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Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 final to take place on February 8!

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A few hours ago the date of the country’s Eurovision 2025 final was announced. So, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025, will take place on February 8, through which seven contestants will fight for victory and Finland’s representation at the Eurovision 2025 contest in May in Basel, Switzerland. Tickets for the final, which will be held in Tampere, specifically at the Nokia Arena, will be available on 3 October.

More specifically, the artists will be announced on January 8, 2025 and the respective video clips will be made public from the 9th to the 17th of the same month.

An Instagram post from the official UMK account announced the news and more specifically gave some hints on what to expect from the next edition of the Finnish final. Tapio Hakase, chairman of UMK’s professional board, said about the competition:

“This season’s UMK will see both a great continuation of the Finnish pop tradition and a future star waiting to burst into full glory. We’ll witness explosive band energy, hear German in a UMK song, dance to an epic dance-banger and get sensitive to one of the greatest ballads in UMK history. All topped off with a song that makes you dance and cry at the same time.”

 

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It is worth noting that in recent years Finland has managed to stand out in Eurovision with many impressive entries, winning the public’s preference and achieving high positions in the scoring table of the grand final. So we are looking forward to this year’s selection of the country for the Eurovision contest!

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Montenegro: Montesong to take place on November 27!

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After two years of absence, Montenegro is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest, and in fact, they’re even organizing a national final, which will apparently be the first to take place this season!

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North Macedonia: Absent from Eurovision for the third year in a row!

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Unpleasant news from North Macedonia, since according to the budget of the country’s public television that was posted publicly, there is no relevant provision for participation in the Eurovision Contest. This practically means that MRT, the public television of North Macedonia, will be absent from the competition for the third year in a row!
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Eurovision 2025: Michelle Hunziker would like to host the Contest!

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During Switzerland Tourism’s fall campaign, Michelle Hunziker, famous Swiss-Italian TV host and model, visited Zurich and talked about the Eurovision Song Contest! Read more

Iceland: Songs submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2025 begin!

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Söngvakeppnin 2025 songs submissions process for Eurovision 2025 begins!

Iceland’s national broadcaster RÚV is starting the song submission process today for Söngvakeppnin 2025, the televised competition through which the Arctic Circle nation selects its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The process followed in recent years is expected to be followed, with Söngvakeppnin taking place sometime in February 2025.

10 songs are going to compete to represent Iceland at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, selected by a special jury. The aim is to make changes to the Icelandic competition with the aim of promoting a more inclusive programme. Different versions of the winning song are also considered.

The process of submitting entries is expected to end on Sunday, October 13.

Source: RÚV

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Croatia: Songs submissions for Dora 2025 begin!

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Croatia is the 32nd country to confirm its participation in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest!

The country’s national broadcaster, HRT, has announced the regulations for Dora 2025, the TV show through which Croatia selects its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. The process of songs sumbission starts today, September 20, and is going to end on November 15. Those interested can submit their participation through the form here.

Based on the regulations, a jury of experts will select 24 entries as well as four reserved entries.

Dora 2025 is expected to be held in February 2025 with the exact date to be announced later.

In this year’s competition, the country was represented with great success by Baby Lasagna and the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”, finishing in second place in the grand final, which is also the highest position in the history of Croatia.

https://youtu.be/YIBjarAiAVc

Source: HRT

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North Macedonia: MRT is eager to broadcast Eurovision 2025 and Junior Eurovision 2025!

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MRT‘s 2025 Program Plan shows that the country’s broadcaster proposes to broadcast two Eurovision contests next year.

North Macedonia‘s broadcaster has published its proposed draft program for 2025, with references to both the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Under the proposed plan, MRT will broadcast the 2025 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision.

No details are outlined in the proposed plan as to whether North Macedonia plans to compete in both competitions. North Macedonia has not participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2023, but has continued to broadcast the contest. Meanwhile, they continue to compete in Junior Eurovision.

North Macedonia pulled out of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, UK, with broadcaster MRT citing financial difficulties.

Source: MRT

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Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest to be held on 25th of January!

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Luxembourg Song Contest, the TV show through which Luxembourg is going to choose for the second year its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, is going to be held on January 25, 2025.

The Grand Duchy’s national broadcaster, RTL, has officially announced that the Luxembourg Song Contest is scheduled to take place on January 25 at the Rockhal in the city of Esch-Uelzecht. At the same time, the new logo of the Luxembourg show was revealed, as you can see in the post on the official Instagram account.

In this year’s Contest, after a hiatus of 31 years, the nation was represented by Tali and the song “Fighter” which ended up in 13th place of the grand final.

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Ukraine: Submission window for Vidbir 2025 now open!

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One week after confirming their participation, the Ukrainian public broadcaster has published further information about the national selection for Eurovision 2025!

The submission window will be open for approximately two months, starting today until October 10. Candidates can submit their proposals on the Suspilne’s official website. Artists must be at least 16 years old, cannot participate in selection processes of other countries, and must submit a song up to three (3) minutes long.

Based on the results of the initial artist selection, a shortlist will be published. These, up to 20 artists, will participate in an audition, which is mandatory. A jury will announce the 9 artists selected for the national final by December 20. Additionally, an online vote will be held to select one more participant from those who were not chosen by the jury for the final. Thus, the final list will be announced by January 17.

The National Final will take place in February. The winner will be selected based on the results of public and jury voting and will have the opportunity to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland.

Singer Tina Karol, the musical producer of Vidbir 2025, emphasizes the key requirements that must be met in the national selection:

“It is important that an artist can submit multiple songs: two, three, or even four. Demos can also be submitted. Experiment! You can also submit a song in different versions. However, there are important selection criteria: the songs must be original. Pieces created based on other compositions are not accepted. Folk songs are not accepted. Songs that have already been published, even if they are only 10 seconds long, are not accepted. And remember, the song’s duration must be three minutes.”

In Eurovision 2025, Ukraine was represented by alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, and their song “Teresa & Maria” that ended up in 3rd place in the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/d4N82wPpdg8

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Slovenia: Details on the selection for Eurovision 2025 will be revealed in October!

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Despite RTVSLO’s earlier statement mentioning that the decision on a Eurovision 2025 participation would be taken in October, the Slovenian broadcaster announced that the nation will be present in Basel.

The selection format has not yet been decided, although a national selection is in plans for RTVSLO. Specifically, the broadcaster mentions that:

We would like to inform all interested authors and performers that in October 2024, RTV Slovenia will announce the method of selecting the Slovenian representative for the 69th Competition for Eurovision Song Contest 2025, including the rules for participation and how the winning song will be selected.

Hence, more details regarding Slovenia’s selection for Eurovision 2025 will be released in October along with instructions for those interested in submitting an entry.

Eurovision 2025

The deadline for broadcasters to decide their participation in Eurovision 2025 expired yesterday, September 15. Then, the countries which applied for Eurovision 2025 can withdraw without penalty till October 11, while The Netherlands was granted an extension till November 1st to confirm its participation.

With Slovenia’s confirmation, we are now counting twenty-nine countries who will take part in the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Raiven, RTVSLO’s pick for Eurovision 2024 with her song “Veronika” brought Slovenia to the Grand Final for the second consecutive year, finishing twenty-third.

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Source: RTVSLO