The Swedish broadcaster SVT recently presented the theme art for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest yesterday. We at ESC United  understand how exciting it is to support your country (or your favorite song) so just as we did last year, we created Logo Flags for most European countries including all possible participants. And if you’re like me and live outside …

Czech Republic came back last year after a five year absence and almost made it through to the Grand Final. Just like last year, there was an open call for authors and singers to send in their songs to ČT, the Czech national broadcaster, and we can exclusively confirm that they have shortlisted it to three songs. During this month, a special …

Today the EBU announced the final list of participants. The number of countries has increased from last year’s contest, we will see 43 countries participate in the 61st Eurovision Song Contest! The 43 countries hoping to take home the Eurovision 2016 trophy are: Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia …

After the most successful attempt in Czech history in Vienna, Czech national broadcaster Česká Televize has confirmed it will once again make an internal selection for Eurovision 2016. Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta were chosen as the duo heralding in the new Czech era in the contest and achieved 33 points, more than three times the total number of …

Today it has been confirmed to ESCUnited.com, by ČT, that the Czech broadcaster will be announcing their plans for Eurovision 2016 before the end of the year! No specific information has been provided, as to whether they will be opting for an internal selection again or they will be returning to a national final.  But ČT are currently working on …

Worried fans of the Czech Republic, breathe a sigh of relief. The national broadcaster Česká televize has confirmed that they will be present in Eurovision 2016, despite a fourth non-qualification. Czech Republic returned after a lengthy absence in 2015 with Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta’s “Hope Never Dies”. Despite being tipped by many, us included, to qualify, the song …

Conchita Wurst, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, has kicked off a competition for 15 lucky fans to meet the star before her performance at Prague Pride, Czech Republic, which is set to take place between August 10th and 16th. If you happen to be around for Prague Pride and would like to meet the Austrian Eurovision …

One of the lesser known Eurovision events in the calendar is kicking off today in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 will see dancers from ten countries performing to impress the juries of Europe and take the trophy home. The official EBU Eurovision Young Dancers team are now live from Pilsen and will be reporting on the first rehearsals …

While the confirmations are slowly starting to trickle in for 2016 there are a few countries where fans of the contest often hold their breath and hope for the best. One such country is the Czech Republic who made tentative steps back into the Eurovision family this year, in the hope of achieving greater results than their previous attempts between …

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …