This week we received the final batch of songs for Norway’s infamous Melodi Grand Prix, and that means it’s time for the writing staff at ESCUnited to review them! This week features the same writers: Boris, Tyler, Connor, James and David and their equally bold opinions. Is someone’s winner found in this bunch? Will the staff reviews match the final results …
The second heat of Pabandom iš Naujo is set to air tomorrow, and we here at ESCUnited were fortunate enough to have a conversation with contestant and debutant Mario Junes before that happens. Mario Junes is an up-and-coming pop artist from Lithuania who is a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. He’s also part of another fandom outside of …
Just before the taping of the second Pabandom iš Naujo heat, we got a chance to speak with Mantvydas Sabaitis, the vocalist for The PiXLS. The PiXLS were a last minute addition to the Pabandom iš Naujo line-up, following Lina Štalytė’s disqualification on December 23rd. Outside of the national selection, the band is currently working on their own EP, where …
With only a week to go until the final, the running order for the Czech Republic’s national final has been drawn and revealed by Kryštof Šámal, the Czech Head of Delegation. The ESCZ 2023 national final is due to take place on 30 January at 21:00 CET in Prague and will be livestreamed on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. The …
ERT is approaching the final stages of selecting the artist and song that will represent Greece at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom in May (9, 11 & 13). After the Public Jury vote and the Christmas break, the time has come for the final decision. Meetings between the artists and their teams, …
With the second heat of Pabandom iš Naujo set for this coming Saturday, we were fortunate to get an interview with returning artist Petunija! 2023 will mark Petunija’s third appearance in the national selection, with her first appearance happening back in 2016 under the Eurovizijos Atraka format. In late October of 2022 she released her new EP “Two In Somnia”, and during …
We’re less than two weeks away from another Eurovision 2023 song release, and this time, it comes from our “shagadelic” rock ‘n’ roll friends from Slovenia. Slovenian indie rockers Joker Out shared via their Instagram story that they’ve finished filming the music video for their Eurovision song. The song will be released on Feb. 4. The band confirmed that the …
The final semi-final of the Melodi Grand Prix “circus” is set to begin this coming Saturday, which means we have another interview to release! Today we get the opportunity to chat with drag queen and singer Skrellex, who has been singing for years but only recently transitioned her career into the art of drag. Since then her career has taken …
At midnight tonight the final seven competing entries for Melodi Grand Prix’s third semi-final were released on Spotify. The full line-up for the semi-final is as follows: Akuvi – Triumph Atle Pettersen – Masterpiece Eline Thorp – Not Meant to Be Maria Celin – Freya Skrellex – Love Again Stig van Eijk – Someday Tiril – Break It Only three …
Our final interview prior to the first Pabandom iš naujo heat is with Joseph June. Joseph June is a musician who first appeared in the Lithuanian pre-selection last year with the song “Deadly”. Since then he has three singles titled “You & I”, “Perfect”, and “The One” – with the latter two appearing to be part of the same EP …
