Roy Moreno, Author at EuroMix

Ukraine 2025: Ziferblat Will Try to Compete in the Eurovision National Final!

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Ukrainian band, Ziferblat, will try to compete in the Eurovision national final this year as well, after ranking second last year. Vidbir is Ukraine's Eurovision national selection process, used to choose the country's representative and song for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2016, when singer Jamala won the competition. Last year's selection will likely be remembered vividly by viewers and participants, as the voting app crashed during the broadcast, forcing the Ukrainian national broadcaster to postpone the results announcement until the following day. After 24 tense hours, the duo Jerry Heil and Alyona Alyona won the selection, while the band Ziferblat missed the opportunity to perform at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, despite being ranked first by the juries with their song "Place I Call Home". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ziferblat's Eurovision Ambitions This week, the band's guitarist, Valentyn Leshchynskyi, was interviewed on the Vidbircast podcast. He described the experiences and confusion from that evening and revealed that the band...

United Kingdom: TNA Wrestler Joe Hendry Aims to Conquer the Eurovision Stage

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Joe Hendry, the British wrestler who has taken the music world by storm, announces that he has set his sights on Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland, where he will attempt to represent the United Kingdom. After the British national broadcaster revealed that it would once again choose the country's Eurovision representative through an internal selection, we received an interesting and unusual name interested in representing the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Joe Hendry, the British TNA wrestler, announced that he would submit his song "I Believe in Joe Hendry" to the committee selecting the UK's representative, following the song's surprising success in local music charts. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Next Stop – Basel? The song, originally released in 2019 and given a new music video in 2023, is the wrestler's official theme song in Impact Wrestling. After gaining momentum, it reached a peak position of fourth on the British music charts. However, the original song is only...

United Kingdom: A Huge Pre-Party is Planned Prior of Eurovision 2025

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eurovision is coming to Manchester in April 2025 for the "MancHagen" event, featuring two main concerts, stars from past competitions, and special guests! The MancHagen Eurovision Festival is set to arrive in Manchester in April 2025, featuring a series of unique performances and festive celebrations. Scheduled for April 11-13, the event is a collaboration between Manchester's Eurovision Festival and its Copenhagen counterpart. The festival will include two main concerts featuring some of the competing artists from the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Switzerland, along with well-known artists from past competitions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Three Days of Eurovision Extravaganza The event will span three days, offering a variety of performances, parties, and activities throughout Manchester, including two famous performance venues in the city. The festival events will be held in collaboration with the Ukrainian cultural organization "United By You", and will include a celebratory yellow carpet parade featuring the various artists participating in the event. Star-Studded Hosting...

Eurovision Choir: The Competition Will Not Return in 2025

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After being held for the second and last time in 2019 and cancelled in 2021, the EBU announces that the Eurovision Choir competition will not take place in 2025 either. The future of this Eurovision spin-off competition is unclear. In 2017, the first Eurovision Choir competition took place in Riga, Latvia. Two years later, in 2019, the contest was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Originally planned as a biennial event, similar to the Eurovision Young Musicians, the 2021 edition was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has now announced that the competition will not return in 2025 either. This decision raises questions about the future of Eurovision Choir. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eurovision Spin-offs: A Mixed Bag of Success Eurovision Choir is one of several spin-off competitions created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) following the success of the Eurovision Song Contest. Other notable spin-offs include: Junior Eurovision Song Contest (ongoing since 2003) Eurovision...

United Kingdom: The Representative for Eurovision 2025 Will Be Chosen Internally

October 16, 2024October 17, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The British national broadcaster BBC plans to continue Eurovision selection method and choose its representative for next year internally, as It Has Done Since 2020. The British national broadcaster BBC has confirmed that it will continue with its internal selection method for choosing its representative for Eurovision 2025, to be held in Basel, Switzerland. This approach has been in place since 2020. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); David May Joins BBC's Eurovision Search Team The BBC announced a collaboration with David May, manager of Britain's 2022 Eurovision representative Sam Ryder, to assist in the search for the UK's 2025 Eurovision entry. It's worth noting that the internal selection method has brought both highs and lows for the UK, from James Newman's last-place finish in 2021 to Sam Ryder's second place in 2022, adding to the country's record number of runner-up positions. The British national broadcaster commented: "David May is a Music Manager and Company founder with over 17 years in the...

Aiko, Czechia’s Eurovision 2024 Representative, Aims to Represent Spain in Eurovision 2025!

