Officially confirming its participation in Eurovision 2025, Portugal has started its search for its next representative, who will travel to Switzerland! Read more
Una Voce per San Marino will return as the country’s selection format for the fourth consecutive year. Despite rumors claiming that San Marino’s participation in Eurovision 2025 is uncertain, the preparations have already started for RTV San Marino.
Meanwhile, casting dates for UVPSM 2025 have also been revealed. The Academy and Casting stage of the competition will be held starting from September until late January 2025:
This edition of UVPSM will consist of three phases:
The submission window for artists willing to represent San Marino in Eurovision 2025 is open and will remain open until December 31, 2024. There are no other specific rules regarding the submitted acts. There is a freedom of language, music style and territoriality.
The Academy is a gathering for education focused on entertainment-related topics, with the goal of studying and learning about the world of music.
The casting process entails the live, private audition to select the Semi-finalists, followed by the jury’s evaluation. The jury will choose roughly eighty contestants or more to advance to the next round.
This stage will take place in San Marino Outlet Experience.
The eighty selected participants will advance to the final stage:
In total, eleven acts will participate in the Grand Final of UVPSM 2025 and will claim the Sanmarinese representation in Switzerland.
The winner of UVPSM 2025 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.
A notable difference compared to last year’s edition of UVPSM is that there will be no “established artists” category; thus, no invitations will be sent by RTV San Marino.
Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Megara, UVPSM 2024 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing fourteenth in the second semi-final.
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After the Swedish public prosecutor’s announcement of the suspension of the criminal prosecution of Joost Klein regarding the incident that happened between him and a camerawoman of the production, and also the relevant announcement of the EBU on the issue, it was the turn of the Dutch public television AVROTROS to receive position. As expected, the Dutch public television declares itself justified, characterizing the exclusion of Joost Klein from the Eurovision final as unfair and unnecessary, while stating that there will soon be a meeting with the EBU on the issue, but also on all the other questions raised by remain unanswered.
According to what the Swedish public prosecutor’s office announced earlier, the case file was closed for lack of evidence. This means that Joost Klein will not be prosecuted further.
The Swedish public prosecutor writes that the investigation into a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened a woman has been closed. The investigation shows that Klein made a motion that hit the camera. According to the prosecutor, the incident happened quickly and the stories of Klein and the camerawoman are conflicting. It is therefore not possible to know exactly what happened and whether there was criminally unacceptable behavior under Swedish law.
The EBU expelled Joost Klein from the final of Eurovision 2024 as you remember, immediately after the complaint of the worker in the production of the contest. Wanting to clarify its position, the EBU immediately after today’s acquittal of Joost Klein from the criminal prosecution states:
The decision to exclude Mr Klein from this year’s competition was made in accordance with Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) rules, following an internal investigation.
At the same time, the Swedish police decided to launch a formal investigation into Mr Klein’s behavior during the second semi-final, which we understand closed today without further action.
This was an investigation into whether a criminal act was committed, not whether Mr Klein behaved inappropriately and breached Eurovision rules and procedures. Therefore, this new development has no impact on our decision, which we fully support.
Jean Philip De Tender, Deputy Director General and Media Director of the EBU
Essentially, based on the above announcement, the criminal responsibilities of Joost Klein, which do not exist according to the Swedish prosecutor’s office, are separated from the violation of the competition regulations that were violated in the incident in question, a conclusion reached by the EBU after an internal investigation which he did.
The Dutch public television, which from the very beginning had proposed a different kind of punishment for Joost Klein than the ban, which they considered excessive, as you now realize, feels vindicated.
In its announcement, AVTROTROS states that they will soon have a meeting with the EBU to discuss both the unfair, as they describe, the exclusion of Joost Klein, and all the other questions they have addressed regarding what happened behind the scenes of the competition, questions for which they have not yet received answers.
From the beginning we have said that this disqualification was unnecessary and disproportionate and that is what it has now proven to be.
We are still very disappointed that the Europapa adventure of Joost Klein and the whole of the Netherlands was brutally ended in this way. The next step is that a meeting with the EBU management will take place about this matter in the short term.
This unjustified disqualification will be central to this meeting. We will also discuss all our other objections about the way things are going behind the scenes at the Song Festival, which we previously sent in an extensive letter of objection to the EBU and which have remained unanswered to date.
AVROTROS’s approach is and remains that the Song Festival is about artists and their musical message. The floor is now given to the EBU.
AVROTROS
AVROTROS will apparently await this meeting before deciding whether to participate in Eurovision 2025.
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As expected, the EBU immediately after the announcement of the Swedish public prosecutor’s office, which due to doubts and lack of evidence closed the case file for any criminal offenses of Joost Klein regarding the incident that occurred during the previous contest, issued explanatory notice on the official website of the competition. The EBU says that the expulsion of Joost Klein from Eurovision 2024, was done because he violated the regulations of the contest and was independent of the judicial outcome of the case.
According to what the Swedish public prosecutor’s office announced earlier, the case file was closed for lack of evidence. This means that Joost Klein will not be prosecuted further.
