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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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The Netherlands: Joost Klein is thinking of suing the EBU!

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Joost Klein is considering filing a defamation lawsuit against Eurovision organizer the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The singer’s manager has already contacted the lawyer Gerard Spong.

The news comes a day after AvroTros had indicated that it did not want to press charges.  The lawyer wrote that it is “absolutely a defamatory allegation” that the EBU, despite the fact that according to the Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office there is no or insufficient evidence, continues to insist that Joost Klein “would have committed an act worthy of disqualification”.

The fact that AvroTros doesn’t want to create an issue is a sign of weakness according to Spong.

“They must have their reasons for it. They may also have to continue with the EBU next year, so maybe they think: we shouldn’t have any. I think it’s weak.”

“Joost is the right person to file a police report. I’ve been called by Joost’s manager and we’re going to think about it.”

Source: De Telegraaf

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The Netherlands: The prosecution of Joost Klein stopped due to lack of evidence!

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Joost Klein will not be prosecuted for the incident at this year’s Eurovision due to a lack of evidence.

The investigation into Joost Klein and the incident that happened at the Eurovision Song Contest has been discontinued. The Swedish public prosecutor’s office says there is a lack of evidence. This means that Joost Klein will not be prosecuted.

The Swedish public prosecutor writes that the investigation into a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened a woman has been closed. The investigation shows that Klein made a motion that hit the camera. According to the prosecutor, the incident happened quickly, and Klein’s and the camerawoman’s stories differ. Therefore, it is not possible to know exactly what happened.

In his statement, prosecutor Fredrik Jönsson said:

“Today, the investigation closes because it cannot be proven that the act caused real fear and that this was the intention of the man”

Dutch witnesses were also heard on the case. Last month it was announced that the Dutch public prosecutor’s office had reported this to the Swedish public prosecution service.

Joost Klein was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest last May because of the incident. The singer qualified for the final on behalf of the Netherlands with the song “Europapa”. On the day of the final, it became clear that Joost Klein was not welcome on the Eurovision stage that night. The decision angered AVROTROS, the Dutch broadcaster responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Klein himself has yet to share his side of the story with the media following the incident. AVROTROS has expressed doubts about participating in the Eurovision Song Contest if the organizer European Broadcasting Union (EBU) does not make any changes to its policy. Several delegations complained of an unpleasant atmosphere behind the scenes at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest

https://youtu.be/IiHFnmI8pxg

Source: nu.nl

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Turkey: Withdrawing from Eurovision was the right choice says Erdogan!

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It is known that Turkey has abstained from the Eurovision Song Contest for the last 12 years with their last participation dating back in 2012 when the contest took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, a country that Turkey considers as a brother nation.

From 2013 onwards, the country decided to stay away from the competition, initially expressing its opposition to the regulations of the contest, including the status of the Big 5 countries and the introduction of the juries that determine 50% of the final result. Then came the addition of Turkey’s discomfort with the visibility of LGBTQI people with the then director general of the country’s public broadcaster, TRT, making a direct reference to drag personality Conchita Wurst who won the competition in 2014 on behalf of Austria.

Today the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself, in his political statements made a direct reference to Turkey’s abstention from the song contest. Specifically, he stated that:

‘It’s been 12 years since we didn’t participate at this disgraceful contest. It was a right decision by us. It’s impossible to find normal person at Eurovision and it promotes weird people because it’s a deliberate attempt to remove gender term.’

You can watch the relevant statement from a post on X below

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Wales: Campaign begins for Eurovision Participation!

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Campaign for Wales‘ participation in the Eurovision Song Contest begins!

With just one week to go until the grand final of this year’s contest, a campaign is underway for Wales to enter the Eurovision Song Contest!

This campaign has been undertaken by the record label Coco & Cwtsh which includes Sara Davies, winner of the Can i Gymru (Song for Wales) song contest, who also released her new song ‘Anfonaf Angel’ (I send an Angel).

Sara Davies will perform her new song live on the day of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final. The Chief Executive of Coco & Cwtsh CEO Ffion Gruffudd commented:

“Coco & Cwtsh strongly believe that we as a nation have something special to offer this wonderful competition and that we shouldn’t be restrictedfrom having a voice on this important stage because of broadcasting technicalities.”

“The aim is to build on this next year and maybe open it out into an actual competition where artists and musicians can enter their songs before deciding on what the Welsh entry would be and doing this year on year, along with an event, until we get to compete in the Eurovision as a nation in our own right.”

Wales could only compete if the BBC chose not to enter the competition on behalf of the UK. S4C, the Welsh broadcaster, is currently a full member of the European Broadcasting Union through its parent organisation.

Source: Sky News

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Italy: RAI wants Amadeus back to Sanremo!

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Italy’s public broadcaster RAI wants Amadeus back as artistic director of Sanremo.

Not even a month has passed since the end of this year’s Sanremo festival, and it seems that it is not easy for RAI to let go of the previous artistic director of the festival, who for quite some time had announced that 2024 would be the last year that he would be in this position.

According to Italian media, RAI has resumed negotiations with Amadeus in an attempt to convince him to renew his contract for two more years, i.e. until 2026.

However, later Amadeus himself live from the show Viva Rai 2 put an end to the aforementioned scenarios saying that there was indeed a meeting with the director of public television of Italy, however there was no proposal to continue in the future in the position of artistic director of Sanremo.

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Jamala on the Russian government’s wanted list!

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Jamala, who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine and is of Tatar heritage, was discovered to be on the Russian government’s wanted list earlier today, according to reports from the RIA and TASS news agencies.

More precisely, the singer is being prosecuted for allegedly disparaging Moscow’s armed forces, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Jamala is renowned for her efforts to enlighten and raise the public’s awareness of the situation in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. She has publicly criticized the Russian regime on multiple occasions in this regard, which infuriated Moscow and brought about this situation.

Her Eurovision entry was also politically fraught as it discussed the 1944 expulsion and ethnic cleansing of the Crimean Tatars by Stalin’s Soviet authority. She stated that the song was also referencing the 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea in addition to this historical occurrence.

Using an emoji to convey her displeasure, Jamala, who is now touring Australia to raise funds for the bolstering of the Ukrainian army, responded to the news through an instagram story:

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Source: POLITICO 

 

 

Estonia’s Alika wants to participate in Eurovision again in the future!

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In an interview with ETV, Alika, who represented Estonia at this year’s Eurovision, expressed interest in returning to the competition in the future.

She initially referred to the most vivid memories she has of her participation this year:

The most beautiful memory was when the final jury voting started and at one point I was second. Overall, the juries ranked me fifth.

When I got back to Estonia, I ran across a few people who told me that my participation made them proud to be Estonians.

She concluded by saying that she would like to participate in the competition again in the future:

I’d like to do it again, but in four or five years. Then I think it would be a good time.

Alika represented Estonia at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Bridges”, finishing 8th overall, which is one of the best results of the country in recent years. More specifically, she was ranked 5th by the juries and 19th by the television viewers.

Alika will release her debut album on November 24th!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsbC-OYMA3s

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Sources: eurovoix, ERR