North Vision Song Contest 32 • Confirmation Thread

[Tufkai]

Serbia confirms participation in Northvision Song Contest #32

On April 18th 2020 RTS confirmed that Serbia will participate in the thirty-second edition of Northvision Song Contest

Another edition of BMGP will be held. The delegation is scouring the Serbian female singers category on Wikipedia the nation to look for fresh acts to get us past the PQR and maybe even the final. (Serbia has not qualified for the final since #27)

[Callum]

Tunisia returns to the contest

Tunis, Tunisia - April 18, 2315CET

After a short absence, Wataniya 1 has today confirmed that the Arab nation will indeed be present in the upcoming edition of the North Vision Song Contest in Luxembourg, after finally attaining the appropriate funding needed for Tunisian participation to continue.

In recent editions, Tunisia has seen unprecedented success which the delegation is keen to maintain. Tunisia achieved its best results in two consecutive editions - 28 and 29 - after failing to qualify since their debut in 8... with an Italian song. After a shakeup with the Arab delegations prior to 31, Tunisia decided to withdraw to give itself some breathing space and time to think of a new approach, stating that a return in 32 was highly likely. 

At a press conference held earlier today, Wataniya 1's team said the entry would be selected internally, and would look at organic Tunisian talent as opposed to diaspora. Tunisian legend and pop queen Emel Mathlouthi has also been ruled out. Furthermore, the entry has already been chosen by the Tunisian delegation, although it has yet to be sent for approval. It also remains unknown when the entry will be announced.

The song Tunisia will send to Luxembourg has been described as a hybrid between folk and post-rock, and similar to Morocco #26, although with a hi-fi production. The song is also fully in Arabic, with no anglicisms. Could this turn in direction prove fruitful?

Stay tuned!

[ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ]

 

Luxembourg to host the North Vision Song Contest 32

Last edition, Luxembourg defied all odds to win the thirty-first North Vision Song Contest. This was an unprecedented moment in the history of the country's participation and the contest, which made the broadcast surpass it's all time high viewing back in the twenty-fourth edition.

However, with the budget of the broadcaster being lower than many across Europe, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg could not immediately accept its right to host. Nevertheless, the broadcaster successfully lobbied for a temporal budget increase from its parent company RTL Group. This is in addition to government and municipal assistance, as well as local sponsorship that stepped up to celebrate Luxembourg's music scene.

With that said, RTL is proud to announce that Luxembourg will become the smallest nation to host the North Vision Song Contest since Iceland did seven years ago. Additionally, some rumors have indicated that Luxembourg will select its entry nationally. However, a final decision is expected within the month.

See you in Luxembourg!

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[Cedric]

Armenia will take a short break!

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, our delegation decided not to attend this edition of the North Vision Song Contest in Luxembourg to protect our artists and employees. We hope that a return in the next edition is possible. We wish all the competing nations best of luck and we hope that everyone stays healthy!


Real reason:

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In the last few weeks I got a depression. I don't have the motivation to do anything at the moment and I don't want to send an entry and fail to vote because of it. I mean, I sometimes have a "good day" on which I could vote but I can't guarantee it. I just hope it'll be better asap 

[Maxim]

SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS!

RTVS announced this morning the Slovak participation in the Northvision Song Contest 32.

" Luxembourg's triumphant victory in Lillehammer gave hope to the smallest participating countries." said Maxim Raevic, the Head of Delegation.

The entry was chosen through a tense internal selection within the broadcaster and will be revealed in May.
According to "Nový Čas", Slovakia's most popular tabloid, the song is "powerful", "anthemic" and extremely different from the country's previous entries. The music video was allegedly produced by some of the best filmmakers in Eastern Europe.

Stay tuned!

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[Aleks Džehverović]

Moscow, after the disappointing results in Norway, Russia has to go thru the PQR again. We are still determined to keep our participation going. We hope to achieve a better result this edition and get our first qualifying from the PQR. So to keep it short, Russia confirms their participation in Luxembourg

More information will follow regarding the act will follow soon. We will chose our entry internally.


See you in Luxembourg!

[Jens]

SPAIN CONFIRMS!

Today, the 20th of April 2020, the head of delegation of the  Spanish broadcaster RTVE, Juan Ribero, confirmed that the nation will definitely be present at the thirty-second edition of the contest.

Juan Ribero: "The team and I are saticfied with what we have achieved last edition, reaching 21st in the Grand Final. Of couse we had hoped for more, but after the scandal proir the contest we couldn't really have hoped for anything more. We hope that we can deliver something amazing for the thirty-second edition without any bumps in the way there,"

Besides the news that the Iberian country would return to the North Vision Song Contest. The broadcaster announced that the next entrant would be selected through the second edition fo Festival Ibérico.

FESTIVAL IBÉRICO

After Mala Rodríguez won last edition's Festival Ibérico, the festival is back in session. The co-operative show between the Portuguese broadcaster RTP and the Spanish broadcaster RTVE has received lots of positive feedback, hence why the show returns.

