With just over 3 months to go until the Eurovision Song Contest begins, the line-up for this year’s Semi-Finals have been decided by a draw, broadcast live online, as a part of the traditional Host City Insignia Ceremony. At the ceremony, Zippi Brand Frank, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv, representing last year’s host city, passed…
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Dare to Dream in Eurovision 2019
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It was recently announced that there will be 42 participating broadcasters vying to win the coveted Eurovision Song Contest trophy in Tel Aviv next year . The 64th Contest is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and KAN, and will take place at Tel Aviv’s Expo Centre in May 2019. Following her win in…
Tel Aviv to Host Eurovision 2019
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Tel Aviv to Host Eurovision 2019 Tel Aviv has been selected as the host city for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. The decision was taken by the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) Reference Group (the executive board for the Contest) after Israeli public broadcaster KAN were asked to present at least two potential candidate…
Eurovision 2018: Highest Number of Participants
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A record high of 43 countries will participate in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R Macedonia) joins the line-up for next May. A date for the first wave of ticket sales for the event has also been revealed as 30th November. Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s…
Kyiv Host City for Eurovision 2017
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) has today revealed that the city chosen to host the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 2017 is Kyiv. A spokesperson explained that the Ukrainian capital previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 as well as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest…
BBC Unveils Eurovision Song Search
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The BBC has announced its biggest ever Eurovision song search to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. “This year really will be the biggest song search for Eurovision the BBC has ever undertaken. With input from key industry figures and fan associations, plus with the public having the final say, we…
1 billion views for Eurovision YouTube Channel
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The official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube.com/eurovision has recently gathered more than 1 billion views. “We are very proud to have hit this milestone just before the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna,” says Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor on behalf of the EBU. “We are very grateful for the hard work…