Tonight the 10 acts that have made it to the second EuroChallenge will be performed, each in hope of winning one of the six places in the final which will be held next week on the 1st of February, in Nicossia. The ten acts that will take part in tonight’s EuroChallenge are: Charis Savva & Nearchos Evaggelou Christina Tselepou Christos …
39 countries represented in Eurovision 2015
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 …
Cyprus: Eurovision Song Project starting tonight
After a break from Eurovision in 2014 because of financial reasons, Cyprus will be back in Vienna 2015. Tonight at 20.30 CET you can watch the first audition show here. A total of 55 acts will perform and get the chance to represent Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The contest will be divided into three parts, auditions (7 shows), …
Cyprus: 60 names revealed
Today the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC has announced the 60 hopefuls that will compete in an extensive preselection in order to win a ticket to the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. As previously announced, the grand final of the Cypriot national final will take place on 1 February. Prior to that, up to 9 auditions will be staged. Check out …
Cyprus: National Final announced
The Cypriot broadcaster, CyBC, have confirmed that their national final will be held in Nicosia on February 1st. They will be looking for an artist to put Cyprus firmly back on the Eurovision map. They announced their return to the contest earlier this year, after sitting out on Copenhagen 2014. They last took to the stage in 2013, with Despina …
JESC: 16 Countries To Participate
After a number of months speculation it appears that the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will consist of a total or 16 participating countries. Armenia Belarus Bulgaria (Return) Croatia (Return) Cyprus (Return) Georgia Italy (Debut) Malta Montenegro (Debut) Russia San Marino Serbia (Return) Slovenia (Debut) Sweden Netherlands Ukraine Meaning that unless there are some last minute changes to be made, …
JESC: Cyprus Reveal Song
Today it was announced by the Cypriot National Broadcaster, the song that will mark Cyprus’ return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest! A number of weeks ago it was announced that Sophia Patsalides would fly the Cypriot flag in Malta on November 15th, for this years JESC, and the song was said to be expected in the coming weeks. Today that …
JESC 2014: An early indicator of 2015 entries?
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 organisation. Something I’ve noticed in the last few days is the amount of countries returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, held in …
JESC: Sophia Patsalides to represent Cyprus
The Cypriot broadcaster CyBC has announced that Sophia Patsalides will represent the nation for the first time since their return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year. The 13 year old Nicosian will sing “I pio omorfi mera” at the contest, held in Malta Shipbuilding in November, after being internally selected by CyBC. The song has both Greek and …
Cyprus returns: What do you think?
Cyprus was announced today by the EBU as the first official returnee of 2015 and their selection looks set to be a real highlight of the upcoming national final season. Appearing to take a leaf out of Melodifestivalen’s book, the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC is planning to hold a series of live selection shows where a combination of televoting and jury …