Ilay Gaist, Author at EuroMix

Croatia: Significant Changes for Dora 2025!

December 5, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The new editor of the Croatian Eurovision national selection, Maja Tokić, reveals in an interview the significant changes in the selection process, including a new judging panel and a possible upgrade to public voting! Maja Tokić, recently appointed as the chief editor of the Croatian Eurovision national selection "Dora 2025", shared her significant plans to improve the competition. The contest format will remain similar to previous years, with two semi-finals and a grand final, though official dates are yet to be announced. However, the interview emphasized the desire to add new and exciting content to fill the schedules before the national selection and on the evening before the final. According to Tokić, enthusiasm for the national selection is at an all-time high, with 221 songs submitted for the competition. The announcement of the 24 songs chosen for the main stage took place this morning. The songs, she says, represent a variety of genres: "from pop, rock, country, hip hop, and...

Drama in Montenegro: Vladana Vučinić Resigned as the Artistic Director of Montesong!

December 5, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Drama Pursues Drama in Montenegro: Vladana Vučinić, Montenegro's 2022 Eurovision Representative, Resigned as the Artistic Director of Montesong! Vladana Vučinić, Montenegro's 2022 Eurovision Representative with the song "Breathe", unexpectedly announced her resignation from her position as the artistic director of Montenegro's Eurovision pre-selection, Montesong. This announcement, made via a story on the singer's private Instagram account, comes just days after the competition, during which serious questions were raised about the management of the process and the musical selections. NeonoeN band, which was selected to represent Montenegro in Eurovision 2025 after winning the Montenegrin Eurovision pre-selection "Montesong 2024" held last week, has withdrawn from the competition. The withdrawal occurred following a scandal involving the band, where it was found that they performed a different version of their song "Clickbait" well before September 1st, 2024, which is against the competition rules. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In the Montesong 2024 pre-selection held last week, the rock band NeonoeN surprisingly won with...

Drama in Montenegro: Will NeonoeN Face Disqualification from Eurovision?!

December 1, 2024February 9, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Violation of competition rules: The Montenegrin television network confirmed that Montenegro's representatives for Eurovision 2025, the band NeonoeN, performed their Eurovision song "Clickbait" as early as 2023, contrary to Eurovision competition rules. What are the consequences? Here are the details! The band NeonoeN, which was chosen to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025 after winning the Montenegrin Eurovision selection "Montesong 2024" held last week, is now facing potential disqualification. Just three days after their selection, the Montenegrin national broadcaster, RTCG, confirms that the band performed a different version of their song "Clickbait" long before September 1st, 2024, which is against the competition rules. The band performed at a tourism festival held in Žabljak, Montenegro on September 9th, 2023, where they performed the song, albeit in a slightly different version. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As known, any song with an official release date from September 1st, 2024, is eligible to participate in the current Eurovision competition (2025) and so on every year....

Italy: Contestants for Eurovision 2025 national selection revealed!

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Italian natinoal broadcaster RAI recently unveiled the 30 artists who will participate in the Sanremo Festival 2025, which serves as Italy's Eurovision national selection. Among the contestants are several familiar names: Francesco Gabbani, Francesca Michielin, and Achille Lauro. The Italian television network, RAI, revealed today (Sunday) the list of participants who will take part in the Italian Eurovision national selection, the San Remo Festival 2025. The festival will be held as usual in February, and at its conclusion, the winner will be announced and given the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2025, in Basel, Switzerland. If the festival winner declines to participate in Eurovision, the offer will pass to the runner-up in the festival. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The contestants list in the Sanremo Festival: Achille Lauro Gaia Coma_Cose Francesco Gabbani Williw Peyote Noemi Rkomi Moda Rose Villain Brunori Sas Irama Clara Massimo Ranieri Emis Killa Sarah Toscano Fedez Simone Cristicchi Joan Thiele The Kolores Bresh ...

Italy: No Political Songs For Sanremo This Year

November 29, 2024December 1, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The host of the Italian Eurovision national final, Carlo Conti, reveals: 20 artists have already been chosen for the Sanremo Festival 2025, and this year controversial topics will remain outside. The host of the Italian Eurovision national final, Carlo Conti, revealed new details about the songs that will participate in the Sanremo Festival 2025 during a podcast he was interviewed for. Among the new details, Conti revealed that 20 artists have already been chosen to participate for certain in the upcoming festival and the lyrics of the songs will not include controversial topics such as immigration or war. Conti has already mentioned in the past that the number of artists participating in the Sanremo Festival will increase from the original plan and will include over 24 artists. Today, Conti declares that over 24 artists will take part in the festival this year and that he already knows about 20 artists who will participate for certain. We remind you...

