It won’t be long before we partially discover the 30 songs competing to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. They are competing at the Festivali i Këngës 63. According to the Eurovision Albania website, the broadcaster RTSH will release 40-second snippets of the songs on December 6. The artists and details of […]
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This year’s controversy has not diminished interest in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in the Netherlands: there are 331 songs competing to represent the country in 2025. The submission window took place between August 1 and November 22. The broadcaster AVROTROS has now announced that it received 331 songs from various genres, such as ballads […]
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Basel approves the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. The «yes» vote won in a popular referendum regarding the financing of the event. The vote was about a loan to be taken by the Canton of Basel-City, amounting to 35 million Swiss francs (38 million euros), to finance the ESC support program – […]
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The candidates to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 have now been announced. Once again, Supernova will be the national selection. There will be 20 contenders, with two of them aiming to return to the international competition: Citi Zēni, who represented Latvia in 2022 and were eliminated in the semi-final; and Justs, […]
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Bashar Murad seems determined to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. The Palestinian artist is rumored to have submitted applications in three countries: Ireland, San Marino, and again, Iceland. This year, Bashar Murad participated in the Icelandic selection with the song Wild West, finishing in second place behind Hera Björk. The artist himself […]
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A total of 221 songs were submitted for Croatia’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 – Dora. Out of these, only 24 will be selected, along with four reserves. A jury appointed by the broadcaster HRT will now evaluate the 221 songs to choose the finalists. Since 2019, there haven’t been as many […]
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Norway will choose its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 on February 15. The Melodi Grand Prix will continue to be the national selection, but with some changes. The broadcaster NRK announced that, unlike since 2020, the contest will only feature the grand final. The last time this happened was in 2019. Next […]
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Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is under threat. According to the EuroMix website, next Sunday the Israeli Cabinet will vote on a bill that would lead to the privatization of the public broadcaster KAN – which could prevent it from participating in the contest. Shlomo Karhi, Minister of Communications, and Tali Gottlieb, […]
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There’s been a withdrawal from Festivali i Këngës 63. Olsi Bylyku has opted out of the competition, whose winner will represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. The artist was set to compete with the song Tupanët, but had to withdraw citing personal reasons, according to broadcaster RTSH. In line with the rules, […]
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The candidates to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 will soon be revealed. The participants in Melodifestivalen 2025 will be announced on November 26, next week. The broadcaster SVT will hold a press conference in Stockholm, during which the 30 participants will be unveiled. A total of 2,794 songs were submitted, but […]
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