Entries by Fotios Ntinos

Poland: With Justyna Steczkowska to Malmö?

Eurovision 2024 appears to be turning into an all-star event. Along with Slimane for France and Olly Alexander for the United Kingdom, a former Eurovision representative’s name may now be added to the list. There appears to be widespread speculation in Poland that Justyna Steczkowska, beloved by the Polish audience, is preparing for Eurovision. Justyna […]

Czechia: The country’s Head of Press calls Israel an “apartheid regime”!

The controversy regarding the Israeli participation in Eurovision 2024 is still ongoing. In a tweet, Ahmad Halloun, the Head of Press for the Czech delegation in the competition, agreed with the characterization of Israel as an apartheid regime. According to his profile, Ahmad Halloun is of Lebanese and Venezuelan descent. He retweeted an article from […]

Israel: “Fill your mouth with ice cubes and shut up” says Yizhar Cohen to Icelanders!

Yizhar Cohen, the first Israeli winner of Eurovision, responds harshly to Icelanders who have previously called for Israel’s exclusion from Eurovision 2024 through protests and petitions to the Icelandic broadcaster. So far, no EBU member has called for Israel’s exclusion from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, with Israel proceeding with its usual preparations to select […]

United Kingdom: BBC is asked to drop its entrant, Olly Alexander, after calling Israel an “apartheid regime”!

We have not yet entered 2024 and the controversies have already started and are widely spreading. Following the request of the Icelandic Association of Composers to RÚV to withdraw from Eurovision 2024 due to the Israeli participation and the petition RTÉ received for the same reason, issues caused by the ongoing war in Israel have […]

Albania: Watch snippets from the rehearsals for the first night of FiK 62!

A preview of the 16 competing songs that will perform on the opening night of Festivali i Këngës 62, the Albanian national selection, have just been released. The clips are, in fact, snippets from yesterday’s rehearsals. Check out, the snippets from yesterday’s rehearsal of the sixteen artists who will participate in the first night of […]

Luxembourg: “Luxembourg Song Contest” ticket sale started | The pre-sale is sold out!

A few hours ago, the pre-sale for the Luxembourgish national final, namely Luxembourg Song Contest, started. Via the site of of Rockhal, those interested had the opportunity to purchase tickets for the spectacular show -as expected- organized by RTL not only to select the first Luxembourgish Eurovision act in thirty years but also as a […]

United Kingdom: Olly Alexander will be the country’s representative in Eurovision 2024!

The Eurovision 2024 news do not stop from coming! Just moments ago, 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 tonight (Saturday 16 December) to a delighted studio audience […]