María Mendiola, the Spanish singer who formed half of disco duo Baccara, has died. The news was first announced on the group’s official Instagram page and later confirmed by Spanish entertainment news site Formula.TV. She was 69 years old. No cause of death has been released. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BACCARA (@baccaraoficial) Her …
We at ESC United try to find the positives, even when we’re being critical. We got slammed for a panel video where ESC United Editor-in-Chief and Founder Matt Friedrichs and three other random goons gave their personal Top 10s for Eurovision 2021. How dare we leave out Italy! How dare we include Germany! Georgia! North Macedonia! Denmark! I actually suspect …
Bill Martin, one of the United Kingdom’s most famous songwriters and music publishers, passed away at age 81 this past weekend. The co-writer of the Eurovision 1967 winning “Puppet on a String” (performed by Sandie Shaw) and Eurovision 1968 runner-up “Congratulations” (performed by Cliff Richard) was also behind some of the most memorable pop singles of the 1960s and 1970s. …
The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. You know the Christmas season has kicked into gear when Starbucks releases its seasonal coffee cups and both atheists and Christians whine about them, pet owners are trying to put fake antlers on …
As 2018 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. Lys Assia In 2018, we lost the First Lady of Eurovision herself, Lys Assia. Born Rosa Mina Scharer in 1924, Assia started off as a dancer …
France Gall, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965, has died at the age of 70. [AdSense-B] Born in 1947 in Paris, France, she has been described as an icon of French pop music and her death has seen tributes from as high as the president and the cultural minister of France. It is indicative of the reach …
Another piece of sad news today. According to Eurovoix, the national broadcaster of Luxembourg, RTL, has confirmed that they will not be making their long-awaited return to the contest in 2017. As a result the next contest will be the 24th contest in a row without one of the competition’s most successful nations. Luxembourg was a dominant prescence in the …
In what could be considered dissapointing but not unexpected news, Luxembourg’s national broadcaster RTL has given indication that the small Benelux state will not be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest next year in Sweden. Luxembourg has not taken part since 1993 but in recent years many fans have felt a sea of change as the cultural minister of …
Four OGAE clubs have revealed their votes on what is the first official day of polling results. Following votes from France and Bulgaria, six clubs have now voted on 2015 and revealed their verdict on the songs. The votes revealed today from Albania, Armenia, Luxembourg and Switzerland are as follows; Albania 12 Italy 10 Spain 8 Russia 7 Sweden 6 …
The San Remo festival is now over. Il Volo has been chosen to represent Italy in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. If you ever thought that San Remo was all about music, think twice! There are lots of rumours going on every year and the 2014 edition could be no exception to this. Eurofans play a huge role in the spread …
