Denmark: The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 Songs to Be Announced on February 6!
/0 Comments/in Denmark, Eurovision 2025/by Ανδρέας ΚορυπάςDenmark’s Public Broadcaster, DR, Will Select Its Eurovision 2025 Entry via the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Eight songs will compete in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 (DMGP), with the song submission window closing on October 27th.
In a recent interview, DMGP’s executive producer, Erik Struve Hansen, revealed:
“Eight songs will participate in DMGP 2025. All songs have been selected, and the participants have been informed. One of the contestants is a former DMGP winner.
The eight teams of artists and songwriters will be unveiled at a press conference on February 6, 2025. Immediately after, you will be able to listen to the songs.
The final will take place at the Jyske Bank Box in Herning on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
The voting and format will be quite similar to what we experienced in 2024, with a jury influencing the final result.
A live orchestra will be available, but its use is optional.”
This year, Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö by Saba with the song “Sand”. Unfortunately, the entry failed to advance to the grand final, finishing 12th in the second semi-final.
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Source: eurosong.dk
Israel: Everything That Happened in the fifteenth Episode of HaKokhav Haba!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Israel/by Christos PavlakisOn Saturday night, December 14, the fifteenth episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition), the talent show that will determine the artist who will represent Israel at Eurovision 2025, was broadcast. The show continues with high expectations.
The presenters, Assi Azar and Rotem Sela, once again guided the audience, while the jury, consisting of Shiri Maimon, Itay Levy, Assaf Amdorsky, Eden Hasson, Ran Dankar and Keren Peles, continued to evaluate with rigour and impartiality.
A total of 67 contestants made it through the audition hurdle and advanced to the second phase. There, after a new series of auditions, the six judges came up with a group of 21 people who will continue in the competition and claim the ticket to Basel. The 21 contestants who earned the trust of the judges are:
- Keller
- Yuval Raphael
- Uri Saban
- Ido Malka
- Nathalie Zafar
- Renana Bouaziza
- Daniel Weiss
- Yuval Gold
- Udi Schneider
- Amit Sade
- Alma Maimon de Razon
- Dolev Mandelbaum
- Valerie Hamati
- Hamsa
- Nati Livian
- Itai Paz
- Perfylove Kanene Mongoza
- Aviad Klein
- Ilai Avidani
- Shira Knop
- Red Band και Moran Aharoni
Then 7 of the 21 contestants took to the stage and competed against each other, with the one with the lowest score being eliminated from the competition.
Contestants and their Interpretations:
Keller (84%)
With a dazzling performance and excellent control of her voice, Keller sang “Valerie” (by Amy Winehouse) and managed to collect 84% from the audience and judges. Only Assaf voted against her effort, as he expected more.
Yuval Raphael (95%)
Yuval took to the stage and performed “All I Ask” (by Adele) and proved why she is one of the favorites in the competition. With a stunning and highly dynamic performance she captivated the audience and the judges, who all voted for her.
Uri Saban (71%)
Uri chose to perform “Give and Take” (by Shlomo Artzi) and despite his low confidence in his performance he received 71% and stayed in the competition. Of the judges, Ran and Assaf voted against him.
Ido Malka (84%)
Ido with “This Love” (by Maroon 5) was only outvoted by Assaf. With a great performance he ended up staying in the competition with 84%.
Nathalie Zafar (78%)
Nathalie chose to sing “Waiting” (by Rita) and impressed with her performance.She received 78% and moves on to the next episode, with the only judge voting her down being Keren.
Renana Bouaziza (46%)
Renana performed the song “Barefoot” (by Yasmin Moalem), but her performance had several misses. She was voted out by Assaf, Ran, Eden and Keren and was the one who received the lowest percentage and therefore she was eliminated from the competition.
Daniel Weiss (94%)
Daniel gave a flawless performance singing “Imagine” (by John Lennon) and managed to stay in the competition with 94%, as he was voted positively by all the judges.
HaKokhav Haba continues with the next 7 contestants entering the fray in the next episode. Through HaKokhav HaBa, Israel managed to qualify for the final of our beloved contest every year from 2015 to 2020, and in 2018 Netta was also the winner of Eurovision with the song “Toy“.
Last year’s HaKokhav Haba winner and by extension the country’s representative at Eurovision 2024 was Eden Golan. Eden Golan with her song “Hurricane”, finished in fifth place in the final ranking.
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Source: euromix.il
France: ARTE Becomes a Member of the European Broadcasting Union!
