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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.

Romania will be participating at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest – Details regarding national selection is on the way

13th January 2012 at 15:40 florinsuciu

ERR announced the list of participants for national selection – Malcolm Lincoln is back

13th January 2012 at 14:05 adri-bcn

Italy confirm its participation at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

13th January 2012 at 10:35 adri-bcn

First heat of Unser Star für Baku – 5 artists qualify for the next round

12th January 2012 at 22:03 verenairina

Söngvakeppnin Sjónvarpsins First heat – Get to know the participants

12th January 2012 at 11:11 Charlotte Jensen

Second Semifinal in Eirodziesma 2012 – Get to Know the Participants

11th January 2012 at 23:22 Serkan Uluçay

Nika & Eva Prusnik and Eva Boto are the finalists in Slovenia

11th January 2012 at 19:46 Ian

22 Hopefuls will Participate in Bulgarian Semi final on Saturday Evening

11th January 2012 at 19:31 Serkan Uluçay

Austrian finalists available online – Mary Broadcast Band gets the wildcard for the final

11th January 2012 at 10:53 Serkan Uluçay

MTV unveils the 20 candidates who will fight to represent Hungary at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

10th January 2012 at 21:19 Virginia López

Romania’s fate at Eurovision 2012 to be decided tonight

10th January 2012 at 18:44 florinsuciu

Second Semifinal in Eirodziesma 2012 to be Held on Saturday

10th January 2012 at 15:28 Serkan Uluçay

From Nationaal Songfestival to The Voice Of Holland – Charly Luske top favourite to win

10th January 2012 at 11:41 Charlotte Jensen

SVT announces changes in the rules for Melodifestivalen 2012

9th January 2012 at 19:03 Tommy Engström

Nowhere gets disqualified – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix continues with 9 songs

9th January 2012 at 18:25 Charlotte Jensen

Melodifestivalen 2012 – The running order announced today

9th January 2012 at 18:11 Viktoria Sölen

First five Icelandic songs available online – semi-final on the 14th of January

9th January 2012 at 11:16 Charlotte Jensen

Is Nowhere in or out? DR will start a new investigation

7th January 2012 at 21:41 Charlotte Jensen

First semifinal in Eirodziesma 2012: Five Acts Qualify to the Final

7th January 2012 at 21:35 Serkan Uluçay

Adil Bakışlı wins sixth heat of Azeri Milli Seçim Turu

7th January 2012 at 21:20 Serkan Uluçay

DR will not disqualify already published song as it was not commercially released

7th January 2012 at 11:15 Charlotte Jensen

Cyprus has three songs ready for Ivi Adamou

6th January 2012 at 10:39 florinsuciu

One of the Danish songs can be found online – published already in July?

5th January 2012 at 17:17 Charlotte Jensen

First Semifinal in Latvian Eirodziesma 2012 – Get to Know the Participants

5th January 2012 at 16:01 Serkan Uluçay

6 Dutch participants for national final on the 26th of February announced

5th January 2012 at 13:36 Charlotte Jensen

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012 participants presented today – Well known Eurovision songwriters are trying again

5th January 2012 at 10:58 Charlotte Jensen

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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