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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Ukraine has been added to the list of competing countries in Junior Eurovision 2018. The addition of Ukraine takes the total number of competing countries for the contest, to be held in November in Minsk, to 20, the largest number…
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The X Factor Malta has announced two more names for the judging panel of its first season. The winner of the show will represent Malta in Eurovision 2018. The two new judges are The Riffs frontman Ray Mercieca and singer-songwriter…
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An official statement from the Italian public broadcaster RAI has announced an overhaul of the rules for the next edition of the Sanremo music festival. Unlike in previous editions, there will not be “big” and “nuove proposte” categories in the contest…
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Following a meeting with the Israeli national broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed that the host city and the dates for Eurovision 2019 will be revealed by September. Today, representatives from the Israeli broadcaster KAN, the Eurovision Reference…
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