Entries by Fotios Ntinos

Spain: 600.000 euros was the participation cost for Eurovision 2024 | The first announcements for Benidorm Fest 2025 expected in July 8!

The cost of Spain’s public television’s participation in Eurovision 2024 has been made public. With a budget of just under 600,000 euros, this year’s competition participation cost was significantly less than in previous years. Apart from that, however, preparations for Benidorm Fest 2025 have already begun and the first announcements are expected soon. Less than […]

Sanremo 2025: 24 participants and no consideration of Covers’ Night into the final result is the first planning!

Carlo Conti is the new artistic director of the Sanremo Music Festival. He has already announced the shorter duration of the festival’s evenings, a reduced number of participating entries as well as an alternative competition for the Nuove Proposte category. Carlo Conti and RAI unveiled the initial plan for the five nights of Sanremo 2025 […]

ERT and RIK do not support the anonymous statement about Eurovision 2024!

For the past hours, an anonymous statement has been circulating the internet according which delegation members and participants of Eurovision 2024 submitted their complaints about Israel’s participation in this year’s contest. According to our exclusive information, neither ERT nor RIK have signed the following statement. The following statement as published by ESC Gabe on their […]

Eurovision 2024: An independent investigation is underway!

Eurovision 2024 was stigmatized by a series of incidents that jeopardized the smooth operation of the show. Joost Klein’s disqualification along with the participation of Israel and the allegations claiming the Israeli delegation members harassing participants marred the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Following the aforementioned, EBU has now confirmed to the Dutch […]

Greece: ERT denies reports regarding Greece’s intentions to withdraw just before the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024!

As we informed you earlier and according to a publication by the Norwegian newspaper VK, which was also republished by the Swedish Aftonbladet, six countries – among them Greece – threatened to withdraw from the Grand Final of Eurovision. This scenario was avoided just 25 minutes before the start of the show, as an agreement […]

Croatia: Baby Lasagna denies monetary award and asks to be given to charity instead!

Undoubtedly, Baby Lasagna, the Croatian representative in Eurovision 2024, did the impossible. From being a substitute act for Dora 2024, he won the national selection, made himself one of the hot favorites to win Eurovision 2024, won the public voting and ended up second overall. Baby Lasagna won Croatia’s best placement in Eurovision Song Contest […]

Eurovision 2024: The detailed results of the two Semi-Finals!

Just following the conclusion of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, EBU released the detailed voting results from both Semi-Finals. Semi-Final One Croatia: 177 points Ukraine: 173 points Ireland:124 points Lithuania: 119 points Luxembourg: 117 points Cyprus: 67 points Finland: 59 points Portugal: 58 points Slovenia: 51 points Serbia: 47 points Australia: 41 points Poland: 35 […]