Breaking News: ERT has started the process for the national final!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2025, Greece/by Giannis ArgyriouA few minutes ago, the decision of the ERT Board of Directors regarding the organization of a national final to select the artist and song that will represent the country in Eurovision 2025 was posted on “Diavgeia.” The decision was unanimous and follows the announcements made by the company’s CEO about holding an open national final with an invitation to all interested parties, after 22 whole years!
The ERT Board of Directors has officially decided that Greece’s representative for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be selected through a national final. The company’s Board unanimously decided to proceed with the national final, authorizing the CEO to sign the contract, presumably with a production company, for this purpose.
We now expect, within hours or by Monday at the latest, details about the national final, including the rules and the beginning of song submissions.
You can view the relevant document on Diavgeia HERE.
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Sweden: Scarlet return to Melodifestivalen 2025!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Sweden/by Spyros KoronakisScarlet made their debut last spring, when the metal band came very close to reaching the final of Melodifestivalen 2024 with their song “Circus X”.
Many sources have reported to the newspaper Expressen that the band is set to return to Melodifestivalen 2025, the Swedish national final.
A few months ago, the competition’s project manager, Anders Wistbacka, spoke about the variety of entries in the competition.
“We want different types of songs and rhythms – both ballads and up-tempo tracks. It’s important to include pieces that immediately grab attention, but also those that might require one or more listens to fully appreciate,” he said.
According to Expressen, Scarlet fits well into the diversity that Melodifestivalen aims to create.
In total, nearly 2,800 songs have been submitted for Melodifestivalen 2025, and rumours suggest that several established artists are among the contestants. The final list of contestants is expected to be announced in December, but until then, many things can change.
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Source: expressen.se
Israel: HaKokhav Haba will premiere in November!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Israel/by Fotios NtinosBack in July, it was confirmed that HaKokhav Haba will remain as the selection format for the Israeli artist who will represent the country in Eurovision 2025. This talent show has chosen all Israeli contestants since 2015, with the exception of 2022 and 2023. It has delivered outstanding results, including a win with Netta in 2018.
Moreover, new information about HaKokhav Haba’s eleventh season is revealed.
Filming has started
Filming for this year’s edition commenced at Neve Ilan Studios this morning, October 10, in front of a live audience. As a result, the search for Eden Golan’s successor will officially begin in November, when the new season premieres.
Judges and hosts
Rotem Sela will return to host the show alongside Assi Azar, who also hosted the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Since the show’s first season in 2013, Azar has hosted HaKokhav Haba, while Rotem Sela took hosting duties in the second season and has done so ever since.
The judging panel will include:
- Assaf Amdursky
- Keren Peles
- Shiri Maimon
- Eden Hason
- Ran Danker
- Itay Levi
Their combined vast and varied experience guarantees a competitive edition that is both intriguing and difficult—certainly more so than the one from last season.
The winner of HaKokhav Haba and therefore Israel’s representative in Eurovision 2024 was Eden Golan. Eden Golan performed her song “Hurricane“, finishing fifth overall.
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Source: euromix.il
Montenegro: These are the 16 artists that will take part in Montesong!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Montenegro/by Spyros KoronakisMontenegro is returning to the Contest after two years and is determined to make this return the start of a new, successful era for the country in Eurovision!
The deadline for interested artists to submit their songs for the national final expired on October 1st. Following the evaluation by a special jury panel, the channel is ready to announce the names of the artists who will participate in the national final.
The announcement was made during the morning show “Jutarnji Program” of RTCG. Thus, the 16 artists who will compete for Montenegro’s representation in Eurovision 2025 are:
- Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj”
- Bend “9” – “Stop War”
- Boban Rajović – “Suze”
- Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
- Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je”
- GlumciBend – “San”
- Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
- Kejt – “Obala Raja”
- Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca”
- Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj”
- Milena Vučić – “Škorpija”
- Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama”
- Neonoen – “Clickbait”
- Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli”
- Tina Džankić – “Nova”
- Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li”
A notable return is that of Nina Žižić, who together with Who See, performed the fan favorite “Igranka” in Eurovision 2013! We can also see Kejt, who was the runner-up in the country’s national final in 2018, with the song “Neželjena”, as well as Milena Vučić, who participated in the national final for Serbia & Montenegro in 2006.
