Nitsan Eliraz, Author at EuroMix

Tonight at 22:05 CET: Portugal Selects Song for Eurovision

March 8, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch: tonight at 22:05 CET as the Portuguese Eurovision national final "Festival da Canção 2025" takes place, selecting Portugal's representative and song for Eurovision 2025. A viewing link is provided. Tonight at 22:05 CET, the grand final of the Portuguese Eurovision national selection "Festival da Canção 2025" will take place. Twelve songs will be performed, with the winner chosen to represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The victor will be determined by a combination of 50% voting from seven regional juries and 50% public vote The final will be hosted by Filomena Cautela, who previously hosted Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon, and Vasco Palmeirim. This duo has been co-hosting the Portuguese Eurovision national final since 20191. The event will be held at the studios of the national broadcaster RTP in the country's capital, Lisbon. The broadcast starts at 22:05 CET - Click here to watch! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Who to Watch Out for Tonight? The Euromix editorial team selected Diana Vilarinho to...

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...

Germany: Results of the Semi-Final of “Chefsache ESC”

February 22, 2025March 2, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The semi final of Germany's Eurovision national selection "Chefsache ESC" concluded, advancing 9 out of 14 competitors to the final. Check out the full results! The German Eurovision national selection, "Chefsache ESC", continued tonight with the semi-final. 14 contestants sang their Eurovision song for the first time and competed to advance to the German Eurovision national selection final that will take place on March 1st, of which only nine artists continued forward. The semi-final results were determined by judges' voting only (100%). The semi-final took place at the 8 EMG studios in the city of Cologne, hosted by the well-known German presenter Barbara Schöneberger. The judges in the semi-final are pre-selection producer Stefan Raab, TV host and German delegation spokesperson at Eurovision 2023 Elton, and singer and songwriter Yvonne Catterfeld. Joining them is a guest judge, singer and songwriter Max Giesinger who was part of the German judging panel in the Eurovision contest in 2018 and 2022. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chefsache ESC 2025 Semi...

Tonight at 20:15 CET: The Semi-Final of Germany’s Chefsache ESC

February 22, 2025March 2, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch tonight at 20:15 CET as the semi final of the German Eurovision national selection, "Chefsache ESC," takes place. 9 contestants will secure their spots in the final. Click below to watch. The German Eurovision preselection, "Chefsache ESC," continues tonight with the semi final at 20:15 (CET). This stage will feature 14 competitors, vying for a spot in the final scheduled for March 1. 9 contestants from tonight's semi final will qualify for the final. The results will be determined solely by a 100% jury vote. The event will be hosted by the renowned German presenter Barbara Schöneberger and will take place at the 8 EMG Studios in Cologne. The judges in the semi final that will decide tonight's qualifiers are the national selection's producer Stefan Raab, TV presenter and spokesperson for the German Eurovision 2023 delegation Elton, and singer-songwriter Yvonne Catterfeld. They will be joined by the guest judge, Max Giesinger a German singer-songwriter, that was a jury member...

Germany: Results of the Second Heat of “Chefsache ESC”

February 15, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The second heat of Germany's Eurovision national selection "Chefsache ESC" concluded, advancing 7 out of 12 competitors to the semifinals. Check out the full results! The German Eurovision national selection, "Chefsache ESC", kicked off with its second heat. Twelve competitors vied for a chance to progress to "Chefsache ESC" semifinals scheduled for February 22, with only seven artists moving forward. The second heat results were determined solely by a panel of judges (100%). The second quarterfinal took place at the 8 EMG studios in Cologne, hosted by the renowned German presenter Barbara Schöneberger. The judges for the second heat were "Chefsache ESC" producer Stefan Raab, TV presenter and spokesperson for the German Eurovision 2023 delegation Elton, and singer-songwriter Yvonne Catterfeld. They were joined by guest judge and German singer-songwriter Johannes Oerding, who was also one of Germany's judges the last time the country won in 2010, with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. Now, the German selection process for...

Italy: Sanremo Festival Songs Revealed!

