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Belgium: Snippets of the first 4 songs of Eurosong 2025 and the names of the jury members revealed!

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Belgium’s Dutch-language national broadcaster, VRT, has released snippets from the first four songs of Eurosong 2025, the national competition through which Belgium is going to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, on May 13, 15 and 17.

The snippets released by VRT concern the first four songs that are going to compete in the first semi-final of Eurosong 2025, which is going to take place this Saturday, January 18.

The fist four songs of the frist semi-final of Eurosong 2025 are the below:

  • Grace – “Pull up”
  • Lenns – “Air balloon”
  • Le Manou – “Fille à papa”
  • LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect”

Below you can watch the repsective snippets.

Furthermore, the broadcaster revealed the names of the 15 members of the jury of Eurosong 2025. which are aas per below:

  • Gustaph – Winner of Eurosong 2023 and finished 7th at Eurovision 2023
  • Bart Cannaerts – Spokesperson at Eurovision 2023
  • Merol – Dutch singer
  • Emmelie de Forest – Winner of Eurovision 2013 for Denmark
  • André Vermeulen – Former commentator for VRT between 1991 and 2013
  • Els Germonpré – music coordinator VRT1
  • Leslie Cable – Head of Delegation for RTBF at Eurovision
  • Stephan Monsieur – Chairman of OGAE Belgium
  • Jasper Van Biesen – Song Contest expert and author of “65 Years of Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest”
  • Indy van Cauwenbergh – Choreographer
  • Kim Debrie – Radio 2
  • Anja Daems – Radio 2
  • Laura Govaerts – MNM
  • Imane Boudadi – MNM
  • Nona Van Braeckel – Studio Brussel

The studio versions of all entries will be released upon completion of the second semi-final of Eurosong 2025 on January 25. The final of Eurosong 2025 is going to take place on February 1 in the city of Vilvoorde.

Source: VRT

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Israel: All the highlights from the 29th episode of HaKokhav Haba!

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Last night, Sunday 12th of January, the 29th episode of HaKokhav Haba, the song contest through which Israel will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland, on May 13, 15 and 17, 2025, was broadcast.

The next phase of HaKokhav Haba began with 8 contestants, which is the duel challenge. Four duets competed in this episode, where two of the contestants left the competition at the end of the competition process.

Hosts and Judges

Rotem Sela continues as the host of the show, alongside Assi Azar, one of the hosts of Eurovision 2019. Azar has been a host since the first season of HaKokhav Haba in 2013, while Rotem Sela began hosting from the second season, a role she still holds today.

The judging panel includes:

  • Assaf Amdursky
  • Keren Peles
  • Shiri Maimon
  • Eden Hason
  • Ran Danker
  • Itay Levi

The duets

Dolev Mandelbaum vs. Yuval Raphael

Dolav Mandelbaum opened the night with Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” The cover perfectly suited Dolav’s vocal range. It started out softly, and as the song progressed, so did his vocal abilities. All judges gave a positive vote, receiving an 86% score.

Yuval Raphael chose to perform Bruno Mars’ “Talking to the Moon.” Yuval dedicated the song to the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas, especially her friend Matan Tzengauker, who is still being held hostage in Gaza. All judges also gave a positive vote, receiving a 96% score, ensuring her qualification to the next round.

Moran Aharoni and Red Band vs. Yuval Gold

Moran and Red chose to sing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” As usual, Moran and Red managed to surprise us with another unique, precise and amazing performance. Once again, Moran and Red proved that their combination is relevant and correct. Ran Danker was the only member of the jury to give a negative vote, receiving 82%.

Yuval Gold chose to sing Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” dedicating it to his good friend Daniel Sheinkerman who was murdered in the Nova Festival massacre. Two of the judges, Eden Hason and Itay Levi, gave a negative vote, receiving 71%, and thus Moran and Red moved on to the next round.

Amit Sade vs. Daniel Wais

Amit chose to sing Adele’s “Skyfall”. Amit is so captivating and touches the soul with her unique and soulful vocal tone. Itai, Ran, and Keren gave negative vote, receiving 60%.

Daniel chose to sing Andra Day’s “Rise Up”, along with artists from the “Shoofuni” project. Eden and Asaf gave negative vote, receiving 65%, ensuring her qualification to the next phase.

Ido Malka vs. Valerie Hamaty

Ido chose to perform “The Story of My Life” by One Direction. The song suits him perfectly. Ido sounded great in the song, as if it was written for him. Keren and Asaf voted against it, receiving 75%.

Valerie chose to sing “Rise Like a Phoenix”, by Conchita Wurst, who represented Austria and won Eurovision 2014. All judges voted in favor, receiving 83%, ensuring her qualification to the next phase.

At the end of the competition part, the jury decided that Amit Sade and Ido Malka would leave the competition.

Last year’s winner of HaKokhav Haba and thus the country’s representative at Eurovision 2024 was Eden Golan. Eden Golan, with her song “Hurricane”, finished in fifth place in the final ranking.