RTCG also revealed the names of three reserve artists, in case any of the above finalists withdraws:
- Tamara Žinković – “Fatal flight”
- Hanibal – “Protect me”
- Danijel Popović – “Kano cast”
Subsequently, the contestants have the opportunity to make changes to their songs until November 1st. However, the final versions of the songs will be published on November 17th, ten days before the national final.
Montesong will take place on November 27th, with the result being determined by the public and the jury vote in a 50% ratio each. It is also expected to be the first national final of the new season!
But until we learn about this year’s participation of Montenegro in Eurovision, let’s remember their last entry from 2022, with Vladana with the song “Breathe”:
https://youtu.be/L-ViRVRiGl0
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Source: rtcg.me
Luxembourg: 60 artists submitted songs for Luxembourg Song Contest!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Luxembourg/by Dimitris Argyropoulos60 artists sumbitted entries for the 2025 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest, the televised show through which Luxmebourg is going to select their participation in Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland.
RTL, the national broadcaster of the Grand Duchy, confirmed today that, after the end of the deadline for submissions which was on 6th of October, a total of 60 artists submitted one or more songs for the Luxembourg Song Contest. These artists are going to be invited for audtions in front of the international jury in November.
RTL has confirmed to ESC Discord that around 60 artists have submitted one or multiple songs to the Luxembourg Song Contest, their #Eurovision 2025 selection.
These artists will be invited to auditions in front of an international jury in November. pic.twitter.com/I3JpmdOuCi
— ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) October 9, 2024
The chosen artists are expected to participate in Luxmebourg Song Contest wich is going to take place on 25th of January 2025.
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Montenegro: Montesong participants to be revealed in the morning of October 10!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Montenegro/by Spyros KoronakisMontenegro is making a comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest after two-years of absence , and the national final to select its entry is just around the corner!
As previously announced, the names of the participating artists will be revealed on October 10th.
In a recent announcement, RTCG, the country’s public broadcaster, informed that the names of the 16 artists taking part in Montesong will be revealed at 09:45 CET during the TV show “Jutarnji Program” on TVCG1.
The songs will be released on November 17th, ten days before the national final, and artists have the option to make changes to their songs until November 1st.
The last time Montenegro took part in Eurovision, was in 2022, when Vladana performed “Breathe” in Turin:
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Source: eurovision.montesong.rtcg
Azerbaijan: Eldar remains official music producer for 2025!
/0 Comments/in Azerbaijan, Eurovision, Eurovision 2025/by Alvaro Sanabria-RangelEldar Gasimov will continue being the official music producer for Azerbaijan. This will be the third year Eldar has held this position in the Azerbaijan team delegation.
According to the Azeri press, it is official that Eldar Gasimov will continue in his position as the Official Music producer. The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has helped the Azeri team in the selection of their participating entries since 2023. However, it is not confirmed whether Azerbaijan will internally select their representative to compete in Basel next year. Azerbaijan has internally selected its representatives since 2015. According to ITV, Azerbaijan received 154 entries for Eurovision 2025.
Eldar competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf with the song “Running Scared” together with Nikki. The duo gave Azerbaijan their first and so far only victory in the contest.
FAHREE feat Ilkin Dovlatov represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 held in Malmö. They performed Özünlə Apar during the First Semi-Final.
Source: 12xal
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Sweden: John Lundvik returns to Melodifestivalen in 2025!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Sweden/by Dimitris ArgyropoulosAccording to the available information, John Lundvik, who represented Sweden in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, is about to return in Melodifestivalen, in 2025. At least as per several resources of the Swedish newspaper Expressen.
An individual with lots of knowledge regarding Melodifestivalen points out that “it would be exciting should former winners return” making reference to Måns Zelmerlöw who is also remoured to be returning.