/0 Comments/in EBU, France, Germany/by Giannis ApladenakisThe cultural television channel ARTE is the newest member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The Franco-German public broadcaster dedicated to culture, ARTE, has joined the European Broadcasting Union after being elected as a member at the EBU General Assembly in Lausanne earlier this month.
ARTE was established in 1990 as a cultural collaboration between France and Germany and now broadcasts in six languages. It is available in eight countries through television and online throughout Europe.
The broadcaster has been collaborating with EBU members on content for several years, and currently has agreements with: ZDF, ARD, RTBF, ORF, SSR SRG, ČT, RTÉ, Rai, Yle, and ERT. These collaborations enable content exchange and joint production of programs, enhancing cultural exchange and the variety of content offered to the public.
EBU Director General, Noel Curran, said:
ARTE’s commitment to high-quality, cross-border cultural programming complements our shared mission to strengthen and promote public service media across the continent. Their participation in the EBU will enhance our ability to drive innovation and create deeper ties across borders, enabling public service media to continue enriching the lives of audiences across Europe.
Bruno Patino, President, and Heike Hempel, Vice President of ARTE GEIE, said:
Joining the EBU aligns fully with ARTE’s European identity and development strategy. ARTE has been open to Europe since its inception, with the mission of bringing Europeans together through culture. We support the EBU’s ambitions to provide strong public broadcasting services across Europe, and we look forward to exchanging views on the current challenges in the sector, as well as sharing our knowledge.
Joining the European Broadcasting Union means that ARTE is now eligible to participate in EBU-organized competitions.
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Source: EBU
Eurovision 2025: New changes ahead | What is Martin Green pinpointing about them
/1 Comment/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025/by Eleni kountoumadiEverything that occurred during the Eurovision Song Contest of 2024 ignited a long course of new developments and changes. The new director of Eurovision, Martin Green highlighted them in an interview with The Euro Trip Podcast.
What is set to come in force?
The new regulations bear as their focal point the artists’ well-being and the aiming to cultivate a setting as satisfying and solidarity-driven as possible. More particularly, reduced media access to the rehearsals appears to be a key point, in order to eliminate any distractions for the contestants and for them to feel more comfortable on stage. In essence, this policy is said to follow the example of other major global events, in which Martin Green has much previous experience and in which, media access is more limited.
“This has all come from delegations and artists themselves asking to have more time to get more confident with their performances before the cameras are let it – and who can blame them?
In Eurovision there is unprecedented access. When we live our lives under constant access, we have to look closer at that for the wellbeing of the artists.”
Thus, there seems to be a clear plan about no-filming zones of the artists, to secure their safety and well-being.
In the meantime, the signing and adherence to a code of conduct will be mandatory, as an additional policy of reinforcing the participants’ security and protection. Any violations of this code will be revised by Martin Green, Martin Österdahl, members of the leadership group of the Eurovision Song Contes and of the Reference Group.
“Codes of conduct don’t work if it’s one strike and you’re out. There has to be process and discussion.
Eurovision is a friendly space and a community space.”
The regulations of the code of conduct, as well as the optimised rehearsal plan is scheduled to be unveiled by the EBU in the future.
What did he say about Martin Österdahl?
If there was one person who was highly critized about the incidents that took place in the 2024 Contest, that was Martin Österdahl, the Executive Supervisor. Martin Green appears positively adjacent to Österdahl, supporting him emotionally and practically.
“Martin has changed this contest into something unrecognisable from what it was – and only for the better. And for that he should only ever be applauded.”
The two had co-operated in the past and more specifically, at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, when Martin Green was the Managing Director of BBC.
“Martin and I had a great relationship in Liverpool. I was on the other side of things.
My job now is to sit over the team and to run the whole team now, and hopefully to build the team.”
What do you think about the changes that are going to be introduced at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest?
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Source: The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast
Slovenia: EMA2025 contestants announced!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Slovenia/by Kostantinos ThermosThe official Slovenian broadcaster, RTVSLO, has just announced the 12 artists who will compete for the Slovenian representation on Eurovision 2025.
The entries announced are:
- Eva Pavli – “Niti”
- KiKi – “O-ou!”
