The cancellation of the 2020 contest has meant than many broadcasters re-selected their 2020 artists for 2021, including a number of those who had won their place via a national…
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Eurovision 2021 national selections: Sweden preview
The last of the national finals of 2021 (as is usually the case), Sweden’s Melodifestivalen remains the biggest and best known of those national finals (if one excludes Italy’s Sanremo…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Italy preview
The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo (usually just called Sanremo in the Eurovision fandom) is far more than another national final – the festival predates Eurovision itself and was…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Portugal preview
It may not be a fashionable or commonly held few among the Eurovision fandom, but I have a real love and soft spot for the Portuguese national selection, the long-running…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Denmark preview
Denmark’s long-running national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (DMGP), has not been without scandal and gossip this year. Having already not allowed last year’s winners , Ben & Tan, to…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Estonia preview
In common with most of the northern European countries who usually hold national finals, Estonia did not award their 2020 national final winner with a pass to the 2021 contest….
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Spain preview
Blas Cantó was the internal selection for Spain in 2020 and was swiftly confirmed as their 2021 artist following the contest’s cancellation. Whereas the song last year was internally selected, for…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Norway preview
Three national finals take place on Saturday 20 February, but with 12 artists in the final, a history stretching back to 1960, and having produced three Eurovision winners, Norway’s Melodi…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Finland preview
Finland’s national final, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), provided one of the more contentious results of the 2020 season when the fan favourite was beaten into second place, despite winning the…
Eurovision 2021 national selections: Croatia preview
Croatia’s national selection, Dora 2021, will take place on Saturday 13 February with a big line up – fourteen artists, including two former Eurovision entrants as well as the runner…