Entries by Alvaro Sanabria-Rangel

Fans shipping for Käärijä/Bojan continues as the BFFs visit Finland!

Käärijä and Bojan became friends during their Eurovision journeys.  The couple fans like to “ship” the most during Eurovision 2023 keep giving fanservice to the avid viewers.  And the fans are enjoying the content.  Based on the figures, social media has exploded during Bojan’s visit to Helsinki where he shared the stage with Käärijä and […]

Netherlands: Armin Van Buuren rules out Eurovision participation!

Armin van Buuren is not planning to send another entry for the Eurovision Netherlands selection.  The acclaimed DJ sent a song during the 2022 selection process together with singer Jaap Reesema which was rejected by the Dutch public broadcaster. Furthermore, van Buuren explained that he feels he was mistreated by the Eurovision Selection Committee: “We […]

Ireland: RTÉ prepares National Final for Eurovision 2024!

RTÉ has started its preparations to select their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.  The public broadcaster has published the rules for their selection. According to the first preparations, RTÉ will have a national final.  It is still unclear however, if the televised final will use the “Late Late Show” format as it has been […]

EBU to discuss changes in the voting system in January 2024!

The European Broadcasting Union will discuss the current voting rules regarding the juries next January 2024. The information comes from Norwegian TV2.  According to their information, the EBU will re-assess the rules concerning the voting, in particular the role of the jurors in the final results.  This information has been confirmed by NRK Project Manager […]

Finland: City of Vantaa awards Käärijä with one year rent-free apartment

Finland continues showing appreciation to their 2023 Eurovision representative.  Käärijä has become a music heroe after his Eurovision participation in Liverpool where he won the televote and overall finished in second place, Finland’s best result in the contest since 2006. The city of Vantaa announced that it will award Käärijä with a rent-free apartment for […]

EBU: Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling Steps Down as Chairperson of Eurovision Reference Group

Dr. Frank-Dieter Frieling will no longer be the Chairperson of the Reference Group for the Eurovision Song Contest.  Dr. Frieling has been the chair of the reference group since 2009. As the chair person he has been in  the middle of some of the most significant changes in the contest including the invitation to participate […]