Bulgaria: The next Bulgarian representative to be announced on November 25th

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Following the news that was confirmed yesterday and we first reported that Bulgaria is returning to Eurovision again after a year of absence for financial reasons, the country’s public broadcaster has recently announced further details of its participation for this year.

BNT, through a post on its twitter account a few minutes ago, announced that this year’s representative in Rotterdam  will be announced on November 25th.

Specifically, a press conference will be held in Sofia on November 25, where the public  broadcaster will announce the artist (or group) traveling to the Netherlands in the colors of the country to bring Bulgaria on the road to successful performances.  .

At the same time, during this interview, BNT will announce the production company behind this year’s participation as well as the British company that supports the Bulgarian delegation  this year.

As highlighted by Bulgarian channel sources, the aim of this year is not only to have a good presence on the Eurovision stage but also to develop the domestic music industry through international collaborations that will emerge through the pan-European music contest as well as to showcase the institution of Eurovision as a platform to highlight the Bulgarian musical element.

In 2018, Bulgaria was represented by EQUINOX with the song “Bones” on Altice Arena stage in Portugal,ranking 14th with 166 points.

So stay tuned and in a few days you will learn the coveted name!

Croatia: Through “Dora” the selection of participation |Submissions to start on November 5th

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Croatian Public Television (HRT) announced recently that the country’s participation in Eurovision 2020 will be selected through “Dora” next year.

Interested creators can submit their entries online from November 5 until December 15. A panel of HRT will select the 16 best songs to compete at Dora 2020, which will bring the Croatian representative to Rotterdam.

In Tel Aviv, Croatia was represented by Roko Blažević with the song “The Dream”, composed by Jacques Houdek, who represented Croatia at Eurovision 2017. Unfortunately, he was ranked 14th in the second semifinal and thus did not qualify for the final.

Source: HRT

Ireland: 50 years after their aunt Dana, The Rua the big favorite for Eurovision 2020

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We have read in The Sun, but also in other Irish media, that the big favorite to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2020 is a band, The Rua. The three brothers who make up The Rua are the nieces of Ireland’s first contest winner, Dana!

Who are The Rua?

But apart from the famous aunt, The Rua has had a lot of success since its creation in 2013, and their latest single entered the Billboard Top 50 in the US.

The Rua’s are Roseanna Brown, Alanna Brown and Jonathan Brown. Born and raised in Windsor, England, but with Irish descent. Their critics described the style of their music, something between Taylor Swift and Cranberries.

Two were the highlights of their career. This year, with the opening act for Westlife’s tour concerts in the UK and Ireland, as well as the participation of all three in the cast of Harry Potter films. They have also participated in other famous film productions (Maleficent, The Crown etc.).

Their goal is Eurovision 2020

The Irish Sun reveals that The Rua have set their sights on Eurovision 2020 next May in Rotterdam, exactly 50 years after Dana, also known as Rosemary Scallon, won for Ireland again with “All Kinds Of Everything”. Succeeding the first of the Queen’s seven victories in the competition.

The deadline for submitting a song to RTE on Ireland’s selection to participate in Eurovision 2020 was last Friday, October 25th. The broadcaster has decided to make its choice within the next ten days.

Great interest in Ireland for Rotterdam

An Irish public broadcaster source told The Sun:

“There has been a great response this year for our participation in Eurovision. It is very likely that Ireland will take the lead in the jury rankings in the Netherlands, 50 years after the anniversary of our first victory with Dana again. There would be huge media interest in Dana’s nephews who would take over exactly 50 years later and represent Ireland at Eurovision.”

In its call, the RTE stressed that the Irish representative at Eurovision must have “previous experience in performing in front of large crowds. Confidence and professional conduct are clear advantages “

Dana supports The Rua

Alanna Brown said their aunt has supported them from the beginning to get to the top. “She was always very supportive and if we have any questions we go to her”.

Roseanna added: “She wants us to step on our six feet and she didn’t want to interfere with us in any way. She’s there to support us, we know that. She’s interested in the songs, what we do and is there to give us advice. We want to have the freedom to be The Rua, and that’s essential”.

18-year-old Dana and Ireland’s first win

Dana was just 18 when her career was launched internationally in 1970, winning the contest in front of a television audience of 200 million people.

In 1999, she was elected Member of Parliament, the first Eurovision winner to do so.

There are not few who think Dana could return to Rotterdam in the Netherlands next May, a short distance from The Hague, where the contest took place in 1970, to relive the Eurovision triumph through her nieces this time.

In addition to their 68-year-old aunt, The Rua can also rely on the help of Louis Walsh, a well-known manager and X Factor UK judge!

Source: The Sun

 

Czech Republic: Head of Delegation,Jan Frost Bors resigns

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The head of the Czech delegation at the Eurovision song contest, Jan Frost Bors, in a lengthy post on Facebook, announced that he is leaving the country’s public broadcaster  and hence his post.

