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Montenegro: One withdrawal from Montesong 2024 and its replacement!

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We are about three weeks away from the first national final for Eurovision 2025, Montesong 2024, which is going to take place on November 27, and through which Montenegro returns to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year hiatus.

While the final list of the artists and their songs with which they will claim the representation of the Balkan country in Basel, Switzerland, was published on October 10, two changes were announced today. The first change concerns the withdrawal of Boban Rajović with the song “Suze” who left for personal reasons according to his post on his personal Instagram account.

“My dear followers,
Mainly due to my private commitments and the lack of free time, I was forced to withdraw from the “Montesong” competition. I think it’s unnecessary to talk about my wish to represent Montenegro at Eurovision, but it just wasn’t meant to be this year, which doesn’t mean that my wish won’t come true in the future. Honestly I would like the best song to win. I would like more to see that the winner will be the one that the people vote. Thank you for your understanding.” 

Immediately after the above withdrawal, the national broadcaster of Montenegro RTCG announced that he will be replaced by Tamara Živković with the song “Poguban let”.

So the updated list of participants is as per below:

  1. Anastasija Koprolčec – “Kraj”
  2. Bend “9” – “Stop War”
  3. Dolce Hera – “Repeat”
  4. Đurđa – “To Ljubav Je”
  5. GlumciBend – “San”
  6. Isak Šabanović – “Ljeto, Ljeto, Ljeto”
  7. Kejt – “Obala Raja”
  8. Luka Perazić i Rade Vukčević – “Dva Srca”
  9. Luka Radović – “Kada Dođe Maj”
  10. Milena Vučić – “Škorpija”
  11. Nemanja Petrović – “Među Zvijezdama”
  12. Neonoen – “Clickbait”
  13. Nina Žižić – “Dobro Došli”
  14. Tamara Živković – “Poguban let”
  15. Tina Džankić – “Nova”
  16. Verica Čuljković – “Čuješ li”

Source: RTCG

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Estonia: The participants of Eesti Laul 2025 will be announced on November 4 and 5!

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The contestants aiming to win Eesti Laul 2025 and represent Estonia in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be announced by ERR in just a few days.

The reveal of the fifteen Eesti Laul 2025 contestants will take place on November 4 and November 5 on “Ringvaade“. Tanja, Estonia’s 2014 representative, will be hosted on the live show on November 5, and Jüri Pootsmann, the 2016 representative, will be hosted on November 4.

In the meantime, public feedback will be taken into consideration when the sixteenth and final Eesti Laul 2025 contestant is revealed in early January.

How were the contestants selected?

Following the end of the submission period, ERR had received 175 entries for Eesti Laul 2025.

Then, a 34-member jury made up of singers, composers, producers, presenters, singing instructors, and music enthusiasts in general assessed the songs that were submitted to Eesti Laul 2025. The panel evaluated the songs in an anonymous manner without being aware of the songwriters’ or artists’ identities and consisted of several Eurovision personalities, such as Alika(Estonia 2023), Jüri Pootsmann(Estonia 2016), Kohver (Estonia 2024 – as a member of 5miinust).

What’s next

After the reveal of the first fifteen contestants, their song will be played for the first time on the “Start” program on December 6. At the beginning of January, the sixteenth competitor will be revealed.

The Estonian selection will only consist of one night-show, in which sixteen songs are going to compete and will take place on February 15, 2025.

This year’s Eesti Laul’s winners and therefore the Estonian representatives in Malmö were 5miinust and Puuluup, finishing in the twentieth place in the Grand Final.

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Source: err

Switzerland: The referendum against Eurovision 2025 on 24th of November!

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The referendum against the Council’s decision to approve the expenditure for the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel is about to take place. Voters are going to vote on this and two other cantonal and four federal proposals on November 24, 2024. At the same time, the second round of general renewal elections for the Governing Council is going to take place.

The request for a referendum was submitted today with the gathering of the required 2,000 signatures. A total of 3,912 valid signatures were counted. At the same time this weekend a vote is going be held, under the popular initiative of the canton “for more musical diversity” (“für mehr Musikvielfalt”), on the partial revision of the cantonal constitution regarding the right to vote and be elected to foreign residents as well as on four federal bills.

Election papers will be packed and sent next Monday. By the end of the week, the voters will have received the documents.

Source: Kanton Basel-Stadt 

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Slovenia: EMA returns for Eurovision 2025!

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The entry submission process in Slovenia for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which is going to take place in Basel, Switzerland, starts today.

Slovenia’s national broadcaster, RTVSLO, has confirmed that the EMA will be the method of selection for the country’s next entry. The EMA is therefore returning after a two-year hiatus.

The submission window for EMA 2025 will remain open until November 25. Those interested should submit the final format of their entry in mp3 format, the lyrics of the song, a photo of the artist, a description of their creative and musical activities and a fully completed and signed statement.

Those interested can apply their entry by following the link here.

Upon completion of the submission process, a three-member panel will evaluate the submissions and select the 12 EMA 2025 entries. The list of participants is expected no later than December 20.

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 etc.)
  • Television jury (editors, presenters, directors, choreographers etc.)
  • Radio jury (radio editors, journalists, presenters, etc.)
  • OGAE Slovenia jury
  • International Eurovision influencer jury (bloggers, vloggers, online journalists etc.)

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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France: With Kimberose or Lénie in Eurovision 2025?

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No much time has passed from the buzz caused by the rumors that Louane will be lifting the tricolore at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, and already two new names have emerged.

According to French journalist Clément Garin‘s post on his X account, two new names seem to be being discussed in the corridors of the national broadcaster France Télévisions to represent France in Eurovision 2025. These two names are Kimberose and Lénie.

Kimberose is a 33-year-old pop & soul artist and has been on the rise for several years. After starting in 2015 by forming a self-titled group alongside Anthony Hadjadj, she has been active solo for several years. She has 4 studio albums to her credit and her latest, Roses, has just been released. She is best known for her duet with Grand Corps Malade “Nos plus belle années”.

Young Lénie emerged from Star Academy last year and meets all the criteria for Eurovision. As for the representation in Junior Eurovision talents are sought through The Voice Kids, so for Eurovision talents such as Amir and Slimane are sought. Lénie’s asset is that she can present a show in which she can sing and dance at the same time.

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Germany: Changes underway for Eurovision 2025?

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According to the German website DWDL the production company that was involved for three years in the preparation of the selection process for Germany’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has withdrawn.

The DWDL website reports that Bildergarten is no longer the responsible production company behind Germany’s Eurovision entry selection process. Bildergarten had collaborated with the NDR channel in the production of the last three domestic televised contests for the selection of the German representative.

NDR commented that:

“We will announce shortly how the German act for the ESC 2025 will be selected.”

There has been speculation since last year that German broadcaster ARD is considering changes to the national approach to Eurovision. Another speculation was that the NDR channel would lose the rights to the competition which would be transfered to the MDR channel, however NDR retained them.

Additionally, last April, Stefan Raab proposed a new selection method that would revive Germany’s Eurovision hopes. Raab had proposed the contribution of all four major German broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1) in organizing the national selection.

Source: DWDL

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Malta: The submissions process for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 begins!

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Malta is officially the 33rd State to confirm its participation in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest of May 2025 in Basel, Switzerland!

PBS, the national broadcaster of Malta, confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2025 by publishing the rules of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) for 2025, the television show through which the nation selects its representative in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The songs submission process begins on 18th of November and is concluded on 29th of the same month. 24 entries will compete to fly the flag of Malta, through two semifinals that are scheduled to take place on 4th and 6th of February 2025, while the grand final is about to take place on 8th of February with 16 finalists.

The schedule of MESC 2025 is as per below:

  • 18 November 2024, Open Submissions time-window of MESC 2025
  • 29 November 2024, Submissions Deadline of MESC 2025
  • 12 December 2024, Announcement of Semifinalists
  • 23 December 2024, Deadline for remastering
  • January 2025, Draw of Semifinals & Production Meetings
  • 4 February 2025, Semifinal 1 of MESC 2025
  • 6 February 2025, Semifinal 2 of MESC 2025
  • 8 February 2025, Grand Final of MESC 2025

In this year’s contest Malta was represented in Malmö by Sarah Bonnici and the song “Loop” without success as the country finished for the second consecutive year in the last place of its semifinal (Semifinal 2) missing out the grand final of Eurovision for a third consecutive year.

https://youtu.be/uG-JHeia13c

Source: PBS

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Estonia: 175 entries submitted for Eesti Laul 2025!

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The submission window for Eesti Laul 2025, the Estonian national selection for Eurovision, opened a month ago, marking the official beginning of the Eurovision 2025 season. The submission’s period ended today, October 21, after being opened for a month.

Hence, ERR revealed that 175 entries were submitted for Eesti Laul 2025 and will compete for the Estonian representation in Basel.

Eesti Laul 2025 statistics

As it was revealed, out of the 175 submissions:

  • 65 of them are in Estonian
  • 110 of them are sung in foreign languages, including English, Italian, French and German

Regarding the artists, there are both established and emerging performers. The Head of ERR’s programs, Karmel Killandi, mentions:

I am especially happy that there are talented young performers among the contestants, as well as famous artists. We still hope, that this competition lays the foundation for a stage career at home or internationally. It is certain that the [Estonian] music scene is richer by 175 songs, and that’s why we do this competition!

The interest on Eesti Laul 2025 is not only confined inside Estonia but extends internationally.

This year’s Eesti Laul proves that music knows no borders and Eesti Laul is a valued platform abroad as well.

According to Vanni, many “creative” forces from abroad take part in the competition, including creators from Norway, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Malta, Spain, Turkey, USA, Great Britain, Latvia, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Croatia and Lithuania.

We take it as recognition that Eesti Laul has its place on the international scene.

Rumored artists

The following artists have teased their participation in Eesti Laul so far:

  • Tommy Cash uploaded a “Transfer Complete” image in his instagram messages channel yesterday, while
  • Ant Nurhan said he’s “not allowed to comment on it”

Eesti Laul 2025 – what’s next?

A jury made up of singers, composers, producers, presenters, singing instructors, and music enthusiasts in general will now assess the songs that were submitted to Eesti Laul 2025. The 35-member panel will assess the songs in an anonymous manner without being aware of the songwriters’ or artists’ identities. Fifteen of the competing songs will advance straight to the finals, where the public can vote on the sixteenth song.

The jury’s decision will be published by the Estonian National Broadcasting Company at the beginning of November. On December 6, the songs will be played for the first time on the “Start” program. At the beginning of January, the sixteenth competitor will be revealed.

The Estonian selection will only consist of one night-show, in which sixteen songs are going to compete and will take place on February 15, 2025.

This year’s Eesti Laul’s winners and therefore the Estonian representatives in Malmö were 5miinust and Puuluup, finishing in the twentieth place in the Grand Final.

Source: menu.err, X

Eurovision 2025: More than 3,000 have applied for volunteers!

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More than 3,000 persons have already apllied to become volunteers at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland!

One month has already passed since the opening of the applications for volunteers for Eurovision 2025 and more than 3,000 individuals have already signed up. The Event Manager of Basel, Beat Läuchli, explained that he is encouraged by the enthusiasm that Basel has shown so far toward the hosting of the event.

In his interview Beat Läuchli confirmed that the plans for the supporting events related to Eurovision are under way. The city of Basel plans to invite former Eurovision contestants to appear in numerous public event around the city. Further information regarding the hosting plans of Basel are to be announced within the coming months.

As far as the skills of the volunteers are conserned, the knowledge of the German language will be a top priority, but the knowledge of French, Italian, English or any other langyage will also be taken into account. Those interested to apply for volunteers are able to do so, by clicking the link here.

Source: swissinfo

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Greece: Rules Guide | The Selection Process for the Greek Participation in Eurovision 2025!

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The selection process of the song that will represent Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest was announced and consists of two evaluation phases. ERT, the national broadcaster of the country, determined certain rules in favour of the trasparency and impartiality of the procedure. Below we present you the most pivotal elements of the rules contained in 13 pages as they were publiced by ERT.

Evaluation Phase A’

  1. Submission and initial evaluation of the songs: The songs that will be submitted in due time and meet the appropriate specifications will be evaluated by the Committee of Phase A’. This committee will be composed at least of five members with proven experience and status at the music and show industry. The committe will not be aware of the names of composers and the artists during the evaluation, and will choose up to 12 songs that will be advanced to the National  Final, based on criteria such as the lyrics, the music and the performance. Furthermore, three back-up songs will be chosen.
  2. Qualifiers announcment: ERT, at its own discretion, will announce the songs and the composers that will participate in the National Final. The evaluation order of the songs is not going to be revealed. Changes in the mixing and the production of the qualified songs are allowed, but will be limited, until the date set by ERT. The release of any promotional content (video-clips) prior to the Final is forbidden, and there will be disqualification in case of breaching.

Evaluation Phase B’ (National Final)

  1. Conduct of the National Final: The National Final will take place on a date to be announced by ERT and will be broadcast live on its media. Up to twelve (12) songs will participate in the Final, which will be performed live with a background phonogram (music playback). The running order of the songs will be determined by draw.
  2. Song Selection Voting: The song that will represent Greece at Eurovision will be chosen by a combination of the public vote and two Jury Committees (one Greek and one international), as per below:
    • Public vote (50% of final score):  The public will be able to vote for their favorite song either by phone calls or by sending text messages (SMS). The distribution of points will be as per below:
      • The song with the most votes will receive 24 points.
      • The second will receive 20 points, the third 16 points, and the remaining points are distributed as follows: 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points for the following positions (up to tenth).
      • The last two songs will receive no points.
    • Voting of the two Jury Committees (50% of the final score): Each committee will consist of at least five (5) members with recognized experience in the music field, who may come from Greece or abroad. Each committee will score the songs as follows:
      • The first song will receive 12 points.
      • The second 10 points, the third 8 points, and the scoring will continue with 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the following places (up to tenth).
      • The last two songs will receive no points.
  3. Tie: In case of a tie in the overall score, the winner will be the song that received the most points from the audience. If televoting is deemed invalid for any reason, the song will be selected based on the vote of the two Judging Panels. In case of a tie between the committees, the song that received the most votes from the Greek committee will be declared the winner.
  4. Limitations on Public Appearences: For the sake of equal visibility, the artists and creators of the songs participating in the National Final are not allowed to appear in media other than ERT media until the Final is held. In case of violation of this rule, ERT reserves the right to disqualify them.

To complete the selection process of the Greek Eurovision entry, ERT ensures that all evaluation and voting stages are carried out impartially and transparently. The strict rules that determine the procedures, from the initial selection of the songs to the final vote of the public and the committees, ensure the equal treatment of all candidates and the objective selection of the song that will represent Greece in the international competition. In this way, ERT seeks a fair and reliable process that will bring out the best possible participation for the country.

ERT Kicks Off Eurovision 2025: National Final Regulations and Key Dates Revealed

Source: ΕΡΤ

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