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- May 15, 2025
Gil Laufer
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Israel: 2 acts eliminated; Eurovision special on Tuesday
After another exciting program of Hakochav Haba (The Next Star), two finalists had to go home and leave eight acts
Europhoria is back for a third year in New York City!
On Friday, January 23rd, Europhoria will kick off its third year of Eurovision parties in New York City. If you
Germany: Web submission closed; 1213 acts show interest
The Germans will pick their Eurovision entry in the beginning of March and the preparations are in full speed. The
Israel: 45 acts proceed to the next stage of The Next Star
The casting stage of The Next Star, the Israeli national selection, is now over. A total of 45 acts have
Eurovision 2015: First ticket sale ends, more sales to follow
About 25% of the 100,000 tickets for the various Eurovision Song Contest 2015 shows were sold this morning through ORF’s
Germany: More than 550 acts show interest so far
The Germans will pick their Eurovision entry only in the beginning of March but the preparations are in full speed.
Israel: The Next Star kicks off on December 9th
The Next Star, which was announced a couple of months ago as the mechanism to choose the Israeli representative for
Israel: Marina Maximilian Blumin IBA’s hot favorite for Eurovision
The singer Marina Maximilian Blumin is the favourite of the Israeli national broadcaster, IBA, and their radio station 88FM to
Sweden: Changes upcoming for Melodifestivalen 2015
Melodifestivalen is changing. The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reveals today how SVT, the Swedish broadcaster, plans to change the concept in
Israel: Government shuts down public broadcaster IBA
The Israeli parliament has accepted today the new public broadcasting law, with 45 parliament members for and only 11 against.
Sweden: Eurovision artists to sing for Crown Princess Victoria
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has turned 37 this week and since her second birthday in 1979, the special day is
Denmark: DMGP 2015 on February 7th
The Gigantium in Aalborg will host the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 on February 7th. The Danish Junior MGP will
Israel: Listen to Mei Finegold’s ‘Sweet harmony’
The Israeli pride week is about to kick off with Tel Aviv’s pride parade on Friday, June 13th as its
Copenhagen live: Belarus’ second rehearsal
The esctoday.com team has arrived at the 2014 host city of Copenhagen and is ready to report live for another year at