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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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  • 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…

    13 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…

    14 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…

    19 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…

    24 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…

    25 days ago 19 Jan 26, 8:45pm
  • Welcome to Moldova’s Biggest Ever Television Production
    Moldova is back: trading a 1956 TV studio for the state-of-the-art Chișinău Arena to mark its 20th Eurovision anniversary. With a €50,000 prize and a massive 19-camera production, the nation is making its most professional bid yet for…

    28 days ago 17 Jan 26, 1:15pm
  • Hey Ho! Let’s Go: Chasing the Legend of ‘Trenulețul’ from Bucharest to Chișinău
    Is Eurovision's legendary Bucharest to Chișinău express a party on rails like Moldova's iconic Eurovision song suggests? ESC Insight takes the journey to Moldova the long way round to experience the train, and its history, first hand.The p…

    28 days ago 16 Jan 26, 10:00pm
  • Coming to a City Near You – But Will Fans Embrace the Eurovision Live Tour?
    The Eurovision Song Contest is going on tour - but is it the right time? James Stephenson speaks to Eurovision Director Martin Green about the newly announced Live Tour, and analyses whether fans will embrace the event.The post C…

    30 days ago 15 Jan 26, 9:00am

Eurovoix

ESC Daily

On Europe

  • newThis week in Eurovision – 13 February 2026
    It’s starting to feel more like the ‘on season’ with semifinals-a-plenty and from this weekend, a whole bunch of broadcasters pinning their Eurovision colours to the mast. Check out our calendar for details of what’s on when.…

    11 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 3:48pm
  • new13 February – My vision is blurry
    You can’t beat a good fan favourite. The one that gets airplay, and even more airplay, on those Eurovision-related radio stations, and of course at every Eurovision disco. The songs from 2025 are still obviously in very recent memory, and they…

    12 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 2:00pm
  • Eight Through from Dora 2026 Semi-Final 1
    The first semi-final of Dora 2026 took place last night in Opatija, with eight acts advancing to Sunday’s final. The show was broadcast live by HRT from the Marino Cvetković Hall, with the result decided solely by public televote., and the…

    1 day ago 12 Feb 26, 10:02pm
  • 12 February – Before you came it was dark everywhere
    What’s the oddest subject of a Eurovision song you can think of? Many things have been covered, mostly about falling in love with someone, or falling out of love with someone. Today we have a song about fuel. No, not that, erm, Crimson Oxen stu…

    2 days ago 12 Feb 26, 2:00pm
  • Athens presses the semi-final button
    Live from Peiraios 260, ERT rolled out the full “we’re taking Eurovision seriously this year, honest” package: moody blues (in the background, not the group!), tasteful golds and enough lens flare to make you reach for a tissue to w…

    2 days ago 12 Feb 26, 11:50am
  • 11 February – We end up saying that nothing’s important
    France. A country with a very illustrious history in our favourite TV show. Five wins under their belts, four of them occurring under no longer used scoring systems. That is because back in 1971 everything changed. A new voting structure, preview vid…

    3 days ago 11 Feb 26, 2:00pm

ESC Plus

ESC Tips

Eurovision Times

  • Cyprus: Antigoni has released ‘JALLA’
    Cyprus – The Cypriot entry in Vienna, ‘JALLA‘ by Antigoni has been released and you can watch the video now. Antigoni is a British Greek-Cypriot who has featured on Love Island (Season 8 in the UK). As always, let us know what you t…

    5 days ago 8 Feb 26, 10:56pm
  • Ukraine: It’s LELÉKA to Vienna!
    Ukraine – The national final, Vidbir, has just concluded and the winner, and this year’s Ukrainian representative in Vienna, will be LELÉKA singing  ‘Ridnym‘. After the public vote had been added to the jury vote,…

    6 days ago 7 Feb 26, 8:34pm
  • Ukraine: Selects Tonight
    Ukraine –  The winner of Ukrainian National Selection for Eurovision-2026, Vidbir, will be announced tonight. The show starts at 6 p.m (CET), and is broadcast on all Suspilne platforms. You can follow it live on Youtube here. Running order…

    6 days ago 7 Feb 26, 4:33pm
  • It’s Dara to Vienna
    Bulgaria – The final of Bulgaria’s national selection, Natsionalnata Selektsiya 2026, took place tonight. 8 acts fought for the place in Vienna and Dara won the golden ticket. The artists who performed tonight and hoped to go to Vien…

    13 days ago 31 Jan 26, 9:30pm

ESCxtra

  • newEurovision Live Tour postponed indefinitely
    The EBU has announced the postponement of the Eurovision Live Tour 2026, which was due to start one month after the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. No new date has been released and tickets will all be refunded. Unforeseen challenges that cannot be res…

    12 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 2:16pm
  • newBenidorm Fest 2026 Grand Final running order revealed
    RTVE the Spanish national broadcaster has confirmed the running order for the Grand Final of its annual music festival Benidorm Fest 2026. Benidorm Fest 2026 running order In total, 12 acts will perform in the Grand Final of Benidorm Fest 2026. The 1…

    14 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 12:27pm
  • newDora 2026 Semi-Final 1 qualifiers revealed
    The first Semi-Final of Croatia’s Eurovision 2026 selection, Dora 2026 has now concluded with eight acts that have qualified for the Grand Final. 🇭🇷 Eight acts qualify from Dora 2026 Semi-Final 1 During the first Semi-Final of C…

    17 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 9:37am
  • newBenidorm Fest 2026 Semi-Final 2 Qualifiers
    RTVE the Spanish national broadcaster have confirmed the six acts qualifying from the second Semi-Final of its annual music festival Benidorm Fest 2026. Six acts qualify from Benidorm Fest 2026 Semi-Final 2 In total, 9 acts performed in the second Se…

    17 hours ago 13 Feb 26, 9:10am

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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