After numerous semifinal heats of Milli Seçim Turu, national broadcaster İçtimai TV announced that preparations have been completed for the final show which will be held tomorrow. The show will start at 18.00 CET tomorrow and can be viewed through various media. According to the national broadcaster, İçtimai TV will broadcast the show via İçtimai TV Azerbaijan, İçtimai TV Georgia… Read more
Turkish flash group MaNga, who recorded the highest placing for Turkey since 2003, has been nominated for the 2010 Music Awards for TRT. Another ex-representative, Mor ve Ötesi, and this year’s Turkish participant, Yüksek Sadakat, will also compete against MaNga. MaNga, who were placed 2nd at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, also won the… Read more
The Azerbaijani selection process finally appears to be drawing to a close following countless semi final heats and auditions. Today, broadcaster Içtimai TV finally confirmed the exact date of their final, Milli Seçim Turu. The Azerbaijani national broadcaster İçtimai TV started their journey to Düsseldorf in early November last year. Following the almost daily developments in Azerbaijan, the neverending series started with 77 participants… Read more
After numerous semifinals and an extra semifinal in Azerbaijan, the last extra semifinal which was expected to held on the 28th of January was cancelled. The first explanation was owing to the grand final to be held on the 2nd of February, but the latest announcement suggests that plans have been changed yet again. After the inexplicable cancellation of the… Read more
Tonight sees the opening of the Universiade Winter Games in Erzurum, Turkey and many former Turkish Eurovision stars are expected to put in appearances. After Toronto’s succesfull hosting of the Universiade Winter Games in 2007, this year the games will be held in another Turkish city, Erzurum. It is reported that many well known Turkish names who have… Read more
Armenian national broadcaster ARM TV had announced that they were searching for a song for Emmy, and have just recently revealed more information and dates surrounding the selection of the song that will send her on her way to Düsseldorf. Following the deadline for song submissions on the 23rd of January, official broadcaster ARM TV announced that they… Read more
After numerous semifinal heats, Azerbaijan has minimized the number of participiants still in the running from 9 to 5. Official broadcaster İçtimai TV is currently preparing for yet another extra semifinal heat to be held tomorrow. According to Azeri news agency APA, national broadcaster İçtimai TV made for another change on the way to Düsseldorf. The number of participiants… Read more
Polish national broadcaster TVP, reveals further details about the participants’ names and their songs in the media for their national selection which is called Krajowe Eliminacje. As you may or may not remember, in late December, Polish broadcaster TVP firstly announced the completed list of submitted entries and their performers online. This year, 43 submitted songs wil battle… Read more
An extra semifinal heat was held by national broadcaster İçtimai TV the other day and now Azerbaijan is ready for the big night of Milli Seçim Turu which will be held on the 2nd of February. The broadcaster has also extended its submissions deadline. Following the withdrawal of Nicola Barkley from the national selections, the nine remaining contestants went… Read more
As the Armenian public broadcaster ARM TV went for an internal choice for the Eurovision Song Contest, one of last year’s national final participants, Emmy, has been chosen to represent her country in Düsseldorf. It is now time to pick a song for Emmy. The songs can be submitted until 23rd of January according to… Read more
After all the semi final auditions held in Baku, national broadcaster İçtimai TV reported that Azerbaijan is now ready for the final show of Milli Seçim Turu. The submission period of the songs has started. İçtimai TV announced that both national and foreign composers are welcome to submit their songs to the final stage of Eurovision Song Contest… Read more
It is reported in the Moldovan media that national broadcaster TRM’s official national final O Melodie Pentru Europe faces with low interest on the way to Düsseldorf. There are still four days left to submit entries. Though there are still four days left to submit entries for the Moldovan national final, called O Melodie Pentru… Read more
Facing criticism from media and fans alike for being TRT’s choice to represent Turkey at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, Yüksek Sadakat’s musical director Afşin Akın has faced the media to answer some of those criticisms. As a New Year surprise, TRT announced in the first minutes of 2011 that the Turkish representative will be… Read more