Je tomu téměř 12 let, co jsem poprvé vstoupil na půdu České televize. Napsal svůj první scénář nebo namluvil první…

Posted by Jan Frost Bors on Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Jan Frost Bors has been the leader of the Czech Delegation for the past four years, leading the Czech Republic three times to the Grand Final, culminating of course in 2018 when, with Mikolas Josef and “Lie To Me”, he reached the sixth place for the first time!

It is unknown who will succeed Jan Frost Bors. We remind you that the Czech Public Television (ČT), with its public posting on Facebook, has revealed that eight songs will be competing in the national final for Eurovision 2020, which will take place on 25 January 2020 in Prague.

 

Sweden: Two more names for Melodifestivalen | Eric Saade thinks seriously the prospects to join with the right song!

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Two more names for Melodifestivalen 2020 are revealed by Aftonbladet, while Eric Saade, who took third place for Sweden in 2011 with “Popular”, is reportedly targeting the country’s public broadcaster , SVT.

Albin Johnsén and Suzi P ready for Melodifestivalen 2020

Albin Johnsén, 30, and Suzi P, 16, are the two new artists revealed by Aftonbladet to take part in Melodifestivalen 2020.

Albin Johnsén had a huge hit in 2014 and competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with Mattias Andréasson, with the song “Rik”, reaching the second chance round.

Suzi P is a young up-and-coming singer, very popular at an early age, and also participated in “Summer Holiday Morning”, a children’s show on Swedish public television.

Is Eric Saade coming back?

Eric Saade, 29, was the presenter of this year’s Melodifestivalen. He has already participated three times, making sense every time, and in 2011 he was the winner of the Melodifestivalen with “Popular”.

This song was a revival of Sweden in the competition, marking the end of its poor performance in scoring and the beginning of a decade, with results that almost always ended in the top ten but also two wins (2012 and 2015). .

Sources close to the singer say a fourth entry would have been of interest to him, as long as there was a proper song. In his latest recordings, however, he himself plays songs in Swedish lyrics. If he finally says yes to SVT, he has to choose between the Swedish verse he prefers or the English that strategically helps most.

The artists who have so far confirmed for Melodifestivalen 2020

Seven contestants have so far secured a place in the Melodifestivalen 2020 semifinals:

Amanda Aasa (from P4 Nästa)
Victor Crone
Hanna Ferm
Jakob Karlberg
The Mamas
Albin Johnsén
 Suzi P.

Two names have been targeted by SVT, but have not yet confirmed their participation:

Carola
Eric Saade

Recall that 14 of the 28 participants of the Melodifestivalen result from the open invitation to SVT creators, 13 are selected through an invitation to SVT and 1 is from the P4 Nästa radio competition.

In detail the program of Melodifestivalen 2020 is as follows:
Linkoping – First Semifinal – 1 February
Gothenburg – Second Semifinal – 8 February
Lulea – Third Semifinal – February 15
Malmo – Fourth Semifinal – February 22
Eskilestone – Second Opportunity – February 29
Stockholm – Final – 7 March
David Sundin, Linnea Henriksson and Lina Hedlund will all be presenting the six nights of the show.

Source: Aftonbladet

Bulgaria: Back to Eurovision again

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This day started with a pleasant surprise for the Eurovision constitution and the Europeans all over Europe . Bulgaria is returning after this year’s absence from the contest for financial reasons, according to BNT General Manager of the country’s public broadcaster Emil Kuslokov.

One major sponsor will cover all costs of Bulgarian participation in Rotterdam

The Director General of BNT today announced that Bulgaria will be present at Eurovision 2020, having already confirmed its participation in the EBU.

A major sponsor will cover all costs (from participation fee, to travel, subsistence, stage presentation, video clip, costume, etc.). The sponsor will be present at a special press conference soon. The relevant amount is expected to be between 400,000 and 500,000 Leva.

“Many people have money, but few invest in culture. Therefore, I feel the need to thank the sponsor for what he does for the BNT. It’s not money thrown into the wind. Bulgaria had strong performances in Eurovision. so it is worth continuing this tradition, and why not pursue global productive activity”

(Emil Kuslokov, for Bulgaria’s return to Eurovision)

British production company the big sponsor

We may not yet know who is hiding behind Bulgaria’s return to the contest, but what we do know is that it is a large British production company, for which the BBC sent an hour-long video to BNT to use in its presentation.

According to Emil Kuslokov, the company has major projects and collaborations with international stars such as Beyonce.

The company will choose both the song and the artist to represent Bulgaria in Rotterdam on May 12, 14 and 16, hoping to continue the success of the country in the competition.

