Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala has backed Eurovision 2023 being hosted in the United Kingdom, if the contest cannot be held in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian singer, who triumphed with her song “1944”, said that the EBU’s decision to not hold next year’s contest in Ukraine is “premature” and “very painful”. In an interview with PA […]
RTBF, the French-language Belgian national broadcaster, has stated that they would host Eurovision 2023 if asked. Following reports that the European Union is supposedly preparing a bid to host Eurovision 2023 in Brussels as a gesture of solidarity to Ukraine, RTBF confirmed that they would be willing to host the contest if asked. Jean-Paul Philippot, […]
Yle, the Finnish national broadcaster, has released the rules for UMK 2023. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) will be used for the 12th time to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Yle published the rules for the 2023 edition of the contest. Some of the rules include: The demo must be delivered to […]
Ukraine, through its Minister of Culture and Director General of Public Television Suspilne, is requesting an official statement from the EBU, which Ruslana, along with Kalush Orchestra singer Oleh Psiuk, is reversing its decision on the country. which will host Eurovision 2023. Ukraine, through its Minister of Culture, is requesting the official statement from the […]
Sam Ryder, the 2022 Eurovision representative, has reached the top of the UK’s charts with his Eurovision entry ‘Space Man’ which is currently charting at #2. ‘Space Man‘ has thus become the highest charting British Eurovision entry since 1996 when Gina G topped the British charts with her Eurovision entry ‘Ooh Aah Just A Little […]
The numbers are in… 161 million viewers watched the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest on television, as online engagement soars to new heights. Across the three live shows of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 a total of 161 million viewers watched in 34 countries where the viewing audience in measured. The contest recorded a share during […]
AVROTROS has commenced its search for the Netherlands entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The Netherlands has today opened the song submissions window for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, as the Netherlands looks for its next entry. The Dutch entry will once again be selected by a selection committee, the same method the Netherlands […]
The big day is finally here and the Grand Final is taking place at the PalaOlimpico. The family show of the final has just started! It is addressed, as the title says, to families. Αll entries will once again perform their song, with the show being used more as a warm-up, a final rehearsal for minor corrections […]
According to El Confidencial, Spanish broadcaster RTVE is considering a bid with the European Broadcasting Union for a bid to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the event that Ukraine wins tomorrow’s Grand Final. Ukraine is currently the big favorite to win the competition, but it is very likely that it will not be […]
A number of cyber attacks have taken place over the last few days in Italy on government Italian websites, this also including the official Eurovision Song Contest website Eurovision.tv. The attack has been claimed by a pro-Russian hacking group called Killnet which has resulted in a number of Italian government websites shutting down for over […]
