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National Selection

Here you find the latest news regarding the national selections that take place in the Eurovision participating countries.

When an artist wants to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, they have to go through a national selection in the country they will represent. These selections are often organised by the national broadcaster themselves. Some broadcasters will choose their participant in a closed forum, this is called an internal selection. Other countries use big TV shows with public voting to decide who will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest. In some countries, it’s one big show and in other countries they will have many heats and semi-finals before they get to the final.

Melodifestivalen 2018 participants presented

28th November 2017 at 10:14 Charlotte Jensen

A variety of songs received in the Czech Republic

18th November 2017 at 10:12 Josef Štaif

Eurovision winner and Eurovision arena – UK ready for 2018 edition of Eurovision: You Decide

16th November 2017 at 15:00 William Savage

Festivali i Këngës: Luiz Ejlli amongst the race to represent Albania in Lisbon

13th November 2017 at 22:42 Pedro Santos

Greek selection so far – ERT committed to a 2018 national final against calls for internal selection

12th November 2017 at 13:50 Theo Vatmanidis

Depi Evratesil: Could former Genealogy member be more succesful for 2018?

11th November 2017 at 19:49 Pedro Santos

Estonia 2018: Stig Rästa to make another bid in Eesti Laul

10th November 2017 at 21:14 Michael Outerson

UMK 2018: Saara Aalto to represent Finland at Eurovision

7th November 2017 at 12:38 Ashleigh Kobevko

Greece: 1981 Eurovision entrant returns for national final

1st November 2017 at 00:55 Theo Vatmanidis

Israel is searching for a Eurovision representative in the Next Star 2018

30th October 2017 at 09:42 Yelyzaveta Glybchenko

Denmark 2018: 10 very strong songs for national final

23rd October 2017 at 14:39 Charlotte Jensen

Greek final 2018: Stereo Soul and DJ Koncept join the race

19th October 2017 at 23:09 Theo Vatmanidis

San Marino opens its doors to the world to find 2018 representative

17th October 2017 at 20:47 Pedro Santos

Greece 2018: Vasiliki Stefanou confirms entry for national final

16th October 2017 at 23:23 Theo Vatmanidis

Malta announces 16 finalist songs for 2018 national final

11th October 2017 at 23:33 Theo Vatmanidis

Hungary: A Dal continues in 2018

9th October 2017 at 23:37 Ádám Horváth

Greek final 2018 – Idol winner Panagiotis Tsakalakos to enter the race (update)

7th October 2017 at 12:51 Theo Vatmanidis

Greece update – 2018 Eurovision entry to be ‘exclusively’ in Greek

4th October 2017 at 22:07 Theo Vatmanidis

Festival da Canção: What to expect for the 2018 edition?

4th October 2017 at 14:35 Pedro Santos

Greece: ERT receives entry sung by Areti Ketime

3rd October 2017 at 21:09 Theo Vatmanidis

UK: the BBC open for entry submissions for Eurovision 2018

29th September 2017 at 23:07 Theo Vatmanidis

Greece: ERT asks record labels for their proposals for Eurovision 2018

29th September 2017 at 21:25 Giannis Argyriou

Czech Television reveals some artists for 2018 and calls for songs

27th September 2017 at 00:15 Josef Štaif

Ireland: Want an established act, but can’t afford a national final

18th September 2017 at 12:26 Ashleigh Kobevko

Malta shortlists 30 songs for Eurovision 2018

16th September 2017 at 00:23 Theo Vatmanidis

CyBC reveals further details of 2018 Eurovision entry

15th September 2017 at 14:10 Theo Vatmanidis

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The national selections have various names all over Europe, and Australia. Below find the latest news regarding your favourite Eurovision participating country

Click on me to see a quick overview of the 2022 national selection news

Australia: Australia Decides
Albania: Festivali i Këngës
Belarus: Nationalny Otbor (The country will most likely not participate at Eurovision 2022)
Croatia: Dora
Czech Republic: Eurovision Song CZ (also called ESCZ)
Denmark: Melodi Grand Prix (also called DMGP – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix) Be aware of that Norway also use the name Melodi Grand Prix
Estonia: Eesti Laul
Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (also called UMK)
France: France c’est vous qui décidez (previously called Destination Eurovision)
Germany: Unser lied für /Unser song für
Hungary: A Dal
Iceland: Söngvakeppni sjónvarpsins (See also Söngvakeppnin)
Israel: HaShir Shelanu L’Eurovizion
Italy: Sanremo (The winner doesn’t necessarily goes to Eurovision)
Latvia: Supernova
Lithuania: Pabandom Iš Naujo
Moldova: O Melodie Pentru Europa
Romania: Selecția Națională
Serbia: Beovizija
Slovenia: EMA
Sweden: Melodifestivalen (also called Melfest or Mello)
Norway: Melodi Grand Prix (also called MGP) Be aware of that Denmark also use the name Melodi Grand Prix
Portugal: Festival da Canção
United Kingdom: Eurovision: You Decide
Ukraine: Vidbir
Various countries: International selection