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. Jonida Maliqi wins Festivali i Këngës 57 After two nights, a shortlisting process and a three-hour final, Jonida was crowned the winner of Festivali i Këngës 57 with her song “Ktheju tokës” http://escxtra.com/2018/12/22/jonida-maliqi-wins-festivali-i-kenges-57/ Destination Eurovision 2019 to start on January 12th France 2 has this week revealed the date of the first Destination Eurovision semi-final. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/24/destination-eurovision-2019-to-start-on-january-12th/ Michael Schulte: “Eurovision fans give so much love” ESCXTRA sat down with Michael Schulte, who represented Germany this year in Lisbon. We talked about his Eurovision success, his amazing year and what’s next in his life http://escxtra.com/2018/12/26/michael-schulte-eurovision-fans-give-so-much-love/ KAN shares the first look on Eurovision 2019 stage As we get ready for New Year’s celebrations, KAN is getting us even more excited for upcoming Eurovision by sharing the first look on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2019, designed by Florian Wieder. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/27/kan-shares-the-first-look-on-eurovision-2019-stage/ RTVSLO reveal the Participants for EMA 2019 Slovenian broadcaster, RTVSLO, have revealed the artists and song titles competing in next year’s national final. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/27/rtvslo-reveal-the-participants-for-ema-2019/ RTP broadcast two part documentary on hosting Eurovision 2018 Hosting the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is no doubt a proud moment in Portuguese modern history. Broadcaster RTP have this week aired the first of a two part documentary, showing how the whole thing was put together. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/27/rtp-broadcast-two-part-documentary-on-hosting-eurovision-2018/ The first six songs for Eurovizijos Atranka have been released We now have six songs from Lithuania’s Eurovizijos Atranka national selection! http://escxtra.com/2018/12/29/first-six-songs-released-for-eurovizijos/ Bosnia & Herzegovina’s “primary goal” is Eurovision comeback but 2020 return “difficult” Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Eurovision head of delegation has revealed that broadcaster BHRT’s “primary goal” is to return to the Eurovision Song Contest. Nevertheless, continued “poor financial management” at the Bosnian broadcaster suggests a return to the contest in 2020 looks “difficult”. http://escxtra.com/2018/12/29/bosnia-2020-eurovision-difficult/ Don’t forget our weekly debate article on “Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, why bother?” an our revamped weekly quiz “Eurovision Trivia”. We also had a special festive edition of New Music Friday. 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

RTP broadcast two part documentary on hosting Eurovision 2018

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