/s3/static.nrc.nl/images/gn4/stripped/data132657811-5cb9dd.jpg|https://images.nrc.nl/wXnxddPZWBf_UaXq4OULRKY72dk=/1920x/filters:no_upscale()/s3/static.nrc.nl/images/gn4/stripped/data132657811-5cb9dd.jpg|https://images.nrc.nl/fbu7o8eOCVsnV4Myx3KiYUzpN9w=/5760x/filters:no_upscale()/s3/static.nrc.nl/images/gn4/stripped/data132657811-5cb9dd.jpg "The organizer of the Songfestival is under heavy pressure. What should the EBU do to restore trust?")
The organizer of the Songfestival is under heavy pressure. What should the EBU do to restore trust?
A large silver spiral staircase and a fireworks rain: so far little special about the fourth act on the stage...
Songfestival
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Spanish Prime Minister wants the exclusion of Israel from Songfestival, broadcasters asking for an explanation about scoring
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez believes that from now on Israel should be excluded from participation in the Eurovision...
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TV review When the earth is crushed, the Songfestival continues on a spaceship
Just before the earthly song festival erupted on Saturday, the interstellar song festival was shown on BBC 1. This will...
VRT question future participation in Songfestival: « Sincere concern about the continued existence of competition »
© ANP / ANPThe VRT will not perform an audit to the scoring at Eurosong, but without "serious answer to...
:format(webp)/s3/static.nrc.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/16124417/web-1705CUL_eurovisie_FIN.jpg "Austrian singer JJ surpasses his ‘wildest dreams’ – and saves the Songfestival an unprecedented headache file")
Austrian singer JJ surpasses his ‘wildest dreams’ – and saves the Songfestival an unprecedented headache file
The organization of the Eurovision Song Contest will have brought a sigh of lighting when Austria As the winner came...
Austria wins Eurovision Songfestival with Popopperalied ‘Wasted Love’
The Austrian singer JJ won the Eurovision Songfestival in Basel on Saturday night with his Popopperalied 'Wasted Love'. He got...
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The geopolitics cannot be kept outside the Songfestival bubble
A world of difference. For example, Songfestival commentator Cornald Maas mentions the contrast between the current edition of the Eurovision...
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Controversial participant Israel qualifies for the final Songfestival
Despite all the controversy about the participation of Israel, the country qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest...
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Claude on to final Songfestival, just like top favorite Sweden
With the French-speaking song 'C'est la Vie', the Dutch singer Claude has qualified for the final of the Eurovision Songfestival,...
Under pressure from trade union, VRT broadcasts video as a protest against Israel’s participation in Songfestival: « Silence is not an option »
The 'Speak Up for Palestine' campaign from Oxfam.On VRT 1 this week the campaign film 'Speak Up For Palestine' of...
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Songfestival artists may only show their own country flag, the public can propagate political message
From now on, artists at the Eurovision Song Contest may only show the flag of their own country. Songfestival organizer...
Participants ‘Songfestival’ are no longer allowed to wave with rainbow flags
At the Songfestival, spectators and artists often wave flags. - © EbuThe European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organizer of the Eurovision...
