This year's Junior Eurovision reaction series continues with Nicklas reacting to "Kërce Me Mua" by Eslin Kurti, Albanias entry for this year's contest in Malta. Follow Nicklas: Instagram:…

Ireland has selected its act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. 14-year-old Caleb Kirwan and 13-year-old Naomi Gribben will fly the Irish flag in Ta' Qali with the song "Níos Láidre". Caleb and Naomi win Junior Eurovision Éire 2026 The final of Junior Eurovision Éire 2026 was aired this evening, hosted by Louise Cantillon. Three young artists competed, with the jury selecting the best of them. The jury for today's show included: Niamh Ní Chróinín - Cúla4 presenter Hugh Carr - RTÉ 2fm presenter Linda Martin - Irish singer, television presenter, and winner of the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest…

The road to Malta continues as we're over halfway through the songs at JESC 2026. To get us over the halfway point, Rory reacts to Spain's JESC entry, Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero) by Lucas…

The road to Malta continues as Rory continues this year's Junior Eurovision reaction series with "Stronger Together" by Maria, the Netherlands' entry for this year's edition. Follow Rory: Twitter:…

New week, new music, new Eurovision round-up! Here are our picks and highlights of the many new releases from within the extended Eurovision and national finals universe this week. What are your favourites? And what could we have missed? Listen to the TES Round-up playlist: The official playlist of ThatEurovisionSite's new music round-up! All the best new releases covered in recent weeks, in one master playlist, updated every week: If you want to jump straight to a specific section, here’s a list of pages, each filled to the brim with excellent music:

Eurovision Asia continues to take shape as another entry has been selected. Over in Vietnam, VTV held its selection, 'The Sound of Vietnam,' where Tóc Tiên performed the 5 entries that were shortlisted, with "EM TIÊN" being selected as Vietnam's debut entry into Eurovision Asia. The Sound of Vietnam selected the latest entry The five entries that participated in The Sound of Vietnam, and the results are as follows: Order Artist Entry Result 1 Tóc Tiên "LOVE ALWAYS WINS" TBC 2 Tóc Tiên "FOLLOW ME" TBC 3 Tóc Tiên "EM TIÊN"

With the ESC Asia final just a month away, Rory continues our ESC Asia reaction series by reacting to the "Host" entry, Aroma by MANG x DAOU, representing Thailand. Follow Rory: Twitter: …

Romania's 2012 Eurovision participants Mandinga are back with a bang! The group, who performed "Zaleilah" at the Song Contest in Baku, have released new single "Rico", declaring a never-ending summer season. About "Rico" Mandinga, who represented Romania in the Song Contest in 2012, are intent on making summer last all year round with their new single "Rico". While the Autumn days grow shorter in the global north, and the southern hemisphere starts feeling spring take full effect, for Mandinga, summer lasts as long as the dancing does. Latest single "Rico" has punchy drums, modern percussion and plenty of horns that sound like a live stage show in your headphones.

We at That Eurovision Site will be ranking the national finals in the lead-up to the inaugural edition of Eurovision Asia. The next national final that the team has taken a closer look at is The Sound of Vietnam, which will take place on the 3rd of October. The National Final will select the entry Tóc Tiên will take to Eurovision Asia. What entries are taking part in The Sound of Vietnam? There are 5 entries taking part in the final of The Sound of Vietnam, and they are: Artist…

The road to Malta continues as Nicklas continues this year's Junior Eurovision reaction series with "Boo!" by Naré , Armenia's entry for this year's edition. Follow Nicklas: Instagram:…

Swiss Eurovision representative Luca Hänni has released his latest single. The "She Got Me" singer, who represented Switzerland in 2019, has this week released "Wildfire". About "Wildfire" Swiss Eurovision 2019 Luca Hänni representative is back with a new single. Following the release of singles "Vertigo" and "Different Life", Luca has this week released "Wildfire". The song, and accompanying music video, is dark, moody and suspenseful. The chorus is incredibly catchy and hard to forget. The new single is in the English language, and sees Luca deliver a dark-pop performance. The track has elements of rock and indie influences, with big choir-style layered backing vocals in the chorus creating a huge sound.

