In a surprisingly early announcement the SMTV has confirmed that they have signed a pre-agreement with Valentina Monetta to represent the country at next year's Eurovision Song Contest. It seems that she will, once again, try her luck with a song written by Ralph Siegel.
First they were two cities bidding for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, then they became five, but now it appears like only one is left. Aalborg pulls out and others will follow due to them not matching the requirements. In two days the deadline to apply runs out, but at the moment it looks like Copenhagen will host next year's contest.
Danish broadcaster, DR, has today announced Per Zachariassen as Senior Producer for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. He will be taking a break from his job at Freemantle Media in the US, but he is very much looking forward to the new challenges awaiting him.
Since Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest nearly a month ago she has been busy promoting herself. Next step came today when the official video clip to the winnig song, Only Teardrops was released.
The news of the National Greek Broadcaster, ERT, being closed down by the Greek government caused shockwaves both within Greece as well as internationally. On Wednesday 12th June, one day after the announcement and closure of ERT, a new bill concerning its replacement was submitted to the Greek parliament.
Ravana Aliyeva was a finalist in the 2013 Azerbaijan national selection, Milli Seçim Turu. In the final she performed the song, Lovely King. Now Ravana is set to release a brand new song to be released very soon. She is in the studio making the final preparation before release.
This new album from Valentina called Crisalide- La Storia Di Valentina Monetta describes her versatile musical style and is including some songs from her previous albums, unique live recordings and several versions of her two Eurovision entries.
With a snap decision, the Greek government has decided to pull the plug on ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, as part of austerity measures being taken in the country. ERT first broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970, has been responsible for the Greek entries since the country's debut in 1974 and hosted the event itself in 2006.
Fortunately, that was not quite the case... According to recent claims however, Greek entrants Koza Mostra and Agathon Iakovidis were on a very tight budget during their stay in Malmo. Soon after their return, reports of a €15 personal daily allowance for meals surfaced on the Greek media. But what did the artists themselves have to say about the matter?
A strong swedish summer tradition continues as SVT launches 8 new programs of the popular one-hour live show Allsång på Skansen. The lineup is full of former Melodifestivalen particiapants like Carola, Robin Stjernberg, YOHIO and Danny.
The national broadcaster in Ukraine, NTU, has announced the 20 finalists who will participate in the 2013 Junior Eurovision national selection. More than 50 acts submitted applications and eventually 20 finalists were selected by an expert jury and one lucky act will represent Ukraine in their own capital, Kiev, on 30 November.
The album contains 15 songs that were collected and recorded over two years, since autumn 2011 until spring 2013. Dotyanis, which means Reach, also features the English and Russian language versions of the duets recorded with the Eurovision former participants Julia Volkova and Nikki Jamal.
Cobwebs are being dusted off an old musical as we speak, with Lena Philipsson and Måns Zelmerlöw preparing hard, due to bring fun and frolics from the stage in Stockholm from mid Septemberand until the end of the year.
Current flavour of the month in Estonia, Birgit Õigemeel, sheds the girl next door image upon the release of her newest single, Sea Of Life. The song is a collaboration with previous Eesti Laul girl group Violina.
Former Misija Evrovizija star, Manuella Brečko, has just released her brand new single. It is called V tvojem ognju (Inferno). Manuella will also compete in the popular Slovenska Popevka festival in the autumn this year with another song, Zadnji ples (The Last Dance).
Elias Elffors Elfström was tonight selected to represent Sweden at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with his song, Det är dit vi ska (That's where we're going). The national selection, Lilla Melodifestivalen, took place at the Gröna Lund Amusement Park in Stockholm.
Mista have returned with a brand new song, Feel The Breeze, which is all set to be a big summer anthem around Europe and also in Asia. Mista have come a long way since participating in the Slovakian national selection in 2010 with Emotions.
Following the satisfactory placing of Roberto Bellarossa and Love Kills in Malmö, 2014 will see Flemish broadcaster VRT take their turn in selecting the Belgian entry. Judging by recent comments made, the reinstatement of a national final is on the cards.
Singer-songwriter Anna Rossinelli is currently the last Swiss entrant to make the Eurovision final, which was back in 2011 with the bubbly In Love For A While. One album and a few singles later, she's back and her latest album has stormed the Swiss charts at the top spot.
The 11-year old Dayana Kirillova has won the Russian national final and thus becomes the first name on the list of this year's participants at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place on the 30th of November in Kyiv, Ukraine. She will sing Mechtay, which means Dream.
World class stars stood on the same stage mere days before her, and Friday night was the turn of former Eurovision winner Loreen to take to the same stage, giving her first appearance in Morocco, birthplace of her mother.
As the saying goes, "An old classic never dies". This is certainly proving to be the case with the former winning entry from Luxemburg, the France Gall classic, Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son, currently riding high in French speaking countries as a revamped version by pop star Jenifer.
One of the biggest music contests in Malta is the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza. All the songs are sung in the Maltese language. Today the 20 finalists were announced for the 2013 edition. Amongst the acts taking part are several former Malta Eurosong acts including the 2001 and 2006 participant for Malta at Eurovision, Fabrizio Faniello.
Sophie Debattista charmed viewers and won a lot of respect at the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Malta with Extra Cute. Sophie has had much success since then both in Malta and abroad. Now she is hoping for success with her new composition, Independent Miss, at the Musicalize UK competition.
