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• Melodifestivalen, The National Final Where Entertainment Matters
  While most National Finals focus on finding a song, Melodifestivalen focuses on keeping a nation glued to the sofa. This year's Melfest has seen production decisions and scripting been a bigger focus than ever being the source of controversy, but why…
  
  

  2 days ago 20 Feb 26, 4:30pm
• The Eurovision Tour Is No More
  The sudden cancellation of the EBU’s ten-city summer plan suggests that even the biggest brands can misread their core audience. While interest in the Contest remains on an upwards trajectory, there are lessons to learn about what how to engage…
  
  

  5 days ago 17 Feb 26, 2:30pm
• What Is It Like to Lose a Eurovision National Final?
  James Stephenson goes backstage with Fenksta for the first Semi Final of Dora 2026 - as he failed to qualify for the Grand Final. This is what it's really like to dream big at a National Final and come up short.The post What Is It Like to Lose a Eur…
  
  

  8 days ago 14 Feb 26, 1:53pm
• Why Junior Lerin is Exactly What Melodifestivalen Needs
  Junior Lerin debuts as a singer in Melodifestivalen 2026, viewing the opportunity to perform 'Copacabana Boy' as a "miracle". Despite the criticism that the song has, we explain why is it healthy for Melodifestivalen that Junior is a part of this com…
  
  

  22 days ago 31 Jan 26, 2:48pm
• More Changes To Melodifestivalen’s Voting Process
  Sweden’s biggest music competition is shaking up the rules again, shifting how winners are crowned and hiding one crucial result from the live broadcast. To find out who actually survives the night, fans will have to look beyond the main stage…
  
  

  23 days ago 30 Jan 26, 8:10pm
• Five Withdraw, Three Return: So Who Wins From That?
  Eurovision 2026 is seeing a massive shift in which countries are competing, and it’s going to shake up the final results. We look at the data to see how new participants and recent withdrawals shake up the scoreboard more than any other time th…
  
  

  28 days ago 26 Jan 26, 1:00pm
• A Salute To Europe: Moldova Is On Duty
  From a record-shattering arena production to a record-shattering televote landslide, Moldova has officially reported for duty for Eurovision 2026. This is the story of how a 29-year-old visionary and a popular young artist are using the Song Contest…
  
  

  33 days ago 20 Jan 26, 8:45pm
• Eurovision’s Heart is Beating – If You Know Where to Look
  James Stephenson tunes into the start of National Final season for Eurovision 2026, and rediscovers where his Eurovision Song Contest heart truly lies.The post Eurovision’s Heart is Beating – If You Know Where to Look appeared first…
  
  

  34 days ago 19 Jan 26, 8:45pm

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• Milan becomes youngest Prediction Contest winner ever; Robin wins first team title
  Milan has won the ESCDaily Prediction Contest 2025. The twelve year old boy from Netherlands scored 76 points in the Grand Final, which was enough to overtake everyone and climb into first place. Meanwhile,...
  
  

  19 May 25, 8:43pm
• JJ wins divided Eurovision Grand Final with record low points total
  Austria has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Singer JJ took the trophy with his song “Wasted Love”. He won the Jury Vote and gathered enough televotes to maintain his top position in a...
  
  

  18 May 25, 9:42pm
• Predict the Eurovision 2025 results and win! (Part 3)
  This year again you can take it up against the team members of ESCDaily by predicting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Join the fun and read all you need to do in this article!...
  
  

  16 May 25, 10:01pm
• Read back: How France nailed Jury rehearsal of the Grand Final of Eurovision 2025
  Tomorrow it’s time for the grand final of Eurovision 2025. 26 countries will compete for the trophy in the long awaiting final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But 50% of the results will already...
  
  

  16 May 25, 6:45pm
• KAJ and Louane placed right after each other in Eurovision 2025 Grand Final running order
  Top favorites Sweden and France will perform right after each other, near the end of the show. KAJ and Louane will therefore have their performances side by side. This is one of the main...
  
  

  16 May 25, 8:40am
• Shock exit for Australia as top favorites Austria and France impress
  Australia has failed to qualify for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Go-Jo gave a flashy and colorful performance with his song “Milkshake Man”, but it turned out insufficient for a...
  
  

  16 May 25, 8:29am
• Read back: Third dress rehearsal of semi 2 of Eurovision 2025
  This afternoon we will see the last runthrough of the second semi final from Basel. You can follow the dress rehearsal in our live blog where we will focus on the show elements and...
  
  

  15 May 25, 1:03pm
• Predict the Eurovision 2025 results and win! (Part 2)
  This year again you can take it up against the team members of ESCDaily by predicting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Join the fun and read all you need to do in this article!...
  
  

  14 May 25, 9:35pm

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• Five Songs Advance to Festival da Canção Final
  Five songs advanced to the final of Festival da Canção 2026 following the first semi-final held Feb. 21. The show, organized by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, featured eight entries competing for five places in the March 7…
  
  

  1 day ago 22 Feb 26, 12:59am
• Eurovizija.LT 2026: Semi-Final 5 results
  The fifth Semi-Final of Lithuania’s Eurovision 2026 selection show has taken place. During the fifth show of Eurovizija.LT 2026, the combined scores of the jury and public put Lolita Zero and Walls of Water through to the Grand Final on Februar…
  
  

  1 day ago 21 Feb 26, 9:41pm
• Melodifestivalen’s Heat 4 results : Smash into Pieces and Cimberly direct to the Final
  The Swedish national selection, Melodifestivalen, is back, and has just broadcast its third heat live from Malmö Arena in Malmö. As usual, two artists qualified directly to the final, with a third one going to the “Final qualification…
  
  

  1 day ago 21 Feb 26, 8:30pm
• RESULTS: Eurovision Prediction 2026 – Round 6
  Over the last week, Eurovision Prediction 2026 players have predicted their winner for Austria’s ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich?‘ Let’s see how the results have affected the leaderboard. Calculating…
  
  

  1 day ago 21 Feb 26, 4:27pm

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