Been busy over the festive period? We hear #YOU. It’s tough to keep up on all of the little news bits, rumours and updates in the Eurovision world, so we’ve been across the Eurovision community to put all of the recent smaller updates together for #YOU! Finland’s YLE has confirmed that the participants of this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will …
As another year passes and we look forward to 2021, it’s only right to look back over the last 12 months. While 2020 will live long in the memory for all the wrong reasons, there were still plenty of Eurovision moments to reminisce. But, how much of this year will #YOU remember? It’s time to take on the 20 questions …
Latvia’s returning Eurovision artist Samanta Tīna has this morning released the music video for her new song “Tikai Romāns”, although it is understood the song is not in contention for Eurovision 2021. The dramatic pop ballad, meaning “Only a Novel”, was written in 2019 and sharing the meaning of the song, Samanta Tīna spoke to Latvian morning show “Rīta Panorāma”; …
The opinions expressed in this article are those of members of our forum, and do not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its staff. On Wednesday, Albania became the first country to show their hand for Eurovision 2021, as Anxhela Peristeri emerged triumphant in Festivali i Këngës 59 to be selected as the Albanian hopeful …
As this difficult year draws to a close, it is important to take some rest and relaxation, and as we can also look forward to a new Eurovision year, the team at ESC United would like to wish #YOU all a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season! Some of our editors have a special Christmas greeting for #YOU; …
Bulgaria’s returning Eurovision representative VICTORIA has released a behind-the-scenes look at her recent Christmas concert, alongside a seasonal greeting to Eurovision fans and her followers. The “Tears Getting Sober” performer held a Christmas Concert on wheels on December 20th, travelling around the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Now, with the help of Bulgaria’s Eurovision sponsor iCard, she has given fans a look …
After a 2+ hour extravaganza of music with 18 acts taking part in this year’s Festivali i Këngës, the Albanian representative in Eurovision 2021 has finally become clear; Anxhela Peristeri will fly to Rotterdam! This year’s show took place in the open air Sheshi Italia due to the ongoing pandemic, but that didn’t stop the Albanians putting on a fantastic …
Did the right song win Melodifestivalen back in March? Should another act have become triumphant in Lithuania? Did Senhit pick the right option for San Marino? While the national selection shows of Eurovision 2020 may feel like a lifetime away, it’s true that the selection season for the cancelled contest gave us some real gems that unfortunately missed out on …
Christmas is just around the corner and Lithuania is giving us a little present just in time for the holidays! Lithuanian Broadcaster LRT just revealed the 23 hopefuls who are competing in their national final Pabandom iš naujo! As written in this article before, the winner of last year edition – The Roop – are coming back this year to …
Albania will become the first country to reveal their song for Eurovision 2021 tonight as the final of the annual Festivali i Këngës selection show takes place from 21:00 CET at the open-air Sheshi Italia, in Tirana, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This change will also see the first year of the competition without the traditional symphony orchestra as a …
