Azerbaijan: Aysel Teymurzadeh among the finalists for the selection of a representative at Eurovision 2025!

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Fifteen years after her participation in Eurovision Moscow, Aysel Teymurzadeh, Azerbaijan’s representative in 2009, is one of the contestants for the selection of a representative for Azerbaijan 2025.

Aysel with Arash managed to receive the 3rd place with the song “Always” which is one of the most favorite of eurofans from 2009 to date!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OEIOS1oUeY

We expect to learn more information about her official participation soon!

Azerbaijan has managed to stand out in the competition, having made it to the final in thirteen of its sixteen entries. In particular, it has made it to the top ten six times, with the most recent success in 2019, with Chingiz’s song “Truth”.

Source: X

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The United Kingdom in search of artist and song for Eurovision 2025

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The song and artist that will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025 will be publicly announced before the deadline set by the European Broadcasting Union in March 2025. Leading the selection process is renowned music producer David May, in collaboration with Andrew Cartmell, Executive Producer of BBC Studios North.

David May is no stranger to Eurovision, having been the manager of Sam Ryder in 2022, when the United Kingdom secured second place in the competition held in Turin.

The preparations for selecting the representative and song for 2025 have been underway for some time, with several UK record labels, publishers, songwriters, as well as BBC Music and BBC Introducing, all playing a key role in finding the right act and song for Eurovision.

This year, the UK was represented by Olly Alexander with the song Dizzy. Scoring 46 points, all from the juries, he finished in 18th place in the grand final.

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Source: BBC

France: Will Louane represent the country at Eurovision 2025?

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The French singer Louane, one of the biggest talents on the French music scene in recent years, has sparked intense speculation with her recent decision to cancel all her concerts scheduled for April and May 2025. This move has fueled rumors that she might be the choice of the French public broadcaster to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Although there has been no official confirmation from the artist or France Télévisions, her decision to cancel her entire tour during that period has been interpreted by many as a sign that she is preparing for the major competition. This aligns with France’s recent strategy of selecting well-known and established artists for Eurovision, such as Barbara Pravi (2021), La Zarra (2023), and Slimane (2024), in an effort to strengthen the country’s presence in the contest.

Additionally, Louane is expected to release her new album in the coming days, which has already garnered the attention of her fans. Many speculate that a song from this album could be chosen as France’s Eurovision entry for 2025, following the example of Slimane last year, who released his song shortly before being confirmed as France’s representative for the 2024 contest.

With her unique voice and emotional performances, Louane has captivated audiences since her first appearance on The Voice France in 2013. She later gained recognition as an actress with her role in the award-winning film La Famille Bélier, which earned her the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her music career soared with hits like “Avenir” and “Si t’étais là,” with her albums achieving platinum sales.

Louane possesses both the artistic background and talent to showcase France at Eurovision, and her potential participation is creating high expectations for a strong showing in the 2025 contest. The coming months are expected to be exciting, as rumors may soon be confirmed, and we could see Louane preparing to represent France on the Eurovision stage in her own unique way.

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Junior Eurovision 2024: The music video of “La Chéile” released!

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Just two days ago, Enya Cox Dempsey emerged winner of Junior Eurovision Éire 2024 and will therefore represent Ireland in Junior Eurovision 2024. A few hours ago the music video of the Irish entry “La Chéile” was released and uploaded on the broadcaster’s official YouTube channel.

You can watch the music video of “La Chéile“, below:

How was Enya Cox Dempsey selected?

Three artists competed for the Irish representation in Junior Eurovision Éire 2024 final.

The final consisted of two competitive rounds:

  • During the first round, the three finalists performed two covers, including one from the Eurovision Song Contest. The judging panel, including Niamh Ní Chróinín, Tadhg Ó Gríofa, and Linda Martin, selected Lottie O’Driscoll Murray and Enya Cox Dempsey to advance to the second round.
  • In the second round, the two remaining finalists performed “Le chéile,” the song chosen by RTÉ as the country’s entry to Junior Eurovision 2024.

Following the committee’s decision, Enya Cox Dempsey was named the winner of Junior Eurovision Éire 2024 and will thus represent the country at the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “Le chéile.”

Who is Enya Cox Dempsey?