- Jon Vitezič – “Vse ti dam”
- Trine – “Grace”
- Klemen – “How Much Time Do We Have Left”
- Žan Videc – “Pusti da gori”
- ANNA – “Čau”
- July Jones – “New Religion”
- ZveN – “Divja”
- PolarAce – “Kind”
- Astrid & The Scandals – “Touché”
- RAI – “Frederick’s Dead”
We remind you that EMA 2025 will be held on February 1. The result will be determined through two rounds of voting. In the first round, five committees will vote using the same method used in Eurovision (1-8, 10 and 12). Each committee will consist of five members who will belong to specific groups of people. The five committees will be:
- Music jury (singers, musicians, producers, songwriters creators)
- Television jury (editors, presenters, directors, choreographers)
- Radio jury (radio editors, journalists, presenters)
- OGAE Slovenia jury
- International Eurovision influencer jury (bloggers, vloggers, online journalists)
After the above juries have cast their votes, the top two songs will continue to the EMA superfinal round. In this round, the winner will be determined by the public vote.
Source: RTVSLO
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Lithuania: Changes in the lineup of Eurovizija.LT 2025!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Lithuania/by Dimitris ArgyropoulosTwo days ago, Lithuania’s national broadcaster, LRT, released the list of participants and their songs for Eurovizija.LT 2025, the national song contest through which the Baltic country will select its entry for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland.
However, today LRT announced a change in the list of participants for Eurovizija.LT 2025. Specifically, Evelina Gancewska, who was to perform the song “Aurora”, has been replaced by Austėja Lukaitė, who will perform the song “Kas esu be tavės?”. The reason for this change is that the song “Aurora” was also submitted for the Croatian national contest Dora 2025, where it was accepted, and will be performed by Teenah.
So, the updated lineup in as per below:
- Aistay „Meile sapnavau”
- Amari „Sirens Call”
- Amoralu „Freedom”
- Anyanya „Running Out Of Time”
- Austėja Lukaitė “Kas esu be tavęs?”
- „Black Biceps” „Visaip man reik”
- Donata „Empower”
- „Euften” „Goodbye Hell”
- Ewa „Tell me lie”
- Freya Alley „Lalala”
- Gebrasy „Whole”
- Goya „After Storm”
- Godo Yorke „<3 neparodai”
- „Halummi” „The Flame”
- „Hansanova” „Leilydo”
- leva Zasimauskaite „Don’t You Ever Leave Me”
- Indre ir Laimonas „Namo”
- Jokübas Jankauskas „Far Away”
- Joseph June „Ko man nesakei?”
- Juste Baradulinaite „Tired”
- Justinas „Alright”
- Káro „Love Bug”
- „Katarsis” „Tavo akys”
- Liepa „Ar mylétum”
- Lion Ceccah „Drobe”
- LIT „You’re Not Alone”
- Mantas Ben „Svajones po 12″
- Mario Junes „Bury Me”
- Matas Ligeika „Saule”
- Matt Len „Not Alone”
- MeidE „Gyvates”
- Noy „Just Take Me On A Date”
- Ofelija „Sirdele”
- Petunija „l salduma”
- „Queens of Roses” “Taip!”
- Rüta Budreckaite „Tai kur namai”
- Siga ,Walking With My Shadow”
- Sophie Ali „The Bluest Bell”
- „Sun Francisco” „Atsimerkt”
- „The Ditties” „Zui Zu Bi”
- Thomas G „Highest Goals”
- Tomas Dirgela „Pa§ok”
- Ustin „You’re The One”
- Viktorija Faith „Scary Beautiful”
- Vilija „Liesti negalima”
“Eurovizija.LT” 2025 will kick off on January 11th with the first of five semi-finals, each featuring nine participants. Only two acts from each semi-final will qualify for the Grand Final.
The Grand Final will take place at Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas on 15th of February 2025. Unlike the earlier stages, where jury opinions will play a role, the Grand Final winner will be determined solely by public televoting, ensuring that the Lithuanian public has the final say in their Eurovision representative.
Artists have until December 20th to withdraw their participation. After this date, the lineup will be considered final.
Source: LRT
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Israel: Everything That Happened in the Fourteenth Episode of HaKokhav Haba!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Israel/by Christos PavlakisOn Tuesday night, December 11, the fourteenth episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition), the talent show that will determine the artist who will represent Israel at Eurovision 2025, was broadcast. The show continues with raised expectations and even more contestants vying for a ticket to Basel.
Six auditions were broadcast during the programme, with five more contestants making it through the first audition stage and moving on to the next stage with the support of the judges and the studio audience. And from the fourteen audition episodes, a total of 67 contestants made it through to the next stage – one of them will be the Israeli representative for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Basel, Switzerland in May.
