ERT receives 264 songs for Ethnikos Telikos 2026, Greece’s national selection for Eurovision. 14 acts will compete in the grand final after two semi-finals with public and jury voting.

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Evangelia is officially returning to Greece’s Eurovision 2026 national final after narrowly missing out last year. Speaking ...

On this day (October 27) in 2003, Alan Jackson released “Remember When” as the second and final single from his 2003 compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume II. The song spent two weeks atop the Hot ...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has pushed to December a vote planned for next month over Israel's Eurovision participation after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Israel's appearance in next year's ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering boycotting next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is excluded. When asked in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Sunday whether Germany ...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is holding a vote which could expel Israeli broadcaster Kan from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, amid escalating calls for a boycott of the competition due ...

Perhaps the Eurovision ban is starting to bite, because three years after Russia was booted from the beloved song contest following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, it is reviving a Soviet-era ...

Putin ordered revival of Soviet-era song contest Twenty-three countries will take part in 'Intervision' Russia is banned from Eurovision due to war in Ukraine Intervision stresses 'traditional family ...

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Russia has revived Intervision, a Soviet-era song contest, with 22 countries participating. Critics argue the event serves as a geopolitical tool, reflecting Moscow's anti-Western outlook and rivaling ...

Eurovision organisers have announced that the Austrian city of Vienna has been selected as host city for next year’s Song Contest. Austria’s win meant their country would become hosts for the 70th ...