Articles by Dennis Van Ee (The Netherlands)

When we write this, it is the 2nd of May 2020. Normally, the rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 would have kicked off today. But we know, the year 2020 is not normal…

Eden Alene will represent Israel in Eurovision 2021, we already know that. But will her new entry have the same energy as the one Israel picked for her this year? Or will the nation go for something different.

Despite their lengthy history at Eurovision, Cyprus is yet to triumph at Eurovision. This year they selected Sandro, who would have been performing the song Running. But Cyprus did not believe he is still the man to give them their desired success.

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, for the first time in history, it is allowed for countries to use prerecorded backing vocals during the performances. The rules of the Eurovision Song Contest have been amended to ensure that the contest can take place in May [read more…]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will take place on 18, 20 and 22 May. The dates for next year’s Contest were announced at Ahoy in Rotterdam, the venue for next year’s show.

In recent years Croatia has struggled to qualify for the final, including the past two years. This year, it was up to Damir Kedžo with his song ‘Divlji vjetre’ to turn things around. Is he still the man in 2021, to bring Croatia back the [read more…]

The year 2020 could have been a historic year for Lithuania. Would The ROOP finally have surpassed LT United as the most successful Lithuanian Eurovision entry? We will never know.

Australia had a solid plan for Rotterdam: Montaigne, winner of the Australian preselection would sing “Don’t break me” while the one-shot camerawork would be the visual catch. Which parts of this plan can SBS maintain for next year?