Denmark
DR releases the names of the ten DMGP finalists
Danish broadcaster DR has announced the ten candidates that will fight for the Danish ticket to Eurovision 2019 on the 23rd of February. The songs have been released by the broadcaster.
Preselection News
Iceland
Hera Björk & Friðrik Ómar compete to represent Iceland again
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed the ten artists and entries competing in Söngvakeppnin; the Icelandic national final format for 2019. Iceland’s 2008 & 2010 representatives Friðrik Ómar & Hera Björk respectively are amongst the ten competitors revealed.
Norway
Kjetil Mørland comes back to MGP in Norway
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has released the ten artists and songs that will take part in MGP 2019 on the 2nd of March. Kjetil Mørland is the most notable name in the field, as he took part at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015.
Poland
Poland changes strategy and opts for internal selection for Tel Aviv
TVP have announced that they are opting for an internal selection for Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. It means Poland casts aside the national final ‘Krajowe Eliminacje’ which it used for the past three years. The nationality for the internal selection is open, meaning anyone can [read more…]
Preselection News
UK reveals their acts for Eurovision: You Decide
The BBC have released the artists that are taking part in the 2019 edition of Eurovision: You Decide. The three songs that the six acts will be singing were as usual, revealed on the Ken Bruce Show ahead of the main show.
Preselection News
Tayanna withdraws from Vidbir 2019
The final field for Vidbir 2019, the national selection for Ukraine at Eurovision 2019, has been announced. Tayanna, who took part in the last two years as well, and both times came runner up, was among the 16 acts, until she took the unfortunate decision [read more…]
Australia
All ten artists for Australia Decides announced
The final three artists to compete in Australia Decides have been announced by SBS, rounding off an impressive and diverse selection of artists. This fresh announcement of artists includes Ella Hooper (member of rock-pop band Killing Heidi), Tania Doko (member of ARIA award winning pop [read more…]
Croatia
Jacques Houdek returns as composer in Dora
Croatia announced their line-up for Dora 2019, the preselection to find their singer and song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Jacques Houdek is taking part as a composer, as he co-wrote the song ‘The Dream’ for Roko Blazevic.
Israel
Finalists for Israel national final confirmed
The finalists in Israel’s talent show national final, HaKokhav Haba l’Eurovision have been confirmed. The field of acts have been whittled down to the final 12, and it will be one of these 12 that represent Israel the home nation in 2019. IPBC have taken [read more…]
Latvia
Format for Supernova 2019 confirmed
The Supernova formats have been announced. The semi- finals will have a 50-50 split, with semi-final 1 being broadcast on 26th of January, Semi-Final 2 on the 2nd of February and the Grand Final on the 16th of February. The shows will all be hosted [read more…]