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Germany: Unser Lied für Israel songwriting camp begins with 6 selected artists
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . November 6, 2018
Artists selected, songwriters all set, let’s go! Germany is in full search of Michael Schulte’s successor, in the hope of

Albania: RTSH introduces changes to Festivali i Këngës 57
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . November 1, 2018
December is not far from now… Thus, Albania is in full swing for their national song competition Festivali i Këngës,

Hungary: MTVA opens submissions for A Dal 2019
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . November 1, 2018
Hungary is gearing up for their next Eurovision participation! For one more year, the country’s national selection format A Dal

Denmark: DR announces DMGP 2019 host city and date
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . October 23, 2018
Denmark is all set to embark on the Eurovision train leading to Tel Aviv next May! As with every year,

Sweden: Marika Carlsson to host Melodifestivalen 2019?
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . October 21, 2018
Will the rumours be confirmed? Right after the end of each year’s Eurovision, preparations for the next edition of the

Lithuania: LRT opens submissions for Eurovizija 2019; final on 23 February
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . October 4, 2018
Since early this year, Lithuania’s search engines for the next Eurovision representative have been working in full motion. The country’s

Norway: Melodi Grand Prix 2019 to be held on 2 March
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . September 28, 2018
Announcement came early this year! Having been the very first country to confirm its presence at the 64th Eurovision Song

Germany: Barbara Schöneberger returns as host; ESC selection in preparation
- By Roy Knoops
- . September 25, 2018
Germany is one of the countries that’s already gearing up for Eurovision 2019. Beloved host Barbara Schöneberger is set to

Iceland: RÚV opens submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2019; final on 2 March
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . September 21, 2018
Right after their confirmation that they will be joining the Eurovision party in Tel Aviv, RÚV, the country’s national broadcaster

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2019 final on 9 March; first semi-finalist known
- By Roy Knoops
- . September 18, 2018
The hugely popular Swedish selection for Eurovision, Melodifestivalen, will have its final on 9 March 2019. Meanwhile, the first semi-final

Switzerland: RSI opens online voting for bidding acts
- By Stefano
- . September 12, 2018
Among the very first ones to make a move in this new Eurovision season there is Switzerland. Italian-speaking broadcaster RSI

Estonia: ERR reveals plans on Eesti Laul 2019 and announces changes
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . September 6, 2018
It’s going to be a year of changes for Estonia! Despite insisting on their annual selection mechanism Eesti Laul, the

Switzerland: SRF introduces new national selection format; apply for the 100-member audience panel
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . September 2, 2018
With the end of their annual national competition Die Entscheidungsshow, the German-speaking Swiss national broadcaster SRF announces a new selection

Latvia: LTV to open Supernova 2019 submissions on 3 September; changes approved
- By Stratos Agadellis
- . August 31, 2018
Latvia’s preparations for Eurovision 2019 are already in full swing! As this summer is coming to an end, the country’s