Source: euromix

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Eurovision 2025: Ticket pre-registration faces bot challenges

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The Eurovision Song Contest is gearing up for its 2025 edition in Basel, and ticket pre-registration has drawn significant interest, with 500,000 entries recorded. However, many of these registrations have been flagged as fake, posing a logistical challenge for organizers.

Thomas Pittino, the marketing director of the ESC, stated that between one-third and half of all registrations are suspected to be bots or fake accounts. These fraudulent entries are often linked to ticket resellers looking to profit by buying and reselling tickets at higher prices. Pittino shared this information with Swiss media outlet SRF, highlighting efforts to filter out inauthentic registrations.

With only 50,000 to 60,000 seats available across the nine shows scheduled at Basel’s St. Jakobshalle, organizers are working to ensure tickets are allocated to genuine fans.

Ticket sales details

Pre-registration for tickets closed on January 10, and those who successfully registered will have access to purchase tickets starting January 29 at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices range from 40 to 350 Swiss francs, depending on the show and seating category.

Given the limited number of seats and high interest, tickets are expected to sell out quickly. Organizers are hopeful that their measures will reduce fraudulent activities and support a fair ticketing process.

After Nemo‘s triumph in Malmö, Switzerland’s national broadcaster SRG is hosting this year’s competition. You can listen to their winning song, “The Code” below.

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Source: Der Bund

Germany: Chefsache ESC 2025 shortlist finalized

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Germany is one step closer to selecting its Eurovision 2025 representative as the shortlist for Chefsache ESC 2025 has been finalized. Applicants have been informed whether they have advanced to the next stage or not, marking the end of the initial phase of this year’s selection process.

This year’s Chefsache ESC saw an overwhelming response, with 3,281 entries submitted before the November deadline. Solo artists comprised the majority of applicants, while bands accounted for about 20% of the submissions. Notably, 1,198 entries featured original songs, raising excitement for what’s to come in the competition.

Competition format and schedule

Chefsache ESC 2025 will feature 24 acts. The competition includes two heats, a semi-final, and a grand final. While RTL will broadcast the heats and the semi-final, the Grand Final will be aired on Das Erste.

Key dates for Chefsache ESC 2025 are as follows:

  • Heat 1: February 14
  • Heat 2: February 15
  • Semi-Final: February 22
  • Grand Final: March 1

From each heat, seven acts will advance to the semi-final. A total of nine finalists will then compete in the Grand Final, where the winner will be chosen to represent Germany at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

During the heats and semi-final, a professional jury, led by Eurovision veteran Stefan Raab, will evaluate the performances and decide which acts will qualify. However, the Grand Final will leave the decision entirely in the hands of the public, ensuring that Germany’s Eurovision representative reflects the nation’s choice.

Last year, Germany was represented by Isaak, whose song “Always on the Run” surpassed expectations, securing an impressive 13th place in the grand final.

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Source: ESC Kompakt 

Azerbaijan: Eurovision 2025 entry to be released before March!

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The entry of Azerbaijan for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be released before March!

Azerbaijan is one of the participating states that tend to release their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest within March. However, things seem to be chnaging this year. The Head of the Azeri Delegation in the contest, Nurlana Cafarova, commented that the entry of the reveal of the artist and the song will not be that late.

She specifically stated that:

“For now, I can say that we will not have to wait for March. Our representative and his/her song will be presented to the public together in the near future.”

We remind you that the following three artists remain in the race to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2025:

  1. Mehin Hümbətova
  2. Nataone
  3. Murad Arif

Last year, in Eurovision 2024, the country was represented by Fahree and Ilkin Dovlatov and the song “Özünlə apar”  without success as it failed to reach the final again, finishing in the 14th place of the first semi-final.

https://youtu.be/QhN9r8TH2Hw

Source: 12 Xal

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Eurovision 2025: The hosts to be revealed on 20th of January!

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The hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel are going to be revealed on 20th of January.

The national broadcaster of Switzerland, SRG SSR, revealed on ESC Discord channel, on Discord platform, that the announcement of the hosts of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled on Molday 20th of January. The announcement is going to take place during a press event broadcast live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel at 15:00 CET.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is going to take place in Basel Switzerland on the below days:

  • Tuesday 13th of May – A’ Semi-Final
  • Thursday 15th of May – B’ Semi-Final
  • Saturday 17th of May – Final 

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Iceland: The first names rumoured for Söngvakeppnin 2025!

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A few days after the official announcements by RÚV, Iceland’s national broadcaster, for this year’s Söngvakeppnin, the national competition through which the country’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is selected, the first rumours began about the artists who will claim to represent the island in Eurovision 2025.

The first rumoured artists

The well-known Icelandic website Vísir, through two recent articles, publishes the first three names that appear to be on the list of Söngvakeppnin 2025.

The first name is ICEGUYS. This is a boyband that has enjoyed enormous popularity on the Arctic island in recent years with five recent soldout concerts. ICEGUYS consists of Friðrik Dór, Rúrik Gíslason, Jón Jónsson, Herra Hnetusmjör and Aron Can.

