9 Finalists, only 1 winner— Das Deutsche Final Is Happening!

This Friday, February 16th, German broadcaster NDR will present “Eurovision Song Contest – das deutsche Finale” to determine the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, this May. The sold-out contest is being held at Studio Adlershof in Berlin, and Barbara Schöneberger is hosting Germany’s national final once again!9 Finalists, onlyContinueContinue reading “9 Finalists, only 1 winner— Das Deutsche Final Is Happening!”

Weekly Stream: 11 February

What’s happening, EurovisionFam? This week, LiliLoves and ShortcakeESC start off by updating everyone on the newly announced hosts for Eurovision 2024: Petra Mede, who had hosted previously in 2013 and 2016; and Malin Åkerman, a well-known and widely seen actress. We then move along to updates on the national finals that took place over Saturday.ContinueContinue reading “Weekly Stream: 11 February”

Angelina Mango will represent Italy in Eurovision 2024 with “La Noia”

Congratulations to the winner of the Festival di Sanremo, the newcomer Angelina Mango, who will be singing “La Noia” this year in Malmö. After a hot and contentious Sanremo where every artist had seized their moment, Angelina shone above them all and earned 1st place ahead of 2nd place entrant and fellow newcomer who wonContinueContinue reading “Angelina Mango will represent Italy in Eurovision 2024 with “La Noia””

National Finals Explained — Festival da Canção

Festival da Canção is known for flouting expectations, from the songs they performed to the messages others hid between the lyrics. An otherwise low-key national final, Portuguese music still knows how to surprise.

Can Ireland Defy The Odds At Eurovision?

Bambie Thug bursted into the Eurovision eco-system and catapulted Ireland to a place it hasn’t been in years— the top ten of the betting odds. The former Eurovision winning reigning champs haven’t seen much success in recent history. The last time the nation was in the grand final was 2018. With an overall qualification rateContinueContinue reading “Can Ireland Defy The Odds At Eurovision?”

All About Vidbir 2024

Ukraine is one of the most successful Eurovision countries in the last two decades. They are the only country to still have 100% qualification for the final and have earned victory three times. One of the factors to their achievements in the competition is sending good songs by accomplished artists. The preferred method of selecting a Eurovision entry for Ukraine is via a national selection, and since 2016 the contest has taken the form of Vidbir. 

Weekly Stream: 28 January

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWU3uojiTTI Oh la la! LilyLoves and Shortcake_ESC are back with this week’s updates. We talk about the selected songs for Luxembourg and Ireland, and follow up with the progress made in the national finals taking place in Spain, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Malta, and Ukraine. We are just 100 days away from the show, and thingsContinueContinue reading “Weekly Stream: 28 January”