Shock-free zone for Iceland at 2020 Eurovision
After letting naughty boy band Hatari hold sway over the 2019 Söngvakeppnin, Icelandic broadcaster RUV was playing things safe as it chose its next...
Moldova picks Eurovision 2020 act
Moldova has a reputation for going its own way at the Contest we call Eurovision and tonight's national final was no exception.
After last year's...
Damir Kedžo to sing for Croatia at Eurovision
There's something reassuring about the Dora festival. When Croatian TV rolls into Opatija, there's excitement in the air. This year, the stakes were raised,...
Uku gets the nod in Estonia
Hello team!
With half of the posse actually in the Suurhall tonight, I’ve been called out of retirement like a latter day Roy of the...
Who’s in favour with Lukashenko this year?
Tonight the act and song that get to represent Belarus was chosen by a (let's just call it a) 50/50 viewer/jury vote,
Twelve acts took...
It could have been so different …
I'm writing this piece perched on a table in the Rock Lounge of the Saku Suurhalle ... you remember that - it was the...
It’s Samira Efendi for Azerbaijan
With the deadline to pick and announce both singer and song getting closer, today sees another name in the frame as iTV confirms Samira...
Germany unveils Slovenian singer with Bulgarian song
If you've been wondering where Symphonix had got to at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, wonder no more. They're behind Big Five Germany's entry....
When the UK can be a hit and a miss
So ... after much dropping of hints on social media and yesterday's massive leak on Czech Radio, James Newman - who, in Eurovision circles...
Shortcut to Success in Poland?
Just when you thought national finals couldn't get any simpler, along comes Poland!
For the last three weeks, their show "Szansa na Sukces" has promoted one...