Tonight, the first semifinal of the Icelandic national selection, Söngvakeppnin, starts. The show will be on at 20.45 CET and you can watch it here. 5 songs will compete, two will head to the final. The songs are: Amarosis, “Don’t you know” Stefán Óli, “Ljósið” Haffi Haff, “Gía” Stefanía Svavarsdóttir,
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) is the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held tonight at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here, here (English commentary) or here (Swedish commentary). One name of international fame is included: The Rasmus, a rock band who had their
The Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will continue tonight with it’s 4th heat. The show will start at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here. Two participants will go directly to the final, while two others will go to the semifinal (what was previously called ‘andra chancen’). These are the
The European Broadcasting Union has come with an official statement regarding the situation with Russia. In short terms: Russia will not participate in this years Eurovision Song Contest.
As you all may know, there’s a war going on in Ukraine. The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political event, but the war between Russia and Ukraine has raised attention from countries all over the world. Even in the tiny world of the Eurovision Song Contest this war strikes. Broadcasters
Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC asked the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend membership of Russian channels C1R and VGTRK. This would exclude Russia from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. The reason is the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. “Russia, as an aggressor and
photo: EBU While the whole world is watching the news about Ukraine, the country itself comes up with Eurovision news. The committee of the national final has decided that Kalush Orchestra will represent the country with the song “Stefania”. The song is written and composed by Ihor Didenchuk, Ivan Klimenko,
Emma Muscat has won the Maltese national selection. She will sing the song “Out of sight”. The song is written and composed by Emma herself with Antonio Caputo, Gabriel Rossi, Lorenzo Santarelli andMarco Salvaderi. Malta will perform in the 2nd half of the 1st semifinal. Here are the full results:
For the 2nd time in Eurovision history, San Marino organized a national final. And Achille Lauro is the winner with the song “Stripper”. San Marino will perform in the first half of the second semifinal. Full results: Achille Lauro, “Stripper” Burak Yeter & Alessandro Coli, “More Than You” Aaron Sibley,