UPDATE

(10.35)

The news has now been confirmed by the Bulgarian public broadcaster Twitter account, the tool BTN has used for so many years to make announcements about the contest.

https://twitter.com/bg_eurovision/status/1189460222722613250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1189460222722613250&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F2019%2F10%2F%25ce%25b2%25ce%25bf%25cf%2585%25ce%25bb%25ce%25b3%25ce%25b1%25cf%2581%25ce%25af%25ce%25b1-%25ce%25b5%25cf%2580%25ce%25b9%25cf%2583%25cf%2584%25cf%2581%25ce%25ad%25cf%2586%25ce%25b5%25ce%25b9-%25cf%2583%25cf%2584%25ce%25bf%25ce%25bd-%25ce%25b4%25ce%25b9%25ce%25b1%25ce%25b3%25cf%2589%25ce%25bd%25ce%25b9%25cf%2583%25ce%25bc%2F

 

We may have had the withdrawal of Hungary in the past few days, but today we have been informed of the return of Bulgaria, which together with Ukraine, after their absence this year, will make the event a bit  more interesting.

In 2018, Bulgaria was represented by Equinox with “Bones”, taking 14th place:

Source: 24chasa.bg

Eurovision 2020: Hosts of the event selected | Two men and one woman

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Cornal Maas, the man who is the soul of Eurovision in the Netherlands and a commentator on the country’s public broadcaster, recently revealed that the Eurovision 2020 presenters,two men and one woman are selected.

In an interview with NPO Radio 2 and Gijs Staverman, he said that he will not be among the presenters, despite what has been written lately and that presenters will be announced in the near future.

Maas is preparing a documentary on Duncan Laurence‘s victory in Tel Aviv last May, in addition to playing a key role in preparing the next contest and his usual role in the Dutch selection committee. He talks about the needs of this documentary with Edsilia Rombley, Ruth Jacott, Ilse DeLange and of course Duncan Laurence.

The 65th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Ahoy, Rotterdam on 12, 14 and 16 May.

Source: televizier

The Netherlands: Searching for Eurovision 2020 representative begun

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In addition to preparation of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next May, Dutch public television has also begun searching for its next representative.

The Netherlands will choose its next participation by internal selection, as since 2013 with this system it manages to qualify for the final (except 2015) and is usually high on the scoreboard.

Jan Smit revealed to us through a post that the committee set up by Dutch public television to choose the next Eurovision representative held its first hearing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KVqpMAfHZ/

The Committee consists of:

Coen Swijnenberg – Dj
Sander Lantinga – Dj
Joyce Hoydelmans – Member of the competition mission since 2014
Eric Van Stade – General Manager of Avrotros
Cornald Maas – Contest commentator
Jan Smit – Contest commentator

In recent days, it was announced that internationally renowned DJ Armin van Buuren rejected Avrotros’s proposal to represent the Netherlands in the 2020 Eurovision contest.

Duncan Laurence, with the song “Arcade”, managed to bring the event to the Netherlands for the first time since 1980.

Albania: Festivali i Kenges 58 final on December 22nd

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Albania’s public broadcaster, RTSH, has announced the dates of the Festivali i Kenges 58, the country’s national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Specifically, the two semifinals will take place on December 19th and 20th, while the Grand Final, where we will also learn Albania’s 17th Eurovision Song Contest representative, will take place on December 22nd. Alketa Vejsiu will be the host of Festivali i Kenges 58.

The 20 candidates for the Festivali i Kenges to claim the Rotterdam ticket are:

1. Albërie Hadërgjonaj
2. Aldo Bardhi
3. Arilena Ara
4. Bojken Lako
5. Devis Xherahu
6. Eli Fara & Stresi
7. Elvana Gjata
8. Era Rusi
9. Gena
10. Genc Tukiqi
11. Kanita Suma
12. Kamela Islamaj
13. Kastro Zizo
14. Olta Boka
15. Renis Gjoka
16. Robert Berisha
17. Sara Bajraktari
18. Tiri Gjoci
19. Valon Shehu
20. Wendi Mancaku

Elvana Gjata, a successful singer in her home country, Arilena Ara who has become well known in with the song  “Nentori“, as well as Olta Boka who represented her country at Eurovision 2008, occupying the 17thte place stand out among the candidates.

This year in Tel Aviv, Jonida Maliqi with “Ktheju Land”, the song she won at FiK 2018, brought Albania to the final, finishing 17th with 90 points.

Malta:Watch Destiny Chukunyere’s performance on X Factor

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17-year-old Destiny Chukunyere, who won Junior Eurovision in 2015, is a candidate on the X Factor currently airing on public broadcaster, a show which will emerge the country’s representative in Rotterdam.

In 2015 Destiny brought Malta to the forefront of Junior Eurovision, with her amazing voice and retro song, “Not My Soul”. A year later she joined Britain’s Got Talent, reaching the semifinals. This year, she participated in the vocals of the Maltese Mission to Tel Aviv, assisting on stage with Michela, who represented her country after her X Factor victory.

The young singer chose to perform Jennifer Hudson’s “Giving Myself”, gaining 4 yes from the judges, who even said what they imagined on stage in Rotterdam in May. Recall that the jury consists of Ira Losco, ESC 2002 and 2016, Howard Keith Debono, manager of Malta’s top artists, Ray Mercieca, composer and producer, and Alexandra Alden, singer.

Below you can enjoy Destiny’s appearance that looks set to bring Malta’s first Eurovision 2020 win: