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Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest will include seven artists!

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There are only three days left until Monday 18th when the names of the artists who will compete in the Luxembourg Song Contest, the national competition that will determine the representative of Luxembourg in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest next May in Basel, Switzerland, are expected to be revealed. In the 2025 Luxembourg Song Contest, the total number of artists to be announced is expected to be seven, one less than this year.

Between November 8 and 10, live auditions of the 79 entries submitted for the Luxembourg Song Contest took place, which were evaluated by the following five-member international jury.

  • Diogo Fernandes,  TV producer – Portugal
  • Eldar Gasimov, singer (Eurovision 2011) – Azerbaijan
  • Marie Myriam, singer (Eurovision 1977) – France
  • Poli Genova, singer (Eurovision 2011, 2016) – Bulgaria
  • Niamh Kavanagh, singer (Eurovision 1993) – Ireland

According to the ESC Discord, two of the seven names to be announced had also competed for this year’s representation of the Grand Duchy.


The Luxembourg Song Contest is scheduled to take place on January 25. 

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Albania: The Song Titles for Festivali I Këngës 63!

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Following the announcement of the participant list for Festivali I Këngës 63, RTSH has gradually revealed the song titles of the competing artists. Today, the complete list of song titles for Albania’s national selection was finally released.

Below, you can find the list of participants along with their song titles:

  • Algert Sala – “Bosh”
  • Alis Kallacej – “Mjegull”
  • Ardit Çuni – “Amane”
  • Devis Xherahu – “Ka momente”
  • Djemtë e Detit – “Larg”
  • Elvana Gjata – “Karnaval”
  • Endrik Beba – “Ishe ti”
  • Epos – “Kurajo dhe Zjarr”
  • Erma Mici – “Mbaje”
  • Frensi Revania – “Rreziko”
  • Gjergj Kaçinari – “Larg jetës pa ty”
  • Gresa Gjocera – “E vërteta”
  • Jet – “Gjallë”
  • Kejsi Jazxhi – “Kur bota hesht”
  • Kleansa Susaj – “Ta dija”
  • Laurjan Ejlli & Adelina Corraj – “A thu”
  • Lorenc Hasrama – “Frymë”
  • Luna Çausholli – “Qiell apo ferr”
  • Mal Retkoceri – “Antihero”
  • Martina Serreqi – “Nese qaj”
  • Mihallaq Andrea – “Porositë e babait”
  • Nita Latifi – “Zemrës”
  • Olsi Bylyku – “Tupanët”
  • Orgesa Zaimi – “I parë”
  • Rea Nuhu – “Sot”
  • Ronaldo Mesuli – “N’zemër”
  • Santino De Bartolo – “Kur nata vjen si bora”
  • Shkodra Elektronike – “Zjerm”
  • Stine – “E kishim nis”
  • Vesa Smolica – “Lutem”

A combination of jury and public vote will decide

This year, according to Euromix.il, Albania’s representative for Eurovision 2024 will be chosen through a combination of public and jury voting. The selection process will follow a 60/40 model, combining jury and audience input to determine the country’s next entry.

This change reflects Festivali i Këngës’ gradual shift toward incorporating more public input, especially in the context of Eurovision. For many years, the festival faced criticism regarding transparency and its failure to align with modern Eurovision standards.

The dates for FiK 63 have not yet been announced. However, renowned singer and Albania’s former Eurovision representative, Elhaida Dani, will serve as the festival’s artistic director this year.

The Albanian public’s pick for Eurovision 2024 was Besa with her song “Zemrën n’dorë“. Besa released a revamped version in English titled “Titan” for Eurovision, where she did not make it to the Grand Final, finishing fourteenth in the second semi-final.

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Source: RTSH

Estonia: Tommy Cash is confident that he will be the Eesti Laul 2025 winner!

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In an interview with ERR, the country’s national broadcaster, Estonian rap star Tommy Cash said he was confident that the organizers of Estonia’s top song contest Eesti Laul would not miss the chance to include him among this year’s finalists. Cash also believes he is the best artist to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2025.

Cash told ERR that he had no doubt that his song would be selected for the upcoming edition of Eesti Laul, the competition that will determine who will represent Estonia at Eurovision in 2025.

“I always felt inside that [the judges] would definitely pick that song because I don’t think Eesti Laul is stupid and I don’t think they would pass up the opportunity for me to be in there as I think I could be the best representative for Estonia.”

According to Cash, now strategically is the right time in his career to compete in Eurovision.

“Because I have been working with Käärijä (Finland’s 2023 Eurovision contestant – ed.) and I started working with a producer who also produced the Finnish Eurovision song ‘Cha Cha Cha.’ Then there was this moment where I made a little joke on stage and said I was going to Eurovision and it snowballed so much from there. “When I was walking down the street, all the fans were like, ‘yeah, yeah, Eurovision!’ The internet picked up on it too and so, I feel like young people in Estonia have made up their minds about who is going to Eurovision. Of course, I also hope that everyone will like the song and I will do my best. But you never know. However, I would like to say with confidence that I could go to Eurovision right now.”

If Cash doesn’t win the next Eesti Laul, he said, he’ll be okay with that too.

“I’m totally fine with it, I understand and people will just have to imagine what would have happened if Tommy Cash had gone to Eurovision. I’m giving people the chance to think that I could actually go, because the competition actually starts if I were to win Eesti Laul, which is very important”

He also added that if he doesn’t win Eurovision, he would be satisfied with a top five finish.

Commenting on his participation in the Estonian contest Eesti Laul,  Cash finds his song “Espresso Macchiato” captivating.

“It’s something new for everyone. I’m often asked what I think about such a video or picture. Everything I do has a context for me, but for every person it’s different. Let people listen to it for themselves.”

In the end, Cash clarified that after 2025 he does not intend to compete in Eesti Laul again.

“Why? When I’m already going to Eurovision and I’m going to do it in such a legendary way”

The Eesti Laul 2025 is scheduled for February 15, 2025, when we will find out who will raise the Estonian flag at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, next May in Basel, Switzerland!

Source: ERR

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Serbia: 222 entries submitted for Pesma za Evroviziju 2025!

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The deadline for submitting entries for Pesma za Evroviziju 2025 (PzE 2025), the national competition that will determine Serbia’s next entry in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, ended on November 10.

A total of 222 entries were submitted for Pesma za Evroviziju 2025, and contest editor Olivera Kovačević and music editor Uroš Marković say the difficult part now is selecting the 28 entries that will compete in the semi-finals.

Olivera Kovačević and Uroš Marković were guests on the show “Jedan dobar dan” where they made relevant statements.

Uroš Marković stated:

“Pesma za Evroviziju is becoming more popular every year. Last year’s final was watched by 1,750,000 people on television and another 450,000 on YouTube. All in all, that’s more than two million people. This year, we are in negotiations with the Eurovision Song Contest to broadcast the final for the Serbian representative on their official channel.”

According to him, Pesma za Evroviziju gives the contestants a great chance for promotion, because it is covered by the media and is very popular.

In turn, Olivera Kovačević stated:

“The careers of many now famous performers started at PZE, and the fact that the competition is increasingly popular shows that we have found the path we need to follow and that we are making progress every year, both visually and in terms of content.”

She also reveals that there are very good applications for the upcoming competition and many famous performers, but she cannot name them because the selection committee will evaluate them in early December and then a list of those who have passed will be made.

“It is the best when you offer a variety of genres, from ethno, to rock and pop, to metal. It is the same at the ‘Eurovision’, every year they try to find a recipe. One year ‘Måneskin’ win, and the next year everyone plays something similar. This year Nemo won, probably next year some will try something in that vein”

The names that will compete in Pesma za Evroviziju will be revealed in mid-December.

Source: RTS

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Ukraine: 374 Songs Submitted for Vidbir 2025!

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Today, the public broadcaster of Ukraine, Suspilne, announced that it has received 374 song submissions for its national final, from 304 artists. Among these, 232 submissions are from solo performers and 72 from bands. A total of 369 applications were submitted.

The submission period for the Eurovision 2025 national selection ran from September 17 to November 10. This year, applications were also submitted by artists from Sweden, Germany, Poland, the United States, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

The names of the artists advancing to the next selection stage will soon be announced. Based on the initial selection results, a list of participants who will move forward to the national selection phase will be formed. This list will include up to 20 artists who must pass auditions and participate in person.

By December 20, the finalist list for the national final will be finalized, comprising up to 9 performers based on audition results. For those on the longlist who do not make it to the finalist list, an online ranking vote will determine an additional participant for the final. The complete list of finalists will be announced by January 17, 2025.

The national final will take place in February as a televised concert. Like in previous years, the winner will be selected through a combination of public and jury voting. The composition of the jury will be decided by the Ukrainian public in an online vote at a later date.

Previous Vidbir winners and Ukraine’s Eurovision 2024 representatives, alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, finished in third place with their song “Teresa & Maria”.

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Source: Suspilne

Spain: These are the artists that will take part in Benidorm Fest 2025!

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A few minutes ago, RTVE, Spain’s public broadcaster, announced the highly anticipated list of artists that will participate in Benidorm Fest 2025, the national final to select Spain’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Lithuania: Song submission window for Eurovizija.LT extended!

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Lithuania was one of the first countries to confirm its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The submission window would have been open until today, November 11, however just a while ago, LRT, the country’s public broadcaster, announced that an extension of time will be given to those interested.

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Serbia: New Voting System for PzE25!

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A few hours ago, Serbia’s national broadcaster announced a new voting system that will change how the results are determined. According to the new rules, the ratio between the votes of the jury and the public will be 50/50. This means that, as in the past, both the jury and the public will have the same weight in determining the winner, but with a significant change in how the points are awarded.

According to the new regulations, the points will be allocated with a 50/50 system, although there may be small adjustments due to rounding. This means that both the public and the jury will announce their votes in a proportional manner, making each vote more accurate. The previous system, where the jury awarded points using the well-known method (12, 10, 8…1), will be modified so that the jury retains all its points based on the final total. The public will now award points proportionally, meaning that a song that receives a specific percentage of public votes will get the same percentage of the total available points.

For example, if a five-member jury awards a total of 290 points (58 points per member), the public will also award 290 points. Therefore, if a song wins 10% of the public votes, it will receive 10% of the total available public points, i.e., 29 points.

There is still no official information about the number of jury members that will participate in the voting, but it is expected that the number of jury members will increase.

This system may lead to cases where the public will have a decisive influence on the final result. For example, in 2024, Breskvica would have won due to strong public support, while with the old system, Teya Dora would have prevailed.

Commentator Stevan Ljuština also emphasized the need for a cap on the maximum number of points the public can award to a song in order to ensure the 50/50 balance between the jury and the public.

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Source: evrovizija.rs

Montenegro: Listen to the songs competing in Montesong| The first songs competing for Eurovision 2025 are out!

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It’s official! The first songs of the new Eurovision season are out, and this time, they come from Montenegro, which returns to the contest, with high hopes as they’ve previously stated!

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Croatia: Dora 2025 to take place in the second half of February!

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The national final of Croatia for Eurovision Song Contest 2025, will take place in the second half of February, according to the Head of the Croatian delegation.

In detail, Tomislav Štengl, stated in an interview in HRT earlier today, that Dora 2025 will air live, in late February. However, he did not answer, whether the festival will be hosted in Opatija, as it did in previous years, or in Zagreb, as was the case in 2024.

Dora 2025

The submission window is still open, until November 15. After that, and according to the rules, a jury panel will listen and assess the songs submitted, and they will select 24 entries and four reserves, to take part in the national final.

The previous winner of Dora and Croatia’s representative in Eurovision 2024, was Baby Lasagna with his song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” who ended up in second place, after winning the public vote:

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Source: magazin.hrt.hr