March 2025 - Page 9 of 12

Tonight at 20:00 CET: Sweden Selects Its Entry For Eurovision 2025!

March 8, 2025 by Tal Dahan Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The final of Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden's Eurovision national selection, will take place tonight at 20:00 CET. Twelve songs will compete for the chance to represent Sweden in Eurovision 2025's first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on May 13. Tonight at 20:00 CET, the final of Melodifestivalen 2025 will take place, determining Sweden's representative and song for the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025, scheduled for May 13 in Basel, Switzerland. After five heats and a second chance round, 12 songs have advanced to tonight's final. The winner will be chosen through a combination of public voting (50%) and international jury voting (50%). As in previous years, the international jury panel will include judging teams from eight European locations. This year's judging countries are Serbia, Lithuania, France, Greece, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, and Ireland. The final will begin at 21:00. To watch the live broadcast – click here! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sweden's national broadcaster, SVT, has determined the performance order for the heats and...

Euromix’s Choice: Who Should Represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025?

March 8, 2025 by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Members of the Euromix editorial team convened to vote for the competing songs in Festival da Cancao 2025. Who should represent Portugal at Eurovision according to the editorial team? The Portuguese Eurovision national selection, "Festival da Cancao 2025", is set to take place tonight at 22:00, featuring 12 contestants. The winner of this local competition will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. In anticipation of this event, Euromix editorial team members gathered to listen to the participating songs and select their favorites from the Portuguese national selection. Editorial Picks: Who Should Represent Portugal? Avi Zaikaner: First Place - Fernando Daniel - "Medo" Fernando Daniel took the stage at the national selection and performed a simple ballad, but I felt that he managed to express and pour his heart out through the song. He also demonstrates impressive vocal abilities. I hope this song will be chosen. I believe it will succeed in reaching the Eurovision final and secure a place...

Eurovision 2025 Betting Odds: Do We Have a Winning Song?

March 7, 2025 by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eurovision 2025 Betting Odds: Sweden continues to lead, but someone is coming close, threatening to take the lead! These are the significant changes in the betting odds table over the last week! Just days before the submission deadline for Eurovision 2025 entries to the European Broadcasting Union, only nine songs remain unrevealed! Six additional countries unveiled their songs for Eurovision 2025 in the past week: Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Croatia, and Czechia. Some entered the top 10, while others ranked at the bottom of the table – how did the unveiling of the songs affect the Eurovision 2025 betting table? The full table is later in the article! So, has the Eurovision winning song been revealed in the past week? It's quite possible! Yesterday morning, the Austrian entry "Wasted Love" performed by opera singer JJ was unveiled. It's an incredibly impressive pop-opera ballad that will be hard to overlook. If JJ's live vocal abilities match his recorded studio version...

Montenegro: Revamped Version of “Dobrodošli” to be Released on March 9th

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Ofek Jerassi Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Montenegro at Eurovision 2025: Nina Žižić will release the revamped version of her song "Dobrodošli" on March 9th! Nina Žižić, Montenegro's representative for Eurovision, had previously hinted at potential changes to her Eurovision song, "Dobrodošli". While she seemingly disappeared from the radar of Eurovision enthusiasts, it appears she was focusing on Eurovision preparations without unnecessary distractions. The singer has now announced that she will release the new and final version of her Eurovision song on March 9th at 20:50 CET, as part of an evening program on Montenegrin television. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The unveiling will take place during the Montenegrin evening show "Pod Naponom", which is expected to be entirely dedicated to Eurovision that night. The program will also feature a performance by Žižić with the band Who See, with whom she represented Montenegro at Eurovision 2013 with the song "Igranka". Additionally, the band Lomeliko will perform a medley of popular Eurovision songs. The new version of the song is...

Spain: Revamp Version of “Esa Diva” for Eurovision to be Released on March 13

March 7, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spain at Eurovision 2025: The new and final version of the Spanish song for Eurovision 2025, "Esa Diva" by singer Melody, will be released on March 13 along with the official music video. All details in the article. On Thursday, March 13, the revamped version of the Spanish Eurovision song "Esa Diva" (in English: "That Diva") performed by Melody will be released. Melody was chosen in February to represent Spain in the Eurovision 2025 final, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland, on May 17. Shortly after her victory in the Spanish national selection "Benidorm Fest 2025," Melody confirmed that changes and adaptations were planned for the Spanish Eurovision entry. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Along with the updated version, the official music video for the song will also be unveiled. The music video for "Esa Diva" was filmed last week, with Mario Ruiz directing. Ruiz will also be responsible for directing and staging the Spanish delegation's performance at Eurovision 2025. The team working with Melody on...

