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Jan- 2019 -21 January
Editorials & Opinion
“Should’ve Known Better”: SVT address app criticism but marginalise young adults
Last week the Swedish broadcaster SVT announced the biggest changes in Melodifestivalen voting since launching the voting app in 2015. On paper some of the changes sound very bizarre, but how they will affect the results? Why the change is a good thing? Let’s first focus on the good things…
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21 January
Tel Aviv 2019
Moldova: TRM announces the 28 songs taking part in auditions
Recently it was revealed that only 28 artists were interested to take part in Moldova’s national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Now the names of the songs were announced by Moldova’s broadcaster TRM. Ala Zasmenco – Emergency Anna Odobescu – Stay Tinna Gi – Virus Siaj – Olimp Gheorghe…
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21 January
Tel Aviv 2019
The Netherlands: Duncan Laurence to represent the country in Tel Aviv
Singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence will represent the Netherlands at the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Who is Duncan Laurence? 24-year-old singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence graduated from the Fontys Rock Academy in Tilburg last year. He developed there as a singer, songwriter and producer and during his studies…
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18 January
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Finland: Krista Siegfrids to host Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2019
Krista Siegfrids will return to Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu and host the contest in 2019. This is the fourth year she hosts Finland’s national selection. View this post on Instagram Juontajana UMK-lavalla nähdään iki-ihana Krista Siegfrids ✨! Tsekkaa storyn puolelta Kristan fiiliksiä UMK:n lähestyessä 💃🏼. #umk19 #euroviisut @kristasiegfrids A post shared…
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16 January
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Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2019 stage revealed!
SVT has just published the first pictures of the Melodifestivalen 2019 stage. The 2019 stage will have both a LED screen stage and a lighting based stage. The LED has the highest resolution ever and the stage is a record-breaking 22 meters wide. Melodifestivalen 2019 stage Photo: Viktor Brattström Designed…
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16 January
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Sergey Lazarev to represent Russia with “epic ballad”?
For few months there have been rumours of Sergey Lazarev making his Eurovision comeback in 2019. Now Russian newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets reports that Sergey will represent Russia in Tel Aviv with “super-ballad, something grand and epic”. Song composed by Philipp Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopolous? Philipp Kirkorov and his “dreamteam” have…
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16 January
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Greece: ERT director of international relations refuses to comment on Katerine Duska rumours
While various sites have reported that Katerine Duska has been chosen as Greece’s representative to Tel Aviv, ERT director of international relations Maria Koufopoulou asks people to have patience and focuses on the song. “It will be a song that will make us dance and make us proud as a country”…
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15 January
Tel Aviv 2019
RTBF confirms: Eliot to represent Belgium in Tel Aviv
Belgium’s French-speaking broadcaster RTBF confirmed this morning that The Voice of Belgium contestant Eliot will represent the country in Tel Aviv. Who is Eliot? 18-year-old Eliot Vassamillet competed in The Voice Belgique in 2018. At his first blind audition, Eliot impressed his coach Slimane by the power, ease and sensitivity…
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12 January
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Romania: M I H A I withdraws from Selecția Națională
After TVR’s decision to choose two wildcards to Selecția Națională, M I H A I has decided to withdraw from the contest. He was supposed to sing “Baya” in the semifinals of Romania’s national selection. “I no longer trust the objectivity of the organisers of Eurovision Romania” M I H…
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11 January
Tel Aviv 2019
Romania: Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu get the wild cards
Romania’s TVR has chosen the two wildcards for their Eurovision 2019 national selection. From nine submissions the jury received, Bella Santiago and Linda Teodosiu were chosen to take part in Selecția Națională 2019. Bella Santiago – “Army of Love” Bella Santiago won X Factor Romania in 2018. She also took…
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