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2019

For 2019, we’re off to Tel Aviv, Israel in May. 41 countries are in the running to win the 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

Hungarian A Dal continues its journey

Now that the three first round heats have been completed in A Dal 2019, the eighteen qualified songs have been redrawn into two semi...

First six Beovizija finalists revealed

This evening saw the first of two semifinals in the Serbian Beovizija song contest. Twelve songs competed in a show broadcast live from RTS Studio...

Malta nails chameleon colours to the post

It's rare that Maltese TV is among the last to release its Eurovision entry, but there's a first time for everything. After a lengthy performer...
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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 13 – Finland

I’m of the understanding, thanks to some people who know about music (Roy), that Darude is (or at the very least was) something of...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Sweden

I get the impression SVT has been treading water. They've wanted to stay in the top ten, but it felt too soon for a...

Eurovision organisers: Green Room ticket sales ‘a flop’

The team behind the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest has admitted plans to charge fans to sit in the 'green room' with performers and watch...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 39 – Sweden

I walked past John Lundvik at Media City in Salford and nearly kicked over his Diet Coke. That might be the high point of...

Sweden – Sooner or later

Earlier in the day, we were told Sweden and Austria would switch places. This wasn't the case and John's massive pair of hair straighteners...

All change for the French team

After three years leading the French Eurovision delegation, Edoardo Grassi has moved on. His replacement is Steven Clerima. The announcement was made yesterday through the...

Local news round-up … local to Lithuania

Yes you can tell when the new year has kicked off when we start reporting on Lithuanian heats, because we're bored innit ... and...