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Serbia: These Are the Hosts of “Pesma za Evroviziju 2025”!

Time passes and even more countries select their entries and artists that they are going to represent them in Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, while the announcements that concern their National Finals are also multiple. One of these countries is Serbia, in which the National Broadcaster, Radio-Televizija Srbije (RTS) has just revealed who the hosts of the Pesma za Evroviziju 2025 are going to be.

According to RTS, there will be five hosts in total, who will present all of the three evenings of the festival. The first two of them is the returning duo from last year’s selection, Dragana Kosjerina and Slaven Došlo, who are going to be joined by RTS TV presenter, Kristina Radenković, as well. At the same time, journalist and TV presenter, Stefan Popović, will join forces with the newest addition to the lineup, actor Đorđe Živadinović Grgur in the green room.

Note here that the first semi-final of Pesma za Evroviziju 2025 will take place on the 25th of February, while the second one two days later on the 27th. The top eight from each semi-final will qualify to the Grand Final of the festival on the 1st of March.

The participants of the First Semi-Final are:

  1. Bojana x David – “Šesto čulo” (Sixth sense)
  2. Igor Simić – “Ne mogu” (I can’t)
  3. Vampiri – “Tebi treba neko kao ja” (You need someone like me)
  4. Nataša Kojić – “Up and Down
  5. Tropico band – “AI
  6. Jelena Aleen – “Kameleon” (Chameleon)
  7. Filarri – “Meet and Greet
  8. Kruz Roudi – “Sve i odmah” (Everything and immediately)
  9. Milan Nikolić feat. Caka – “Storia del amor” (Love story)
  10. Ana & The Changes – “Brinem” (I worry)
  11. Iskaz – “Trendseter” (Trendsetter)
  12. Harem Girls – “Aladin” (Aladdin)
  13. Biber – “Da mi se vratiš” (For you to come back to me)
  14. Mila – “Gaia
  15. Anton – “U grad” (To the city)

while the participants of the Second Semi-Final are:

  1. Ivana Štrbac – “La La La
  2. Jett Vega – “Rolerkoster” (Rollercoaster)
  3. Princ – “Mila” (Dear)
  4. Maršali – “Po policama sećanja” (On the shelves of memories)
  5. Dušan Kurtić – “Boginja” (Goddess)
  6. Tanja Banjanin – “Ja sam bolja” (I am better)
  7. Tam – “Durum durum
  8. GIFTS & ROSES – “Do kraja vremena” (Until the end of time)
  9. Lensy – “Hvala ti” (Thank you)
  10. Sedlar– “Oči boje zemlje” (Eyes the colour of earth)
  11. Maja Nikolić – “Žali srce moje” (My heart grieves)
  12. Mimi Mercedez – “Turbo žurka” (Turbo party)
  13. Ohajo – “MaMa
  14. Vukayla – “MASK
  15. AltCtrl – “Mamurna jutra” (Hungover mornings)

Until then, let’s have a flashback to Serbia’s last entry, “Ramonda” by Teya Dora, who finished 17th in the Final of Eurovision 2024 with 54 points:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUg64uIY_4

Who would you like to represent Serbia in Basel 2025? Write it down below.

Source: RTS

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Croatia: These are the hosts of Dora 2025!

A month before the Croatian national final for Eurovision 2024HRT, the Croatian public broadcaster announced presenters of the three nights of Dora 2024!

For this edition, Dora will be hosted by a duo of presenters. These are, the long-time Croatian Eurovision commentator, Duško Čurlić and the popular host, Barbara Kolar. 

Below you can see a list of the artists that will take part in Dora 2025, claiming the country’s representation in Eurovision 2025:

First Semifinal

  1. Matt Shaft – “Welcome to the circus”
  2. Jelena Radan – “SALUT”
  3. NIPPLEPEOPLE – “ZNAK”
  4. Swingers – “Ful Kul”
  5. Martha May – “Running to the Light”
  6. LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul”
  7. Teenah – “Aurora”
  8. IVXN – “Monopol”
  9. Marko Tolja – “Through the dark”
  10. Magazine – “AaAaA”
  11. Natalli – “Dom si srcu mom”
  12. EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye”

Second Semifinal 

  1. Laurakojapjeva – “NPC”
  2. Marko Škugor – Šta da Boga molim ja
  3. Fenksta – “Extra”
  4. Marin Jurić Čivro – “Gorjelo je”
  5. Filomena – “Strong”
  6. Supersonic Trio – “Animal”
  7. Irma – “Enigma”
  8. Luka Nižetić – “Južina”
  9. Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold”
  10. Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
  11. Petar Brkljačić – “KRAJ”
  12. Ogenj – Daj, daj

The semi-finals of Dora 2025 will take place on 27 and 28 February and the Grand Final on 2 March, where Croatia’s representative to Eurovision 2025 will be determined.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Croatian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

Source: eurosong.hr

Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 Hosts Announced!

