We’re thrilled to have gotten a chance to sit down with RODAN early this morning to talk about his song “Introvert Party Club” and his participation in the ESCZ national selection this year. RODAN is a singer and songwriter from Prague who is participating in the Czech national selection for the first time. His first single “Gone” rose to the …
Our next interview comes from Sweden and features the dynamic duo of Eva Rydberg and Ewa Roos who will sing “Länge leve livet” at Melodifestivalen this Saturday. Fans of Melodifestivalen will remember when both Eva and Ewa took the world by storm in 2021 with their Melfest entry “Rena rama ding dong”, catapulting them into the second chance round. Their …
Denmark has released the eight artists competing in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, which means we rushed off to coordinate interviews with the artists. When we reached out to Mariyah LeBerg we were met with an ecstatic yes! Mariyah LeBerg is a Danish and Lebanese artist who has toured across Europe and Asia. In 2018 she appeared as a speaker for …
As the anticipation surrounding Sweden’s annual national final Melodifestivalen continues to grow, we were able to sit down with newcomer Kiana to chat about her music, her decision to participate in the national final at such a young age, and received a tiny hint at what we should expect to see on the Melfest stage. Kiana is also the youngest …
We’re excited to bring you another interview here at ESCUnited today, this time with Latvian band Inspo. The band Inspo is a musical duo made up of Aivars and Nadīnas, who met just before their debut in Supernova last year with the song “A Happy Place”. Both Aivars and Nadīnas are greatly inspired by movie scores, indie music, and downturned …
We continue our Eurosong 2023 interview series with massive Eurovision fan and Wild Youth keyboardist and vocalist Conor O’Donohoe. Eurovision fans may remember Conor from his infamous tweet to RTE Head of Delegation Michael Kealy, asking if he could write Ireland’s 2023 Eurovision entry, and have Wild Youth perform it. That dream became a reality when the Eurosong finalists were …
Leila Jane is the next potential Eurovision artist we were able to grab for a chat over email, and learn more about the fateful message on Instagram that sent her on the path to Eurosong 2023. For those who don’t know, Leila Jane is a Dublin based singer with roots in both London and Donegal. She was selected by Imelda …
This week we snuck in a last minute interview with Melodi Grand Prix returnee Atle Pettersen thanks to the help of his publicist. Atle first appeared in the Norwegian national final back in 2021 as a pre-qualified act, meaning that he and his song “World on Fire” advanced directly to the MGP Final. This year NRK has removed the pre-qualified …
The second heat of Pabandom iš Naujo is set to air tomorrow, and we here at ESCUnited were fortunate enough to have a conversation with contestant and debutant Mario Junes before that happens. Mario Junes is an up-and-coming pop artist from Lithuania who is a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. He’s also part of another fandom outside of …
Just before the taping of the second Pabandom iš Naujo heat, we got a chance to speak with Mantvydas Sabaitis, the vocalist for The PiXLS. The PiXLS were a last minute addition to the Pabandom iš Naujo line-up, following Lina Štalytė’s disqualification on December 23rd. Outside of the national selection, the band is currently working on their own EP, where …
