With Portugal winning Eurovision 2017 with a song completely in national language, it isn’t much of a surprise that some of the competing nations are opting to ditch English and return to using the official languages of their nation. We know that Slovenia are choosing to stick with national language in their national final, and…
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For the most successful nation in Eurovision history, Ireland certainly aren’t doing so well in recent years! The nation hasn’t qualified to the final since 2013, and sure enough, this has encouraged Ireland to actually think about how they can improve on their results and make their way back into the final. The inaugural Eurovision…
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Cyprus have participated at Eurovision no less than 34 times without a win, so for 2018, the nation is revamping their national selection in the hopes of winning the contest for the first time. Allegedly, the broadcaster RIK is in talks with a well-known songwriter, who will have the task of writing the 2018 Cypriot…
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It is not until mistakes are made, that lessons are learnt, and that’s been the case with the European Broadcasting Union in 2017, with the issues surrounding Ukraine hosting the contest, and Russia’s place within the competition. As a result of these issues, the EBU has announced some changes to the rules in order to…
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It’s still early days for Eurovision Young Dancers 2017, but Malta has already selected their representative for the competition to be held in the Czech Republic later this year. The talented Denise Buttigieg was selected through a final of 10, judged by a professional jury. Maltese broadcaster PBS received a total of 18 submissions, 10…
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As you would now be aware, Portuguese broadcaster RTP has now announced that they will be hosting Eurovision 2018 in the capital Lisbon, after their 2017 win with Salvador Sobral. Hosting is a big responsibility, but Portugal have proven to fans that they’re ready to take on the massive task of hosting thousands of fans…
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As expected, we’re all heading to the capital of Portugal, Lisbon next year for the Eurovision Song Contest. Not long after the 2017 contest in Kyiv, it was supposedly announced that Lisbon would be hosting, however not long after that, it was announced that a bidding process would take place to ensure the correct city…
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As you’ve probably heard, if you’ve been following our features over the last few weeks, the Eurovision Family of Events expanded to include the Eurovision Choir of the Year. This event took place on the 22nd of July in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where nine choirs took to the stage all hoping to win…
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It seems like only yesterday that it was announced that there would be an addition to the Eurovision family of events, but yet somehow it’s already here! It’s the eve of the first Eurovision Choir of the Year, and it’s safe to say that here at Eurovision Union we’re excited to see how it will…
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Although Austria didn’t fare too well in the televote in this year’s Eurovision final, reaching the final itself was a success, and as such, Austrian broadcaster ORF is hoping to continue that success by once again opting for an internal selection. Singers and songwriters are invited to submit their entries until the end of August,…
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