The Swedish public prosecutor writes that the investigation into a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened a woman has been closed. The investigation shows that Klein made a motion that hit the camera. According to the prosecutor, the incident happened quickly and the stories of Klein and the camerawoman are conflicting. It is therefore not possible to know exactly what happened and whether there was criminally unacceptable behavior under Swedish law.
Today the investigation is closed because it cannot be proven that this act caused real fear and that this was the man’s intention.
Fredrik Jönsson, prosecutor
The EBU expelled Joost Klein from the final of Eurovision 2024 as you remember, immediately after the complaint of a worker in the production of the contest. Wanting to clarify its position, the EBU immediately after today’s acquittal of Joost Klein from the criminal prosecution states:
The EBU aims to ensure the Eurovision Song Contest is a show for everyone and is a safe place for staff, artists, guests and fans.
Like all responsible employers, we do not tolerate inappropriate behaviour and will always respond to any workplace issues that are reported to us.
The decision to disqualify Mr Klein from this year’s event was made in strict accordance with Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) rules and governance procedures, after an internal investigation.
In parallel, Swedish police decided to open a formal investigation into the conduct of Mr Klein during the Second Semi Final, which we understand was closed today without further action.
This was an investigation into whether a criminal act was committed and not whether Mr Klein behaved inappropriately and breached ESC rules and procedures. This new development therefore does not have any impact on our decision which we stand by completely.
Jean Philip De Tender, Αναπληρωτής Γενικός Διευθυντής και Διευθυντής Μέσων Ενημέρωσης της EBU
Essentially, based on the above announcement, the criminal responsibilities of Joost Klein, which do not exist according to the Swedish prosecutor’s office, are separated from the violation of the competition regulations that were violated in the incident in question, a conclusion reached by the EBU after an internal investigation which he did.
We now await with interest the reaction of the Dutch public television AVROTROS and the decision it will take on its participation or not in Eurovision 2025 next May in Switzerland.
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Source: Eurovision.tv
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Switzerland begins the search for its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which it is going to host on its territory.
Switzerland’s national broadcaster SRF is starting the process to find the successor of the recent Eurovision 2024 winner, Nemo. The window for participations sumbissions opened yesterday on August 8 and is expected to end on August 22 at 22:00 CET.
As in previous years, the entry will be selected through a multi-stage selection process involving both audience juries and expert jury.
In addition to a Swiss audience jury, an international audience jury will also take part in various rounds of selection to determine which artist will represent Switzerland and with which song. These audience panels will be supplemented by a 25-member international jury of experts, members of which have already participated in jury duty at some point for their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The selected song is going to be announced in the first days of 2025!
Switzerland with Nemo and the song “The Code” won this year’s competition receiving 591 points!
https://youtu.be/CO_qJf-nW0k
Source: eurovision.tv
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Kosovo is not going to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025 either!
Kosovo’s national broadcaster RTK has not received the coveted invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to take part in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. According to a post by Kosovo’s official Eurovision account on X, the EBU did not give the green light for political reasons. In addition, they confirmed to RTK that in order to take part in the pan-European competition, they would have to become a full member of the organization.
The EBU is applying double standards. For #Kosovo , they are demanding full membership in the EBU before allowing participation in #Eurovision . However, they are not accepting for political reasons, even though RTK meets all the necessary requirements. #Stopdiscrimination pic.twitter.com/zHYRWgMblX
— Eurovision Kosovo (@ESCKOSOVO) August 7, 2024
For the record, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, without the latter accepting this fact. To date, 104 member states of the United Nations and three more non-UN member countries (Taiwan, Cook Islands and Niue) have recognized Kosovo as independent, while 10 countries have withdrawn their recognition. At the European level, Kosovo’s independence is not recognized by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine.
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The songs sumbission process in Norway for Melodi Grand Prix 2025 has opened!
Yesterday, the national broadcaster of Norway, NRK, announced the beginning of the songs submission process for Melodi Grand Prix 2025, the national final of the country, in order to choose the next entry of the Scandinavian kingdom at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland!
The songs submission window opened on 6th of August and is about to remain opened until 1st of September.
This year Norway was represented in Malmö by the group Gåte and the song “Ulveham” and finished once again in the last place of the grand final receiving 16 points.
https://youtu.be/YBbL8ORqNVU
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The small Balkan country, Montenegro, is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025. The choice of the song and the representative will be made through a national final, Montesong 2024.
Within 2024, Montenegro will choose the song and artist that will raise the country’s flag next May, at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. The country’s public broadcaster has published the Montesong 2024 regulations on its website.
The deadline for submitting entries is until October 1st. The performers must have the citizenship of Montenegro, while the lyrics of the songs must be in one of the official languages of the country by at least 51%.
An RTCG panel will select a maximum of 16 songs to compete in Montesong 2024. Each judge will score the songs out of 100 points (50 for melody, 30 for lyrics and 20 for production). Any songs that exceed 75 points will go through to the final stage of Montesong 2024. If no song exceeds this limit, then RTCG reserves the right to send to Eurovision 2025 by internal selection any artist it wishes.
Although there is no date for the Montesong 2024 final, it is expected at the end of the year. The winner will be selected by the netting of the audience score and a jury.
This will be Montenegro’s 13th participation in the competition. The country’s best position is 13th, with Knez and his Adio. Montenegro’s last participation in Eurovision was in 2022.
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