Festival da Canção: Portugal is about to pick the song for Tel Aviv

We are about to find out who is the winner of Festival da Canção 2019, the portuguese national selection. 2 years after Salvador Sobral’s historical victory and almost 12 months after Portugal had hosted Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever, the entire country and people from all around Europe are very thrilled about tomorrow night’s decision. But let’s start from the beginning. Read more

Ukraine: Will not vote in Eurovision 2019 – Won’t take part in 2020 if Russia wins in Tel Aviv!

A special press conference was held today by the chairman of the Ukrainian National Broadcaster, Zurab Alasania and Oleksandra Koltsova, Chief of Entertainment Department, on the country’s withdrawal from Eurovision 2019 as well as Ukraine’s short-term plans for the contest in general. Read more

Vidbir: A national final only used for political propaganda – Editorial

One could not say that this year is an easy year for the Eurovision Song Contest. The fact that Israel organizes the next contest makes it in itself complicated with the political extensions that exist there. However what happened yesterday evening in Ukraine was the epitome of propaganda and the use of the contest on the altar of the political aspirations of some, against their opponents. Read more

Greece: ERT revealed the cost of participation in Eurovision 2019

The cost of Greece’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed. ERT will pay 326.855 Euros for this year’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more

Greece: Better Love to be released on 6th of March

In a meeting with the Greek eurovision community, ERT’s CEO, mr Ioannis Drosos, revealed that Better Love, the song which Katerine Duska will perform at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, will be released on 6th of March in a special event in the Music Hall of Athens. Read more

Romania: Wiwibloggs explains why they changed their minds regarding Laura Bretan’s “Dear Father”

In Romania, things seem to calm down after the unexpected results and the “strange” way Wiwibloggs voted, totally opposed to what they had said earlier in their video, commenting on the entries of Selectia Nationala. Read more

Israel: Prices for the Eurovision 2019 tickets have been revealed

Israel’s public broadcaster announced ticket prices for all Eurovision 2019 shows. Prices as it was expected are high, both because of the generally high prices in Israel and because of the small number of tickets to be sold. Read more

Greece: Listen to Natali’s rejected song for Eurovision 2019

Natali Thanou and her record label, Polymusic, proposed All AGAIN, to ERT in order to be the Greek entry at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. However, ERT has chosed Katerine Duska to represent the country in Tel Aviv. Natali Thanou has released her song, which you can listen below:

 

RAI’s president: “Sanremo’s voting system should be fixed”

One week after the end of the 69th Sanremo Festival and the reactions have not yet stopped, due to the unexpected results and the enormous difference in the results of the audience and the juries. RAI’s president, Marcello Foa, in his statements, seems to take his reactions into account and announces the change of the voting system at the historic Festival. Read more

Greece: ERT announced Katerine Duska for Eurovision 2019

Moments ago ERT formalized what we had already informed you since January 14th. Katerine Duska will be the Greek representative at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Tel Aviv next May. The song she will perform at EXPO Tel Aviv will be revealed in a later time, probably in March. Read more