This morning news broke from Rotterdam as a press release revealed that the EBU would be honoring the allocation draw from the cancelled 2020 contest this upcoming May. One of the big reasons the EBU decided to keep the same allocations is because fans are also carrying their tickets over from cancelled event and into the 2021 show. Many fans …
It has been announced today that the EBU have amended the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest, to ensure next year’s show goes ahead, and that the contest is never again cancelled due to a global crisis. The amended rules have announced that, for the 2021 contest, backing vocals and harmonies will be permitted to be provided on the backing …
While the dust had settled on the hopes of Eurovision 2020 a long way back, thanks to the unique situation our world finds itself in, last night’s Europe: Shine a Light show paved the way to a new era, a new contest and a new hope for the Eurovision community. So, on what would’ve been the first day of the …
Of course, it’s a strange and sad day for Eurovision fans across the globe – tonight would have seen the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in all of its glory at the Ahoy Rotterdam. But, there are reasons to be cheerful, as the EBU and the Dutch broadcasters NOS, AVROTROS and NPO have been hard at work putting …
Andorra’s long-term absence from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest is set to continue into 2021, according to Eurofestivales. Despite positive noises earlier in the 2020 season from the national broadcaster of the principality, RTVA, suggesting that an Andorran return would be possible with the right funding of the channel, it seems that the hopes of a return in 2021 …
The second in a series of productions by the EBU to honour the songs and artists of the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was premiered on YouTube tonight, with the 18 acts of the second semi-final and the remaining three prequalified nations being celebrated. The second Eurovision Song Celebration show was broadcast from the official Eurovision YouTube channel this evening, …
Last night, the EBU allowed fans to enjoy the first part of the Eurovision Song Celebration, a YouTube live stream showing us how the First Semi-Final would have unfolded. Although we sadly don’t have the chance to vote on the songs, the stream showcased all 17 performances in the order they were to compete in Rotterdam. Here is the running …
We know it’s a sad week for Eurovision fans across the globe, as this should have been the all-important Eurovision week in Rotterdam, starting with the running of the first semi-final tonight. But, the EBU have done all they can to make sure we have some quality content this week, starting with the first in a series of special programmes …
The external social media posts shown in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the author, our other editors or ESC United as a whole. The BBC have faced opposition and a backlash from various British Eurovision fans across their BBC Eurovision social media platforms today, after the British broadcaster took the decision to host their own show, …
When news broke in March that the Eurovision song contest 2020 would be cancelled, the residents of Rotterdam likely felt the hardest blow. The song contest being held in the Netherlands for the first time since their last victory in 1975 meant a lot to the Dutch public – although The Hauge would also host the 1980 contest after Israel …