Enya comes from the town of Castlecomer in County Kilkenny, where she lives with Mum Róisín and the family dog Pip. The young star has performed in lots of shows and pantomimes all her life, and it’s her dream to win Junior Eurovision for Ireland.

A girl of many talents, she’s recently taken up playing the drums – much to Róisín’s delight, as the drums are set up in her bedroom. Enya loves rock ‘n’ roll and her favourite artists are Lana Del Rey, the Deftones and Metallica, and she loves singing along to Queen.

Junior Eurovision 2024

Seventeen countries will take part in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:

  1. Italy – RAI
  2. Estonia – ERR
  3. Albania – RTSH
  4. Armenia – AMPTV
  5. Cyprus – RIK
  6. France – FT
  7. North Macedonia – MRT
  8. Poland – TVP
  9. Georgia – GPB
  10. Spain – RTVE
  11. Germany – ARD/NDR
  12. Netherlands – AVROTROS
  13. San Marino – RTV San Marino
  14. Ukraine – UA:PBC
  15. Portugal – RTP
  16. Ireland – TG4
  17. Malta – PBS

The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row. The slogan for this year’s contest is “Let’s Bloom!”, while Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcia will serve as this year’s hosts.

Ireland with Enya Cox Dempsey will perform sixteenth.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news! 

Montenegro: These are the composers of the songs competing in Montesong!

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Montenegro 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!

A few days ago, the announcement of the 16 participants of Montesong took place, which included well-known names and euro-stars. With a new post earlier today, RTCG, the public broadcaster of Montenegro, presented the composers of the songs that will take part in the national final:

  1. Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj” (Bojan Marović, Stevan Milanović)
  2. Bend “9” – “Stop War” (Milić Šarović)
  3. Boban Rajović – “Suze” (G. Ratković, M. Bogosavljević, B. Glusac)
  4. Dolce Hera – “Repeat” (A. Prelević Palladino, T Tadič, M. Čaćić)
  5. Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je” (K. Kovać, O. Patocska, Đ. Petrović Poljak, J Jensen)
  6. GlumciBend – “San” (Mladen Nikčević, Dragana Tripković)
  7. Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto” (Leontina, Nemanja Filipović)
  8. Kejt – “Obala Raja” (Katarina Bogićević, Hugo Smeh)
  9. Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca” (Rade Vukčević)
  10. Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj” (Luka Radović)
  11. Milena Vučić – “Škorpija” (N. Arežna, M. Peruničić, A. Stajic, S. Vučić)
  12. Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama” (Branislav Opačić)
  13. Neonoen – “Clickbait” (Ilija Pejović)
  14. Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli” (B. Subotić, V. Mihajlovska, D. Dimitrov)
  15. Tina Džankić – “Nova” (Vladimir Maraš, Anja Zagorac)
  16. Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li” (Verica Čuljković)

The songs will be released in about a month from now, and the national final 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”:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Montenegrin participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel!

Source: rtcg.me

Spain 2025: Aiko submits song for Benidorm Fest 2025!

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Aiko has submitted a song for the 2025 Benidorm Fest together with Megara’s drummer, Kat.

Aiko represented Czechia in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.  Megara on the other hand, were the San Marino representatives this year.  The announcement was made by the two artists in the Plaff pub in Vigo, Spain during a Eurovision party.

The name of the song Aiko has submitted with Kat is “Mi Amor”.  We don’t have more details about the song in competition as it is still not available in any streaming services.

Aiko and Kat met during their Eurovision journey this year and they are currently dating.

Aiko represented Czechia in Malmö with her song Pedestal.  She finished in 11th place in her semifinal.  Megara represented San Marino with the song 11:11 which finished in 14th place.  Megara got initial recognition by the Eurovision fans after the band participated in the second edition of the Benidorm Fest where they finished in fourth place with their song Arcadia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiItbHRF1BY&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: Eurovision-Spain

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Junior Eurovision 2024: The revamped version of “All Together” released!

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Two weeks ago, Dominik Arim won Szansa na Sukces: Eurowizja Junior 2024, the Polish national selection for Junior Eurovision 2024 with the song “All Together”. A while ago, the revamped version of “All Together” was uploaded on the official Junior Eurovision’s YouTube channel alongside a music video.

You can watch the music video of “All Together”, below:

How was Dominik Arim selected?

