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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.

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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

Estonia: Songs sumbissions for Eesti Laul 2025 begin!

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Today Estonia’s national broadcaster, ERR, officially announced the opening of the submission process for Eesti Laul 2025, the music show through which the country selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest which in 2025 is going to take place in Basel, Switzerland.

The most significant change to the Estonian show is that it only consists of the final night, in which 16 songs are going to compete and is scheduled to take place on February 15, 2025. The deadline for entries is October 21. Of the 16 songs that are going to compete in Eesti Laul 2025, 15 are going to be selected by a special jury by November 8 and revealed on December 6. From the remaining songs not selected by the jury, one is going to be chosen by the public and revealed no later than January 6, 2025.

Estonia at this year’s Eurovision in Malmö was represented by the groups 5miinust and Puuluup and the song “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) meda” finishing in 20th place in the final.

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Source: ERR

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Denmark: Songs submissions for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 begins!

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Today DR, Denmark’s national broadcaster, begins the song submission process for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025, the music show from which the country traditionally selects its entry for Eurovision Song Contest which in 2025 is going to be held in Basel, Switzerland.

The process of entries submission starts today, it is going to end on October 27th 00:00 CET and those interested can submit them by following the link here.

The rules, among other things, include that:

  • At least one of the songwriters, composers or performers must be a Danish citizen or have a strong connection to Denmark (eg. marriage to a Danish citizen).
  • Residents of the Faroe Islands and Greenland may also participate.
  • Entries must be original and no longer than 3 minutes.
  • Performers must be at least 16 years old on the day of the final.
  • Entries must not have been publicly performed or released previously.
  • All submissions must include an audio file and a video of the artist singing the entry.
  • Composers and songwriters may submit multiple entries.
  • DR will also invite contributions from the Danish music industry.
  • Once the submissions window has closed, all entries that meet the criteria will be reviewed by an editorial professional assessment committee.

A total of 8 entries will compete in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025 which only consists of the final night which is scheduled to take place on March 1st.

Denmark was represented at this year’s competition in Malmö by Saba and the song “Sand”, but failed to make it to the grand final, finishing 12th in the second semi-final.

Source: DR

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Slovenia: RTVSLO confirms participation in Eurovision 2025!

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RTVSLO confirms to the European Broadcasting Union their participation in Eurovision 2025.

The Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has registered ahead of the deadline to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The registration comes ahead of the formal deadline of September 15. The deadline is the last day for broadcasters to express to the European Broadcasting Union their intention to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Slovenia is the latest country this week to confirm its registration to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The list of countries that are publicly reported to have signed up since September 9 are:

  • Czechia
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Ukraine

In the wake of, perhaps, the most controversial Eurovision Song Contest to date, RTVSLO, Slovenia’s national broadcaster sent out a list of questions to the EBU regarding everything that occured during this year’s Contest. This document has gone public at its full form.

Slovenia: Official statement from RTVSLO regarding Eurovision 2024!

Raiven represented Slovenia at the 2024 contest, qualifying for the Grand Final with her song “Veronika”. She came in 23rd place in Saturday’s final, with 27 points.

source: Eurovoix

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Slovenia: RTVSLO decision about Eurovision 2025 participation in October!

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After speaking to Eurovoix, the Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO has said it will decide whether to compete at Eurovision 2025 in October.

The full statement from RTVSLO:

“RTV Slovenija will not make a decision about participating at Eurovision Song Contest 2025 until October 2024.”

Broadcasters have until September 15 to inform the EBU of their intention to participate. October 11 is the deadline for broadcasters to withdraw from the contest without a financial penalty from the European Broadcasting Union.

The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has confirmed today that the EBU has granted them a delay to decide on whether they will compete at Eurovision 2025 until November 1.

After the events of Eurovision 2024, RTVSLO released a statement in which they asked the EBU to provide further clarity on the events of the contest. The broadcaster raised doubts about the validity of its televoting results, and RTVSLO wanted further detail on the disqualification of the Netherlands, amongst other queries.

Raiven represented Slovenia at the 2024 contest, qualifying for the Grand Final with her song “Veronika”. She came in 23rd place in Saturday’s final, with 27 points.

source: Εurovoix

Meanwhile, 29 countries have already confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2025 in one way or another, and the remaining question marks can now be counted on the fingers of two hands.

How many countries will ultimately participate in Eurovision 2025?

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Eurovision 2025: Basel Grand Council approved funding for Eurovision hosting!

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is one step closer, after today’s meeting of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt, in which, among other things, the funding for Eurovision hosting was approved. Read more

EBU: Heads of delegation meet in Croatia to discuss Eurovision 2025!

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The Heads of Delegation are meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia to discuss about the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

During this week, Heads of Delegation will start shaping next year’s Eurovision to be held in Switzerland.  As the deadline for countries to announce if they are participating in Basel approaches, the HoD reviews the procedures and EBU governance.

The attending broadcasters will find out more about the EBU’s plans for the competition during this week’s meeting.  Last summer a report was released for the delegations on the incidents that took place during the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.  Therefore, the recommendations of this report could be one of the topics of interest for the HoD.

We are looking forward to see what innovations and suggestions this first meeting will bring to the competition.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on May 13, 15 and 17.

Source: Eurovoix.

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Ukraine: Eurovision 2025 participation confirmed!

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Earlier today, one more country confirmed its participation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to take place next year in Basel, Switzerland!

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Czechia: Internal selection for Eurovision 2025 | Submission window now open!

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Those interested, have until September 30 to submit their entries in the Czech public broadcaster, to represent the country in Eurovision 2025. ČT, announced that after a couple of years of organizing a national final, they’ll once again opt for an internal selection, for the artist that will wave the Czech flag in Eurovision 2025, in Basel! Read more

Iceland: The decision about Eurovision 2025 postponed for next week!

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The decision of Iceland to participate in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, Switzerland, was postponed!

As we informed you in our previous article (here), the decision of Iceland’s national broadcaster, RÚV, regarding participation in Eurovision 2025 and the country’s national festival Söngvakeppnin was initially expected to be published yesterday, the 5th of September.

However, this ultimately did not happen as the decision was postponed until next week. The Head of Delegation of Iceland, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason said:

“We are still reviewing the issues, including a meeting that our representatives and the other nations will attend with the representatives of Eurovision after the weekend. The deadline to confirm participation in Eurovision is September 15th. We will announce our decision before then”

Source: visir.is

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