Eurovision 2019 national final season is beginning to take shape! This page will serve through the whole of the national final season, from end of December through to mid/end of March when all the songs for Tel Aviv will have been selected and released. I'll …
That was the (national final) weekend that was: reflections on recent Eurovision national selections
It may have not escaped anyone's notice but this weekend just gone (16-17 February) had its fair share of shocks, drama and scandal in the various national finals that took place. I thought I would do a quick summary of the results and my own …
Eurovision 2019 national selections: Selecţia Naţională final (Romania preview)
So after a flurry of national finals on Saturday (16 Feb), Romania's national final takes place all on its own on a Sunday which means no multi-screen channel hopping for eurofans! Romania's final is one to take note of as I believe there is a …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Dora and EMA (Croatia and Slovenia previews)
Two Balkan countries are hosting their finals tonight, and for Croatia it's been some years since they last did a televised final. I will confess I haven't had much time to listen through the previews, though all we have had is short audio snippets rather …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Supernova final (Latvia preview)
Latvia's national selection reaches its final stage tonight with 8 artists having made it through the semi-finals. The choice is, to my taste, more limited than their neighbour Estonia's national final, also held tonight. However, there is definitely some interest here as Eurofan favourite Markus …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Eesti Laul final (Estonia preview)
It's no secret that Estonia's national final, Eesti Laul, is always one of my favourites of the national final season and I managed this year to watch both semi-finals so I have a better idea of how the songs performed live (as often for my …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Montevizija and Sanremo 2019 (Montenegro and Italy previews)
After the UK and Australian national finals, the rest of the weekend sees two more national finals (as well as a plethora of semi-finals) with Montenegro and Italy selecting their Eurovision entrants. For Montenegro, it's a straightforward choice of 5 songs in a single show; …
Eurovision 2019 national selections: Eurovision – Australia Decides (Australia preview)
So for the first time ever, the (relative) Eurovision newbie, Australia, is holding a national final in their 5th year in the contest. It's a full 10 songs and a mix of genres but time only permits me to preview the favourites or notable ones. …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Eurovision: You Decide (United Kingdom preview)
The UK is once again choosing its entry relatively early in the Eurovision finals season, although it won't be the first of the Big 5 to decide with Spain and France's final already done and dusted. Sadly I am not there to see it in …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Destination Eurovision final (France preview)
Allez allez! The second big 5 country to hold their national final this season, France has held two semi-finals to determine the final eight acts to compete in the final on Saturday 26 January. We've got a better idea of what to expect from the …
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Eurovision 2019 national selections: Operación Triunfo Gala (Spain preview)
Albania was the first country to have their national final (just before Christmas) and Spain provides us with the second national final of the season. Typically, there has been a bit of a drama, with a couple of the favourites suggesting people vote for someone …
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