Irish broadcaster RTÉ have kicked off their Eurovision 2019 bid by opening the submission period for the next Eurovision Song Contest. After their best result since Jedward in 2011, the Irish broadcaster is hoping to build on that success by choosing accomplished songwriters and performers. Looking towards Eurovision 2019, the Head of Delegation Michael Kealy…
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As was announced earlier in the Eurovision 2019 season, Spain will once again use the program Operación Triunfo to select their act, although few details were released regarding the Eurovision gala. In the 2018 competition, a special Eurovision gala was held later in the season, and it was used to decide both the act and…
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The last we reported, German broadcaster NDR opened the submission period for potential Eurovision candidates, however there has now been progression in their national selection process. As we also previously reported, from that submission period, it was said that no less than 1000 applications were received by the broadcaster, plus 150 original songs were submitted…
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After the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Finnish broadcaster YLE looked to the public for advice and feedback on how they should approach their Eurovision selection for 2019. As you may remember, Finland moved away from the multi artist national selection format, and instead internally selected Saara Aalto, with a national final used to select the…
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The BBC have confirmed their participation at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and furthermore, have launched their national selection for 2019. Once again the nation will be using Eurovision: You Decide as the national selection. Interested participants can now apply as the BBC with their potential Eurovision songs with the submission period ending on the…
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Not too long ago we reported that Latvia will once again be using Supernova as their selection of choice, but of course as we know, things can change in the Eurovision world in a blink of an eye! More news has come out regarding certain changes that will be made to the competition. Latvian broadcaster…
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We know we will be seeing Latvia participate at Eurovision 2019, and now we know that once again Supernova will be used to select their participating entry. The show which has been used since 2015 has yielded mixed results at Eurovision, but the broadcaster is sticking with the Supernova format. Latvian broadcaster LTV have now…
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A little while back, we reported on the first few nations to formally decline participation at next year’s Eurovision. As time progresses, we are learning more about the nations who will be participating, as well as certain nations who won’t be participating. Here are the next three nations we won’t be seeing at next year’s…
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Only recently we reported that the French broadcaster within Switzerland had kicked off their search for participants for what we originally thought would be a national selection, however more news has come out of the nation, revealing that next year’s Eurovision representative will be chosen internally. Since Eurovision 2011, Die Entscheidungsshow was the format Switzerland…
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It feels like it was only yesterday when Eurovision 2018 concluded, however the focus has already shifted towards next year’s contest. Switzerland have confirmed their participation, and the search has already begun for their next Eurovision entry. As we know, the Swiss selection is made up of acts which are submitted through three national broadcasters.…
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