Juan Ribero: "As I said in a prior statement the way we wanted the 31st edition to go wasn't how it turned out, however we do see that the festival had it's impact on the contest.  We want to congratulate Pongo by getting Portugal it's deserved 7th place, knowing the actual winner would've scored even better gives us enough motivation to continue with this beautiful project."



The logo of the second edition of Festival Ibérico

Spain has participated a total of twentyfive times since the country's debut in the first edition of the contest. The country was off to a rough start with in the first decade only qualifying two out of nine times. This changed mid-second decade however with the country only non-qualifying two times up the twenty-seventh edition. Most notable with Iris in the sixteenth, Alvaro in the nineteenth, Lorena in the twentythird and Lola in the twenty-sixth edition, all placing in the top 6, automatically placing the country in next edition's final. 

Madrid, Spain - RTVE - 20th of April 2020

[Daniel]

NATIONAL FINAL TO RETURN

Although initially confirming an internal selection process, the head of delegation of the Faroe Islands has announced in a press conference that the Faroe Islands will have a National Final. Unlike previous National Finals, there won't be a televised show this time around. "We are trying to listen to what the fans of the contest in the country have to say about selecting a song, after a lot of our preivous attempts did not work out, we had decided to take a break from the contest to re-organize. We have asked an internal jury of 12 music professionals from all over Europe to help us out finding an entry. The amazing feedback we have received, left us with five amazing songs we would like to present in an online selection for the public and the fans of the contest to vote on."

"Sangur 32" is the name of the selection that the Faroese Broadcaster KVF has chosen for the National Final. The five songs will compete in an online vote, which will make up 50% of the final result. The other 50% will be collected by the international jury that had already voted in the two previous round of the selection process. The five entries are to be presented in due course.

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[𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋]

BELGIUM CONFIRMS!

Brussels, 22 April 2020

Belgium's participation in the thirty-second North Vision Song Contest has just been officially confirmed. The two Belgian broadcasters, French-speaking RTBF and Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), take it in turns to be in charge of the nation’s participation. RTBF was supposed to take the reigns of selecting the act this edition but the plans have drastically changed. Due to the agreement between two broadcasters it was decided that a national selection will determine the Belgian representative for the forthcoming edition with Flemish and Walloon artists being allowed to submit their proposed entries. A special song committee will later select the songs which will fight for the right of representing Belgium in Luxembourg. This means that the Walloon broadcaster will take over the rights of selecting Belgian entrant whenever another internal selection occurs.

"Our partnership is the latest example of the extensive and innovative action. We are all positioned to engage more people, on more screens, than ever before for the thirty-second North Vision Song Contest in Luxembourg!"

Belgium have typically favoured internal selections - this method has even led to real success back in the seventeenth edition when Selah Sue achieved the only Belgian victory in the contest. Since the twenty-eighth edition the country has unceasingly struggled to qualify to the final.

RTBF and VRT hope that the implemented changes and a different selection method can reverse a downturn in Belgium's fortunes at the contest in recent editions. Belgian acts have spent the past four editions out of the final. Last edition in Lillehammer, Portland flew the Belgian flag with their haunting composition "You Misread Me". The song was tipped to break the unsuccessful streak of three consecutive failures. Unfortunately, both the juries and the televoters had a much less warm response. The combination of points was not enough for Portland to qualify, coming 14th overall with 87 points.

More information and details regarding the Belgian national selection are expected to be released in due course.

RTBF & VRT 2020

[Dimitris]

DENMARK CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION – DMGP 25 TO TAKE PLACE!

22 April 2020 • Herning, Denmark

The Danish broadcaster has finally broken the silence on the country's participation; DR has officially confirmed their participation in the upcoming 32nd edition of the contest. It was also confirmed that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 25 will take place to select the country's 32nd entry.

DMGP 25 will select the Danish entry

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 25 has officially been revealed as the selection method for Denmark's entry in the 32nd edition. Following Matti's successful top 10 result in the previous edition, DR started planning the 25th edition of the selection. At the same time, the interest across the country was sparked once again and the number submissions was increased by at least 80% compared to last edition.

The selection is scheduled to start by at least next week. The format will be the same as last edition: 10 acts competing in the final, with international juries awarding their points to the songs. The selection will take placec in Herning's Jyske Bank Boxen and will be hosted by Amalie Bruun, otherwise known as Myrkur. This will be the first time a former NVSC entrant has hosted since the anniversary 20th edition of the selection while it is also the first time Ulla Essendrop will not be hosting the event since the same edition.

"Clearly the interest for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is back on the rise again, after a few decreases on the ratings the past few editions. We are glad though that the Danish public wants the show to continue, and hopefully it will stay on for a while!"

– Danish Head of Delegation

The selection is expected to kick off very soon. Stay tuned for more information!

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