As Melodifestivalen 2027 begins to get closer, one of the co-hosts of this year's national final has found time to release new music! Oscar Zia, who has himself entered the Swedish show in the past, is back this week with new single "offerkofta". The track comes ahead of his upcoming record "tutto passa". About "offerkofta" Melodifestivalen 2027 co-host Oscar Zia has released his new single "offerkofta". The new single, along with the bonus track "kompispris", marks the first release from his upcoming personal and emotional album "tutto passa", due October 23rd.

Australian Eurovision 2025 performer Go-Jo has teamed up with iconic Aussie band Sheppard on a new single! The "Milkshake Man" singer, who represented Australia in the Contest in Basel, has released new song "Halloween Movie" with the indie-pop trio. The band Sheppard had previously taken part in the Australia Decides 2019 national final. About "Halloween Movie" "Milkshake Man" performer and Aussie ESC participant Go-Jo is back with a spooky Halloween single. The musician has teamed up with iconic Australian indie-pop trio Sheppard on new song "Halloween Movie". The trio of Sheppard siblings have previously attempted to represent Australia in Eurovision back in 2019.

The road to Malta continues as Rory continues this year's Junior Eurovision reaction series with "Comment Tu Vas?" by Alec, France's entry for Junior Eurovision this year. Follow Rory: Twitter: /…

Bulgarian Eurovision icon Kristian Kostov, who came second for his country at the Contest in 2017, is back with new music. The young singer-songwriter has this week released latest single "and we didn't even kiss". About "and we didn't even kiss" Bulgaria's Eurovision 2017 participant Kristian Kostov has released his latest single under the 'Kian' moniker, "and we didn't even kiss". The new track is an emotional, heartfelt and sultry song about yearning and wanting someone you can't fully have. The track, like much of the music released under the 'Kian' name, is in a soulful, electro RnB style.

UMK 2025 runner up Goldielocks is back with new music! The Finnish singer-songwriter has this week released new single "Don't Let It Get to You", ahead of her sophomore album "ROCKSTARGF". About "Don't Let It Get to You" Goldielocks, who took part in the 2025 edition of Finland's UMK national final, is back with new music. The "Made Of" singer has this week released the first single from her upcoming second album "ROCKSTARGF". The new single, titled "Don't Let It Get to You", is a fun, indie-electro track, capturing the story of being "confidently vulnerable in love and relationships" according to the singer.

Armenian Eurovision 2022 representative, and viral Eurovision sensation, Rosa Linn, is back with new music! The "Snap" singer has this week released her latest single "Music I Love". About "Music I Love" Rosa Linn has released her first new single of 2026 this week, with new track "Music I Love". The Armenian Eurovision icon is back with a new sound, in the form of emotional indie-pop record "Music I Love". The track marks a new chapter for the artist after dealing with isolation and depression following the massive global success of her Eurovision entry "Snap".

Theo Evan, who represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in 2025, is back with new music! The "Shh" singer has this week released his latest new single, "PESTO". About "PESTO" Cypriot Eurovision participant Theo Evan is back with his first new single of 2026. This week, Theo releases new single "PESTO". The track is an upbeat dance-pop song, performed in the Greek language. While still being recognisably a Theo Evan song, the track differs from his Eurovision entry "Shh" in that it is less mysterious and dark-pop, with a more exciting, uptempo, dance focus.

