The Netherlands advances through for the first time since 2004; Belgium and Belarus for the first time in 3 years. At the press conference, the delegates are currently making their draws for the first and second half. The ten countries to advance from SemiFinal 1 are: -Estonia – drew 1st half -Denmark – drew 2nd half -Russia – drew 1st …

Tonight 16 countries will battle for one of the ten prestigious Final sports which means we’ll have to say goodbye to six entries. The jury show took place last night so technically 50% of the votes have been decided and tonight the televoters will judge and vote for their favorites and soon enough we’ll know who is in and who is …

Valentina is honored to receive a gift from halfway around the world. Ralph sends a special thank you message to readers. From Zack: Before and after the interview with Valentina at their hotel, I got a chance to talk to the head of press team, Markus and Lior about their Eurovision experiences.  Being a Eurovision newbie, I really wanted to …

This year marks the 10th anniversary of when I first discovered Eurovision in 2003 as a study abroad student studying in London while a junior at The University of Washington.  This year also marks the first Eurovision I will attend in person!  So this article is the first of many articles to come that will let me share everyone what …

We are in the press center next to Malmo Arena watching the first rehearsals of the Big 5 and Sweden. Check back and refresh as we will update this article as the artists perform one after another. —— SPAIN – El Sueño de Morfeo – Contigo hasta el final The bagpipe player is showed in full prominence at the beginning. …

We are live in the Malmo arena for the second rehearsals of the Semi-Final 2 acts. As many have reported, the Internet in the Arena and the Press Center is very patchy. We seemed to have no issues yesterday, but today it’s quite the opposite. Luckily this has now been taken care of, so we shouldn’t have any other issues …

ESC United is in Malmo to cover the Rehearsals and we will keep you updated on how it went.  Today we cover semi-final 1.  We will also be posting video as much as possible on our YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/user/TVESCunited Check back and refresh as we will update this article as the artists perform one after another. We will also add …

EntertainmentOdds.com does a lot of work looking at all 39 participating countries’ odds of winning qualifying into the Eurovision final.  We had a chance to talk to Rob Furber about who the big contenders were, and who the movers and shakers were after the first rehearsals.

ESC United talked to the acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 2 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly next Thursday so let’s get to know them a little better. Unfortunately we were unable to get you the Georgia interview …

ESC United is in Malmo to cover the Rehearsals and we will keep you updated on how it went as the press is not allowed to record any of the first rehearsals during the first four days of the contest. The 8 countries to set foot on the stage today are Greece, Israel, Armenia, Hungary, Norway, Albania, Georgia, Switzerland, and …