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Eurovision 2015: Christian Wehrschütz to become a host?

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – As the hosts of Eurovision 2015 are about to be named by ORF, we’re all expecting for a young fresh couple to host the show (Andi Knoll and Alice Tumler being the hot favourite,...

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Eurovision 2015: meet the hosts for the show

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer are officially the three hosts of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Green Room hostess will be Conchita Wurst, the 2014...

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Latvia 2015: Supernova jury members revealed

RIGA, LATVIA – The country which hosted the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest presented today the jury members of their 2015 national selection, Supernova: Dons, Kaspars Roga and Guntars Račs. Kaspars Roga...

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Greece 2015: who do the Eurofans want to see in the NF?

ATHENS, GREECE – Recently I posted my thoughts on ten potential names I wish I see in the Greek national final for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Some of the from the utopia of mine (Despina Vandi,...

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Eurovision 2015: 39 countries for Vienna

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – European Broadcasting Union and ORF announced this morning the participant list of countries for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. 39 countries will finally participate in Vienna:...

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Watch the brand new EBU / Eurovision generic logo

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – After announcing we will have 39 countries taking part in the ‪Eurovision‬ Song Contest in 2015, we can also show you the official generic vignette that will be used (personalised...

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Belarus 2015: Uzari & Maimuna to Vienna

MINSK, BELARUS – Belarusian national broadcaster concluded the national selection for Vienna tonight with 15 acts presented to the public vote by the jury and the viewers. Uzari and Maimuna won the...

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Albania 2015: Festivali i Këngës both semifinal results

TIRANA, ALBANIA – Festivali i Këngës is the annual regional festival through which Albania since its entrance to the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2004 decides upon its participation. On December 26...

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Get on board; Eurovision kicks off in Vienna’s trams

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Eurovision 2015 is less than 6 months away, and the Austrian capital city is already getting ready for the event. Today, ORF, together with public transport company Wiener Linien...

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Eurovision 2015: Florian Wieder is the stage designer

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Austrian national broadcaster has decided to let Florian Wieder to design the stage for upcoming contest in Vienna. Mr Wieder is no stranger to this job, as he has done it already two...

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Eurovision 2015: the full timetable of events

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The Eurovision 2015 season is in full swing and Austrian national broadcaster announced the full timetable of events for the preparations of the big show. Allocation draw for the...

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Eurovision 2015: ORF recruits more than 900 volunteers

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Austrian national broadcaster, host broadcaster of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest edition announced they recruited so far more than 900 volunteers aged 18 to 73 to assist...

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Wonderful images from Vienna’s Eurovision countdown

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The capital of Austria is gearing up for Eurovision Song Contest and it’s time to kick off the countdown. The grand clock started to count the days to the final just in the very...

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Europhoria seasons kicks off in New York

NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES – #JoinUs as we Build Bridges to a new 2015 Eurovision season! Europhoria will be celebrating Conchita Wurst’s global success in addition to other great Eurovision...

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Eurovision 2015: here is the amazing stage!

EUROVISION.TV REPORTS – The stage of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest has just been revealed by the host broadcaster ORF. And it is something unique to lay your eyes on! A huge eye is the simplest...

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Eurovision 2015: accreditations and hotel bookings info

PRESS RELEASE – Accreditation process for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest will start on Monday, the 26th of January at 12:00 CET. The hotel booking system for the event will also be opened. As every...

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Eurovision 2015: all you need to know for the allocation draw

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – On January 26th, Vienna will host the most exciting Eurovision pre-event, most Eurofans love. The Host Insignia Exchange ceremony followed by he semifinals allocation draw. The event...

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EUROVISION 2015: SEMIFINALS ALLOCATION DRAW

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Today Vienna will host the most exciting Eurovision pre-event, most Eurofans love. The Host Insignia Exchange ceremony followed by he semifinals allocation draw. The event will take...

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May 14 / Interview with Nadav: “everyone likes to be happy”

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The team of oikotimes.com in collaboration with our French partners at http://www.concours-eurovision.fr had the pleasure to meet with one more set of Eurovision 2015 participants...

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May 14 / Eurovision 2015: rehearsals re-cap in photos

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Iceland 2015: submission deadline extended

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – The national broadcaster of Iceland announced an extension of the submission deadline for 2015 Söngvakeppnin, he show through which the country will decide upon its entry for the...

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Mystery with the 39th country for Vienna

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Jon Ola Sand made it official posting in social media the number 39 for Vienna! The problem is that we have 38 confirmations and Greece pending on EBU’s General Assembly approval...

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Bosnia & Herzegovina ultimately withdraws

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA – The decision has been made and it will not satisfy you. Bosnian national broadcaster, BHRT, has confirmed that they have withdrawn their preliminary application....

