Routinely, the Eurovision Song Contest’s winner gets at least a few weeks of exposure and a major hit across the charts of Europe before fading back into silence, perhaps until the next year’s contest or the release of their post-Eurovision album. Granted, in the last few years the winner has gained more and more exposure as the contest’s popularity increases …
Graz vs. Innsbruck vs. Vienna – Candidate cities in the spotlight!
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. We might just be a few weeks away from getting to know where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest will take place! While we’re waiting, …
2015: ORF announces schedule & What does Conchita think?
The plans of the Austrian public broadcaster ORF regarding Eurovision 2015 are starting to take shape. The programme director Kathi Zechner revealed the rough outline of their schedule until the end of the year – and yes, we might already get to know the host city and the slogan in the upcoming month! July: Venue, dates and slogan will be …
Europe Celebrates Pride with Conchita
Get ready, Europe: the Queen is on her way! Conchita Wurst, the reigning champion of the Eurovision Song Contest, has been incredibly busy since winning Austria’s second Eurovision title in May. In the past week alone, Pride in London, Stockholm Pride, Amsterdam Pride, Dublin Pride, and Shangay Pride in Madrid have all announced that Conchita will be performing at each …
UPDATE: Host city expected to be announced by August
ORF, Austria’s national broadcaster and host of Eurovision 2015, has officially confirmed that the host city for the contest will be announced by August 2014, considerably earlier in the year than DR’s announcement of B&W Hallerne in September 2013. As previously reported by ESC United, three cities are in contention for hosting Europe’s favourite television show; Graz (Stadthalle Graz), Innsbruck …
2015: Vienna, Graz or Innsbruck?
According to the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, three cities have been shortlisted for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Last week ORF announced that bids from 12 different venues had been received. Now it seems that the three cities still in contention for hosting the huge event next year are Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck. While Vienna (with its Wiener Stadthalle and other …
2015: ORF nominates creative team
The preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 are already running at full blast. As previously reported, the Austrian broadcaster ORF set up the core team which, among others, includes the executive producer and the technical manager. Today it was announced that ORF nominated a team of professionals which is responsible for contributing to the creative aspects of the show. …
2015: 12 venues in the running
Yesterday the deadline for venues all over Austria to submit an official bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 ended. The public broadcaster ORF announced the 12 candidates (5 in the capital Vienna) that have expressed their interest – and there are quite some surprising ones! Let’s take a closer look at the submissions! Vienna – Wiener Stadthalle The …
2015: Meet The Organisers
Less than twelve months before the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest is to be held, the team of organisers have been formed and announced during a meeting in Vienna when the EBU met with ORF (the Austrian National Broadcaster). The team who will be in control of the 60th Eurovision Song Contest are: Edgar Böhm, Head of Entertainment at ORF, will …
Conchita Wurst: “Nobody is going to bring me down”
Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for Austria with her song “Rise like a Phoenix”. So next year we all get to travel to beautiful Vienna (or somewhere else) thanks to a superb performance this past Saturday. Prior to this, Olivia from ESC United interviewed Conchita in London and among other things, this is what the Austrian performer …