The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …

One of the promising young stars of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 released their debut album on Friday. Finland’s Softengine achieved their country’s best result in 8 years with their anthemic “Something Better” and their first release acts as a statement to show that their success was not a fluke; Softengine might just be one of the most exciting acts …

Finland’s representatives in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest have announced that their debut album will be released October 17th, shipping worldwide. The young rock band’s album will consist of 11 songs and although unconfirmed, it seems likely it will include their Eurovision entry “Something Better” and latest single “Yellow House”. The band has also announced that they are now a …

If you live in one of the Nordic countries or you fancy your chances at representing Sweden, Finland or Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, now is your chance to take part! The submission processes for Melodifestivalen (Sweden), UMK (Finland) and Melodi Grand Prix (Denmark) have now opened, but if you’re an aspiring Nordic artist or songwriter you …

It’s been over two months since the grand final of the 59th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen in May. Which artists have come up with new material since then? ESC United will give you an overview of new singles and albums released by this year’s Eurovision stars! Finland: Softengine The indie rockers from Finland achieved a very decent …

Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced the rules for the upcoming edition of their selection process, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, and that the final of the program will take place much later in the year than previously, in March 2015. The application process for songwriters and artists to send in their artists will begin on 1st September 2015 at 12am CET and …

Softengine talked to ESC United and shared some interesting details with us. Make sure to check it out and join the convo HERE and chat with hundreds of Eurovision fans. Finland will rehearse again this Saturday so stay tuned for additional information!!!!   [vsw id=”j2GjAJcqIjM” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

We spoke to Firelight from Malta shortly after their first rehearsal discussing their popularity in the United States and as we found out one of the members is actually married to an American. They’ll be back Saturday for the second rehearsal.   [vsw id=”zY08ha3vrzw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2014 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 7 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …

The staff at ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of …