“Haters Will Focus on Mistakes”: Vladana Vučinić Responds to Criticism about Montesong 2024

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Only 30 seconds of Mistakes": Vladana Vučinić, host of Montenegro's national selection show, defends herself against critics and reveals behind-the-scenes events following technical difficulties during the broadcast. Last Wednesday, The Montenegrin national broadcaster RTCG aired "Montesong 2024," the country's Eurovision pre-selection show, which was plagued by numerous technical difficulties and received harsh criticism. Vladana Vučinić, Montenegro's representative for Eurovision 2022 and the show's host, faced significant backlash for her performance, which included confusion with scripts, lengthy pauses, and timing errors during important announcements. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Three hours of broadcast came to an end and a representative was chosen for Montenegro for Eurovision 2025 - the band NeonoeN. At the end of the broadcast, the chaos overflowed, as it seemed that the pair of hosts were not synchronized and didn't know for certain which host's role was now in the line-up, as both Vladana and the host beside her, Marko Todorović, interrupted each other and spoke together in...

Surprise: The Netherlands Confirms Participation in Eurovision 2026!

November 23, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In just one month, the Netherlands has confirmed participation in two consecutive Eurovision contests, despite last year's dramatic disqualification. The Dutch national broadcaster announced that 331 songs have been submitted for Eurovision 2025! Within a single month, the Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, has confirmed its participation in two consecutive Eurovision Song Contests: 2025 in Basel and 2026. The Netherlands also reported significant success in the registration process for the song that will represent the country in the 2025 competition. Last Thursday at midnight, the registration closed with a total of 331 songs submitted – an impressive figure considering the short registration period, though significantly lower than Eurovision 2024, which saw 613 song submissions. According to the Dutch national broadcaster's statement, the candidate songs include a variety of music styles and languages – ballads, upbeat songs, and even rock, in Dutch, English, and other languages. Now, the selection committee faces the task of listening to the songs and deciding...

Croatia: 221 Songs Submitted for Dora 2025

November 20, 2024 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A record-breaking 221 songs have been submitted for the Croatian Eurovision pre-selection, "Dora 2025". This is the highest number of songs ever submitted for participation in the Croatian pre-selection, with the winner set to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Success Breeds Appetite: Following Croatia's near-victory at Eurovision last year, with Croatian representative Baby Lasagna garnering the majority of public votes, more Croatian artists than ever are now eager to replicate this achievement. The Croatian national broadcaster, HRT, announced that 221 songs were submitted for "Dora 2025", the highest number of entries since the national selection's return in 2019. In comparison, last year saw about 200 song submissions, while 196 were submitted for Eurovision 2023, 184 for the 2022 selection, and only about 140 in 2021. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Selection Process A professional jury will select 24 songs to compete in the Croatian Eurovision national selection from all submitted entries. Additionally, four more songs will be...

Albania: Olsi Bylyku Withdraws from the Local National Final

November 20, 2024February 6, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Albanian national broadcaster RTSH announced that singer Olsi Bylyku has withdrawn from the Eurovision selection, and will be replaced by singer Klea Dina. The national broadcaster of Albania, RTSH, announced today the surprising withdrawal of well-known Albanian singer and actor Olsi Bylyku from the Eurovision selection, and the entry of singer Klea Dina in his place. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bylyku's withdrawal is due to personal reasons, and Dina will enter the selection with her song "Dashuri Ndiej" (in English: "I Feel Love"). As a reminder, Baby Lasagna won the Croatian Eurovision selection and reached second place in Eurovision last year after advancing as a backup song, similar to Dina and also to Tamara Živković who is replacing a well-known singer from Montenegro who also decided to withdraw. Updated List of Contestants for Albania's "Festivali i Këngës" The following 30 artists and songs will compete in the Albanian Eurovision national selection "Festivali i Këngës": Algert Sala - Bosh Alis Kallacej - Mjegull Ardit Çuni - Amane ...

Albania: 30 Song Titles Revealed for Eurovision National Selection “Festivali i Këngës”

November 15, 2024February 6, 2025 by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Albanian National Broadcaster RTSH has recently revealed the names of the songs that will compete in the Albanian Eurovision national selection "Festivali i Këngës". This 63rd edition of the festival will once again serve as the national selection to select Albania's representative for Eurovision 2025. About 5 weeks ago, the National Broadcaster announced that for the first time, the Eurovision representative will be chosen through a combination of jury voting and public voting. The jury will have significantly more power than the public, with a voting ratio of 60%-40% in favor of the jury. This change comes after the past two years where the jury's favorite was crowned the festival winner, while the public's favorite was chosen to represent Albania in the competition. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); List of Competitors and Song Titles The following 30 artists and songs will compete in the Albanian Eurovision national selection "Festivali i Këngës": Algert Sala - Bosh Alis Kallacej - Mjegull ...