Entries by Giorgos Papadopoulos

Czechia: The deadline for ESCZ 2024 submissions has been extended!

The Czech public broadcaster announced earlier today that there has been an extension to the deadline for submissions for ESCZ 2024, the national final that will determine the country’s entry in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. For several hours, the submission portal was unavailable due to technical issues. A day’s extension was thus granted by Czech public […]

Portugal: The composers of Festival da Canção 2024 have been announced!

Today, the composers who will compete in Festival da Canção 2024 were unveiled by the Portuguese national television. Of the following composers, six were chosen via a submission process that drew 809 entries, and 14 were invited directly by RTP. The composers competing in the Festival da Canção 2024 are: Bispo Buba Espinho Cristina Clara […]

Denmark: 500 songs submitted for Eurovision 2024 – Fundamental changes aimed at breaking the non-qualification streak!

Additional information regarding the Danish national selection for Eurovision 2024 was revealed by DMGP Director Erik Struve Hansen during an event hosted by OGAE Denmark today. For the past three years, the Nordic country hasn’t managed to qualify for the Eurovision final. Hence, the Danish delegation will make every effort in order to choose a strong entry […]

Israel: Due to security concerns, Gali Atari will not be attending Het Grote Songfestivalfeest!

Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, which will be hosted in Amsterdam this month, will not feature Gali Atari, who was a member of Milk and Honey, the band that won Eurovision in 1979 in Jerusalem. The organizers have announced that Gali Atari will not be performing at the concert for security considerations caused by the current state of […]

Estonia: 35 judges evaluated the Eesti Laul 2024 entries!

Hanna-Liina Võsa (a finalist of the 1997 Estonian selection) disclosed to the radio station “Vikerhommikus” that she is a member of the special jury, which consists of 35 people and which assessed the 215 entries that were submitted for Eesti Laul 2024. The Estonian public television received 215 song submissions in total, which were assessed […]

Australia: Discussions are underway for its Eurovision 2024 participation!

The decision about Australia’s participation in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest is still pending, according to information obtained by TV Tonight Australia, as talks are still going on between EBU and SBS, the nation’s public broadcaster. According to SBS sources, the broadcaster will air Eurovision 2024 as usual. However, the country’s participation is still up […]

North Macedonia: Discussions are underway for its return to the competition!

The state broadcaster of North Macedonia, MRT, has not yet made a definitive decision on whether or not the country would compete in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Conversely, discussions over the country’s return are still going on. The topic of participating in Eurovision was also discussed at the TV station’s recent planning meetings for […]