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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Alicja Szemplińska to Represent Poland with ‘Empires’

Over the last three weeks, the search for the next Polish Eurovision act has taken place, with the competition culminating with the Szansa Na Sukces final. Three qualifiers competed in the final, with both a Eurovision cover song and their original song that would be their Eurovision entry. The three competing acts were (Cover/Original): Kasia…

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Festival da Canção Begins: Here are the First Four Qualifiers!

The Portuguese Eurovision selection, Festival da Canção, has now kicked off, with the first four qualifiers selected from a field of 8. The show was broadcast live from the nation’s capital, Lisbon and hosted by Jorge Gabriel and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira. Here is the line-up: MEERA – Copo de Gin Filipe Sambado – Gerbera Amarela do…

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Ukraine has Decided: Go_A to perform Solovey at Eurovision!

After an exciting few weeks in Ukraine, the Vidbir final has now concluded, with the next Ukrainian Eurovision act decided. A total of 6 acts competed in the final, and faced both public and jury vote. Here is the line-up: KRUTЬ – 99 JERRY HEIL – Vegan Go_A – Solovey David Axelrod – Horizon KHAYAT – Call For Love TVORCHI…

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Ana Soklič to Represent Slovenia with ‘Voda’

The Slovenian selection, EMA, has now concluded with the winner crowned. A total of 12 participants took part, including 2 acts that were selected through the new pre-selection format of EMA FREŠ. Here are the participants: Simon Vadnjal – Nisi Sam Saška – Še Kar Lovim Tvoj Nasmeh Gaja Prestor – Verjamem Vase Ana Soklič – Voda Inmate – The…

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Melodifestivalen: Victor Crone and Hanna Ferm Qualify Direct to Final

Tonight the fourth semi-final of Melodifestivalen took place in the Malmö Arena in Malmö. A total of seven artists performed tonight, with two selected to qualify directly to the final, while two were selected for the second chance ‘Andra Chansen’ round. This means we say goodbye to three of the acts. Here are the competitors:…

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Romania: Roxen Releases Five Potential Eurovision Entries

Earlier in the Eurovision season, it was announced that Roxen would represent Romania at Eurovision this year. In a change up of their selection process, this year Romania internally selected their artist, while their song would be chosen through a public selection. There is a total of five songs in the running to represent Romania,…

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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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Former Eurovision Winners to Return to the stage for Interval Acts

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, and with less than 100 days left until the Grand Final, the host broadcasters have announced more details on the interval acts for this year’s contest. This year’s contest will be a true celebration of the history of Eurovision and its music and diversity,…

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Melodifestivalen 2020: Listen to the semi-final 4 snippets!

It is now that time of the week where we can listen to the snippets of the songs participating in the Melodifestivalen semi-finals, with this week marking the last of four semi-finals. The semi-final will take place on February 22nd at Malmö Arena in Malmö. Here is the line-up: Frida Öhrn – “We Are One”…

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