The band’s manager Máni Pétursson has already stated in an interview:

“It’s from time to time that the Iceguys are going to participate in Eurovision”

The second name rumored is that of Juli Heiðar Halldórsson. He is one of the most well-known artists in Iceland and already has experience in Söngvakeppnin, having participated in 2017 with Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir and the song “Heim til þín” without much success, however, as they finished in 5th place in the first semi-final and failed to advance to the final of the national competition.

The third name is Ágúst Þór Bjarnason. Ágúst is a young and aspiring musician, living in Akureyri. Last summer, he played for Magnús Kjartansson, the singer of Stuðlaband, and performed with the band at all the biggest outdoor festivals in the country. Ágúst was previously the singer in the band Færibandinu.

On Friday, January 17, the presentation of the artists and songs that will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2025 is scheduled at 20:40 CET through the special TV show “Lögin í Söngvakeppninni 2025”. For this year’s bid for the Icelandic representation, 110 entries were submitted to the Icelandic competition.

Source: Vísir

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Norway: When will MGP 2025 songs be released?

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Preparations for the Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) 2025, Norway’s national selection for Eurovision, are well underway, and the reveal date for the competing songs has just been announced. The competition will culminate in the grand final at Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, February 15.

Songs to be released on January 24

The ten songs competing in this year’s Melodi Grand Prix will be released on Friday, January 24. This will give the public their first opportunity to hear the tracks aiming to represent Norway at Eurovision 2025.

Artists announcement on January 16

Before the songs are unveiled, the participating artists will be announced on Thursday, January 16. A press conference will take place at 12:00 CET in Studio 1 at NRK’s Marienlyst headquarters in Oslo. The event will be broadcast live, introducing the ten acts who will compete for the title.

The announcement will be hosted by Marte Stokstad, Tete Lidbom, and Markus Neby, who will also provide insights into this year’s competition.

This year’s MGP marks a return to Oslo Spektrum, a venue that has hosted many memorable moments in the competition’s history. After six years, the live final will once again take place in this iconic location.

Tickets for the grand final went on sale on Friday, November 22, at 12:00.

Recap: key dates to remember

  • January 16, 2025: Artist announcement at 12:00, Studio 1, Marienlyst
  • January 24, 2025: Release of competing songs
  • February 15, 2025: Grand final at Oslo Spektrum

Last year’s winners, Gåte, represented Norway in Malmö with their song “Ulveham”. Although they did not achieve a high placing, this year’s competition aims to find a strong contender to represent Norway on the Eurovision stage.

As the dates draw closer, excitement is building for MGP 2025.Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the updates on Eurovision 2025!

Sources: ESC Discord/ NRK

 

Moldova: Etapa Națională 2025 final to take place on 22nd of February!

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The date for the 2025 version of Etapa Națională, the national competition through which Moldova selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, was announced today.

Moldova’s national broadcaster, TRM, announced today two dates related to Etapa Națională 2025. Specifically, on Saturday, January 18, the auditions of the candidates are going to be broadcast live, and on Saturday, February 22, the final of Etapa Națională 2025 is going to take place.

10 artists are going to participate in the final of Etapa Națională 2025. The result will be determined 50% by the audience and 50% by the committee, with the organizers deciding in case of a tie.

Last year, Moldova was represented by Natalia Barbu for the second time (first time in 2007) with the song “In The Middle”, where she failed to qualify for the grand final, finishing 13th in the first semi-final with 20 points overall.

https://youtu.be/evIoGkZXj2s

Source: TRM

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Croatia: The songs of Dora 2025 to be released on 9th of January!

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The release date of the songs for the 2025 version of Dora, the national competition through which Croatia selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, has been announced.

According to the Croatian website Jutarnji list, the songs that are going to take part in Dora 2025, claiming to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, will be announced next Thursday, January 9.

In addition, the website itself also publishes the dates of the two semi-finals of Dora 2025. Therefore, the full schedule of Dora 2025 is as per below:

  • First Semi-Final – Thursday, February 27
  • Second Semi-Final – Friday, February 28
  • Final – Sunday, March 2

In the two semi-finals, the winners are going to be decided solely by public vote. In the Final, the result is going to be determined 50% by public vote and 50% by two committees, one Croatian and one international.

The 24 contestants of Dora 2025 are as per below:

  1. Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold”
  2. EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye”
  3. Filomena – “Strong”
  4. Irma – “Enigma”
  5. IVXN – “Monopoly”
  6. Jelena Radan – “SALUT!”
  7. Laurakojasong – “NPC”
  8. LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul”
  9. Luka Nižetić – “Južina”
  10. Magazine – “AaAaA”
  11. Marin Jurić Čivro – “It Burned”
  12. Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
  13. Marko Škugor – “What Should I Ask of God”
  14. Marko Tolja – “Through the dark”
  15. Martha May – “Running to the Light”
  16. Matt Shaft – “Welcome to the circus”
  17. Natalie Balmix – “LIFE GOES ON”
  18. Natally – “Home to My Heart”
  19. NIPPLEPEOPLE – “SIGN”
  20. Fire – “Give, Give”
  21. Petar Brkljačić – “THE END”
  22. Supersonic Trio – “Animal”
  23. Swingers – “Ful Kul”
  24. Teenah – “Aurora”

Source: Jutarnji list

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