The hosts for the upcoming Eurovision Asia Song Contest 2026 have been offically confirmed. Woody Milintachinda and Cindy Bishop will welcome audiences to Bangkok on Saturday, November 14th, at 14:30 CET. Meet the hosts Woody Milintachinda: He is a well-known teevision host and producer. Woody became known to international audiences through the show 'Woody Talk', founded the S20 Songkran Music Festival and founded Dragonfly, a platform for wellbeing and positive change. Cindy Bishop: A host, model, actress and television personality, she is known for hosting seasons four to six of 'Asia's Next Top Model', as well as other television shows, live events, and internatonal fashion productions.

Eurovision Asia continues to take shape as another artist has been revealed, with MNC confirming that Beck will represent Mongolia at the inaugural edition of Eurovision Asia, which will take place in Bangkok on November 14. Mongolia's representative revealed Earlier today, the official Eurovision Song Contest Asia website announced that Beck Munkhbayar was internally selected to represent Mongolia in Bangkok. He is a singer, event director, media host, and economist. The song that Beck will perform in Thailand will be chosen via the selection 'Mongolia's Chosen One', set to take place on October 10th at 21:00 local time (15:00 CEST).

Polish broadcaster TVP has outlined the roadmap for its national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. Poland will choose its act for Eurovision 2027 in either January or February. Submissions window for selection now open On October 1st, TVP officially opened the submissions window for its national selection process, currently named Krajowe Preselekcje do Eurowizji. The selection will be held in three phases, that will culminate with a national final taking place at some point in the first two months of the year. The first stage takes place from October 1st and November 15th, where any interested acts that hold Polish citizenship can submit a song to TVP's dedicated portal.

The road to Malta continues as Rory continues this year's Junior Eurovision reaction series with "Muzika Nas Spaja" by Mija Vujović, Montenegro's entry for this year's edition. Follow Rory:…

Moldovan broadcaster TRM has been given an extension to decide whether it wants to participate at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas. Extra time after TRM scandal in May In a conversation with Polish Eurovision outlet ESCSpot, it was announced by Moldovan Head of Delegation Veronica Cojocaru that TRM has been given more time to confirm if it will take part next May. She added that the decision will be made and the public will be informed "in a few days". She explained: Of course, we have informed the EBU of our need for a longer deadline to confirm our participation in the competition.

Finnish broadcaster Yle has announced that 481 submissions have been made to the country's Contest for New Music (UMK) for the 2027 contest. Yle made tickets for the selection show, as well as the dress rehearsals, available earlier today. Shortly after they went on sale, Yle announced tickets had sold out in record time. 481 submissions to UMK 2027 Finnish broadcaster Yle has revealed that 481 submissions have been entered into the country's Contest for New Music (UMK) for the 2027 edition. This year's figure of 481 is close to last year's record level of submissions.

The eleven songs hoping to represent Nepal at Eurovision Asia 2026 have now been released ahead of the national final on October 7th.

Several members of Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV's Board of Directors have today recommended that RÚV continue its boycott of Eurovision. The broadcaster withdrew from the Contest for the 2026 edition in Vienna, alongside those from Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherlands in protest at Israel's continued participation. "Our position remains unchanged" Taking to her Facebook page on Wednesday (September 30th), Diljá Ámundadóttir Zoëga - who sits on the board - shared the minutes of her most recent meeting with her fellow directors. In the minutes, she explained that of the nine board members who were at the meeting, six were in agreement of staying out of the Contest.

Before September 1st hits, and we get sucked into a new Eurovision season, we wanted to take the opportunity to give our readers a chance to get to know our team a bit better. There’s no other way …

Eurovision Asia continues to take shape as another artist has been revealed. Over in Bangladesh, NTV held its selection, the 'Voice of Bangladesh,' where 10 artists competed for the Bangladeshi ticket to Eurovision Asia, with Beatmosphere winning the selection with the entry "Tumi Ele" Bangladesh is the latest country to select its Eurovision Asia entry The ten entries that participated in the Voice of Bangladesh, and the results are as follows: Order Artist Entry Result

Our Eurovision Asia reaction series continues with Molly reacting to "BAE" by Thina, which will be representing Laos at this year's contest. Follow Molly: Instagram:…

With the deadline for broadcasters to pull out of participation in Eurovision 2027 fast approaching, there has been rumours that one of the countries that participated last year might not be returning, and that is Czechia. Financial reasons for non-participation in Burgas? Czech news outlet Aktualně reports that Czechia is set to sit out next year's competition, which will take place in Burgas, Bulgaria, which was reportedly confirmed by several independent sources. The report states that lay offs at ČT is set to commence next year, and that programming will now be canned in order to save 350 million Czech koruna.