The Ukrainian national broadcaster has announced the hosts for Vidbir 2025. The grand final will be presented by Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Efrosinina, and stand-up comedian Vasyl Baidak.

Timur Miroshnychenko and Masha Efrosinina are well-known figures among Eurovision fans.

  • Timur hosted Eurovision 2017 alongside Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk. He has also been Ukraine’s Eurovision commentator since 2007 and previously hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contests of 2009 and 2013, which took place in Ukraine.
  • Masha Efrosinina was the host of Eurovision 2005, alongside Pavlo Silko.

Meanwhile, the backstage and pre-show for Ukraine’s National Selection for Eurovision 2025 will once again be hosted by Anna Tulyeva, presenter of the Eurovision Ukraine video blog.

Vidbir 2025: Final Details

The Ukrainian national final for Eurovision 2025 will take place on February 8 at 19:00 (Greek time), live on UA public TV (UA:First). The winner will be determined by a 50/50 split between the public vote and the jury vote. Ten artists will compete for a ticket to Basel.

Vidbir 2025 Participants:

  1. Future Culture – “Waste My Time”
  2. Khayat – “Honor”
  3. Krylata – “Stay True”
  4. Molodi – “My Sea”
  5. Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray”
  6. Abiye – “Dim”
  7. DK Enerhetyk – “Sil’”
  8. Masha Kondratenko – “No Time To Cry”
  9. Vlad Sheryf – “Wind of Change”
  10. FIÏNKA – “Kultura”

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Ukraine’s Eurovision 2025 journey!

Source: Suspilne

Eurovision 2025: The hosts to be revealed on 20th of January!

The hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel are going to be revealed on 20th of January.

The national broadcaster of Switzerland, SRG SSR, revealed on ESC Discord channel, on Discord platform, that the announcement of the hosts of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled on Molday 20th of January. The announcement is going to take place during a press event broadcast live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel at 15:00 CET.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is going to take place in Basel Switzerland on the below days:

  • Tuesday 13th of May – A’ Semi-Final
  • Thursday 15th of May – B’ Semi-Final
  • Saturday 17th of May – Final 

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

Slovenia: The Hosts of EMA 2025!

Only a few weeks remain until EMA 2025, the night when we will discover which of the 12 competition songs will represent Slovenia in Basel.

The hosts of EMA 2025 in Slovenia will be Raiven and Štras. Raiven is well known for representing Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, while Štras is a singer from the popular band MRFY. This will be his first experience as a host on Slovenian television.

Excerpts from the competition songs will be presented for the first time on January 25th in the show “EMA Before EMA.”

As a reminder, EMA 2025 will take place on February 1st. The result will be determined through two rounds of voting. In the first round, five juries will vote using the same method as in the Eurovision Song Contest (1-8, 10, and 12 points). Each jury will consist of five members from specific groups of people.

The five juries will be:
  • Music Jury (singers, musicians, producers, songwriters)
  • Television Jury (editors, hosts, directors, choreographers)
  • Radio Jury (radio editors, journalists, presenters)
  • OGAE Slovenia Jury
  • International Eurovision Influencers Jury (bloggers, vloggers, online journalists)

After the juries cast their votes, the two top songs will advance to the superfinal round of EMA. In this final round, the winner will be determined by a public vote from the television audience.

The entries that will compete in EMA 2025 are as follows:
  • Eva Pavli – “Niti”
  • KiKi – “O-ou!”
  • Jon Vitezič – “Vse ti dam”
  • Trine – “Grace”
  • Klemen – “How Much Time Do We Have Left”
  • Žan Videc – “Pusti da gori”
  • ANNA – “Čau”
  • July Jones – “New Religion”
  • ZveN – “Divja”
  • PolarAce – “Kind”
  • Astrid & The Scandals – “Touché”
  • RAI – “Frederick’s Dead”

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates related to Eurovision 2025!