Five artists competed for the Polish representation in the Szansa na Sukces final. Following the decision of a three-member jury  along with the public’s vote the following two advanced to the super-final:

  • Aleksandra Antoniak
  • Dominik Arim

The two super-finalists both performed the song “All Together” that TVP has prepared for Junior Eurovision 2024. Following the public’s voting exclusively, Dominik Arim emerged as the winner of Szansa na Sukces: Eurowizja Junior 2024 and will therefore serve as the country’s representative in the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Madrid in November.

Who is Dominik?

Dominik lives in the small town of Bobowo in the northern part of Poland, a region known for its beautiful forests and lakes. The young entertainer began performing for his family – his mom, dad, and sister Julia – before moving on to appear in shows and festivals.

He first caught the attention of the public with his rendition of Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand on The Voice Kids Poland, where all 4 judges fought to have him on their team. Outside of singing, Dominik enjoys karate; he’s currently an orange belt.

Junior Eurovision 2024

Seventeen countries will take part in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:

  1. Italy – RAI
  2. Estonia – ERR
  3. Albania – RTSH
  4. Armenia – AMPTV
  5. Cyprus – RIK
  6. France – FT
  7. North Macedonia – MRT
  8. Poland – TVP
  9. Georgia – GPB
  10. Spain – RTVE
  11. Germany – ARD/NDR
  12. Netherlands – AVROTROS
  13. San Marino – RTV San Marino
  14. Ukraine – UA:PBC
  15. Portugal – RTP
  16. Ireland – RTÉ
  17. Malta – PBS

The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row. The slogan for this year’s contest is “Let’s Bloom!”, while Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcia will serve as this year’s hosts.

Poland with Dominik Arim will perform eighth.

You can also watch the reaction video of EurovisionFun for “All Together“:

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Eurovision 2025: Martin Green appointed in a new Director role!

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The Eurovision Song Contest sees its biggest growth in its almost seventy-years history. The brand now attracts hundreds of millions of viewers around the globe making it a global phenomenon. As  the growth and the complexity extends, the EBU has appointed broadcasts events leader Martin Green in a new role as Director overseeing the world’s biggest entertainment show.

Having a rich background as an executive producer of major television events and according to Jean Philip De Tender, the EBU’s Director of Media and Deputy Director-General, Martin’s choice is justified as following:

Martin’s experience, strategic thinking and creative energy will be invaluable to the song contest as we get set for the 2025 event and evolve into the future.

The creation of this senior role and Martin’s appointment reflect how we’re building on the history and the strengths of a unique platform that celebrates the power of music to bring people together.

Who is Martin Green?

Green’s track record as an executive producer of major events includes the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 and the BAFTA-winning Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Liverpool in 2023 on behalf of Ukraine.

Green, who was made CBE in the 2017 UK Queen’s New Year Honours List, is currently Vice President of global live events at the entertainment company TAIT. He will start as Director of the ESC in November.

Regarding his new role, Martin Green mentions:

The Eurovision Song Contest captures the imaginations of people across generations, countries and cultures. It remains a beacon of joy, artistry and diversity – and a testament to the inclusive power of public service broadcasting.

Being asked to lead the event is a dream come true and I look forward to working with everyone involved to take the project and the brand into an exciting future.

Eurovision 2025

So far, thirty three countries have publicly confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2025:

  • Albania – RTSH
  • Austria – ORF
  • Azerbaijan – İctimai
  • Belgium – RTBF
  • Croatia – HRT
  • Cyprus – CyBC
  • Czechia – ČT
  • Denmark – DR
  • Estonia – ERR
  • Finland – YLE
  • France – FT
  • Georgia – GPB
  • Germany – NDR
  • Greece – ERT
  • Iceland – RÚV
  • Ireland – RTÉ
  • Israel – IPBC
  • Italy – RAI
  • Latvia – LTV
  • Lithuania – LRT
  • Luxembourg – RTL
  • Malta – PBS
  • Montenegro – RTCG
  • Norway – NRK
  • Portugal – RTP
  • San Marino – San Marino RTV
  • Serbia – RTS
  • Slovenia – RTVSLO
  • Spain – RTVE
  • Sweden – SVT
  • Switzerland – SRG SSR
  • Ukraine – Suspilne
  • United Kingdom – BBC

The participating countries’ list for Eurovision 2025 is expected to be revealed until the end of 2024.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: EBU

Junior Eurovision 2024: Enya Cox Dempsey will represent Ireland in Madrid!

