Articles by Emma Coolen (The Netherlands)

With 43 participating countries, the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest equals the record previously set in Düsseldorf. But it is not the only record that is met this year! Never have there been more returning artists in one edition of Eurovision than this year.

This morning, Swedish broadcaster publicly announced all the acts for the Swedish preselection, Melodifestivalen. Among them, several well-known names, like Krista Siegfrids, who participated in Eurovision for Finland in 2013, Tommy Nilsson (Sweden 1989) and Martin Stenmarck, who represented Sweden in 2005.

For the third day in a row, ESC Daily brings you an exclusive recap of today’s Junior Eurovision rehearsals in Sofia, Bulgaria. It’s time for the third episode of ‘Songs in Rewind‘!

After another busy day of rehearsals in Sofia, Bulgaria, it’s time for the second episode of ‘Songs in Rewind‘, where we take a look back at all the acts that performed today – in reverse order!

In the Bulgarian capital Sofia, during a busy Junior Eurovision-day, ESC Daily sat down with Dave Goodman, communications officer for the EBU to discuss the news that Australia will once again participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

After the first day of rehearsals in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, it’s time to look back at the Junior Eurovision acts that took the stage today.

The host for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be Bulgarian singer Poli Genova, national broadcaster BNT announced earlier today. Genova represented Bulgaria during the adult Song Contest back in 2011 with her song ‘Na Inat’, where she finished 12th in the second Semi [read more…]

Earlier today, the Italian national broadcaster RAI announced that they are switching the Eurovision broadcast from their second channel, RAI 2, to the main one, RAI 1, for the 2016 Contest. The last time Eurovision was broadcasted on RAI 1 was 25 years ago, when [read more…]