Saturday Summary – This week’s Eurovision news headlines

It’s Saturday once again and it means that it’s time to once again round off the latest news from the Eurovision world. Hooverphonic to represent Belgium at Rotterdam Belgium has kicked off the Eurovision season, by confirming that Hooverphonic will be their representative in Rotterdam. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/01/hooverphonic-will-represent-belgium-in-eurovision-2020/ Blas Cantó to represent Spain in Rotterdam After confirming that they will be selecting their entrant internally, Spain has confirmed that Blas Cantó will be their representative. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/05/breaking-news-blas-canto-will-represent-spain-in-rotterdam-2020/ Jon Ola Sand to step down as Executive Supervisor After having the role for nearly 10 years, Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand has confirmed that he will be stepping down from his role after the 2020 contest. https://escxtra.com/2019/09/30/jon-ola-sand-to-step-down-as-executive-supervisor-after-2020/ DR confirms changes for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2020 After confirming that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix will be returning for 2020, DR has released more information about the competition. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/03/changes-melodi-grand-prix-2020/ Aly Ryan for San Marino? After confirming that she has submitted songs for Switzerland, Unser Lied für Israel participant Aly Ryan has confirmed that she has sent songs to SMRTV for consideration. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/04/aly-ryan-expresses-interest-for-san-marino-for-eurovision-2020/ Wiktoria Gabor to represent host nation Poland in Gliwice-Silesia Junior Eurovision 2019 host nation Poland has selected Wiktoria Gabor as their representative. Can they win the competition for a second time? https://escxtra.com/2019/09/29/poland-wiktoria-gabor-wins-szansa-na-sukces-2019/ Isea Çili to represent Albania at Gliwice-Silesia Junior Fest (the Alabamian National Final for Junior Eurovision) took place recently, with Isea Çili, winning the right to represent Albania in Gliwice-Silesia next month. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/05/albania-isea-cili-wins-junior-euro-fest-winning-performance-revealed/ Junior Eurovision 2019 stage revealed With less than two months to go until Junior Eurovision 2019, host broadcaster TVP has revealed the Junior Eurovision 2019 stage. https://escxtra.com/2019/09/30/the-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2019-stage-has-been-revealed/ Innovation Winners revealed The Dutch organising team, along with NOS and AVROTROS have selected the Innovation winners, which aim to engage the ESC audience further. https://escxtra.com/2019/10/05/eurovision-2020-innovation-winners/ Don’t forget our latest editorials where we look back at the 2005 and 2006 Junior Eurovision. We also had a new Eurovision Trivia and the usual round up of new music from your favourite Eurovision artists in our weekly New Music article. Make sure you also take a look at our homepage for all the other week’s news and articles. We’re early into the new Eurovision season but our eyes are firmly on what’s happening around Europe and the world. As always, we’re bringing you all the Eurovision news as it happens. Let us know your thoughts and any comments on the past week @ESCXTRA.

Hooverphonic to represent Belgium at Rotterdam

Tim Jumawan

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