Entries by Andreas Papayiannakis

Iceland: OGAE Iceland calls on RÚV to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates!

Following the protests outside the headquarters of RÚV the past week, now OGAE Iceland calls on the Icelanding public broadcaster to withdraw from next year’s contest, in case Israel still participates. A resolution to this effect was adopted by a large majority in a vote of members, which states that it is impossible to have […]

Eurovision 2024: Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi to lead the semi allocation draw!

The Eurovision year in SVT already starts in January with the “Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – the draw” directly from Malmö on January 30 as you read in one of our past articles. The broadcast, officially called the Semi-Final Draw, will decide which of the two semi-finals the participating countries will compete in in May. […]

Sweden: A collaboration Smash Into Pieces made might be in breach of SVT rules?

“Smash Into Pieces initiates a collaboration with Keep Sweden Tidy“. That was a press release that the sanitation organization sent out recently. The press release also mentioned that the band has participated in this year’s Melodifestivalen and “finished in an impressive third place” and since then “continued to make an impression”. This may be in […]

United Kingdom: Rylan Clark comments “Eurovision Song Contest UK 2025”! | January 4 the release of the song?

Last night, BBC announced that the Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Specifically, Olly revealed the news during the Grand Final of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday 16 December to a delighted studio audience and to the millions of viewers watching at home. A while […]

United Kingdom: “The song is not a ballad!” | Olly Alexander speaks at the BBC!

Last night, BBC announced that the Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Specifically, Olly revealed the news during the Grand Final of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday 16 December to a delighted studio audience and to the millions of viewers watching at home. The star […]

Eurovision 2024: Semi-final allocation draw will be held on January 30!

31 countries will compete in the Semi-Finals. The Semi-Final in which they compete will be decided by a draw to be held on Tuesday 30 January 2024, as published by eurovision.tv a while ago on their FAQ. 10 countries from each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Final. The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is organized in collaboration […]

Eurovision 2024: Ensuring thousands of fans and 600 volunteers are safe is a top priority!

The organisers behind Eurovision Song Contest are currently looking for around 600 volunteers to welcome artists and Eurovision fans to Malmö next year, while applications for the various roles open on Friday. Johan Rönning, who is the event’s volunteer coordinator, was interviewed by Sara Assarsson and Sveriges Radio on the volume of people visiting Malmö, […]

Czechia: Aiko to be the Czech representative at Eurovision 2024 with “Pedestal”!

It’s Czechia’s turn to present the representative and song that won the national final and the country’s representation in Eurovision 2024 in Malmö. ČT, the public broadcaster of the country, selected seven artists who took part in the grand final of ESCZ 2024, last week. The hosts of the nationl final, were Adam Mišík, and also the Austrian representative of 2018, Cesár Sampson was the co-host. The seven artists […]