In reaction to the chaotic situation after TRT’s announcement about the Turkish representative for Dusseldorf, the national broadcaster released an offical press declaration. TRT’s President of Music Department, Deniz Çakmakoğlu, stated that they made the choice in terms of TRT’s basic criteria. Çakmakoğlu also added that "Our representative artist or group who will honour us… Read more
In the first minutes of 2011 in Turkey, national broadcaster TRT announced the name of the Turkish representative who will be participating in Düsseldorf: Yüksek Sadakat. This exclusive news caused a big reaction in the Turkish media. Today, most of the television channels and media sources reported that TRT’s decision as a bit surprising. Despite… Read more
Turkish national broadcaster TRT announced their representative name in Düsseldorf at this new year’s eve. Another rock boy-band Yüksek Sadakat will be the one who will be in Düsseldorf. We announced before that TRT would announce the Turkish participant for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf in January. In the first moments of 2011 (local… Read more
The Central European country Hungary is back to the Eurovision Song Contest after a break of one year. The national broadcaster MTV will be responsible for the country’s participation in 2011. Hungary, who joint to the family of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, participated in the contest eight times. After 2009, the public broadcaster… Read more
The 6th week of the Azerbaijani national selections which is called ‘Milli Seçim Turu’ was held yesterday evening. The winner of the night, Ilqara İbrahimova and the jury winner Eldar Qasımov qualified for the final. The Azerbaijani national broadcaster İçtimai TV held their 6th leg of the semifinal series yesterday evening. 10 names participated to… Read more
The only former San Marinese representative, Miodio, have released their new album Avantgarde. The group premiered the album for the first time last Saturday at Atlante Shopping Center, in San Marino. The album, Avantgarde, was officially released on 17th of December and premiered the day after, at Atlante Shopping Center in San Marino. The album… Read more
After a break at the Eurovision Song Contest, SMRTV has decided to take part again in Düsseldorf. The representative of San Marino will be Senit. As you may remember, San Marino joined the EBU family in 2008 and the country’s only participation at Eurovision Song Contest was in the same year when the contest took part in Belgrade. Unfortunately, rock… Read more
Last night, the Azerbaijani semi-final episodes continued with the fifth selection round. Aynişan Quliyeva took the ticket for the final, which will be held on 2nd of February. It is confirmed that last night’s winner, 19 year old Aynişan Quliyeva, took the ticket for the final and she received more than 25 thousand SMSs. According… Read more
After the fourth week in the Azerbaijani national selections, Arzum Xelilova became the fifth qualifier for the grand final, which will be held on 2nd February. After Azerbaijani national broadcaster, ITV, announced Nikola Barkley as a wildcard this week, the fourth leg of the Azerbaijani National Selection’s semi-final tour was held yesterday. At the end… Read more
Today, Armenian national broadcaster ARM TV, announced that Emmy will be representing Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 which will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Armenia’s new talent, Emmy, who grew up in the United States, has been the subject of speculation that she would be representing Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest… Read more
Nikola Barkley, who came second in the 3rd heats of the Azeri national finals last Friday, was given a wildcard so that she can participate in the Azeri national final. The Azeri jury announced that Nikola Barkley deserved a place at the Azeri grand final. Because of this decision, an amazing American voice and Azeri talents will be heard on 2nd of February. So far,… Read more
Yesterday night, Azerbaijani national broadcaster, İçtimai TV, held the 3rd leg of their national final on the way to Düsseldorf. Günay İbrahimli became third qualifier after Nurlan Növresli and Chingiz Mustafayev. It was thought that one of Azerbaijan’s new talents, Nicola Barkley, would easily win the third leg, but another successful name, 19 years old… Read more
As previously announced on EuroVisionary, Turkish national broadcaster, TRT, had returned to the old system which brought success to Turkey. It’s announced that their representative’s name will be revealed in January 2011. As the voting for 2011’s Turkish potential representative at the Eurovision Song Contest still continues, TRT has officially announced that their representative’s name… Read more