The Greek singer Vangelis Kakouriotis is rumoured to be participating in Eurovision 2019 for Cyprus. SigmaLive (the web portal of Cypriot TV station Sigma TV) reports that Vangelis Kakouriotis is now likely to represent Cyprus in Tel Aviv. The report cites…
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Kozmens, also known as Riga Beaver or Ad-Break Beaver is competing as part of one of 33 acts in Supernova 2019 in Latvia. On Monday, the Latvian broadcaster LTV released 33 audition videos of potential semi-finalists for next year’s edition…
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Representatives for Kalomira, who placed third in Eurovision 2008, have denied that the singer is planning a Eurovision comeback in Tel Aviv in 2019. As we reported last year, Kalomira was in early discussions with the Greek broadcaster ERT to…
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Spanish broadcaster RTVE has confirmed that over 1000 entries have been submitted for the Spanish selection for Eurovision 2019. The artist who will perform the chosen song will be one of the 16 contestants of Operación Triunfo 2018 which is currently…
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SVT have announced the names of the four hosts for Melodifestivalen 2019. The hosts are Marika Carlsson, Eric Saade, Kodjo Akolor and Sarah Dawn Finer. Marika Carlsson is a well-known stand-up comedian and TV personality in Sweden. She is best…
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A spokesperson for Australian broadcaster SBS has responded to online calls for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel. SBS told the Australian Jewish News that Eurovision 2019 will be broadcast in Australia: “SBS will continue to…
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The Portuguese broadcaster has already determined the 14 composers who will participate in Festival da Canção 2019 and has promised “greater diversity” amongst them. RTP recently confirmed that Portugal will participate in Eurovision 2019 and Festival da Canção will once again be…
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SVT have revealed the timetable for Melodifestivalen 2019’s tour around Sweden. The Swedish national selection process for Eurovision will return on Saturday 2nd February 2019 in Gothenburg with the final, as usual, due to take place in Stockholm’s Friends Arena…
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12-year-old Jael Wena will represent Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Belarus. The singer, from Melbourne, was chosen to represent Australia by the Head of Delegation at Blink TV in Australia. Jael’s song is yet to be…
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting that the crisis surrounding Israel’s hosting of Eurovision 2019 has been resolved after the Israeli Government and national broadcaster reached an agreement. Concerns about the 2019 contest emerged earlier this week when the head…
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