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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.

Eesti Laul 2014 line up now complete

21st February 2014 at 21:17 Kristján

Melodifestivalen 2014: Fourth Swedish heat: Get to know the participants

21st February 2014 at 09:52 Kristján

Selecţia Naţională 2014: Twelve finalists revealed in Romania

20th February 2014 at 19:37 Virginia López

Spanish national final 2014: Get to know the participants

20th February 2014 at 08:08 Virginia López

Eesti Laul 2014: Second Estonian heat : Get to know the participants

19th February 2014 at 17:49 Kristján

All Norwegian entries now online

19th February 2014 at 07:03 Kristján

The Sanremo Festival – Four Evenings on the Italian Riviera

17th February 2014 at 15:31 Steve

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 clips available

17th February 2014 at 11:54 Charlotte Jensen

A Dal 2014: The final line up is complete in Hungary

16th February 2014 at 21:25 Virginia López

Böyük Səhnə 2014: 4 more to leave

16th February 2014 at 21:24 Serkan Uluçay

Eurosong 2014 Callback show award 4 more artists with a semi-final spot

16th February 2014 at 20:58 Charlotte Jensen

It’s Pollapönk to Copenhagen for Iceland!

15th February 2014 at 22:14 Kristján

Round 9 in Lithuania – another act leaves the competition – now only three acts remain

15th February 2014 at 21:28 Ian

A Dal 2014: Semi Final 1 – four acts through to the Final

15th February 2014 at 21:22 Will O'Regan

Oscar Zia and Ace Wilder straight to the final of the Olympic edition of Melodifestival

15th February 2014 at 20:31 Charlotte Jensen

First five finalists ready for Eesti Laul

14th February 2014 at 21:20 Kristján

Melodifestivalen 2014: Third Swedish heat – Get to know the participants

13th February 2014 at 20:03 Tommy Engström

Eesti Laul 2014 : First Estonian heat : Get to know the participants

13th February 2014 at 12:15 Kristján

Greece: reported line-up for ‘Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show’

12th February 2014 at 16:36 Theo Vatmanidis

Portugal reveals the names of the ten artists who will participate in Festival Da Canção

11th February 2014 at 19:32 Virginia López

Böyük Səhnə kicks off in Azerbaijan – Ten qualifiers for the second heat

10th February 2014 at 21:57 Virginia López

Spanish national final to be held on the 22nd of February

10th February 2014 at 20:50 Virginia López

Lithuanian results revealed – Martynas Kavaliauskas has to leave the competition

10th February 2014 at 16:49 verenairina

Aalborg wants Dansk Melodi Grand Prix back for 2015

10th February 2014 at 15:36 Charlotte Jensen

NDR reveals the 10 candidates for the 8th spot in the German final

10th February 2014 at 12:54 verenairina

8th round of Lithuanian preselection Eurovizijos – five acts and technical problems

8th February 2014 at 22:14 verenairina

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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