Željko Joksimović, runner-up of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Lane Moje, returns to the Contest and will be representing Serbia in Baku. In a special program on 10 March, Serbian broadcaster RTS and Željko presented the entry to the public; Nije Ljubav Stvar (Love is not an …

This year, Spanish broadcaster TVE decided to internally select Spain’s representative for the Contest in Baku and announced in December 33-year-old Pastora Soler to fly the Spanish flag in the capital of Azerbaijan on 26 May. In a televised national final on 3 March, Pastora presented three songs, and chosen …

For the third time in a row this year Kurt Calleja participated in Malta’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and he got third time lucky: With the uptempo pop song This Is The Night, Kurt will be representing his home country at the 57th Contest in Baku. The …

One part of Iceland’s duo for Baku is a familiar name to the international fan community: Jónsi represented Iceland at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest as a soloist with the ballad Heaven. He now returns to the Contest in a duet with the multi-talented singer-songwriter Gréta Salóme and the song …

Once again, Slovakia opted for an internal selection to find the country’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and Slovak broadcasting company STV decided for the 23-year-old rock musician and singer-songwriter Max Jason Mai. He had risen to nationwide fame after becoming runner-up in the first season of Česko Slovenská …

In Moldova’s national final, held on 11 March, Pasha Parfeny won the honour of representing his home country in the 57th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Lăutar, composed by himself and Alex Brashovean, with lyrics by Pasha Parfeny. The 25-year-old singer had participated in national finals before, in 2009 …