October 14, 2024October 21, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spain in Eurovision 2025: surprising collaboration of Aiko, Czechia's Eurovision 2024 representative, and Megara band member who represented San Marino in the last Eurovision, jointly attempting to represent Spain in the next Eurovision. Last Thursday, the Spanish national broadcaster RTVE officially closed the submission window for the Spanish Eurovision national finals, Benidorm Fest 2025. The broadcaster reports a new record, with approximately 1,000 songs received in the system. Among these submissions are many from artists unknown in the Eurovision world, but one entry comes from two representatives of different countries from Eurovision 2024! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unexpected Eurovision Collaboration Aiko, Czechia's representative in Eurovision 2024, and Kat, the drummer of the Spanish band Megara that represented San Marino, have confirmed that they submitted a song for Benidorm Fest 2025. The song is reportedly titled "Mi Amor". It's likely to express the relationship between the two, who met during Eurovision 2024, fell in love, and subsequently began dating. It's still unknown...

Netherlands: 25 Artists to Perform at “Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2024” Eurovision Party

October 13, 2024October 17, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); For the fourth time: The Netherlands will host the Eurovision party "Het Grote Songfestivalfeest" this December, featuring 25 well-known and beloved Eurovision participants from various years. The Dutch Eurovision event "Het Grote Songfestivalfeest" will be held for the fourth time on December 12, 2024, at the 'Ziggo Dome' arena in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The venue can accommodate approximately 17,000 spectators. This spectacular show was first organized in late 2019 to celebrate the Netherlands' victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Tel Aviv, and in anticipation of the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, which was ultimately postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic. Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in 1998 and 2007 and co-hosted the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, will once again take the helm as the event's host. This time, she will be hosting solo, without her previous co-host Cornald Maas. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Star-Studded...

Poland: Is Michał Szpak on the Way to a Eurovision Comeback?

October 12, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Nine years after his Eurovision appearance: Is Poland's Eurovision 2016 representative on the way to a comeback? Amid swirling rumors surrounding the topic, Michał Szpak confirms he is seriously considering it. Michał Szpak, Poland's representative at Eurovision 2016, is one of the prominent names many fans want to see return to the competition. This desire is understandable, given his impressive eighth-place finish at Eurovision and third place in the public vote with the song "Color Of Your Life". Szpak's performance brought Poland its third-highest result in the country's Eurovision history to date. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Michał Szpak's Eurovision Success and Subsequent Career Since Eurovision 2016, Michał Szpak has maintained a successful career in Poland, amassing a large fan base. He currently serves as a judge on the reality TV show "The Voice of Poland". In the national Eurovision selection, Szpak triumphed over notable competitors, including Edyta Górniak, who represented Poland in its first Eurovision participation in 1994 and...

How History Was Made: The 1968 Eurovision Victory Gets a TV Adaptation

October 10, 2024October 21, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spanish TV platform Movistar Plus+ announces green light for new series "La Canción", Depicting Spain's 1968 Eurovision victory with the legendary "La La La". The song "La La La" was performed on the Eurovision stage by singer Massiel, securing Spain's first victory in the competition. However, the path to victory included significant drama. Initially, singer Joan Manuel Serrat was chosen to represent Spain with the song and intended to perform it in the Catalan language. Due to Serrat's insistence on singing in Catalan, the Spanish national broadcaster (TVE) decided to replace him at the last minute with singer Massiel. The song won first place in the competition, beating United Kingdom by a single point. Now, the story behind Spain's 1968 Eurovision victory is set to be featured in a new TV series. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rising Star Carolina Yuste to Portray Massiel Actress Carolina Yuste, 33, will portray the successful singer Massiel in the series. The Spanish actress gained...

Ukraine: Eurovision 2016 Winner Jamala Backs Tina Karol for a Possible Eurovision Comeback

October 10, 2024 by Roy Moreno Comment Closed

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Will Tina Karol represent Ukraine in Eurovision for a second time? According to Jamala, the 2016 Eurovision winner, Karol has high chances of winning Eurovision. Jamala herself refuses to compete in Eurovision again. Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won Eurovision 2016 with her song "1944," recently stated that she believes Tina Karol, who has previously participated in the competition, is the most deserving candidate to represent Ukraine in Eurovision. In her opinion, Karol has the highest chances of securing another prize and a fourth victory for Ukraine, and would represent the country with honor. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jamala's Support for Tina Karol's Eurovision Return Regarding Karol, Jamala said: "I think Karol should go. Why not? I think she would represent us very well. There have been cases where artists have returned multiple times." When asked if she herself ever intends to return to compete on the Eurovision stage, Jamala replied that she has no such intentions. She is in a...