We at That Eurovision Site will be ranking the national finals in the lead-up to the inaugural edition of Eurovision Asia. The next national final that the team has taken a closer look at is the Voice of Bangladesh 2026, which will take place on the 30th of September. The National Final will select Bangladesh's Eurovision Asia representative for Bangkok. Who is taking part in the Voice of Bangladesh? There are 10 artists taking part in the final of Voice of Bangladesh, and they are: Artist Entry Beatmosphere "Tumi Ele"

A couple of weeks after submissions for Sweden's Eurovision 2027 selection, Melodifestivalen closed; local media quickly began speculating about who would participate in next year's competition. Kicking off the rumour mill this season is E.M.D. A return after reuniting in Mello The news of the trio's return was first reported by Swedish media newspaper Aftonbladet. E.M.D. is a trio consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. They were formed after their participation in Swedish Idol, where they released three studio albums, and have even won Song of the Year in the Swedish Grammys in 2009.

Before September 1 hits and we get sucked into everything Eurovision, we wanted to take the opportunity to give our readers a chance to get to know our team a bit better. There’s no other way to do…

Before September 1 hits and we get sucked into everything Eurovision, we wanted to take the opportunity to give our readers a chance to get to know our team a bit better. There’s no other way to do…

The running order for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 has been revealed, with less than a month until the live show in Ta' Qali. The full running order This year’s contest will feature 16 participating countries, with the Netherlands opening the show and Spain closing it. Running Order Country Artist Entry 1 Netherlands Maria "Stronger Together" 2 Cyprus Harry Georgiou "Who I Can Be" 3 Portugal Salvador Rio "Alma" 4 Montenegro Mija Mujović "Muzika Nas Spaja" 5 San Marino Violamarie "Ruota Panoramica" 6 France Alec "Comment Tu Vas ?"

Albanian broadcaster RTSH has officially released the revamped version of the song "Kërce Me Mua" to be performed by 12-year-old Eslin Kurti at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Ta' Qali. About "Kërce Me Mua" The song, whose title translates to "Dance with Me" is a cheerful and radio-friendly pop track. The lyrics, which are entirely in Albanian, talk about. Eslin Kurti was the winner of the Albanian Junior Eurovision selection 'Festivali i 64-të Mbarëkombëtar i Këngës për Fëmijë', earning her the honour to represent her country in Malta.

Spanish broadcaster RTVE has officially released the song "Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero)" to be performed by 10-year-old Lucas Paulano at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Ta' Qali. About "Cuore Bello (Te Quiero, Te Quiero)" The song, whose title translates to "Beautiful Heart (I Love You, I Love You)" is a power ballad that combines Spanish music from the 1970s with a few contemporary touches. The lyrics, which blend Spanish and Italian, talk about love, memories, and the people who have marked us. Lucas Paulano was selected internally by RTVE to represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta.

Hello everyone! My name is Nicklas and I come from Denmark. I’ve joined TES as a video editor and occasional yapper and I’m excited to be a part of this team. I’ve loved Eurovision since my mum int…

The road to Malta continues with Nicklas reacting to this year's Polish entry for Junior Eurovision 2026, "Gravity" by Wiktor Sas. Follow Nicklas: Instagram:…

Croatia has confirmed their intention to participate at the 2027 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Bulgaria. The Croatian broadcaster HRT announced that the country will partake in the contest in May. Applications for Dora 2027 officially open In a post uploaded to their social media, Croatian broadcaster HRT confirmed that applications were now open for Dora 2027. This officially confirmed that Croatia would be present at the next edition of the Contest in Burgas. According to HRT, any interested acts will have to apply through the dedicated website for Dora applications.

