We continue our Melodi Grand Prix interview series today following a very lucky conversation with MGP 2020 winner and should-have-been Eurovision artist Ulrikke. “Honestly” we can’t believe it happened! Ulrikke’s musical talent was first found when she won a local singing contest and acted in productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til julestjernen. Her love of the theater would continue …
The long-running drama between Sanremo 2020 contestants Bugo and Morgan has attained a legal character, with Bugo appearing to have secured an important victory as a Court in Milan ruled that Morgan can no longer modify the text of their Sanremo entry Sincero. During the fourth night of Sanremo 2020, Bugo famously abandoned the stage while performing Sincero, a song …
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 …
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 …
Three of the Eurovision 2020 artists have revealed their position going into next year’s contest, with some dissapointing news for fans hoping to see as many returning artists as possible in Rotterdam next year. Croatia’s Damir Kedžo and Finland’s Aksel Kankaanranta have both confirmed in interviews in their home countries that they have not submitted entries to Dora and UMK, …
Reykjavik, 23/10/2020 Finally, it has been confirmed. Daði Freyr Pétursson is now officially representing Iceland in 2021, per his official twitter account: Pétursson will be representing Iceland as a part of his band “Daði och Gagnamagnið” (loosely translated as: “Dadi and the Data Rates”). The group, which aside from Pétursson consists of his wife Árný, his sister Sigrún and …
The official Croatian Eurovision Club will be continuing the celebration for Eurovision 2020, with a special “Share the Moment” concert planned for later today. The broadcast, which will be on their YouTube channel, will see performances from the following acts; Damir Kedžo (Croatia 2020) Roxen (Romania 2020) Go_A (Ukraine 2020) Natalia Gordienko (Moldova 2006 & 2020) Vanja Radovanović (Montenegro 2018) …
Warning: this editorial is prone to strong personal opinions and potentially controversial takes. This editorial reflects the personal opinion of the author and does not represent ESC United or its other staff as a whole. Eurovision 2020 is over. It had been official for a while, thanks to the emergence of a certain viral pandemic that has held both our …
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 …
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, …