Eurovision Winner Måns Zelmerlöw In a Shocking Statement: “I Won’t Win Melodifestivalen”

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Måns Zelmerlöw, 2015 Eurovision winner and the strongest contender in the Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen 2025, reveals he believes other contestants may win the ticket to Eurovision 2025 in Basel. All details on this surprising statement in the article. Tomorrow marks the end of the 2025 national selection season, including Sweden's largest Eurovision pre-selection, Melodifestivalen 2025, which will hold its grand finale next Saturday, March 8, after five heats and a "Save Round". The winner will represent Sweden in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025, which will take place on May 13 in Basel, Switzerland. The strongest contender to win the national selection and represent Sweden is Måns Zelmerlöw, who represented Sweden at Eurovision 2015 (exactly ten years ago) and won the competition in Vienna with his song "Heroes". Now he intends to do it again a decade later, but in an interview he gave, he describes that in his opinion he faces a close and challenging competition, and he actually believes that...

Eurovision 2025: Why Haven’t Ukraine’s Representatives Received Approval to Travel to Eurovision Yet?

March 7, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ukraine at Eurovision 2025: Members of the Ziferblat band have not yet received approval from the Ukrainian government to leave the country to participate in the Eurovision competition. The members of Ziferblat, who are expected to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025, have not yet received permission to leave their country. The band consists of three men of conscription age, and due to the security situation and the war in Ukraine, they have encountered bureaucratic difficulties on their way to the big stage in Basel, Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country has been under martial law, requiring all men of conscription age to remain in the country for possible mobilization. However, some artists were allowed to leave the country in the past three years for charity performances worldwide. At the end of February, the Ukrainian government stopped these authorizations, claiming that some artists used this loophole to leave the...

United Kingdom: Remember Monday to Perform “What The Hell Just Happened?” in Eurovision

March 7, 2025March 8, 2025 by Aviad Berger Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025: BBC just revealed the song representing Britain at Eurovision 2025. The girl band Remember Monday will perform "What The Hell Just Happened" on the Eurovision stage. Listen to the song! The song "What The Hell Just Happened", is the title of the song to be performed by Remember Monday, who will represent the United Kingdom in the grand final of Eurovision 2025, taking place on May 17 in Basel, Switzerland. The song was written by the band members together with Thomas Stengaard, who wrote the winning song from Eurovision 2013, "Only Teardrops", and Julie Aagaard, who wrote Austria's 2024 act "We Will Rave" and Malta's 2022 act "I am What I am". The song is performed in English. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The song was chosen by an internal committee of the BBC and was unveiled this morning during a special BBC radio broadcast. This song portrays a wild night of partying and reckless behavior,...

Czechia: ADONXS to Perform “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” at Eurovision

March 6, 2025March 8, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Czechia at Eurovision 2025: ADONXS who was selected to represent Czechia in Basel, Switzerland, will perform the song "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" on the Eurovision 2025 stage. Listen to the song. "Kiss Kiss Goodbye," is the song to be performed by ADONXS, who will represent the Czechia at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland in the second part of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2025 to be held on May 15 in Basel, Switzerland. The song was written by the singer himself along with Michaela Charvátová, who co-wrote "Flood" for singer Maella in the Czech national selection ESCZ 2023, and Adriano Lopes da Silva, for whom this is his first Eurovision song. The song is performed in English. Listen to the song: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" describes the complexity and pain of ending a relationship, with moments of love and despair. The title decisively portrays the breakup as an emotional event, and the song itself expands on this...

Drama: Malta Appeals EBU Decision to Disqualify Song Lyrics

March 6, 2025 by Ido Kizel Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Malta at Eurovision 2025: After disqualifying the central word in Malta's song "Kant", the Maltese national broadcaster decided on a series of actions against the EBU, primarily appealing the controversial decision. The controversy continues: This week, Malta's representative Miriana Conte announced that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided to ban the use of a word from the song, which also serves as the song's title, "Kant" (in Maltese: "Song"). Now, the Maltese national broadcaster PBS announces that it is initiating appeal procedures against the EBU's decision, which it defines as discriminatory and unfair. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Response and Legal Action PBS has sent an official letter to the EBU expressing its disappointment and strong opposition to the decision made by Eurovision's supervising body, the "Reference Group," to censor the Maltese word "Kant". This group includes representatives from several participating Eurovision countries and serves as a governing body making decisions regarding the competition. PBS described the...