Entries by Olga Kelesidou

Eurovision 2025: New Details About the Arena, EuroClub, and Eurovision Village!

What will the arena hosting Eurovision, the Eurovision Village, and the EuroClub look like in Basel, Switzerland, the country hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? These and more were discussed in the “Schweiz aktuell” program on SRF 1, which aired a feature this week on the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. Among other […]

Australia: Guy Sebastian reveals he’d like to participate again at Eurovision

Australian singer Guy Sebastian, who represented Australia in its Eurovision debut in 2015, recently performed at the Dutch live concert and TV event featuring Eurovision artists, titled “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest,” held in Amsterdam. Specifically, during the event, the official Eurovision podcast interviewed selected artists, including Guy Sebastian. The Australian singer, spoke with host Steve Holden […]

Spain: Junior Eurovision 2024 Cost RTVE 7.3 Million Euros

According to information from the Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, hosting the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid on November 16, 2024, at Caja Mágica required more than 7 million Euros, specifically 7,311,809 Euros. More specifically, RTVE stated that the budget was divided into two categories: External expenses, amounting to 6,545,043 Euros. The breakdown of […]

Belgium: All the latest updates of Eurosong 2025

Belgium is getting into Eurovision mode, as in less than a month, we will find out who will represent the country in May in Basel, Switzerland. Specifically, as announced, the first episodes of Eurosong 2025, the Belgian competition that selects the country’s Eurovision representative each year, will be aired on January 18 and 25, hosted […]

Spain: Benidorm Fest songs to be released on December 18!

The Spanish public broadcaster, RTVE, will announce the sixteen songs competing in Benidorm Fest 2025 on December 18, aiming to represent Spain at Eurovision 2025. The reveal will take place through a press conference scheduled for 11:00 CET at RTVE’s headquarters, where all the songs participating in Benidorm Fest 2025 will be presented. So far, […]

Poland: Following OGAE Polska’s complaint, the results of the Polish national selection for Eurovision 2023 are now published

After a ruling from the Regional Administrative Court in Warsaw in June 2024, Telewizja Polska was obliged to disclose the exact results from the controversial voting process in the Polish national final for Eurovision 2023.   Background: It is worth remembering that the frontrunner for victory was Jann with the song “Gladiator”. Despite the public’s […]

Montenegro: NeonoeN comment on the possibility of being disqualified from Eurovision 2025.

Just a few days ago, the band NeonoeN with their song “CLICKBAIT” won Montesong and the ticket to Basel, Switzerland, as they were selected to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025. However, the national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, confirmed the news that the winning band had presented a different version of the song “CLICKBAIT” before September […]

Moldova: The submission period for the Selecția Națională 2025 has begun

The national broadcaster of Moldova, TRM, has officially launched the process to select the song that will represent the country at Eurovision 2025, taking place in Basel, Switzerland. In a recent announcement, TRM revealed the regulations for Selecția Națională 2025, Moldova’s national final. The submission period is now open, and interested participants are invited to […]

Spain: Benidorm Fest 2025 participants will not be announced on November 7

The latest updates for Benidorm Fest 2025, which will select Spain’s representative for Eurovision 2025, indicate a shift, as it is no longer certain when the contestants will be announced. In previous days, the ESCplus Spain team had suggested that the participants of the Alicante-based festival would be announced on the upcoming Thursday, November 7, […]