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  • ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 5: Looking back at Pan-Arcticvision
    In the final episode of our Pan-Arcticvision podcast series, Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany review Pan-Arcticvision from their holiday apartment in the Faroe Islands.The post ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 5: Looking back at Pan-Arctic…

    8 days ago 7 Oct 26, 8:30am
  • ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 4 featuring Kokym
    In the fourth episode of ESC Insight presents Go North! hosts Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany are joined by Kokym, the guest artist representing occupied Palestine at Pan-Arcticvision.The post ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 4 featuring…

    15 days ago 30 Sep 26, 8:30pm
  • Six things MPs need to know about why the UK flounders at Eurovision
    As a cross-party group of MPs prepare to hear evidence on why the BBC has performed badly at the Eurovision Song Contest recently, Gina Jones offers a handy summary of the issues they’ll need to tackle to help turn things around.The post Six t…

    20 days ago 25 Sep 26, 9:20am
  • Eurovision says it’s back to normal. What is normal now?
    As the Netherlands returns to the Eurovision Song Contest, it appears the era of the boycott is coming to an end. But are we really going back to normal? James Stephenson asks what comes next.The post Eurovision says it’s back to normal. What…

    21 days ago 24 Sep 26, 8:04am
  • ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 3 featuring Klara Pasma
    In the third episode of ESC Insight presents Go North! hosts Phil Doré and Aisling Tempany are joined by Klara Pasma, the artist representing Northern Sweden.The post ESC Insight presents Go North! Episode 3 featuring Klara Pasma appeared fir…

    22 days ago 23 Sep 26, 8:30am
  • Føroyar Fun Facts: ESC Insight presents Go North! A Pan-Arcticvision Podcast
    To prepare for their trip to Pan-Arcticvision, Phil Dore and Aisling Tempany have been researching our host country, Føroyar, in the latest episode of the Go North! podcast miniseries.The post Føroyar Fun Facts: ESC Insight presents Go…

    28 days ago 17 Sep 26, 8:30am
  • ESC Insight Introduces Go North! A Pan-Arcticvision Podcast
    If you're feeling jaded by a certain other contest's willingness to buckle to politicians and corporations, Pan-Arcticvision may provide the alternative you've been looking for. Join Phil Dore and Aisling Tempany as they prepare to 'Go North!' in a m…

    36 days ago 9 Sep 26, 8:30am
  • Burgas? Why Eurovision 2027 Is Going Full Beach Mode
    The Eurovision Song Contest 2027 is going to the shores of the Black Sea, as Burgas becomes one of the smallest host cities for the show in recent years. Sem Anne van Dijk explores why the Contest is kicking off its shoes and heading for a…

    63 days ago 13 Aug 26, 1:13pm

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  • Eurovision 2027: It’s Burgas on 15th May!
    Eurovision 2027 – The host city has been announced, and it’s the beach resort of Burgas! The contest will take place on 11th, 13th and 15th of May 2027. To the surprise of many, capital city Sofia was beaten into second place, with the se…

    63 days ago 13 Aug 26, 8:34am
  • Bulgaria Wins Eurovision!
    Eurovision 2026 – Huge congratulations to Dara and the Bulgarian delegation. Against the betting odds she won singing ‘Bangaranga‘ with a huge 516 points, beating Israel into 2nd place. The final placings were: Favourites Finland we…

    16 May 26, 11:45pm
  • Tonight, the 70th Eurovision Song Contest!
    Eurovision 2026 – After seven and a half months of national finals, preview parties, official videos and recent rehearsals, tonight sees the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest take place in Vienna. Starting at 21.00 (CEST), 25 acts…

    16 May 26, 6:09pm
  • Eurovision 2026: Jury Final Tonight
    Eurovision 2026 – The Jury Final takes place tonight with all 25 acts gving it their all to wow the different juries. It’s also the first chance many people will get at seeing the interval acts, and how the running order flows. ET will be…

    15 May 26, 4:52pm

ESCxtra

  • newRTVE reveals lineup for Benidorm Fest 2027
    After receiving 900 submissions for next year’s edition of Benidorm Festival, Spain’s broadcaster RTVE has revealed the names of the 18 entrants who will compete for the “Bronze Microphone” at Benidorm Fest 2027. 18 contestant…

    3 hours ago 15 Oct 26, 11:38am
  • newSBS launches search for Australia’s Eurovision 2027 artist
    Following the success of Delta Goodrem in Vienna, SBS opens a song portal to find its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas, Bulgaria next May. 🇦🇺 SBS to continue with internal selection process At the end of a…

    4 hours ago 15 Oct 26, 11:16am
  • newSWR receives 400 submissions for Das Deutsche Finale 2027
    SWR the Eurovision broadcaster of Germany has confirmed it has received around 400 song submissions for its upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2027 national selection, Das Deutsche Finale 2027. 🇩🇪 SWR reduces 400 songs to 40 for next ph…

    4 hours ago 15 Oct 26, 10:48am
  • newNRK receives 1500 submissions for MGP 2027
    Following the closure of the song submission window, Norway’s national broadcaster NRK has confirmed at total of 1500 songs have been submitted for Melodi Grand Prix 2027. 🇳🇴 As many as 50 AI songs may have been submitted to MGP…

    5 hours ago 15 Oct 26, 10:25am

Eurovision Quick Links

  • Ireland 1991
    Ireland 1991“Could It Be That I’m In Love”, performed by Kim Jackson.Composition by Liam Reilly.Lyrics by Liam Reilly.Here’s a rarity, a weak song and poor result for Ireland in the 1990s. Coming off a second place with L…

    23 Jan 23, 12:04pm
  • Saara Aalto Eurovision Review and X Factor 2018 Preview
    When Finnish TV tapped Brian Friedman to do the staging for Saara Aalto’s Eurovision 2018 entry, we were fascinated to see how this collision of Sofabet worlds would play out. You would think that Brian must have learned a huge amount about how…

    27 Aug 18, 5:20pm
  • Croatia 2025 - Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

    Croatia 2025 - Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

     (Click here for a rather dark confectionary…)So there were we watching Croatia's Dora - the contest that finds their Eurovision entry - and there was one song that we decided was ripe for Apocalypsification. Dark and grim in places? Chec…

    3 Mar 25, 2:35pm
  • Schlagertastic 1980s: Number 45!!!

    Schlagertastic 1980s: Number 45!!!

    No.45: "Go" - Scott Fitzgerald (United Kingdom, 1988)To be honest, back in 1988 the teenage Schlagerboys were oblivious to the majesty of the United Kingdom entry; at the time we were distracted by Denmark. However, twenty eight years late…

    16 Sep 16, 6:48pm
  • Time to do something about the juries

    Time to do something about the juries

    Last night I tweeted how disappointing it was to see the juries do Finland dirty. Some people interpreted that as me being a bad loser (the eurovision online fans were always easy to rub the wrong way) but this goes back to something I have been sayi…

    14 May 23, 5:16pm
  • Hırvatistan: İşte DORA 2025 Şarkıları
    Hırvatistan’ın Eurovision yayıncısı HRT, toplam 221 şarkı başvurusundan 24’ünü seçerek 2 Mart 2025’te düzenlenecek Dora 2025 için finalistleri belirledi. Bu etkinl…

    11 Jan 25, 7:12pm

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