Weekend Wrap-up: 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. Netflix releases Eurovision movie “The Story of Fire Saga” It has been a long time coming but finally Netflix has just released the original movie “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga”. Starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as fictional Icelandic band “Fire Saga”, it is time to follow their journey from small-town musicians to the world’s biggest musical stage! https://escxtra.com/2020/06/26/watch-netflix-eurovision-movie/ France goes back to a national selection for 2021 French newspaper 20 Minutes has revealed that France Télévisions plans on organising a new national selection to choose its representative for Eurovision 2021. https://escxtra.com/2020/06/21/france-back-to-national-selection-2021/ Damir Kedžo will not be internally selected by HRT for Eurovision 2021 HRT has confirmed that the national selection, Dora, will be returning. This means that Damir Kedžo will not be internally selected to represent Croatia next year. https://escxtra.com/2020/06/23/damir-kedzo-will-not-be-internally-selected-by-hrt-for-eurovision-2021/ Daði Freyr spends fourth week in UK Top 40 This week Iceland’s 2020 Eurovision entry, Daði Freyr’s “Think About Things”, is still in the United Kingdom’s singles chart, gaining its fourth week in the UK top 40. https://escxtra.com/2020/06/22/%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b8-dadi-freyr-spends-fourth-week-in-uk-top-40/ As well as breaking news, the ESCXTRA team are also working hard to bring you fresh editorials, interviews, and reviews. On that note, this week saw our team grow and you can read up on our newest members below: Justas Bente We've also been working on a new series of 'spotlight' type articles that focus on past participants called "Beyond Eurovision". In our latest article we feature Marija Šerifović. Make sure you also take a look at our homepage for all the other week's news and articles. As we look forward to the 2021 season, we'll continue to bring you all the Eurovision news as it happens. Let us know your thoughts and any comments on the past week @ESCXTRA.

Weekend Wrap-up: This week’s Eurovision news headlines

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France goes back to a national selection for 2021

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