The presenters, Assi Azar and Rotem Sela, once again guided the audience, while the jury, consisting of Shiri Maimon, Itay Levy, Assaf Amdorsky, Eden Hasson, Ran Dankar and Keren Peles, continued to evaluate with rigour and impartiality.
From the next episode, the program moves on to the next phase, one step closer to the winner, as the fourteenth episode marked the end of the auditions.
Contestants and Their Performances:
David Abbo (80%)
David, a-28-year-old from Tel Aviv, sang ” Nights and Curses ” (originally by Omar Adam ) in the audition. He has a deep, sweeping and rich voice and obvious stage experience. He managed to convince both the audience and the judges except for Ran, who voted against and so David went through to the next stage with 80%.
Achinoam Moyal (82%)
Achinoam, a 16-year-old girl from Jerusalem, performed “Hey Tom” (originally by Diana Golby). Despite her young age, her voice has a lot of depth, colour and drama. Assaf voted negatively, commenting on the contrast between her age and the depth of her voice as being out of place, and so Achinoam went through to the next stage with 82%.
Liel Eldadi (74%)
Lial, a 29-year-old from Jerusalem, appeared on stage with the song ” Words I would only say to you ” (originally by Yam Rafaeli). Through her soft voice she showed impressive vocal range, although she struggled a bit in stage presence. Assaf and Shiri voted against her effort, but she managed to pass with 74%.
Daniel Malhi (78%)
Daniel, a 35-year-old, is originally from Tel Aviv. His voice was quite interesting and managed to move and touch the audience. He made it to the next round with 78%, as he was outvoted by Itay.
Avichai Ohana (91%)
Avihai, a 21-year-old, chose to sing in the audition the song “כתבתי מילים” (originally by Par Tessi ). He impressed with his skills and managed to move the judges, who all voted in his favour. As a result, he went through to the next stage with 91%.
HaKokhav Haba continues and now moves on to the next phase of the competition. Through HaKokhav HaBa, Israel managed to qualify for the final of our beloved contest every year from 2015 to 2020, and in 2018 Netta was also the winner of Eurovision with the song “Toy“.
Last year’s HaKokhav Haba winner and by extension the country’s representative at Eurovision 2024 was Eden Golan. Eden Golan with her song “Hurricane”, finished in fifth place in the final ranking.
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Source: euromix.il
Malta: The semi-finalists of MESC 2025 revealed!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision 2025, Malta/by Ανδρέας ΚορυπάςMESC 2025 – The participants
The following 24 artists will take part in the semi-finals of MESC 2025 and therefore compete for the Maltese representation in Basel:
- “Magnolia” – Alexandra Alden
- “365” – Kelsey Bellante
- “Heaven Sent” – Kristy Spiteri
- “AZIZ/A” – Kurt Calleja
- “Kant” – Miriana Conte
- “Hideaway” – Mark Anthony Bartolo
- “Concrete” – Nathan Psaila
- “Breaking the Cycle” – Miguel Bonello
- “Control” – Matthew Cilia
- “Te Amo” – Dre’ Curmi
- “Yo Listen” – Martina Borg
- “LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum” – Kantera
- “Still I Rise” – Justine Shorfid
- “Rubble & Stone” – The Alchemists
- “Unheard” – Krista Šujak
- “Love Me Loud” – Kelsy Attard
- “Festa (No Time for Siesta)” – JVF (Jessika, Victorio, Fabrizio)
- “Wildflower” – Marie Claire
- “Miegħek Biss” – Kurt Anthony Cassar
- “Silenced” – Raquela Dalli
- “Lablab (Talk Talk)” – Stefan Galea
- “Qalb ma’ Qalb” – Adria Twins
- “Whistleblower” – Haley Azzopardi
- “Juno” – Victoria Sciberras
Among the participants of this year’s MESC, we find two former Eurovision contestants who have teamed up, aiming to return to the Eurovision stage. Fabrizio Faniello, who represented Malta in 2001 and 2006, is collaborating with Jessika, known for representing San Marino in 2018. Together with Victorio, they are setting their sights on Eurovision once again.
Also making a comeback to the MESC stage is Kurt Calleja, Malta’s representative in 2012.
MESC 2025 – Analysis
Along with the former Eurovision participants, the list also includes the X Factor Malta judge Alexandra Alden who makes her debut in the festival with the song “Magnolia.” Kantera, known for their success in Mużika Mużika 2024 where they placed second, will also take part with their song “LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum.”
