Anton Attard has been accused of attempting to artificially inflate the odds of Malta winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. Following reports that last week that Malta betted for itself at Eurovision 2021, as part of a campaign for…
Read More🇳🇱 Netherlands: “Arcade” Becomes First Eurovision Entry Since 1996 to Enter the Billboard Charts
“Arcade” by Duncan Laurence, the winning song from the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 has entered the Billboard Charts in the United States. “Arcade” has become the first Eurovision entry to enter the Billboard Charts since 1996, with it entering this…
Read MoreUnited Kingdom: 2019 Result Prompted BBC To Scrap National Final
Speaking on the latest episode of The Euro Trip Podcast, Lee Smithurst, Series Producer of the BBC’s Eurovision coverage, has revealed the UK’s poor result in Tel Aviv prompted the broadcaster to scrap their national selection show. In a feature-length…
Read MoreAustralia: Jack Vidgen Releases Music Video for Eurovision – Australia Decides Entry
Jack Vidgen has released the music video for his Australia Decides entry “I Am King I Am Queen”. Jack Vidgen is one of ten artists who will compete in this year’s edition of Eurovision – Australia Decides, the competition which…
Read MoreCyprus: 120 Songs Submitted to CyBC For Eurovision 2020
A total of 120 songs have been submitted to CyBC as part of the broadcasters search for Eurovision 2020. CyBC has received a total of 120 song submissions, as the broadcaster looks to find the Cypriot entry for Eurovision 2020.…
Read MoreGeorgia: Merab Amzoevi First Act Eliminated from Georgian Idol
The first live show of Georgian Idol took place last night in Tbilisi, with Merab Amzoevi becoming the first act eliminated from the show. Merab Amzoevi has left Georgian Idol, having finished last in the televote with 2.55% of the…
Read MoreGeorgia: Georgian Idol Jury Revealed
Four jury members will feature in this year’s edition of Georgian Idol. Georgian broadcaster GBP has revealed that Natia Todua and Tinatin Berdzenishvili will once again feature on the jury panel of Georgian Idol, with David Evgenidze and David Aladashvili…
Read MoreIceland: RÚV Fined €5,000 For Hatari’s Protest at Eurovision 2019
RÚV the Icelandic national broadcaster has been fined €5,000 by the European Broadcasting Union for Hatari’s protest in Tel Aviv. The Icelandic national broadcaster has confirmed that it has been fined €5,000 by the European Broadcasting Union. The broadcaster was…
Read MoreEurovision’19: KAN Suing Live Nation Over Madonna’s Performance
The Israeli public broadcaster has confirmed that it is suing Live Nation, over Madonna’s performance at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. KAN filed a suit against both Live Nation and Live Nation Israel who represent Madonna, over the failure of…
Read MoreUnited States: EBU Signs Deal to Bring Eurovision 2019 & 2020 to Netflix
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and 2020 will be available on Netflix in the United States. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and 2020…
Read MoreThe Netherlands: Duncan Laurence Releases Acoustic Version of “Arcade”
Eurovision winner Duncan Laurence has released an acoustic version of his song “Arcade”. Following his victory at this years Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dutch singer Duncan Laurence has released an acoustic version of his winning song “Arcade”.…
Read MoreSpain: RTVE Spent Record Amount In 2019 On Eurovision Participation
The Spanish national broadcaster RTVE, spent a record amount on Eurovision participation this year in Tel Aviv, Israel. Spanish media reports that RTVE spent a record amount on participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster spent a total of…
Read MoreRussia: Sergey Lazarev Releases Russian Version of “Scream”
Sergey Lazarev has released a Russian language version of his Eurovision song “Scream”. Russian Eurovision entrant Sergey Lazarev took to the stage in Moscow a few days ago for a concert dedicated to the Day of Russia. There he performed…
Read MoreLatvia: Eurovision Viewing Figures Climb Following Record Low in 2018
Interest in the Eurovision Song Contest recovered this year in Latvia, with viewing figures increasing following a record low in 2018. A total of 115,100 viewers watched the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Latvia. The figures…
Read MoreSweden: Allsång på Skansen 2019 Line-Up Revealed
The artists performing at AllsÃ¥ng pÃ¥ Skansen 2019 have been named. AllsÃ¥ng pÃ¥ Skansen takes place over eight weeks each summer on Tuesday evenings in Stockholm, broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play. Each show features several artists many Eurovision fans…
Read MoreLithuania: EBU States Televoting Points in Semi-Final Two Are Correct
The European Broadcasting Union has informed LRT that it believes that the televote data published by RAI is incorrect, and that the results were correct in Semi-Final Two. The Lithuanian national broadcaster has received a response from the European Broadcasting…
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