The Israeli entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest will be "Rak bishvilo" by Moran Mazor. Mazor won tonight's final of Kdam, the Israeli preselection, which had been preceded by three semi-finals and a "final chance" round. There was controversy in the run-up to...

(This article will be updated throughout the day) 22:54 (Felix) And that's it for today, as I'll now head off to "Torget"! Three more things: 1. If you're attending MF in the Arena, make sure you get your lyrics of "Främling" right. 2. If you're sitting right by the...

Tonight sees the grand final of Kdam 2013, the Israeli preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Three semi-finals and a "final chance" play-off round were held last week to determine the ten finalists - only for Kathleen Rayter to throw a spanner into the works...

(This article will be updated throughout the day) 0:33 (Felix) So that was the Welcome Party! It's not only Melodifestivalen that moved to a bigger venue - the Welcome Party also moved, but to a smaller venue. Rumour has it that Stockholm's politicians didn't want to...

The national final season is rushing towards its conclusion - can you believe it’s already March?! - so before you lose track of everything that’s been happening, here’s esc-chat.com’s handy weekly round-up! Monday began with the least surprising news of the year so...

Serbia has chosen its entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden. The 2007 winners will be represented by the group Moje 3 and the song "Ljubav je svuda", which won the public's approval by a clear margin of almost 6,000 SMS votes. On...

Logic dictates that a national final consisting of three entries, all performed by the same act, should be a straightforward and transparent affair. Not so in Bulgaria, apparently, where a tie in the televoting and jury results led to huge confusion at the end of...

Saturday night saw the final of A Dal, the selection process to find the Hungarian entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest - and ByeAlex, the stage name of singer Alex Márta, came out on top with his song "Kedvesem" ("My Darling"). Following several weeks of heats...

The Eesti Laul competition for 2013 chose its winner on Saturday night, and the recipient of the ticket to this year's Eurovision Song Contest is Birgit Õigemeel with the song "Et uus saaks alguse". In a two-song superfinal, Õigemeel's traditional ballad won out over...

Very little was known about the Armenian national final in the run-up to last night's show, with even the song list only being announced at the last minute. Nevertheless, no great shocks were on the cards, with Gor Sujyan and his band Dorians expected to perform four...

A busy week in the world of Eurovision concludes tonight with the national finals in Bulgaria and Serbia. Bulgaria has nominated its most successful participant to date, the duo Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov, to perform all three songs in its final. Meanwhile,...

It's a Super Saturday tonight in the true meaning of the word, with no fewer than three countries choosing their entries for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Gor Sujyan will perform all of the songs in the Armenian final, the first event of the night. Meanwhile, the...