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Today it was Ireland’s turn to select their entry for Junior Eurovision 2024. Just a while ago, Junior Eurovision Éire, the Irish national selection for Junior Eurovision 2024, was concluded. Junior Eurovision Éire served for another year as the country’s representative selection method for the children’s contest and was broadcasted from Dublin, Ireland.

Hosted by Louise Cantillon and following the votes of a jury exclusively, Enya Cox Dempsey was crowned as the winner.

After three heats featuring cover songs performed by the young competing artists, the jury selected three to move on straight to the final. Therefore, the following three artists competed for the Irish representation in Junior Eurovision Éire 2024 final:

  • Lottie O’Driscoll Murray
  • Enya Cox Dempsey
  • Isla McManus

The final consisted of two competitive rounds:

  • During the first round, the three finalists performed two covers, including one from the Eurovision Song Contest. The judging panel, including Niamh Ní Chróinín, Tadhg Ó Gríofa, and Linda Martin, selected Lottie O’Driscoll Murray and Enya Cox Dempsey to advance to the second round.
  • In the second round, the two remaining finalists performed “Le chéile,” the song chosen by RTÉ as the country’s entry to Junior Eurovision 2024.

Following the committee’s decision, Enya Cox Dempsey was named the winner of Junior Eurovision Éire 2024 and will thus represent the country at the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “Le chéile.”

Junior Eurovision 2024

Seventeen countries will take part in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:

  1. Italy – RAI
  2. Estonia – ERR
  3. Albania – RTSH
  4. Armenia – AMPTV
  5. Cyprus – RIK
  6. France – FT
  7. North Macedonia – MRT
  8. Poland – TVP
  9. Georgia – GPB
  10. Spain – RTVE
  11. Germany – ARD/NDR
  12. Netherlands – AVROTROS
  13. San Marino – RTV San Marino
  14. Ukraine – UA:PBC
  15. Portugal – RTP
  16. Ireland – RTÉ
  17. Malta – PBS

The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row. The slogan for this year’s contest is “Let’s Bloom!”, while Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcia will serve as this year’s hosts.

Ireland with Enya Cox Dempsey will perform sixteenth.

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Greece: Sakis Rouvas will be the host of the national final

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According to a recent report by journalist Alexis Michas on the ANT1 show Weekenders, Sakis Rouvas will be the host of the Greek national final for Eurovision 2025, organized by ERT. This exciting news has thrilled Eurovision fans, as Rouvas has a longstanding connection to the contest, both as an artist and as a presenter.

Sakis Rouvas’ Eurovision Experience

Sakis Rouvas is no stranger to the Eurovision stage. He represented Greece twice, in 2004 with the song “Shake It”, securing 3rd place, and again in 2009 with “This Is Our Night”, where he finished 7th. Additionally, he co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens in 2006, following Greece’s victory with “My Number One”. Given his extensive background with the event, Rouvas’ selection as host of the 2025 national final has heightened expectations for an impressive show.

National Final and Open Call for Artists

In parallel, the official decision by ERT’s Board of Directors regarding the national selection process has already been published on the public transparency platform Diavgeia. According to this decision, Greece’s artist and song for Eurovision 2025 will be chosen through an open national final, inviting artists and composers from all over the country to submit their proposals. This transparent and inclusive process is expected to attract a wide range of talented candidates from the Greek music industry.

Official Contest Details Coming Soon

The detailed announcement regarding the competition and submission guidelines is expected to be made in the coming days. This upcoming reveal has sparked considerable interest and excitement within the Greek music community and among Eurovision fans, who are eagerly awaiting the names of the contestants and the format of the national final.

Looking Ahead to Eurovision 2025

With Sakis Rouvas returning as host, the organization of ERT’s national final for Eurovision 2025 is set to be ambitious and spectacular. Greece’s entry will be decided through a transparent and open process, and the audience is in for one of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, with Rouvas bringing his experience and charisma to the stage.

As the countdown to Eurovision 2025 begins, and with the national final just around the corner, expectations are high for yet another successful participation by Greece in the contest.

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