2000 and Whatever – Albania

We may not get to see our 2020 favourites take to the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce on our Eurovision favourites. This series is aimed to discover the team’s favourite entries from the 21st century, from 2001 to 2019. In collaboration with ESCDaily, we will be reviewing some of their 21st Century…

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Rotterdam 2020+1 – News, Thoughts and Feelings

It’s been a little while since we heard the expected, but still devastating news that the Eurovision Song Contest had been cancelled. Eurovision fans worldwide were united in their feelings of disappointment, and even anger that there wasn’t an alternate way to see the 41 songs compete for the trophy. What else we have in…

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Who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2020? Here’s our Preview for the National Final!

(This post is in collaboration with ESCDaily)  After the success of Hatari at Eurovision 2019, Iceland will pick their next Eurovision act this Saturday. In the final of Söngvakeppnin 2020 we will see five diverse acts to battle for the ticket to Rotterdam. Daði was the runner-up in 2017 and really wants to go three years…

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Preview: It’s an Open Field for Slovenia’s Selection

(This post is in collaboration with Joshua Mayne at ESCDaily)  Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA) is back for 2020, as Slovenia pick the act to represent them in Rotterdam. We preview all the competing songs below…  Slovenia have qualified for the Eurovision final for the past two years. Will they be able to continue that streak? The EMA…

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Preview: A four horse race expected for the Lithuanian Final

After five shows in previous weeks, Lithuania will pick their act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 this weekend in the final of Pabandom iš naujo! And based on the results of the three heats and two semi finals, it seems to be a four horse race in Vilnius. It was expected that, based on…

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Preview: Ulrikke Favourite to win Melodi Grand Prix 2020

According to the bookmakers, Ulrikke Brandstorp and her song Attention’ will win the grand final of Melodi Grand Prix 2020 in Norway this Saturday. In this preview we look ahead to the closing show in Norway of this weekend. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, NRK decided…

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Montaigne: ‘I really don’t feel the pressure – and if i do I’m not wearing it’

Leading into this year’s Eurovision: Australia Decides, Sydney based artist Montaigne has found herself as one of the top favourites to take out the competition with her song, Don’t Break Me. We spoke to Montaigne on the eve of the national selection on how her participation came about, and how she shares her message through…

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Didirri: ‘I had pizza with the head of Australian Eurovision after a gig, and here I am!”

Didiri is perhaps one of the lesser known names in the upcoming Australian Eurovision selection, however is proving to be a prominent competitor with his touching entry, Raw Stuff. On the eve of Eurovision: Australia Decides, we talked to Didirri to find out more about his participation in the competition, and what we can expect…

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“Any of these ten artists could be qualifiers” – Australia’s Head of Delegation on Australia Decides

Australia’s new Head of Delegation Josh Martin has a strong belief that the second edition of Australia Decides will probe to be a factor for success at Eurovision 2020. “Any of the 10 artists could qualify for the final in Rotterdam,” he tells Eurovision Union the day before the Australian final. Ahead of Australia Decides,…

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From Paolo Jannacci to Tosca: Meet the Participants of Sanremo 2020

This year marks the 70th edition of the prestigious Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, set to begin on February 4th. The 24 participants of this year’s contest were previously revealed by the Artistic Director, Amadeus and will feature a number of returning artists, as well as newcomers to the contest. Meet the participants in our…

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