Source: rtvslo

Denmark: The Hosts of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025!

The Danish public broadcaster, DR, has just announced the hosts of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2025, the country’s national final for Eurovision 2025.

Once again, the hosts of the final will be Stéphanie Surrugue and Sara Bro.

Stéphanie Surrugue shared her thoughts about the role of the host:

It is truly a huge joy to be part of Denmark’s biggest ‘party bus’ once again. The sense of community and the joy that surrounds Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is something we all need in these complicated times. At the same time, Grand Prix is deeply rooted in Danish and European traditions, with cultural significance beyond just the music. I am thrilled to be part of this event alongside my ‘work rocket,’ Sara Bro.

Sara Bro added:

Last year’s experience was magical, becoming part of the wonderful Grand Prix family. There’s a special atmosphere with the most passionate and dedicated fans who create an environment full of joy and sparkle. I hope everyone is ready for another celebration with great music and entertainment. I can’t wait to welcome everyone, both at home and at Boxen, together with my idol and partner, Stéphanie Surrugue.

The eight artists and their songs will be revealed on February 6 during a press conference at DR Koncerthuset.

We would like to remind you that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be broadcast live on DR1 and DRTV on Saturday, March 1, with a single final and the participation of eight songs.

Denmark was represented in this year’s competition in Malmö by Saba with the song “Sand“, but unfortunately did not make it to the grand final, finishing in 12th place in the second semi-final.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Denmark’s participation in Eurovision 2025!

Source: dr.dk

Serbia: Pesma za Evroviziju ’24 hosts announced!

A bit earlier, the Serbian broadcaster, RTS, announced the names of the presenters of this year’s Serbian national final, Pesma za Evroviziju ’24.

Therefore, the hosts of the three evenings will be:

  • Dragana Kosjerina, journalist and RTS presenter, who will be in this role for the third consecutive year
  • Slaven Došlo, actor, who will take on the role of the presenter for the first time

RTS also revealed that our hosts in the green room will be, for the third year in a row, Kristina Radenković and Stefan Popović.

We remind you that the semi-finals will take place on 27 and 29 February, while the Grand Final will be held on Saturday 2 March.

A total of 28 participants will compete, whose songs will be released this Thursday, January 25, on the official RTS Pesma Evrovizije YouTube channel.

The winner of the Serbian national final for 2023 and therefore the country’s representative in Liverpool was Luke Black with the song “Samo Mi Se Spava”, finishing in twenty-fourth place.

 


Source: RTS

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Lithuania: The next entries of Eurovizija.lt have been released / The presenters of Eurovizija.lt have been announced!

Earlier today two more of the forty songs that will take part in Eurovizija.lt, the national final that will select Lithuania’s entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held next May in Malmö, Sweden, were announced. .

More specifically, Anžela and VB gang released their songs, which you can listen to below:

So far the four songs released are:

With Lithuania’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 starting soon, LRT has revealed the two people who will be hosting the shows.

Lithuanian broadcaster LRT has revealed that Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė will host Eurovizija.lt.

Both ladies already know what it’s like to present the national final of Lithuania, since in Gabrielė Martirosian ‘s case it will be her fourth time presenting after 2017, 2019 and 2020. In Nombeko Auguste’s case it will be her second in a row year, after doing so in the last edition in 2023, and also participated as a contestant in 2020.

The following 40 artists will take part in this year’s Lithuanian national final:

1. Agnė Buškevičiūtė „Puppeteer“

2. Aistay “You”

3. Aistè “Hero”

4. Andrius Pojavis „Sing me a hug“

5. Antoine Wend “Say No More”

6. Anžela “Paskubėk“

7. April Frey “New Years”

8. “Baltos varnos” “In the Night”

9. “Clockwork Creep” “Empty”

10. Danielė “Cold Shower“

11. Deividas Valma „Blood On Your Hands“

12. Eley “Rock My Body”

13. Emilija V “Trophy Wife“

14. Freya Alley “Serenade”

15. “Hansanova” “Dragons and rainbows”

16. “Il Senso” “Time”

17. Kàro “Weightless”

18. Kasparas “Fool”

19. Kotryna “Let’s get lost”

20, Lina Štalytė „Perfect“

21. Luka “Move On”

22. Mary Mo “Done”

23. Martin “Jigsaw”

24. MeidĖ “Zoo“

25. Monika Marija “Starting Tomorrow“

26. “Multiks” “Vėjas galvoje”

27. Paula Urbana “It Is What It Is”

28. Petras “Run”

29. “Pluie de Comètes” “Be careful”

30. “Queens of Roses” “Walk through fire”

31. “Shower” “Impossible”

32. Sid Hallow “Here We Go Again”

33. Silvester Belt “Luktelk“

34. “Sun Francisco” “Trauka”

35. “The Roop” “Simple Joy”

36. Thomas G “Us”

37. “VB gang” “KABOOM!!!”

