As we previously reported, the EBU has announced a change in the voting system for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. Both the juries and the televote will have their own set of votes, in lieu of one combined score. ESC United received communication from the team in charge of the San Marino team voicing their displeasure and …

Turkish singer Serhat was internally selected by San Marinese television to represent the country in Stockholm. Thanks to him in a way Turkey will also participate this year. We had a chance to talk with him and do a short interview. Hello Serhat. Can you tell us how did you end up representing this small, but beautiful country? Hello to you …

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 …

Every Sunday at 19:00 CET, the ESC United Know-It-Alls are discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. Today’s panel includes Matt (ESC United Editor-in-Chief), Stefan ( ESC United Editor),Jake (ESC United Editor) and Sadie (ESC United Editor). In this week’s live Hangout we discussed the following topics: – Nicky Byrne (Westlife) for Ireland – Serhat …

San Marino have today announced their representative for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. They have opted for a Turkish born singer, Serhat, who is a singer and TV personality in Turkey has been selected to represent the small nation in Stockholm. San Marino have once again opted for an international act to represent them, they did so in Junior Eurovision …

Every Sunday at 19:00 CET, the ESC United Know-It-Alls are discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. Today’s panel includes Matt (ESC United Editor-in-Chief), Stefan ( ESC United Editor),Jake (ESC United Editor) and Sadie (ESC United Editor). In this week’s live Hangout we discussed the following topics: – Nicky Byrne (Westlife) for Ireland?!? – First …

As we previously announced, San Marino have selected their entry for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, and it was a matter of time before the announcement was officially made. The date has been set for the announcement of the act! The announcement will be made on Tuesday the 12th of January! The 7th Sammarinese will be revealed on Tuesday. The …

Today in a confirmation from SMRTV, The Sammarinese national broadcaster to ourselves, the TV channel have revealed that they have selected their song for Stockholm! The silence has finally been broken from San Marino’s Eurovision camp. The Head Of Delegation has announced that “We have already selected our entry”. No other details can be announced with regards to the singer(s) nor …

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 …

Tomorrow night the participants from 17 countries will take to the stage in Bulgaria and will be broadcast live to the world, all hoping to take home the trophy of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Who do you think should win tomorrow night? Here is the recap from the dress rehearsal to help you make up your mind: [socialpoll …