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Dora 2021 songs (1 minute snippets) 🇭🇷

Yesterday, the Croatian Broadcaster revealed one minute snippets for the Croatian entries for Dora 2021. The winning song will represent Croatia in Rotterdam 2021. Last year, Damir Kedžo was supposed to represent country with his powerful ballad called Divlji Vjetre/Wild Winds, but due to the cancellation of Eurovision 2020 he missed this opportunity. This year, …

The Roop’s Discoteque is ON FIRE!!! 🇱🇹

Yesterday, The Roop got the top points from both the Lithuanian televoters and jury, earning them the victory, and the opportunity to represent Lithuania in Rotterdam! In 2020, the bookmakers pegged the Lithuanian Eurovision entry The Roop on the top for a potential win. However, due to the COVID-19 situation the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 …

Go_A will make some Noise 🇺🇦

Last year, due to the pandemic, Eurovision was cancelled. While some countries decided to select new artists, other countries, including Ukraine decided to stick to the same artist, since they did not have opportunity to show themselves in the competition. This year Ukraine selected their Eurovision song internally. Last week UA:PBC announced the jury committee …

New single released by Hazel 🇳🇴

Hazel, who is trying to win Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix with the song “Let Loose” together with BlÃ¥semafian, just released her new single “Lifetime”. We sat down and talked with her about it, her music, her inspiration and of course, about Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision. Watch her, and the other remaining contestants in MGP, …

Updated Eurovision plans for May

EBU just issued a press released with the updated plans for how Eurovision will take place in Rotterdam in May. From the previously discussed 4 potential scenarios, Option A (full audience in Rotterdam) has been eliminated, leaving the remaining three options still in play. This means that all current ticket holders will be issued refunds …

6 songs for Efendi chosen 🇦🇿

According to a press release by Azerbaijani public broadcaster ITV, they have finished accepting songs for Eurovision 2021. According to Isa Melikov, the Head of Delegation for Azerbaijan, 229 songs locally and internationally were submitted. He mentioned: Our team listened to each of them several times to acknowledge each song. There were really beautiful compositions …

The deadline for the song submission for Efendi has passed 🇦🇿

Early January, Azerbaijani public broadcaster ITV announced that the search for the song for Efendi was open for submissions until January 19. Though shortly after the original deadline, the broadcaster announced that the song submission deadline was extended until February 1, which has now passed! Efendi was internally selected to represent Azerbaijan in 2020, but …

VOILÀ! It is Barbara Pravi for France 🇫🇷

Yesterday, we witnessed an amazing win for Barbari Pravi. Both jury and the televoters agreed on the artist to represent the country in Rotterdam. How the voting worked? After all the artists had performed their songs, the televoters voted for their favorites. The televoters chose their top 7 favorites: Casanova, Juliette Moraine, Céphaz, Amui, Barbara …

France will select their representative tonight, and you can vote! 🇫🇷

It was already announced June last year, that Tom Leeb would not represent France in Eurovision 2021, so the search for another representative started. Unlike last year’s internal selection, the French broadcaster decided this year to organize a national selection containing 12 acts, Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! The national selection show is organized …

These Lithuanian artists will fight in tomorrow’s semi-final to join The Roop in the final! 🇱🇹

In 2020, the bookmakers put the Lithuanian Eurovision entry The Roop on fire, putting them on the top for a potential win. However, due to the COVID-19 situation the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled, and it became a question if we would see The Roop, as well as other artists, at the 2021 Eurovision. …