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Each month songfestival.be keeps you informed of the latest complications in Eurovision country, with a brief overview of the latest news.

Meanwhile, six countries have already selected their participants for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest: Armenia is represented by singer Iveta Mukuchyan, Netherlands by Douwe Bob, and Cyprus and Montenegro brought by a boy band, Minus One and Highway respectively. Two Balkan countries opted for a Eurovision participant with experience: (FYR) Macedonia issues singer Kaliopi, as in 1996 and 2012, and the Bosnians are as in 2004, represented by Deen. More info about the already chosen participants can be found on our Candidates page.

The EBU announced that there 43 countries will participate in the next song festival. Or maybe not, because the participation of Croatia is still a question mark. Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine times definitely & back next year. Australia should participate again, but in one of the semifinals.

On 16 november, the VRT everything known about eurosong 2016. In three shows on 3, 10 and 17 January take five candidates early next year against each other. Adil, Amaryllis, Astrid, Laura and Tom compete for the Belgian ticket. Peter Van de Veire is hosting service. Biographies of the five Flemish contenders can be found on the appropriate Candidates page of our preliminary round.

The preliminary rounds are plenty of running. Of Albania, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova, Finland, Norway and Belgium, we know the dates of the national finals. No known data we know that the inscription for preliminary rounds are still under way in Ukraine and Slovenia. More info can be found on our Events page.

Especially Germany stood in the eye of the storm. The broadcaster NDR had singer Xavier Naidoo internally selected to represent the country in Stockholm. By his alleged anti-Semitic songs lyrics so much criticism came from all over, that the NDR his candidacy two days later. There is an open heat with multiple candidates, all lack further details yet.

On 30 november, the 28 names of the candidates of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2016 announced in Sweden. There are three former Eurovision candidates: Tommy Nilsson (1989), Martin Stenmarck (2005) and Krista Siegfrids (Finland 2013).

This month we expect a final decision of the Croatian broadcaster HRT about participation. And around the Christmas period there as safe the Albanian Festivali i Këngësmusic festival, which serves as the Eurovision heat. Appointment on 25, 26 and 27 december.