The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that Martin Österdahl will be stepping down from his role as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), following five years of overseeing and transforming the world’s largest music event.    Appointed in 2020, Martin Österdahl has managed a period of remarkable innovation and resilience in the Contest’s history, including the staging of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam during the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the unprecedented hosting of the 2023 Contest by the BBC in Liverpool on behalf of 2022’s winning broadcaster, Ukraine’s...

Austrian artist JJ has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Wasted Love’.   This is Austrian broadcaster ORF’s first win since 2014 and third overall.  The winning song 'Wasted Love' secured 436 points.   In second place was Israeli broadcaster Kan’s song ‘New Day Will Rise’, performed by Yuval Raphael, who took 357 points.  Third place went to Tommy Cash for Estonian broadcaster ERR, whose song ‘Espresso Macchiato’ won 356 points.  A global audience United by Music   Twenty-six countries took part in the Grand Final of the world’s largest live music event, hosted by EBU Member SRG SSR on Saturday 17 May at the St. Jakobshalle in...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its Georgian Member, GPB, are excited to announce that Tbilisi, Georgia, will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on Saturday, 13 December. This will be the second time Georgia has assumed the hosting honours following a triumphant staging in 2017. Watch the video here for a tour of Georgia and details of JESC 2025. Georgia remains the most successful country in JESC history, with a record four wins since they debuted in the Contest in 2007. Eurovision Song Contest Director Martin Green CBE said: "We can’t wait to return to Georgia, a nation that’s profoundly passionate about the Junior Eurovision...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and nine of our Member public broadcasters are excited to launch My Eurovision Party 2025 – the first official Eurovision Song Contest experience on Roblox. Developed by immersive entertainment specialists Karta, My Eurovision Party 2025 is now live on the Roblox platform, where it offers fans a chance to fly the flag for a country and customise their own Eurovision watch parties. During the live Eurovision broadcasts of the Semi-Finals on Tuesday 13 May and Thursday 15 May, and the Grand Final on Saturday 17 May, the game will become a second-screen companion with real-time updates, performance highlights...

Armenia will host the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 competition, showcasing the finest classical artists in the 12 to 21 age range and helping to launch their international careers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) said. “It is a great honour for us to host Eurovision Young Musicians in Armenia,” said AMPTV Director-General Hovhannes Movsisyan. “Alongside the EBU, we are committed to making Armenia the heart of classical music in 2026. We are excited to welcome the most gifted young musicians to our country.” Armenia first joined the competition in 2012 with kanun player Narek Kazazyan...

With the tremendous growth of the Eurovision Song Contest as an event and brand, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed broadcast events leader Martin Green in a new role as Director overseeing the world’s biggest entertainment show. Green’s track record as an executive producer of major events includes the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 and the BAFTA-winning Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Liverpool in 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. “Martin’s experience, strategic thinking and creative energy will be invaluable to the Song Contest as we...

The third largest city in Switzerland, Basel, has been selected by Host Broadcaster SRG SSR and the EBU to host the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2025.  SRG SSR will stage next year’s competition following Nemo’s win in Malmö on 11 May with “The Code”, giving their country its third win in the Contest, and first since Celine Dion took the prize in 1988.   The Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 17 May at the St. Jacobshalle with Semi-Finals earlier the same week on Tuesday 13 May and Thursday 15 May.  Basel was chosen to welcome participating public broadcasters following a competitive city bid process...

The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) reached over 160 million people across 37 public service media markets and hundreds of millions engaged with content on our digital channels featuring the exceptional participating artists. The event now has a huge global reach as it approaches its 70th anniversary next year.  We are aware that with running an event of global scale and interest there are a number of challenges. In May, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced an independent review into the ESC 2024 in Malmö.  The independent review, led by an independent industry expert, gathered extensive feedback about this year’s event from a broad...