Hello folks! I’m Michelle, but everyone knows me as Kittens! I’m a video editor here at TES, and 2026 will be my third year of being part of the team. I live in South West UK and have been a …

Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG has officially released the song "Muzika Nas Spaja" to be performed by 9-year-old Mija Vujović at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Ta' Qali. About "Muzika Nas Spaja" The song, whose title translates to "Music Unites Us" is a cheerful and radio-friendly pop track. The lyrics, which are entirely in Montenegrin, talk about the universal language of music and its power to unite people from around the world, no matter what their background is. Mija Vujović was selected internally by RTCG to represent Montenegro at Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta.

Eurovision Asia continues to take shape as another artist has been revealed. Over in Thailand, Channel 3 held its selection, 'Thailand's Chosen One,' where 10 artists competed for the Thai ticket to Eurovision Asia, with Mang & Daou winning the selection with the entry "Aroma" Thailand is the latest country to select its Eurovision Asia entry The ten entries that participated in Thailand's Chosen One, and the results are as follows: Order Artist Entry Result

We're still months off the first national finals for Burgas, so you know what that means? Eurofans are in withdrawal from ranking every two minutes. So we thought why not force the team members to rank every song that represented Czechia at Eurovision. Full Czechia rankings Year Entrant Entry Average Ranking Rank 2023 Vesna My Sister's Crown 3.20 1

With Belgium's VRT confirming participation at Eurovision 2027 earlier this week, a sharp response has arisen in Belgium with several unions threatening to disrupt the country's broadcast of the contest next year. Backlash to VRT's decision to participate Prior to this year's contest, VRT had been one of the most vocal opponents to Israeli participation in the contest, with the Belgian broadcaster continuing to call the country's inclusion in the contest into question. Even going so far as to withdraw plans to send a commentary team to Vienna to cover last year's contest.

Ukraine has selected its act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. 11-year-old Erika Kolesnichenko will fly the Ukrainian flag in Ta' Qali with the song "NE kolyskova". Erika wins Junior Vidbir 2026 The final of Junior Vidbir 2026 took place on September 26th, hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko, Anna Tulyeva and Anastasiia Dymyd. Six acts competed, with the result decided by a 50/50 combination of jury and public voting. The jury for this year’s selection included: Dmitry Shurov - musician, composer and music composer for Vidbir SKYLERR - singer…

Before September 1st hits, and we get sucked into a new Eurovision season, we wanted to take the opportunity to give our readers a chance to get to know our team a bit better. There’s no other way …

New week, new music, new Eurovision round-up! Here are our picks and highlights of the many new releases from within the extended Eurovision and national finals universe this week. What are your favourites? And what could we have missed? Listen to the TES Round-up playlist: The official playlist of ThatEurovisionSite's new music round-up! All the best new releases covered in recent weeks, in one master playlist, updated every week: If you want to jump straight to a specific section, here’s a list of pages. Each are filled to the brim with excellent music:

The road to Malta continues with Silvia in the hot seat to react to this year's Italian entry for Junior Eurovision 2026, "Che cos'è l'amore?" by Matteo Trullu. Follow Sivi: Instagram:…

San Marinese broadcaster SMRTV has officially released the song "Ruota Panoramica" to be performed by 11-year-old Violamarie at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Ta' Qali. About "Ruota Panoramica" The song, whose title translates to "Ferris Wheel" is a cheerful, contemporary and radio-friendly pop track. The lyrics, which blend Italian and English, talk about the ups and down of growing up. By using the metaphor of a ferris wheel, the song explores themes of freedom and carries a powerful message about resilience and facing the future without fear. …