Fifth participation for John Lundvik
John Lundvik won Melodifestivalen in 2019 with the song “Too late for love”. Since then, the song has been quite popular on Spotify. Whether he can repeat his success remains to be seen. According to various sources who spoke to Expressen, the artist will make his return to Melodifestivalen next year. If confirmed, this will be John Lundvik’s fifth appearance at Melodifestivalen. In addition to his win in 2019, he has also finished third, eighth and tenth in the final of previous editions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdWkdVKIqQ&pp=ygUWZXVyb3Zpc2lvbiAyMDE5IHN3ZWRlbg%3D%3D
In total, almost 2,800 songs have been submitted for Melodifestivalen 2025, and the contestants are rumored to include several established artists. The process from song submission to official confirmation of entry varies for each entry. The final list of contestants is expected to be announced in December, but a lot can change until then.
Source: Expressen
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Albania: A combination of jury and public vote will decide the country’s representative in Eurovision 2025!
/0 Comments/in Albania, Eurovision, Eurovision 2025/by Fotios NtinosPreparations for their representation in Eurovision 2025 have already started in Albania. Yesterday, RTSH revealed the thirty candidates of Festivali I Këngës 63, the Albanian selection format, which has been used since its inaugural participation.
In yesterday’s announcement, RTSH did not disclose how the winner of the festival nor the country’s representative in Eurovision 2025 will emerge. However and according to exclusive information given to Euromix.il, changes will be made to the format this year.
A combination of jury and public vote will decide
For the past two editions, Festivali i Këngës had two separate winners. The winner of the jury voting was crowned as the winner of the festival and the winner of the public vote was the chosen one for the Albanian representation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Indicatively,
- Elsa Lila and Mal Retkoceri won the jury voting and were crowned as the winners of Festivali i Këngës 61 and 62 respectively, while
- Albina & Familja Kelmendi and Besa won the public vote, won the tickets to Liverpool and Malmö
This year and according to Euromix.il, the winner and consecutively the Eurovision 2024 Albanian representative will be chosen accordingly through a combination of jury and public vote. Hence, a 60/40 format will be used in order to select the next Albanian act.
This is another change that Festivali i Këngës sees in its voting format. Festivali i Këngës has now started to implement the public opinion more, especially when it comes to Eurovision. For many years it was accused of corruption and the country’s inability to respond to the modern-day Eurovision standards.
A similar change was in plans for last year’s edition, however was never implemented and two separate winners were announced.
Festivali i Këngës 63
Following the closing of the submission window for artists interested in participating on September 29, these are the thirty participants of Festivali i Këngës 63:
- Algert Sala
- Alis Kallacej
- Ardit Çuni
- Devis Xherahu
- Djemtë e Detit
- Elvana Gjata
- Endrik Beba
- Epos Grup
- Erma Mici
- Frensi Revania
- Gjergj Kaçinari
- Gresa Gjocera
- Jet
- Kejsi Jazxhi
- Kleansa Susaj
- Laurjan Ejlli ft. Adelina Corraj
- Lorenc Hasrama
- Luna Çausholli
- Mal Retkoceri
- Martina Serreqi
- Mihallaq Andrea
- Nita Latifi
- Olsi Bylyku
- Orgesa Zaimi
- Rea Nuhu
- Ronaldo Mesuli
- Santino De Bartolo
- Shkodra Elektronike
- Stine
- Vesa Smolica
The list includes last year’s FiK Mal Retkoceri winner and Elvana Gjata, who is a favorite among many after her participation in FiK in 2019.
The dates of the Festivali i Këngës this year have not yet been disclosed, while the renowned Albanian singer and former Eurovision representative, Elhaida Dani will take over the artistic direction of this year’s FiK edition.
The Albanian public’s pick for Eurovision 2024 was Besa with her song “Zemrën n’dorë“. Besa released a revamped version in English titled “Titan” for Eurovision, where she did not make it to the Grand Final, finishing fourteenth in the second semi-final.
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