Home Tag Archives: 2019

Tag Archives: 2019

Measuring Eurovision Dry Spells⌛: Which Countries Have Gone the Longest Between Contest Victories?

At time of publication, Nemo‘s “The Code”, Switzerland’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, sits at the top of the betting odds. The contest’s inaugural winner in 1956, Switzerland’s only other victory came in 1988, 36 years ago. Coming off of two contests in a row won by powerhouse countries that had won less than a decade before (Sweden …

UPDATE: ‘American Idol’ Misses Out on More Michael Rice, Singer Releases Adele Cover He Performed on the Season

UPDATE 4/2/2024: Unfortunately, Michael Rice‘s journey on the current season of American Idol came to an end last night. Though the 26-year-old belter survived the ‘biggest cut in American Idol history’ during Sunday night’s broadcast, making the cut from the Top 143 to the Top 56, he was not so lucky during the singing competition’s ‘Showstoppers’ round. He was cut …

Sheldon Riley Removes a New Kind of Mask, Teases Upcoming Projects

Three months post-Turin, 23-year-old belter Sheldon Riley once again found himself dramatically removing a mask on stage … only this time, the mask was bright pink and three feet wide. Earlier this week, in the season four finale of the Australian edition of The Masked Singer, Sheldon was unmasked as the ‘Snapdragon’ after finishing in 2nd place. Sheldon is the …

We Are Domi and Lake Malawi Team Up for ‘High-Speed Kissing’, Celebrate New Single in Instagram Live

Czechs who play together, stay together. While deep in preparation for Eurovision next month, Dominika Hašková, Casper Hatlestad, and Benjamin Rekstad of We Are Domi teamed up with their old friends (of friends) in Lake Malawi to record the new single “High-Speed Kissing”, an upbeat and optimistic synth-pop love song. The single’s music video premiered earlier today. You can watch …

‘Can You Hear It?’ Lake Malawi Returns with First Single Since 2020’s “Lucy”

‘Can you feel it?’ Lake Malawi is back! Yesterday, the Eurovision 2019 artists released their newest single, “Spinning”. The song, co-written by Eurovision 2017 veteran JOWST, boasts all the indie-pop hallmarks and upbeat spirit that fans have come to expect from the Czech charmers, with a unique bass line and a bit of rapping thrown in to give their sound a …

Junior Eurovision: Russia Selects Tanya Mezhentseva, Contest Vet Will Perform ‘Mon Ami’ in Paris

From Russia, with love! It was announced today that Tanya Mezhentseva will represent country at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris. The eleven-year-old singer will be performing the upbeat, dance-y track ‘Mon Ami’. Tanya was selected via a national final taped in Moscow on Tuesday. The winner was determined through a 50/50 split of jury and online public …

QUIZ: Can you name every top five entry of the 2010s?

As this decade draws to a close in the coming days, we wanted to test your knowledge of the 2010s in the Eurovision world. First up, we wanted to see if #YOU could remember the top five entries from the last ten contests. Sounds easy? Wait until the timer is ticking down on your answers. We’ve been generous and given …

An ESC 250 list from an American: #235-250

Before the article, a disclaimer – the below editorial is tongue-in-cheek and written from the personal opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as an outlet, its contributors or anyone associated with Eurovision. As we wind down the calendar year and prepare for the release of ESC Radio’s ESC 250 list, I’ve been …

Poland wins Junior Eurovision 2019

This afternoon, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 took place in Gliwice, Poland, with nineteen countries taking part in the annual competition. The well-produced show saw each country perform in turn, followed by last year’s winner Roksana Węgiel performing “Anyone I Want To Be”, a dance performance featuring co-host Ida Nowakowska and the nineteen contestants performing this year’s anthem, the …

Junior Eurovision 2019: North Macedonia is YOUR favourite!

We asked #YOU, our wonderful readers, to vote on your favourite act in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and with around an hour to go until the show begins, we can finally reveal your favourites. It was North Macedonia who took pride of place at the summit in our poll, narrowly taking the top spot with 19% of the …

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