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Norway's TIX (Andreas Haukeland) performs during the Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Image: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images This Saturday, May 22, on or around 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, you may sense a diffuse but palpable shift in the global marketplace of finite resources. At that time, vast stockpiles of sequins, lasers, dry ice and fireworks scattered around the world will dry up spontaneously—only to reappear all at once, en masse, on a stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Yep: It's Eurovision time. The Eurovision Song Contest pits 26 Europe...

Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images toggle caption Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Norway's TIX (Andreas Haukeland) performs during the Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images This Saturday, May 22, on or around 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, you may sense a diffuse but palpable shift in the global marketplace of finite resources. At that time, vast stockpiles of sequins, lasers, dry ice and fireworks scattered around the world will dry up spontaneously—only to reappear all at once, en masse...

“Voices”. In a Melodifestivalen that boasted the likes of The Mamas, Charlotte Perrelli and Eric Saade, Tusse shone brightest. The teenage newcomer won the Swedish selection by a landslide. And now he marches onward to Eurovision. And we’ve compiled 10 facts about the 19-year-old star. Let’s do this! Sweden at Eurovision 2021: Facts about Tusse 1. He came to Sweden as a refugee Tusse — real name Tousin Chiza — was born in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on 1 January 2002. However, he had to leave his family behind as he fled the country to escape war. He...

BBC News By Steve Holden image copyrightVictor Frankowski James Newman is getting another shot at Eurovision, after being reselected to represent the UK for the 2021 contest in the Netherlands. His new song will be revealed at a later date but he's promising something "positive and upbeat". "I need to finish what I started," James tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. "I was so gutted when it got cancelled last year, and I didn't get the opportunity to go to Rotterdam and sing on stage. I instantly wanted to take part again." The contest is due to take place 18-22 May at Rotterdam's Ahoy! venue.

Eurovoix Menu  close search form United Kingdom: 2019 Result Prompted BBC To Scrap National Final Speaking on the latest episode of The Euro Trip Podcast, Lee Smithurst, Series Producer of the BBC’s Eurovision coverage, has revealed the UK’s poor result in Tel Aviv prompted the broadcaster to scrap their national selection show. In a feature-length interview with Lee, he revealed the decision was made after Michael Rice’s “Bigger Than Us” finished last, scoring just 11 points in the Grand Final. Speaking of reverting back to an internal selection he said… “It’s more about the...