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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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  • newTwenty Years of Delulu: The Lilla Al-Fadji Story
    Lilla Al-Fadji has transformed from a comedic side-project of one of Sweden's biggest rappers, to an alter ego that how has taken over his existence. Now topping the Spotify charts, here is the story of the character from Stockholm's suburbs that is…

    2 hours ago 5 Mar 26, 1:30pm
  • Fanning the Flames: Israel and UMK’s Difficult Balancing Act
    Pete Parkkonen and Linda Lampenius have secured a record-breaking UMK victory with 'Liekinheitin,' but their journey to Vienna 2026 is far from simple. As Finland eyes its second Eurovision trophy, Ben Robertson reports from Tampere on the political…

    3 days ago 2 Mar 26, 10:00pm
  • The 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…

    5 days ago 28 Feb 26, 6:30pm
  • Alloracast! 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…

    5 days ago 28 Feb 26, 5:41pm
  • Half 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…

    5 days ago 28 Feb 26, 3:22pm
  • The 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…

    5 days 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…

    6 days 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…

    7 days ago 26 Feb 26, 6:17pm

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  • newRomania: It’s Alexandra Căpitănescu to Vienna!
    Romania – Romanian broadcaster TVR held its national final tonight. The winner was Alexandra Căpitănescu singing ‘Choke me‘ and she will go to Vienna in May. A jury awarded Alexandra 82 points, with 2nd placed HVNDS scorin…

    17 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 11:01pm
  • newRomania: National Final Tonight
    Romania – Selecția Națională 2026 takes place this evening with 12 acts hoping to be selected to represent Romania at Eurovision 70 in Vienna. The show takes place at 19:00 – 22:00 (CET) and you can watch online h…

    21 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 6:18pm
  • newSan Marino: Semi-Final 1 Tonight
    San Marino – San Marino begins its national selection programmes tonight with Semi-Final 1, followed by Semi-Final 2 tomorrow. Both shows will take place  at 21:00 – 23:30 (CET) and can be watched here. 20 acts will compete…

    21 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 6:17pm
  • Australia: It’s Delta Goodrem to Vienna!
    Australia – National broadcaster SBS tonight announced that well known singer Delta Goodrem will be their choice for this year’s Eurovision with a song called ‘Eclipse‘. Check it out now… Delta Lea Goodrem is an Au…

    4 days ago 1 Mar 26, 6:45pm

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  • newAlexandra Căpitănescu wins Selecția națională in Romania
    Alexandra Căpitănescu has just won the Romanian national selection and will represent Romania at Eurovision in Vienna next May, with the song “Choke me”. A jury selection “Choke me” was chosen by the Selecția na…

    19 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 8:55pm
  • newYOU have predicted Alexandra Căpitănescu to win Selecția națională 2026!
    “Choke Me” is your prediction to win the Romania national selection tonight, in a landslide result in this round of Eurovision Prediction. A total of 120 participants have cast their predictions for Romania’s selection Selecția…

    22 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 5:13pm
  • newRESULTS: Eurovision Prediction 2026 – Round 7
    Over the last week, Eurovision Prediction 2026 players have predicted their winners in a bumper weekend of shows – UMK26, Das Deutsche Finale 2026, Sanremo 2026, Eurovizija.LT 2026, Melodi Grand Prix 2026, and Pesma za Evroviziju ’26. Let…

    23 hours ago 4 Mar 26, 4:02pm
  • HRT reveals full televoting results of Dora 2026
    Following a highly competitive edition of Dora 2026, Croatian broadcaster HRT has released the full televoting data for each of the live shows. Dora 2026 voting data released In the aftermath of the recent Dora 2026, Croatia broadcaster HRT has relea…

    1 day ago 4 Mar 26, 1:28pm

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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