According to Jan Lagermand Lundme who is in charge of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, the pre determined running order introduced last year will return once again giving the producers the ability to decide the order of performances for all participants in both Semi Finals as well as the Final show. Unlike previous years, the running order was not decided by the drawing …
Turkvision – Turkey launches new contest
As previously reported HERE, Turkey will most likely not return to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest citing dissatisfaction with the jury system as well as the existence of the Big 5. The Turkish broadcaster officially launched “Turkvision” (Türkvızyon) on September 21st, 2013, it is branded as a music contest for Eurasian countries. The signing ceremony was attended by Ell & Nikki …
The Big Tournament 2013 – Round 2 – Vote for the best Eurovision Song of all time
The ESC United BIG TOURNAMENT is back. For a third year in a row, our readers and everybody interested in taking part can vote for their favorite Eurovision songs of all time – Tournament style. Please also read our original Announcement a few months ago, this is Round 2 and everybody can and should join us in the voting. …
“What if” Russia boycotts happen at Eurovision
Image courtesy of Sander Hesterman (EBU) An editorial from Zack. This content does not reflect the views of ESC United or its readers. We encourage readers to share their comments below. As a fan of many Eurovision websites (not just ESC United!), I’m quite surprised that no one has brought up the recent events occurring in Russia that revolve around …
Join us!! Be part of the ESC United team
In the spirit of this year’s slogan “Join us”, the ESC United team wants you to join us, too. The 2014 Eurovision season officially kicked off September 1st and ESC United is ready to bring you the latest Eurovision news, provide you with a unique community via our popular forum and our presence in the Social Media. Remember, with ESC …
The Big 5 rule – Justified or nonsense?
In 2000 a new rule was implemented giving the highest financial contributors of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) a guaranteed spot in the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. At that time they were called the “Big Four”. Prior to the introduction of the Semi Final system in 2004, the EBU used a relegation system to determine which countries would …
The 2013 BIG TOURNAMENT – Vote for your favorite Eurovision Songs of all time
The ESC United BIG TOURNAMENT is back. For a third year in a row, our readers and everybody interested in taking part, can vote for their favorite Eurovision songs of all time – Tournament style. This annual event has become one of our biggest hits and we hope you’ll be taking part in it as well as every single …
FINAL SHOW: Readers and Staff Predictions
The big night has arrived and in a few hours we will know who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and (most likely) going to host next year’s contest. The ESC United team attended all rehearsals including the juries show, talked to several betting odd experts, members of the press and based on their feedback came up with a ranking …
Over 500 Eurovision fans attend Europhoria Malmo Garden T-Dance
Today, over 500 Eurovision fans attended the Europhoria Garden T-Dance in Malmo. Gilad from NYC had been invited to bring this successful New York concept to Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is held this year. Europhoria brought its unique concept to the official Eurovision venue, the Euro Café in Malmo, for a special Friday afternoon T-Dance Party! ESC United …
Eurovision 2013 “Alternative Awards” – Best/Worst Key Changes
We’re back with the Eurovision 2013 ‘Alternative Awards’, where we judge the best and worst aspects of all the nations’ entries on a truly random (and sometimes downright silly) array of stuff. Every couple of days we will introduce some new awards, including the best and worst and the runners up. These are one person’s opinion, the author’s (Sebastien), and of …