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Netherlands: AVROTROS’ commentator believes that the country should compete in Eurovision 2025

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The Dutch entry’s disqualification from the Eurovision final in May of last year, along with the events that unfolded around it, cast doubt on the country’s participation in the upcoming competition. Specifically, the Netherlands‘ public broadcaster officials have stated unequivocally that the country’s participation in Basel requires the adoption of a number of modifications that will deal with the “dysfunctions” of the competition. However in contrast to those remarks, Dutch commentator Cornald Maas declared that he wants the Netherlands to take part in the 2025 competition.

In particular, Cornald Mass, who criticised the European Broadcasting Union and its decisions following Joost Klein’s disqualification and made statements such as “F*ck the EBU”, argued that the Netherlands ought to compete in Eurovision 2025.

“I think the best answer is to participate and to cater for a good entry. That’s a better answer than staying at home, sulking, preaching to the choir, adding to your own annoyance for another year while the caravan moves on.

“I think that you should always take part, because Eurovision isn’t the European Broadcasting Union. That’s what I’m critical about, not about Eurovision itself.”

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Romania: TVR has not yet decided whether to compete in Eurovision 2025

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Following Montenegro’s return to the Eurovision Song Contest, there are now hopes that other South-Eastern European countries, who withdrew in previous years due to financial difficulties, may return to the competition. One of these countries is Romania, whose participation is still up in the air, as a representative for the country’s public broadcaster stated to Eurovoix.

More precisely, all options are still up for grabs as TVR has not yet decided whether or not Romania will compete in Eurovision 2025.

Until now, we do not have any decision for further participation on Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

The last representative of Romania was Theodor Andrei with the song “D.G.T. (Off and On)”, who did not manage to qualify for the grand final, finishing in last place of the second semi-final with zero points.

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Source: Eurovoix

Iceland: The decision about Eurovision 2025 postponed for next week!

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The decision of Iceland to participate in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, Switzerland, was postponed!

As we informed you in our previous article (here), the decision of Iceland’s national broadcaster, RÚV, regarding participation in Eurovision 2025 and the country’s national festival Söngvakeppnin was initially expected to be published yesterday, the 5th of September.

However, this ultimately did not happen as the decision was postponed until next week. The Head of Delegation of Iceland, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason said:

“We are still reviewing the issues, including a meeting that our representatives and the other nations will attend with the representatives of Eurovision after the weekend. The deadline to confirm participation in Eurovision is September 15th. We will announce our decision before then”

Source: visir.is

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The Netherlands: The majority believes that the country should not participate in Eurovision 2025!

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The thriller of whether the Netherlands will be present at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland goes on, and will probably last until the very last moment, on September 15, the deadline for the countries concerned to register to participate.

The country’s national broadcaster, AVROTROS, has more than a week to decide. However, the Dutch branch of RTL conducted a poll and if the decision to participate or not was in the hands of the public, then the country would be out, as 58% think it should stay away next year.

After the controversial disqualification of the Netherlands despite qualifying for the final, the decision seems to be difficult.

Eric Dekker from AVROTROS commented that:

“At the moment, the talks are still ongoing. We’re taking everything into consideration and we’re not making any statements until a decision is made.”

According to the results of the RTL survey, 58% believe that the country should abstain, 24% believe that it should participate and 18% have no opinion on the matter.

Katja Zwar, eurofan and podcast presenter at Telegraaf, also chooses the abstention.

“As much as it hurts me to say, I hope we won’t participate just to make a statement. It’s not nothing what happened, we were unjustly disqualified, while we had scored high. You can’t undo it, but the EBU has to come up with something right to make up for it.”

On the other hand, media expert Mark Koster believes that the country will eventually take part.

“I’m sure there will be a half-baked lame excuse from the EBU just in time, which is just enough for the AVROTROS to participate anyway. And then the whole riot will have been for nothing.”

In the event that the Netherlands takes part, 47% believe that Joost Klein should be the representative again.

Source: RTL

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Czechia: The search of the next representative for Εurovision 2025 begins!

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Czechia is the next country to officially declare its presence at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest 2025 to be held in Basel, Switzerland!

In a statement, the country’s national broadcaster, ČT, gave the first information on the process to be followed. Specifically,  the deadline for the interested artists to submit entries is until September 30, 23:59 (CEST). In addition, Czech Television reserves the right to cancel the entire selection process of the Czech representative, if, for any reason, it does not take part in Eurovision 2025.

However, it is noteworthy that in the ČT announcement there is no mention of the ESCZ, the national final through which the participations of this central European country were determined.

In this year’s Eurovision held in Malmö, Aiko represented the country with the song “Pedestal” but, however, it did not make it to the grand final, as it finished in 11th place in the second semi-final.

https://youtu.be/RiItbHRF1BY

Source: ČT

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Montenegro: Montesong 2024 to be held on 26th and 27th of November!

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After a two-year hiatus, Montenegro returns to the Eurovision Song Contest by organizing its own selection process under the title Montesong 2024, which is going to take place on November 26th and 27th in Podgorica.

The national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, announced a public competition for the selection of teh composition and the representative of Montenegro at this music competition, and the process will last until October 1.

As festival director Danijel Alibabić said at today’s press conference, 16 competing compositions will be presented. The best will represent Montenegro at the most famous European music competition, which will be held in Basel.

“The performers must be Montenegrin citizens, and the composers can be from all over the world. It will be a production venture that Montenegro has never seen before.”

Alibabić is full of optimism and believes that the festival will come to life.

