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. Festivali i Këngës to proceed this year Albanian broadcaster RTSH has confirmed that the annual music festival will go ahead once again later this year. https://escxtra.com/2020/07/02/festivali-i-kenges-confirmation/ France 2 open submissions for Eurovision 2021 French broadcaster France 2 has officially opened submissions for their Eurovision 2021 national selection. https://escxtra.com/2020/06/30/france-2-open-submissions-for-eurovision-2021-national-final/ Stefania to release her Eurovision 2021 entry in November? Soon after the announcement of the cancellation of this year’s contest, ERT were one of the first broadcasters to confirm that their 2020 artist would be returning next year. According to Stefania, we may be hearing her new entry sooner rather than later. https://escxtra.com/2020/07/04/greece-stefania-to-release-eurovision-2021-entry-in-november/ Kazakhstan will participate in Junior Eurovision 2020 Kazakh broadcaster Khabar TV confirmed that Kazakhstan will participate in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw, Poland. https://escxtra.com/2020/06/29/kazakhstan-junior-eurovision-2020/ Duncan Laurence turned down “Fire Saga” cameo The winner and reigning champion of the Eurovision Song Contest, Duncan Laurence, revealed that he turned down the opportunity to appear alongside other Eurovision alumni as a cameo role in the Eurovision Movie – “The Story Of Fire Saga”. https://escxtra.com/2020/07/03/duncan-laurence-turned-down-fire-saga-cameo/ We've been working on a new series of 'spotlight' type articles that focus on past participants called "Beyond Eurovision". In our latest article we feature Polish group, Ich Troje. Our regular Slideback Sunday this week also had a Polish theme! 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.