North Vision Song Contest 35 • Confirmation Thread

[alexeh]

North Vision Song Contest 35
Official Confirmation Thread

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DIE RÜCKKEHR

Austria is the first country to announce their return after a one-edition break.

Good news from Vienna! Although popularity and interest in the contest are still at a low point, ORF tries to encourage its viewers by maintaining a participation in North Vision Song Contest. For the 35th edition, the Austrian broadcaster has announced their wish to return to the competition, citing that "the Austrian fans are disappointed and saddened that they could not vote for their neighbour, Germany, this edition, as the entry has been popular for some time". That is scheduled to change.

There's uncertainty in the method Austria will opt for in selecting their next entry. Calls for a national selection have been made for some editions now, but dropped due to lack of funding. Public support for an internal selection is at an high, and experts doubt that an open national selection may result in the best quality-affirmative winner the country can offer.

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Am 07 Dezember 2020 in Wien veröffentlicht. Alle Rechte gehen an ORF und NBU.

[fabbi]

How does withdrawing work again?
Just kidding, it's's not going to happen today. In fact Israel confirms. However it's only provisionally because there are a few things I'd like to figure out at first.

Full post will be written after the final results of #34.

[linux620]

Finland confirms participation!

YLE announced today on a press release that Finland will be seen in North Vision Song Contest 35. 

Pohjoisviisut will be used again as a selection method. The format will stay the same, meaning there will be 18 songs competing in three semi-finals.

More information about Pohjoisviisut 35 will be revealed after the current edition has ended.

Click here if you want to suggest a song for the Pohjoisviisut 35

[alexeh]

Monaco confirms!

Tuesday, 8 December • 14:41

Earlier today, TMC, the Monégasque broadcaster, once again confirmed that Monaco would be present in the 35th edition of the North Vision Song Contest, regardless of the result achieved by Pace in Bratislava. This marks the second participation of the microstate under the  new delegation team.

"We're really pleased with how Pace have done - bringing us back to the final after a short time away - and are also really excited to see how they fare in the grand final, with a pretty high betting odds placement, interest in the contest is still at a high level, so of course we are confirming for the 35th edition," a spokesperson for TMC announced this afternoon, "And we're anxiously looking forward to the results of the 34th edition, hoping that potentially we can get a top ten result or maybe more!"

"Ahead of the 35th edition, we have already made plans to host another open call to artists from both France and Monaco, for another internal selection. For now, a national selection event isn't on the cards, though it has been discussed and considered, and maybe in the future it is something we will look into further. But for now, we want to keep going with our current internal method and see where it gets us - we're very excited for the future of Monaco in NVSC!"

Stay tuned for more information!

TMC © 2020 • Published on 8 December 2020

[Julian]

Germany CONFIRMS its participation!

Cologne, 8th December: The broadcaster responsible for Germany's NVSC participation, WDR, has confirmed that the country will take part in the 35th edition. This is a relatively early confirmation, as the country still awaits the results from #34, in which the public is rooting for All diese Gewalt to score a good result with his song "Andere.2

Regarding the selection mode, the broadcaster has not officially confirmed anything, but hinted, that a continuation of Unser Song für NVSC is likely. "We always prefer hosting a national selection over conducting an internal one but it always depends on the number of good songs that will be submitted to us. Therefore, we can't confirm anything yet, but we do intend to continue hosting USF." However, it was stated, that if USF will continue, there might be a change to the voting system.

The broadcaster also underlined, that there are no plans to withdraw in the near future, as the contest continues receiving good viewing numbers and interest from the German public.

[~Rethnas~]

MOLDOVA CONFIRMS!

Earlier today TRM held a press conference regaring the Moldovan participation in the North Vision Song Contest. The head of delegation made a statement:
"We qualified for the second time in a row & we will be a part of #35 no matter what!"

The head of delegation could already confirm that our national selection AVEM 35 will be organized after the succes of AVEM 34! The same format will be used this edition! Stay tuned for more news & support Moldova in the Grand Final of #34!

[ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ]

 

RTL confirms Luxembourg's continued presence

Last edition, a unforeseen tragedy happened in the second semi-final when former contest winner Luka Kloser failed to qualify for the Grand Final. This resulted in viewers across Luxembourg being crushed, spreading unverified claims about voters outside the country being unable to call the number associated to the Luxembourger entry. However, it was later confirmed that no irregularities were suspected.

The Luxembourger Head of Delegation went on to say, "obviously, we are all disappointed having came to the contest as a favorite. However, it is important that we respect the result of the public and juries, and move on to the next edition, stronger than before."

Following his statement, RTL confirmed Luxembourg's participation for the 35th contest, with the head of entertainment in the local broadcaster stating that the focus in 2021 would be for "artists that can bring their unique vision to [NVSC]."

Stay tuned!

[eurovisionfan23]

Crap! I voted 12 points to Luxembourg.
Rude people who dont want luxembourg to Qualify.

[αndreas]

Switzerland confirms participation!

SRG:SSR officially confirms the Swiss participation in the upcoming edition of the North Vision Song Contest!
Helvetia Festival will return as the selection process and we are open to suggestions!
You can submit your suggestions >>here<<.

A statement released from SRG:SSR.
All rights included.