Saturday Summary – This week’s Eurovision news headlines

Welcome to the latest edition of our news round-up series which takes a look back at the Eurovision news headlines from the past seven days. Here you’ll find all the important news. Whether you need to catch-up or to remind yourself what has happened in the Eurovision world, this is the article for you. Want to read more? You can access the full articles by clicking on them. Participants for Czech Republic’s ESCZ to be revealed on January 7th News from Czech Republic that the participants for the 2019 edition of their Eurovision national final, ESCZ, will be unveiled on January 7th. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/08/czech-republic-escz-january-7th/ Turkey set to join Eurovision Asia as TRT aim to rebuild EBU co-operation After a 7 year absense in the Eurovision Song Contest, Turkish broadcaster TRT are set to participate in next year’s debut edition of the Eurovision Asia Song Contest. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/08/turkey-set-to-join-eurovision-asia-as-trt-aim-to-rebuild-ebu-co-operation/ Poland will host Junior Eurovision 2019 After its victory last month with Roksana Węgiel, Poland has been announced as the hosts for Junior Eurovision 2019. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/10/confirmed-poland-will-host-junior-eurovision-2019/ Who are the Destination Eurovision 2019 artists and songwriters? After the announcement of the 18 competing artists for Destination Eurovision 2019, the team at ESCXTRA have provided more information on each act. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/11/destination-eurovision-2019-guide/ RTVE releases 17 competing entries for OT Eurovision Gala After receiving a selection of songs during the submission period, Spanish broadcaster RTVE has revealed the 17 entries that have been selected to compete in next month’s Eurovision Gala. RTVE has attracted entries both from newcomers and established artists. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/12/competing-ot-gala-entries/ Spain’s ESPreParty will take place on April 19-20 2019 Along with the confirmation of the dates in 2019, the organisers have released the slogan for the 2019 ‘#ElRitmoQueNosUne’ which translates to ‘The Rhythm that Unites Us’. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/12/spain-espreparty-will-return-april-19-2019/ Moldova to hold O melodie pentru Europa on 3rd March Moldovan broadcaster TRM has begun its search for its 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entry. The selection will culminate in the live final of O melodie pentru Europa on 3rd March. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/13/moldova-o-melodie-pentru-europa-march/ Lithuania announces the acts that will compete in “Eurovizijos Atranka” The broadcaster responsible for the Lithuanian participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, LRT has announced the acts that will compete in their National Final Eurovizijos Atranka. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/14/lithuania-announces-the-acts-that-will-compete-in-eurovizijos-atranka/ Don’t forget our weekly debate article on “Is there an ideal national final format?” an our quiz on “Israel“. And also don't forget to take part in round 1 of Eurovision Prediction 2019. Make sure you also take a look at our homepage, with so many stories from the Eurovision world to feast your eyes on! The Eurovision universe never stops churning out news stories to keep us enticed, even during the off-season! Let us know your thoughts on the past week @ESCXTRA.

Saturday Summary – This week’s Eurovision news headlines

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Turkey set to join Eurovision Asia as TRT aim to rebuild EBU co-operation

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