The runner-up of X Factor Malta, Justine Shorfid, is also in the semifinals with her song “Still I Rise.”
Returning familiar faces include:
- Kelsey Bellante with “365”
- Miriana Conte with “Kant”
- Mark Anthony Bartolo with “Hideaway”
- Nathan Psaila with “Concrete”
- Miguel Bonello with “Breaking the Cycle”
- Raquela Dalli with “Silenced”
- Stefan Galea with “Lablab (Talk Talk)”
- Haley Azzopardi with “Whistleblower”
- Victoria Sciberras with “Juno.”
Meanwhile, fresh talent includes:
- Kristy Spiteri with “Heaven Sent”
- Matthew Cilia with “Control”
- Dre’ Curmi with “Te Amo”
- Martina Borg with “Yo Listen”
- Krista Šujak with “Unheard”
- Kurt Anthony Cassar with “Miegħek Biss.”
This year will also feature two local bands:
- The Alchemists with “Rubble & Stone”
- Adria Twins with “Qalb ma’ Qalb.”
MESC 2025 will consist of two semi-finals, on February 4th and 6th, while the Grand Final will take place on February 8th.
In this year’s contest in Malmö, Malta was represented by Sarah Bonnici and her song “Loop”. Unfortunately, it did not qualify for the Grand Final. Therefore, the country finished dead last in its semifinal (2nd semifinal) for the second consecutive year, while missed the spot for the final for the third year in a row.
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Source: PBS
Israel: Everything That Happened in the Thirteenth Episode of HaKokhav Haba!
/0 Comments/in Eurovision, Eurovision 2025, Israel/by Christos PavlakisOn Monday evening, December 10th, the thirteenth episode of HaKokhav Haba (special edition) aired. This talent show will determine the artist who will represent Israel at Eurovision 2025. The show continues to raise expectations as more contestants compete for the golden ticket to Basel.
Six auditions were broadcast during the programme, with five more contestants making it through the first audition stage and moving on to the next stage with the support of the judges and the studio audience. Hosts Assi Azar and Rotem Sela guided the audience through the show, while the judges—Shiri Maimon, Itay Levy, Assaf Amdorsky, Eden Hasson, Ran Dankar, and Keren Peles—evaluated performances with strict professionalism and fairness.
In all thirteen episodes so far, 62 contestants have already progressed to the next stage – one of them may be the Israeli representative for Eurovision, which will be held in May in Basel.
Contestants and Their Performances:
Ilai Avidani (85%)
Ilai, a 22-years-old from Jerusalem, chose to sing ” Amsterdam ” (originally by Hanan Ben Ari) at the audition. Iliai had a clear voice and his years of experience on stages is evident, but Assaf Amdorsky, mentioned that he was not attracted by the stage presence, something very important for Eurovision. Despite Assaf Amdorsky’s disagreement, the rest of the judges supported him, and he qualified with 85%.
Sial Zaytoona (76%)
Sial, a 16-year-old from Jaffa, sang ” Stone Cold ” (originally by Demi Lovato ). The performance was somewhat inaccurate, especially on some of the lower notes, however the singer managed to control her voice well and move the crowd with the message of the song. Out of the judges, only Assaf voted against her effort and thus she scored 76% and qualified for the next stage.
Jordan Azoulay (71%)
Jordan, 31 years old from Parade, performed the song ” Where were you? ” With an impressive voice, he managed to wow the audience and the judges except Ran, who voted him down and so he went through to the next stage with 71%.
Ohav Givatti (74%)
Ohav, a 29-year-old, originally from the Jezreel Valley, performed an original song entitled “They are talking about me” from his latest album. He came on stage with great confidence and a presence that cannot be ignored. Only Ran voted against his effort, but he managed to get through to the next stage with 74%.
Corinne Gamliel (93%)
Corinne is 20 years old, from Kiryat Ekron, and she managed to impress and emotionally charge both the audience and the judges, who all voted in her favour and brought her through to the next stage with 93%.
HaKokhav Haba continues with more auditions in the next episode. This show has been Israel’s pathway to Eurovision success, securing a place in the grand final every year from 2015 to 2020. Notably, in 2018, Netta won Eurovision with her song “Toy.”
Last year’s winner, Eden Golan, represented Israel at Eurovision 2024 with her song “Hurricane,” finishing in fifth place.
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Source: euromix.il