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Rybak faces Amber & Alyona in two countries!

OSLO, NORWAY – He broke the record in 2009, as he earned 387 points and it is very likely that not very soon it will be broken. Yes it is Alexander Rybak and he has a surprise lined up for the national...

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Eurovision 2015: total of 35 million Euros for Vienna?

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The budget for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest will amount to 35 million euros, host broadcaster ORF has said. ORF will provide 25 million euros while the City of Vienna will add an...

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Eurovision 2015: ORF seeks for volunteers

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Austrian national broadcaster hosts the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and calls for volunteers to help the event which marks its 60th anniversary. The application is available at...

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SBS: Australia will be present at Eurovision 2015

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – We at oikotimes.com are happy to see the SBS announcement on Eurovision 2015 as the broadcaster of Australia confirm participation in the most popular international music event. SBS...

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Forgive me Father for I … will sin!

EDITORIAL – Eurovision Song Contest is Europe’s favorite show and one of the most watched in the world along with the opening ceremony of the Olympics and World Cup Finals. But in recent years a lot of...

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Malta Decides 2015: semifinal results

VALLETTA, MALTA – The stage which hosted 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest a week ago, shines again and proves to be a senior Eurovision stage as well although half of the venue looked empty. Marsa...

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Albania 2015: interview with Jozefina Simoni

TIRANA, ALBANIA – Josefina Simoni is one of the 28 participants for this years Festivali i Këngës, which is set for December 26, 27 and 28. The team of oikotimes.com presents an interview with the...

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Slovenia 2015: RTVSLO calls for songs

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – RTV SLO, the Slovenian national broadcaster, has opened the call for their national selection EMA. Songs can be submitted till December 21st and out of them a special committee...

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San Marino & Luxembourg will not collaborate for Vienna

LUXEMBOURG – The speculations for joint participation of San Marino and Luxembourg in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest are now officially over: the two countries will not participate under a joint bid...

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Eurovision 2015: the logo of Vienna edition revealed

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – National broadcaster of Austria and the European Broadcasting Union revealed the artwork of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest which is made under the theme “Building Bridges”. A shape...

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Sweden 2015: MF third & fourth semifinal line up & poll

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – SVT announced this morning the line up for the third and fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2015, the show through which Sweden decides its participation to the Eurovision Song...

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Germany 2015: online submissions for wildcard begins

HAMBURG, GERMANY – German national broadcaster opens the online submissions for the wildcard process. Those interested can upload their bids to the official German selection platform by January 9th, at...

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EBU vs Greece: the final answer this Friday

ATHENS, GREECE – The time has come. This Thursday, December 4th the 73rd General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union takes place in Geneva. On December 5th the final voting to accept new active...

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Eurovision 2015: check the logo in action!

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – ORF presented the official logo for next years contest recently. Fans are divided on those who like it and on those who say that it is a mixture of ESC logo from 2011 and Junior...

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Bridges built, Greece will participate in Vienna!

EBU.CH REPORTS – The new Greek public service broadcaster NERIT has been welcomed into the ranks of the EBU community by Members attending the opening day of the 73rd General Assembly. Following the...

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Lithuania 2015: foreign authors in Eurovizijos Nacionalinė Atranka

PRESS RELEASE – International song contest “Eurovision 2015” starts to sway in Lithuania! Composers not only from Lithuania but from all around the world can send their applications for the “Eurovision...

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Has Spain already decided internally for Vienna?

MADRID, SPAIN – Detras de la Tele (Behind the TV) portal reported today that Spanish national broadcaster has already inter ally selected its artist for Vienna’s Eurovision Song Contest which takes...

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Who should represent Spain in Vienna?

EDITORIAL – The time of year has arrived for planning yet another Eurovision and once again Spain and TVE in particular do not appear in any hurry to do so. Previous years have made Eurofans veer from...

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Exclusive interview with Belgian HoD, Leslie Cable

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – A few days ago, the oikotimes.com team was lucky enough to get an interview with RTBF head of delegation, Mrs Leslie Cable. It was the occasion to learn a bit more about the...

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Eurovision 2015: first ticket sales round begins

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The first phase of Eurovision 2015 ticket sales begins on December 15th at 09:00 CET through http://www.oeticket.com. The tickets will be for the three live shows and two dress...

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Eurovision 2015: tickets sold out in less than 20 minutes!

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – This morning the first wave of tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 went on. In less that one hour after 09:00 CET tickets were simply gone, once again, proving the popularity...

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Eurovillage to be located at Rathausplatz

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Little by little, this year’s host broadcaster ORF is revealing it’s plan for Eurovision 2015. Just like a countdown to May, details are regularly disclosed about the organization in...

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