Riccardo Maddalozzo

The 69th edition of the iconic Italian Sanremo Music Festival came to an end and after a long yet exciting night Mahmood emerged victorious with “Soldi“ Defeated competition of Ultimo and Il Volo in the final round. Sanremo 2019 last for 5 nights and culminated in 24 songs performed. After…

Our favourite Italian Music Festival is back for the 69th time and the 5-evenings show kicks off tomorrow. Let’s get to know the 24 participants to this year’s edition of the show and see who Italy’s potential representatives for Tel Aviv are ! Achille Lauro © Secoloxix.it Number of previous…

This year, Malta dropped their usual national final (MESC) and opted to pick their Eurovision entrant through X Factor Malta. The competition is now well underway and the Six Chair Challenge is now over, with each of the four judges having picked 6 acts to continue.  Two MESC alumni among…

Albania’s national final and iconic Festivali i Këngës (FiK) will take place over three shows between December 20 and 22. Now you can also listen to all the competing entries in full!  22 entries but only one winner A total of 22 entries will compete to earn the right to…

Georgia is set to select their 2019 entrant through the talent show Georgian Idol. The show will run from January through March 2nd and auditions are already underway.  Vaniko Tarkhnishvili and Ruska Makashvili to be the hosts  For the first time Georgian Idol will serve as the selection method for…

The 2019 edition of Sanremo is set to take place between February 5 and 9 of next year. As the show draws closer, speculation of potential participants increase. Among the rumored participants, we see some familiar and successful past Eurovision entrants Il Volo and Raphael Gualazzi Lots of big names…

Here in Minsk, Belarus, the remaining ten countries took to the stage for their second rehearsals. So what have you missed? Here’s our handy recap giving you all the highlights from the Minsk Arena! Putting the finishing touches onto the performances Rehearsals are now going to schedule here at Minsk…

ESCXTRA are live from Minsk for day 4 of rehearsals ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018!  Today’s schedule Today, the countries rehearsing for the second time, in chronological order, are Wales, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Serbia, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Malta, Kazakhstan and Italy. Have a look at the full detailed rehearsal…

ESCXTRA are live from Minsk for day 4 of rehearsals ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018!  Today’s schedule Today, the countries rehearsing for the second time, in chronological order, are Wales, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Serbia, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Malta, Kazakhstan and Italy. Have a look at the full detailed rehearsal…

ESCXTRA are live from Minsk for day 4 of rehearsals ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018!  Today’s schedule Today, the countries rehearsing for the second time, in chronological order, are Wales, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Serbia, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Malta, Kazakhstan and Italy. Have a look at the full detailed rehearsal…