38. Vilija “Save Me”

39. “Žalvarinis” “Gaudė Vėjai”

40. Živilė Gedvilaitė “Save Me”

The five semi-finals will be broadcast on January 13, 20, 27 and February 3 and 10 respectively. It is important to mention that, as in previous years, the semi-finals will not be broadcast live, but will have already been taped earlier in the week. Additionally, in the event of a tie during their conduct, the jury’s vote will prevail. Finally, the grand final will be broadcast live on February 17.

Lithuania was represented this year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay”, finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania manage to get another good result in Malmö?

https://youtu.be/QsgouAEd34U

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Source: Tv24 LRT

Eurovision 2024: Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi to lead the semi allocation draw!

The Eurovision year in SVT already starts in January with the “Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – the draw” directly from Malmö on January 30 as you read in one of our past articles. The broadcast, officially called the Semi-Final Draw, will decide which of the two semi-finals the participating countries will compete in in May.

SVT profiles Pernilla Månsson Colt and Farah Abadi host the lottery and the duo is charged for the assignment. Pernilla Månsson Colt, who had the same assignment in connection with Eurovision 2013, says:

“It will be great fun to kick off Sweden’s Eurovision year from Malmö. The draw is a more important thing than you think for the competition later. We hope that it will be both exciting and fun to watch the program.”

Farah Abadi adds:

“This is the kick-off for Eurovision and it is extra fun to be able to do the program together with Pernilla, but also that it is in our hometown Malmö that everything will happen.”

France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, as last year’s winners, are directly qualified for the final. But in the Semi-Final Draw it is also decided in which semi-final the viewers in these “the Big Five” countries and Sweden will be able to participate and vote. In the same semi-final, clips from the countries’ rehearsals on the Eurovision stage will also be shown.

The draw will be broadcast live on Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 19.00 CET on SVT Play and in SVT2.

The world’s largest live music competition will be broadcast from Malmö Arena in May. The semi-finals will be broadcast on the 7th and 9th and the grand final on the 11th of May after Loreen won for a second time in Liverpool with the song “Tattoo“.

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Source: SVT Pressrummet

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Eurovision In Concert: Cornald Maas and Charlotte Perrelli will be the hosts of the 2024 edition!

Eurovision in Concert will return in 2024 for its 12th edition. Having in its line-up each year the vast majority of each contest’s entrants, as well as the presence of many past Eurovision representatives, it has certainly established itself and is not unfairly characterized as the biggest pre-party of Eurovision season.

As we get closer to the main event, more details are announced. The organizers have revealed that the hosts of the 2024 edition will be Cornald Maas and Charlotte Perrelli.

https://twitter.com/ESCinConcert/status/1709909755639087235

Who are the hosts of Eurovision in Concert 2024?

Cornald Maas is no stranger to the Eurovision community. He first start commentating Eurovision for Dutch television in 2004. In 2006 he became a regular commentator, a role he maintains to this day, having stepped away from that role between 2011 and 2013. He has also served as co-presenter of the Dutch selection on 2006 and 2007, while from 2022 he is a member of the committee that selects the country’s act for Eurovision.

Charlotte Perrelli is one of the most recognizable female personalities in Sweden. Having established herself as a successful singer in Sweden, she has also represented her country in the competition twice. In 1999 with “Take Me To Your Heaven” she was crowned as a winner, while in 2008 with “Hero” she finished 18th place in the final. She has taken part in Melodifestivalen in three more occasions as a performer(2012,2017,2021), having also hosted the 2003 and 2004 editions.

This great celebration for fans will be held on April 13, 2024 at the AFAS Live Venue, in Amsterdam. Information on the availability of tickets is expected in the coming months.

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Source: EurovisionInConcert