“The story is propaganda and we are ready to host Eurovision 2017”. That is the reaction from Ukraine following the story about Russia being able to take over in case EBU concludes that Ukraine aren’t capable. Read more
Chameleon is both the name of a colourful lizard and the just as colourful new album from the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest winner, Måns Zelmerlöw. The album contains 10 tracks, one of them being his interval act song from this year. Read more
It seems like it is settled that the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine after all. After months of speculations the producers of the show were announced today. This should hopefully mean the contest is back on track. Read more
The Seebach name has through decades been a big part of the Danish music industry – from father to son through the good times as well as the sad ones. Their music and their lives are now being portrayed in a musical set to premiere in September 2017. Read more
Ukrainian broadcaster NTU is losing their main organising responsibility in regards to the Eurovision Song Contest. This comes after their General Director sensationally submitted his resignation a few days ago. The Minister of Culture will now take over. Read more
How is Ukraine to pay for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest? That question led to the General Director of the Ukrainian broadcaster NTU, Zurab Alasania, resignation today. He leaves his position just six months before they are to host the contest. Read more
The girl trio O’G3NE will take the step from Junior Eurovision to the Eurovision Song Contest in May next year. Today, the Dutch broadcaster presented them as their 2017 participant. The Netherlands is the second country to announce their representative for Kyiv. Read more
With national and international experience, Hovig is not an unknown name. Today the Cypriot broadcaster announced that they selected him for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The double national finalist is the first confirmed participant for next year’s contest. Read more
Today the UK broadcaster opened up for submission of songs for their national selection. The public will once again have the chance to select the entry which will represent United Kingdom at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
This morning, Soluna Samay released a new album on which she shows a new style. The 2012 Eurovision participant is back with a quiet album more suitable for intimate café performances than radio airplay and big stages. It is pleasant without anything to distract. Read more
Zartonk is the title of a new single from Armenian Sirusho. Last night the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest participant released the official video for it. Judging from that, she is a tough woman you don’t want to mess with. Read more
Two years in a row not qualifying for the Eurovision final, and in the same two years breaking the record of songs submitted for the national final. Lack of success is definitely not changing the songwriters’ interest in representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
Having already hosted the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2005, and furthermore two Junior contests, Ukrainian capital Kyiv was a strong contender in the field of possible host cities for the 2017 event. Today the announcement came that we are heading to Kiev once more. Read more
Several changes was introduced when the Estonian broadcaster opened for submission for their 2017 edition of Eesti Laul. The most significant being that foreign composers are now allowed to take part in the competition to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
Norway wants to win the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. In order to do so they are bringing a successful weapon into play. The weapon has been used twice before in Norway – and on both occasions the country won Eurovision. Read more
On the 25th of February the Jutlandic city of Herning will host the national final in Denmark. The city which was outbid to host Eurovision in 2014 have hosted Melodi Grand Prix twice before, and also delivered a Eurovision winner. Read more
A bit of drama happened today as the announcement regarding next year’s host city was cancelled. It is now expected to come next week, something which made the mayor of Dnipro quite upset calling the whole process a disgrace, and shortly afterwards his city was declared out of the race. Read more
In two days, Lighthouse X is playing their last concert together. The trio that represented Denmark at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest revealed today in a press release that they are splitting up after four years together. Read more
Tonight, Iceland will play against France in the quarter-final at Euro 2016. The small island nation has been the biggest surprise this year, and the goal keeper Hannes Halldórsson is a big part of their success. Looking at his CV you however don’t just find football, but also Eurovision. Read more
Armenian TV is ready to start the search for their 2017 Eurovision participant. The search will happen through a new selection format which will last three months and involve former Armenian Eurovision representatives. Interested candidates can apply soon. Read more
I Came To Love You, that is the title of the new single recently released from 2009 Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak. It is the first of a series of new songs which will follow through summer and autumn, just as his new show will premiere in the beginning of July – all to celebrate 10 years anniversary. Read more
His Eurovision entry is a classic, one of those fans across the world still remembers and sing a long to. Today came the sad news from Norway that Sverre Kjelsberg passed away at the age of 69. Read more
A brand new playful video has just been released by Francesca Michielin. It is backing up the single, Un Cuore In Due, from the album di20are which was released back in February. This is the fifth single release from that album. Read more
Former Eurovision participant Yohanna threw herself into a cover version of Denmark’s 1993 Eurovision entry – in Icelandic. The new version of the song is kept quite close to the original in the lyrics, but it sounds quite different. Read more
Just before this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the Romanian broadcaster lost all access to EBU services as it didn’t pay its debt. Yesterday, the Bosnian-Herzegovina broadcaster avoided the same thing by reaching an agreement. In Romania, the government is now finally looking into paying. Read more
He is a songwriter, producer and DJ, and three times has he written the Danish Eurovision entry. Now he can add the title solo singer to his CV. A brand new summer single has just been released from the man who just calls himself Chief 1. Read more