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Road To Eurovision 2021 – possibility to allow live audience during the event

1Apr

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Road To Eurovision 2021 – possibility to allow live audience during the event

Covid 19 Pandemic has forced EBU to re-arrange all normal plans for Eurovision, and till today the presence of live audience during the event was not guaranteed. After a long debate, EBU has responded to the announcement that, if circumstances allow, audiences will be permitted to attend the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, stated: “We welcome this decision by the Dutch government and the possibility that we can invite fans to join us as we bring the Eurovision Song Contest back in May. We will consider the options now available and announce more details in the coming weeks on how we can safely admit audiences to the Ahoy venue in Rotterdam should the situation allow. The health and safety of all those attending ...

Måneskin win Sanremo 2021 and fly to Eurovision 2021 to rock that stage

7Mar

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Måneskin win Sanremo 2021 and fly to Eurovision 2021 to rock that stage

Historical win for the long-lasting Festival of the Italian Song - Sanremo 2021 - that sees a rock band winning the competition against all odds. It was already over 2 am in Italy and the Festival of Sanremo 2021 crowned their winner. Måneskin triumphed on that stage and demonstrated (again) to the whole world - actually shocking Italy - that talent shows do work and are able to discover amazing talents. Månesking is an Italian rock band consisting of lead vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. The band rose to fame after ending up second in the 12th Italian version of XFactor (2017). "Zitti e Buoni" (tr. shut up and calm) is a rock song that will shake the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, were Månes...

Road To Eurovision: The UK has selected their representative

19Feb

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Road To Eurovision: The UK has selected their representative

If last year James did not get the chance to compete on the stage in Rotterdam, he will surely get the chance this year. Yesterday, 18h Feb 2021, BBC announced that James Newman - who because of the pandemic did not get the chance to sing on the stage of Eurovision 2020 - will be representing the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. As also reported on the official website of ESC, James said: "I’m so excited and honoured to be getting a second chance at representing my country in the Eurovision Song Contest. I haven’t stopped making new music in lockdown and I can’t wait for everyone to hear the song I’m taking to Eurovision in 2021.” https://twitter.com/JamesNewmanUk/status/1362671027382321152 The BBC also announced that there's a renewed collaboration with BMG recor...

Road To Eurovision with Pony X from France

22Jan

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Road To Eurovision with Pony X from France

Eurovision 2021 is getting closer and closer and we are walking this Road to Eurovision with some of the artists competing to perform on that stage in May! We had a fun a rainbowish chat with Clarence and Pony from Pony X - French singing duo willing to participate to ESC2021. Watch this interview to find out who is behind Pony's mask, which future projects and much more. Enjoy and share it with #Esc2021 #Titina21

Eurovision 2021 – Israeli’s selection has started

18Dec

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Eurovision 2021 – Israeli’s selection has started

No worries at all: Eden Alene has already been re-confirmed for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. So what is Israel selecting? The song Eden will be performing! This year the entire process will be held online. The professional committee set up by KAN has listened to over 200 songs which were sent in anonymously and has shortlisted the 10 songs from which the one that will be performed in Rotterdam will be chosen. The selection process is easy and transparent: everyone - visiting KAN's dedicated website - will be able to vote for their favourite one. By the end of the selection the 2 songs which will have received the most votes together with a third one decided by the committee, will be contending - as it happened in 2020, but this year will be an online selection ...

17Dec

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Eurovision 2021 – Serbia and Ireland confirm their representatives

Official news from Serbia and Ireland for Eurovision Song Contest 2021: let's get ready to a Hurricane of music! Yes, it is official, Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić and Ksenija Knežević - The Hurricane - will represent Serbia in Rotterdam with a brand new song to be selected by RTS viewers at a later date. The news was confirmed with a post on twitter https://twitter.com/SerbiaESC/status/1339548816144551942 And also Ireland reconfirms their contestant for Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam! Roy will compete for the country on the stage our beloved song contest as announcement by RTÉ. Lesley has been working hard on her new song that has now been chosen and will be revealed in the New Year. View this post on Instagram ...

Croatia starts the engines for Eurovision 2021

16Dec

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Croatia starts the engines for Eurovision 2021

Dora 2021 is the TV show that will decide the Croatian winning song who will represent the country at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. HRT - Croatian Radio and Television yesterday announced the start of the competition that will select their next artist for the most loved and watched music show of all the world: ESC2021. The same tv has also released the names and titles of the 14 singers and songs who will compete in the National Final Show Dora 2021. Let's see who they are 1. Filip Rudan - Blind 2. Bernarda - Colors 3. Ella Orešković - Come This Way 4. Sandi Cenov - Kriv 5. Beta Sudar - Ma Zamisli 6. Brigita Vuco - Noći Pijane 7. ToMa - Ocean of Love 8. Eric - Tell Me 9. Nina Kraljić - Rijeka 10. Ashley Colburn & Bojan Jambrošić - Share The Love 11. Mia ...

Uno…dos, cuatro! Little Big from Russia to Eurovision Song Contest 2020

13Mar

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Uno…dos, cuatro! Little Big from Russia to Eurovision Song Contest 2020

It Friday and on Friday we don’t worry about anything (or at least we try not to) because all we want is to have fun. So this year Russia has decided to be represented by a band that in Russia and Europe is already quite famous, whose SKIBIDI choreography has become the most reproduced meme on TikTok in Russia in recent months. https://youtu.be/mDFBTdToRmw Gentle Ladies and Gentle Gays… please, welcome Little Big Band on the stage! But no, they have decided to surprise us even more: Little Big will go on stage in Rotterdam 2020 with UNO. https://youtu.be/L_dWvTCdDQ4 Little Big Band is from St. Petersburg and the group members are Ilya Prusikin, Sonya Tayurskaya, Anton Lissov and Sergey Makarov. The group represents a burning cocktail of absurdity, combined with powerful pun...

Will Corona Virus Stop Eurovision Song Contest 2020? This is what EBU replied to our email.

13Mar

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Will Corona Virus Stop Eurovision Song Contest 2020? This is what EBU replied to our email.

The Mayor of Rotterdam - Ahmed Aboutaleb - was clear and resolute: “we want a response by no later than 6th April”. Yesterday the Dutch government decided to apply restrictive measures across the nation - following other European countries, such as Italy, which is giving a strong example of active fight against this Virus - among which we find also cancellations of all those events where 100+ people are expect to gather. Universities and colleges will offer online lecturers as much as possible; concerts, soccer matches of all levels have been canceled until the end of the month. Since yesterday, the Van Gogh museum, The Rijksmuseum as well as the Anne Frank House have closed to public to comply with the new safety regulations which will remain in force until 31st March 2020. It is obviou...