“I would like it to have a tradition like the Croatian Dora and to be in that rank. I believe that the stage will be spectacular”

He is also convinced that Montenegro will have a representative who will qualify to the final.

“The fact that they will appear at the festival, where they will be paid for their entire performance, is enough stimulation for the performers. It will be a real spectacle”

According to him, the Association of Variety Performers of Montenegro made an effort to have a team of people at the festival who will deal with graphic design and lighting.

“There will also be rehearsals, so that the singers and the team can correct everything they don’t like and would change, if they want to”

Artistic director Vladana Vučinić announced that the process of judging the compositions will be transparent and Eurovision-style: 50% of the audience – 50% of the jury.

“The jury will include domestic musicians and musicians from abroad. It will be made up of eminent composers”

Vučinić also stated that the festival will be mostly financed by the Association of Variety Performers, and RTCG is in the role of co-producer.

“We want to give musicians support and an opportunity to present themselves. We have few musicians and I encourage everyone to come forward. We would like to hear diverse musical styles. There is room for everyone on stage”

She encouraged especially young performers to apply for the competition.

“Finances have always been our biggest problem. We have to provide young musicians with support, and this is a real opportunity”

When asked if the Ministry of Culture and Media has shown interest in the festival, Vučinić replied negatively.

“For now, they haven’t. But we hope to win the favor of the institutions.”

Source: RTCG

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Iceland: Tomorrow the announcement of whether Iceland will participate in Eurovision 2025!

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Tomorrow, RÚV, the national broadcaster, will announce whether Iceland will participate in Eurovision in Basel next year. The Head of Delegation of Iceland said after this year’s competition that he expected Iceland to participate again next year, but nothing was set in stone.

There was great dissatisfaction among parts of the nation after Iceland’s participation in the competition this year. RÚV and other television stations were urged to withdraw from the competition because of Israel’s participation, and the EBU asked people to stop harassing contestants because of their participation.

Rúnar Freyr Gíslason said that the Israeli participation had a negative impact on the competition. It was not the unifying platform it should be. He said that he expects Iceland to participate again next year, but that has not been confirmed yet.

Rúnar said today in an interview with the news agency that the decision of RÚV on Iceland’s participation in Eurovision will be presented to the nation tomorrow. The format of the Söngvakeppnin will also be announced and presumably the dates for when artists can submit acts and more.

This year Iceland was represented for the second time by Hera Björk and the song “Scared of Heights” but failed to qualify for the final as it finished in 15th and last place of the first semi-final with just three points.

https://youtu.be/VChBgcycVl8

Source: visir.is

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Poland: Jojo Siwa confirms that she is in talks for Eurovision 2025!

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One of the names that seems to be preoccupying the Eurovision world in this new season that has started is that of Jojo Siwa and the possibility of her representing Poland at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest which is going to take place in Basel, Switzerland in May 2025 .

The American singer with Polish roots a few days ago through a post on her TikTok account expressed her interest in getting on the big stage of Eurovision. You can read more about this in our related article.

JoJo Siwa expresses interest to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest?

In a new post on TikTok on the occasion of her visit to Poland Jojo Siwa confirmed that she is in talks to represent the country in Eurovision 2025.

In particular, in her new post she states:

“Somebody asked if I was gonna do it on Eurovision because [the song] was going viral in Poland. I initially jokingly replied to the comment saying ‘Yes’, but now it’s actually become a real conversation. Eurovision’s into it. We’re talking with the people in Poland because each country essentially decides who goes to Eurovision to represent that country.”

“We have been talking with everybody, obviously there’s a lot that goes into it, there’s a lot of logistics.”

Moreover, she also mentions that during the period when the competition will be held in Switzerland, another project of hers will be running at the same time, but this does not seem to deter her as she comments that:

“I might be able to make both work if Poland wants me to do it. If Poland wants me to represent, I will be there. I will make it happen, 1000 per cent.”

Below you can also watch the relevant TikTok post.

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♬ Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s Today – JoJo Siwa

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Eurovision 2025: Céline Dion as a guest star is possible!

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The appearance of the world-class Canadian singer Céline Dion is considered possible according to a person from the production of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

As per the Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitung the producers of Eurovision 2025 in Basel are flirting with the idea of ​​Céline Dion appearing as a guest on the stage of the contest.

In his statements, the co-producer of the competition Reto Peritz said:

“Of course this is an issue for us. Actually, we want to put talent in the foreground at the ESC and not let them overshadowed by world-famous stars. But of course, it also has its appeal to have such a name on the show.”

Céline Dion and Switzerland share a special story around the Eurovision Song Contest. She represented Switzerland in 1988 with “Ne partez pas sans moi” and won, bringing the competition the following year to the country and specifically to Lausanne.

However, when asked if Céline Dion herself has been asked about this particular appearance at Eurovision 2025, Mr Peritz did not elaborate.

https://youtu.be/VXLWfXmlXPc

Source: Basler Zeitung

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The reaction of Basel’s executive council members to finding out that their city is going to host Eurovsion 2025!

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SRG SSR shared the moment of Basel’s executive council’s reaction to hearing that the city is going to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

A few hours after the much-anticipated revelation that Basel had been chosen to host Europe’s biggest music competition, Switzerland’s national broadcaster shared footage of the reaction of members of the city’s executive council.

The competition is going to take place in St. Jakobshalle on 13, 15 and 17 May 2025. 

Don’t miss tonight’s LIVE TALK at 22:00 EET  to comment together on the city’s announcement for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest as well as all the latest news of the week!

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