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Jan 16, 2025 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Photo: Valero Rioja / RTVE With Benidorm Fest 2025 only a couple weeks away, the Spanish broadcaster RTVE has announced the hosts of this year’s contest – and fans may recognize a familiar face. The show will be hosted by ESC veteran Ruth Lorenzo, who placed 10th at Eurovision 2014 with the song “Dancing in the Rain.” Lorenzo, who recently hosted Junior Eurovision 2024, will be joined by television presenters Paula Vazquez and Inés Hernand. RTVE has also released the song allocation...
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Fans hoping to watch AustÄja LukaitÄ compete in the second semi-final of Eurovizija.LT on Saturday are in for disappointment. The singer has withdrawn from the competition, citing the flu, according to LRT.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
The 10 songs competing for the final Vidbir 2025 entry slot have been released on YouTube.
The wildcard entries are:
BRYKULETS — “Кришталі”
ENLEO — “SUPERNOVA”
FIЇNKA — “Культура”
GRISANA — “Kohoney”
MON FIA — “Dive Inside”
МУАЯД — “AMNESIA”
Ranrawi — “Anymore”
Слухай Сашу — “Живи”
Starykova Hrystyna — “Rise”
YAGODY — “БрамаЯ”
This week, Ukrainian fans can vote for their favorite entry through the Diia app.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
The Eesti Laul 2025 lineup is finally complete. After a close nine-day race, Marta Lotta has won the public wild card vote with the song “tantsin veel.”
Lotta will compete against 15 other artists for the chance to represent Estonia in Basel this May:
andrei zevakin feat.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Vidbir 2025 is nearly upon us, and in two weeks we will know the full list of participants. Between January 13 and January 17, the public will have the chance to vote for the 10th and final entry through the Diia app.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Voting is now open to select the 16th and final entry for Eesti Laul 2025.
Between now and January 5, fans from around the world can listen to the eligible songs and cast their votes through Raadio 2.
Raadio 2 will also host programming covering the songs between December 29 and January 5. The winner will be revealed the morning of January 6. Details are available on the Raadio 2 website.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Four of the 45 songs in the running to represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2025 are now available on YouTube: Hansanova – “Leilydo” (written by Giedrius Balčiūnas) Indrė & Laimonas – “Namo” (written by Stanislavas Stavickis) Sophie Ali – “The Bluest Bell” (written by Sophie Ali) Vilija – “Liesti negalima” (written by Vilija Matačiūnaitė) Eurovizija.LT 2025 begins on January 11 with the first of five semi-finals that will take place on consecutive Saturdays throughout January and February. The...
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
The Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne has announced that TESLENKO has requested to withdraw his participation in Vidbir 2025. TESLENKO had been featured on the longlist of artists from which the public can vote to select the 10th and final Vidbir entrant.
Beginning in January, Ukrainian fans will be able vote for the remaining ten longlist contestants through the Diya app. The winner will be announced by January 17.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
Broadcaster Suspilne has revealed the familiar faces who will form the jury for Vidbir 2025: Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala, Kateryna Pavlenko of the band Go_A, who represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2021, and rock singer Serhiy Tanchynets.
The three jurors were selected by public vote. Jamala won the largest percentage of votes, followed by Tanchynets, while Pavlenko came third. The three jurors will comprise half the vote that determines the final result of Vidbir 2025.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
escunited.com | Sam Siegal
With Eesti Laul 2025 fast approaching, the twenty songs competing for the one remaining entry slot have been released.
Between December 28 and January 5, the public will be able to vote for their favorite entry through Raadio 2. The winner will be announced on January 6. Raadio 2 listeners will also be able to hear the songs at 8:00 p.m. between December 16 and December 19.
