Moldova’s broadcaster reveals songs for national final
TRM MD, Moldova’s official broadcaster, has just made public the 28 songs that will compete to represent the country at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
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Madalena Iglésias – Portugal’s 1966 representative has passed away
Portugal’s 1966 representative, Madalena Iglésias, has passed away. The singer died in Barcelona, Spain in a clinic at the age of 78. Read more
Girl power: Four female presenters for Lisbon 2018
Catarina Furtado, Sílvia Alberto, Filomena Cautela and Daniela Ruah are going to be the presenters of the next Eurovision to be held in Lisbon. Get to know a little bit more about these four ladies who all share a tremendous experience. Read more
From 60 to 20: The best songs from Romania’s Selectia Nationala
TVR has unveiled the 60 songs that will compete to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The list is long and not all are great. We made your job easier by selecting 20 tracks worth listening to. Read more
Spain refuses to bring an English song to Lisbon
Spain’s broadcaster has agreed along with Operación Triunfo’s production that an English song should not represent the country in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. The program’s director has also confirmed that the audience will not only select the act, but also the best song to take to Lisbon. Read more
Rock singer Eugent Bushpepa to represent Albania in Lisbon
The professional jury in charge of selecting Albania’s 2018 representative has deliberated and decided that Eugent Bushpepa will be flying to Lisbon in May to represent the country in the competition. Read more
Albania: Who should win Festivali i Këngës 56?
Albania is finding out who is representing the country at next year’s Eurovision tonight. The two semi finals have been held and 14 finalists will compete for the title. Read more
Second wave of tickets sold out: Riots in stores as system broke down
Some fans are happy today, while others are left disappointed. The amount of tickets made available today for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018’s Grand Final sold out in less than an hour. Also today the system broke down, and the ones waiting in physical stores had no chance. Read more
Second wave of tickets tomorrow – What you should know
The second wave of tickets for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will be up for sale tomorrow. This time, not only there’ll be more tickets available but there’ll also be availability for other performances such as the jury show. Read more
Salvador Sobral releases new live album
“Excuse Me Ao Vivo” is the title of Salvador Sobral’s new album that has just been released. It includes live versions of many of his songs including a Jazz edition of his Eurovision winner “Amar Pelos Dois”. Read more
2018 Stage designer explains his vision for Lisbon
EuroVisionary caught up with next year’s Stage designer Florian Wieder to understand a little more about the stage concept. The huge LED displays often seen at Eurovison – and deemed crucial for a few victories – will not be present in Lisbon. According to Florian, this is a strong concept as the countries won’t be… Read more
Australia: Jessica Mauboy to go to Lisbon
Australian’s broadcaster has made their choice for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 official. Jessica Mauboy will be waving the country’s flag in next year’s competition and will certainly have all eyes on her as Australia has never missed a spot within the show’s top 10. Read more
Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral got a new heart
Salvador Sobral was finally submitted into surgical intervention to have his heart replaced. According to Portuguese media, the intervention went well and the singer is currently in the intensive care department recovering. A press conference took place this evening. Read more
What we know so far about Austria’s Cesár Sampson
Austria’s broadcaster, yesterday officially announced Cesár Sampson will be the country’s representative at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Cesár is not a stranger to the Eurovision stage, as this will mark his third time in a row stepping on it. Read more
Spain brings back old selection system hoping for a better result
RTVE has announced that the 2018 Spanish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest will be the winner of Operación Triunfo’s new season. This method was used from 2002 until 2004 and guaranteed Spain a place within the competition’s top 10 three times in a row. Something which hasn’t happened since 2012. Read more
Unfair Eurovision ticket system sold out first batch of tickets within 30 minutes
More than 30,000 queued in to try to get tickets today, but only a few got the chance as it sold out within 30 minutes. The official ticket master, Blueticket, is being criticised for choosing an unfair method to allocate who could buy. Read more
Anja Nissen: “This girl has stolen all my music”
Anja Nissen, Denmark’s 2017 representative, is reporting an usual theft: An unknown woman has stolen all of her music by renaming it. The singer is asking her fans to report the matter. Porche Adams, the name of “the fake singer” has even announced a 2018 tour. Read more
FYR Macedonia is back – Tickets for Lisbon to go on sale the 30th of November
Today, EBU announced that FYR Macedonia will join the party in Lisbon, Portugal anyway. News about tickets was also released. Will you be trying to get tickets? Read more
Spanish broadcaster RTVE accused of lack of transparency
In a recent interview, the winner of Spain’s second season of Operación Triunfo revealed she would like to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Nonetheless, not for now, as Ainhoa Cantalapiedra feels the Spanish format isn’t transparent enough. Read more
Festivali i Këngës: Luiz Ejlli amongst the race to represent Albania in Lisbon
Albania’s broadcaster has revealed the 22 participants that will compete at this year’s Festivali i Këngës, along with the respective song titles.The national selection will be held in Tirana’s Palace of Congres in December, and will welcome a familiar Eurovision face – Luiz Ejlli – who will compete, this year, as part of a duo. Read more
RTP: Salvador Sobral very optimistic about Eurovision 2018 appearance
According to broadcaster RTP they aren’t working with a back-up plan for Salvador Sobral. He is expected to be present at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In a press conference, RTP’s creative director revealed that the singer who was admitted to the hospital back in September and is still waiting for a heart transplant, also… Read more
Depi Evratesil: Could former Genealogy member be more succesful for 2018?
Armenia’s official broadcaster is selecting their Eurovision 2018 entry through a new version of Depi Evratesil. In its new method, AMPTV is opening submissions for original songs until December of this year and since it’s an open competition, Tamar Kaprelian – former Genealogy act – has already revealed she is trying her luck solo. Read more
Eurovision 2018: Host and stage to be revealed in January – with or without Salvador
RTP has just announced that the presenters for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will be announced by the beginning of next year, along with a sneak peak of what the stage will look like. It however still is uncertain if Salvador Sobral will make it to the main stage in Lisbon. Read more
Eurovision 2018 press conference – what’s new?
Exciting news regarding the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. With that promise, fans and journalists were gathered to follow today’s press conference from Lisbon, Portugal. Host broadcaster RTP and EBU is getting closer to having all settled. Read more
Piece by piece: Eurovision 2018 is coming together
There are officially less than 200 days for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 to take place in Lisbon. EBU’s Reference Group is scheduled to meet in Portugal’s capital next week to discuss the organisation of the event. We take a look at what we know so far about next year’s contest. Read more
San Marino opens its doors to the world to find 2018 representative
While being one of the last countries to confirm their presence in the competition, San Marino is bringing a revolutionary, unforeseen national selection to Eurovision 2018. 1 in 360 is the name of the project that will have no restrictions of any sort in order to find the country’s best representative. Read more