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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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  • newAlloracast! 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…

    8 hours 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…

    1 day 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!…

    1 day 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…

    2 days ago 25 Feb 26, 6:18pm
  • Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Tuesday 24th February
    Will the bookies' favourite win? Which songs break Sanremo's traditional formula? Why will a politically charged song from a former winner be a major talking point? Which is "the wedding song to end all wedding songs?"James Stephenson and Dude Points…

    3 days ago 24 Feb 26, 4:47pm
  • The Sanremo 2026 Starter Pack: Artists, Scandals, and the Return of Political Pop
    From Ermal Meta’s political lyrics to Luche’s Neapolitan roots, Dude Points discovers what makes Sanremo 2026 a must-watch event for music fans as we preview its 76th Festival della Canzone Italiana.The post The Sanremo 2026 Starter Pack…

    4 days ago 24 Feb 26, 11:35am
  • Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Monday 23rd February
    Allora! Join James Stephenson and Dude Points in Italy every day this week as they enter the wild world of the Festival della Canzone Italiana to find out what's going on in Sanremo. The post Alloracast! Daily News From Sanremo, Monday 23rd February…

    4 days ago 23 Feb 26, 9:45pm
  • 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…

    7 days ago 20 Feb 26, 4:30pm

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  • newLithuania: It’s Lion Ceccah to Vienna!
    Lithuania – Eurovizija.LT 2026 has been won by Lion Ceccah. He will sing ‘Sólo quiero más‘ at Eurovision 70 in Vienna. Lion came 2nd in the jury vote but romped home in the telvote with 38,747 votes, with SHWR getting…

    4 hours ago 27 Feb 26, 9:09pm
  • newLithuania: Eurovizija Final Tonight.
    Lithuania – The national selection process in Lithuania climaxes tonight in Vilnius after 5 heats and a wildcard round as they choose their representative for Vienna. The show takes place at 18:00 – 21:30 (CET) and can be watche…

    14 hours ago 27 Feb 26, 11:05am
  • Eurovision 2026: San Remo & Pesma za Evroviziju Start Tonight
    Eurovision 2026 – The 76th edition of Italy’s San Remo Music Festival begins tonight, with the winner being given the chance to represent Italy in the Grand Final after a 5 night battle, along with Serbia holding Semi-Final 1 of Pesma za…

    4 days ago 24 Feb 26, 11:58am
  • Belgium: It’s ESSYLA to Vienna!
    Belgium – National broadcaster RTBF has internally selected ESSYLA to represent Belgium at Eurovision 2026 with the song ‘ Dancing on the Ice‘. ESSYLA took part in the ninth season of The Voice Belgique in 2021, making it…

    6 days ago 21 Feb 26, 1:07pm

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  • newLion Ceccah wins Eurovizija.LT 2026 with ‘Sólo quiero más’
    Today, Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT held the Grand Final of its Eurovision 2026 selection Eurovizija.LT 2026 following the conclusion of the results, Lion Ceccah wins the national final and will go to Vienna with, ‘Sólo qui…

    5 hours ago 27 Feb 26, 7:59pm
  • newPesma za Evroviziju ’26 Grand Final running order
    Today, RTS confirmed the running order positions for the Grand Final its Eurovision 2026 national selection Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 on February 28. Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 running order After two live Semi-Finals, Pesma za Evroviziju &rsq…

    9 hours ago 27 Feb 26, 3:54pm
  • newYOU have predicted SHWR to win Eurovizija.LT!
    “Contact!” is your prediction to win the Lithuanian national selection tonight, but not by a huge margin, in a disputed round of Eurovision Prediction. A total of 139 participants have cast their predictions for Lithuania’s selectio…

    11 hours ago 27 Feb 26, 1:42pm
  • Top 5 of Sanremo 2026’s third night revealed
    The third night of the Sanremo Music Festival has just concluded, with the last fifteen songs performing for a second time. A randomly-ordered Top 5 was revealed at the end of the broadcast. Last top 5 before the Final night On Monday, only the TV an…

    1 day ago 27 Feb 26, 12:15am

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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