February 12, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Listen: Sanremo Festival 2025 kicked off last night in Italy, unveiling the songs competing in the Italian Eurovision national selection to represent Italy at Eurovision 2025. Last night (Tuesday), the Italian Eurovision national selection, "Sanremo Festival 2025," opened at the "Ariston" Theatre (Teatro Ariston), with the first evening of the show featuring the contestants' performances and revealing the 29 songs competing this year to represent Italy at Eurovision 2025. This was the first of five shows taking place this week from February 11th to 15th, culminating in the announcement of the festival winner who will get the opportunity to represent Italy at Eurovision in Basel, Switzerland. At the end of a long evening during which all participants of the Italian Eurovision national selection performed one after another, the revelation of the competing songs concluded. The evening was hosted by Carlo Conti, the new artistic director and festival host chosen after the retirement of Amadeus. Alongside him were Antonella Clerici, an...

Tonight at 20:40 CET: The First Night of the Sanremo Festival in Italy

February 11, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch: Tonight at 20:40, the first of five evenings of the Italian Eurovision pre-selection, "Sanremo 2025" festival, will take place. A link for viewing the broadcast is provided. The Italian Eurovision pre-selection, the long-standing and beloved "Sanremo 2025" music festival, kicks off tonight. This evening's show will be the first of five taking place between February 11-15 2025, culminating in the selection of Italy's representative for Eurovision 2025. All performances will be held at the "Ariston Theatre" (Teatro Ariston), which has consistently hosted the festival since 1977 (except for 1990, when the festival was held at the "Nuovo Mercato Dei Fiori" hall). The broadcast will begin at 20:40 and is expected to last until 01:30. To watch the first evening of the festival – click here! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How Will the First Evening Unfold? The festival will be hosted by Carlo Conti, the new artistic director and host chosen after the retirement of Amadeus. Conti has previous experience hosting the festival from 2015-2017....

Tonight at 21:00 CET: Malta Selects Its Entry for Eurovision

February 8, 2025February 15, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch tonight at 21:00 CET: Maltese Eurovision national final "MESC 2025" selects Malta's representative and song for Eurovision 2025. A link to watch the broadcast is provided. Tonight at 21:00 CET, the grand final of the Maltese Eurovision national selection "MESC 2025" will take place, culminating in the selection of Malta's representative for Eurovision 2025. Sixteen songs will be performed, with Malta's representative for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, being at the end of the broadcast. The national selection will be hosted by Valentina Rossi and Pauline Agius, who have previously served as spokespersons for Malta at Eurovision, along with Davide Tucci, a famous Italian actor with a Maltese mother. The winner will be determined by a combination of public votes (50%), and jury votes (50%). The broadcast will begin at 21:00. To watch the final of the Maltese Eurovision national selection, click here. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Who to Watch Tonight? The Euromix editorial team, after listening to the songs,...

Tonight at 17:30 CET: Ukraine Selects Its Entry for Eurovision

February 8, 2025February 10, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Watch tonight at 17:30 CET as Ukraine's Eurovision national selection "Vidbir 2025" airs, choosing the country's representative and song for Eurovision 2025. A link for viewing is provided. Tonight at 17:30 CET, Ukraine's Eurovision national selection "Vidbir 2025" will take place, culminating in the selection of the representative and song for Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Ten contestants will compete, with the winner chosen by a combination of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote. In case of a tie, the public vote will be the deciding factor. The final will begin at 17:30 and continue until 21:30. To watch Ukraine's Eurovision national selection final – click here! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The selection will be hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Efrosynina, and Vasyl Baidak. Miroshnychenko was one of the hosts of Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv, hosted Junior Eurovision in Ukraine in 2009 and 2013, and has been Ukraine's Eurovision commentator since 2007. Efrosynina hosted Eurovision 2005...

Malta: Results of the First Semi-Final of MESC 2025!

February 4, 2025 by Nitsan Eliraz Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eight initial contestants advanced to the final stage of the Maltese Eurovision national selection "MESC 2025" from the first semi-final held last night. View the full results! Eight out of twelve contestants have advanced to the final stage of the Maltese Eurovision national selection "MESC 2025," which will be held next Saturday, February 8. During this event, Malta will choose its representative and song for the Eurovision 2025 to be held in Basel, Switzerland. The show was hosted by Valentina Rossi and Pauline Agius, who were previously spokespeople for Malta at Eurovision, and Davide Tucci, a famous Italian actor whose mother is Maltese. During the evening, the singer ADONXS, the Czech representative for Eurovision 2025, revealed his Eurovision song "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" in an acoustic version. The eight finalists are Mark Anthony Bartolo, Raquela Dalli, Kristy Spiteri, Justine Shorfid, JVF, Adria Twins, Victoria Sciberras, and Kurt Calleja. The results were determined by 50% jury voting and 50% public...