Songs Advance to Festival da Canção Final
    Five more songs have advanced to the final of Festival da Canção 2026 following the first semi-final held Feb. 28. The show, organized by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, featured eight entries competing for five places in t…

    5 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 11:50pm
  • newLavina wins Pesma Za Evroviziju ‘26 and will represent Serbia at Eurovision 2026
    Today (28th February 2026) the Grand Final of the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 – Pesma Za Evroviziju ‘26 took place and after a combination of jury votes and televote from Serbian viewers at home Lavina won…

    5 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 10:55pm
  • newSarah Engels wins Das Deutsche Finale with ‘Fire’
    Following another competitive edition of Germany’s Eurovision 2026 national selection, it is Sarah Engels that wins Das Deutsche Finale 2026 and will represent the Central European nation with ‘FIre’ in Vienna, Austria this May. Sar…

    6 hours ago 28 Feb 26, 10:32pm

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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