Jan Bors, the current Head of Delegation for the Czech Republic, has revealed that Česká televize plans to work with Czech composers for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, rather than with foreign composers, as was the case in 2016 and 2017. Although…
Read MoreIreland: Louis Walsh Urges Irish Talents Not to Give Up on Eurovision
Louis Walsh, who was responsible for selecting Brendan Murray for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has urged Irish artists and songwriters not to turn their back on the competition. When asked a qiestion about Ireland’s future Eurovision participation during a…
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Portugal: Changes to Composer Selection for Festival da Canção 2018
RTP have announced changes to their method of selecting composers for Festival da Canção 2018. This method was introduced last year and ended Portugal’s 53 wait for a Eurovision win. 20 songs in total will compete over two semi-finals and a…
Read MoreSerbia: Submission Process for 2018 Opened
RTS, the Serbian national broadcaster, has begun an open submission to find their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. After two years of complete internal selections, RTS has opened up their selection to the public. The selection…
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Eurovision Convention Cancelled
The first ever Eurovision Convention, due to be held in the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main between September 9 and 10, has been cancelled. The ECon (Eurovision Convention) was billed as an event that been missing from the Eurovision…
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Spain: Eurovision Spain Pre-Party to Return in 2018
Eurovision Spain has confirmed today that the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party will return in 2018 for its second edition. The event will take place on April 20 and 21 in the Spanish capital of Madrid. The main concert will take place…
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Denmark: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 Details Revealed
DR, the Danish national broadcaster, revealed details about the upcoming edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix at a press conference this morning. The city of Aalborg will host Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 in the Gigantium, which has a capacity…
Read MoreNetherlands: AVROTROS Confirms Participation in Eurovision 2018
The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, has confirmed that they will be taking part in the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon next May. AVROTROS confirmed their participation to ESCToday yesterday. There has been no announcement yet as to how the…
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Lisbon 2018: Eurovision Initial Project
RTP has been working hard on the organization of Lisbon 2018 Eurovision Song Contest since Salvador Sobral won in Kiev last May. The Contest will take place the next 8th, 10th and 12th of May in Lisbon’s MEO Arena in…
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Ireland: RTÉ Organise Eurovision Forum
RTÉ, the Irish broadcaster, organised the first ever Eurovision Forum in the broadcaster’s headquarters in Dublin last week. Representatives from the Irish music and entertainment industries, media and Eurovision fans attended the event. The forum was convened in order to…
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