Brussels, 10 January 2023 Belgium have kicked off the week-long Eurosong marathon. From Monday to Friday, we’ll get to know the participants in Eurosong 2023, and their songs. Every day, VRT will release a 30 minute reality show, presenting the contestants during their bootcamp (or “songclub”). During this bootcamp, each artist will showcase their two songs, with their competition listening …
Eesti Laul, Estonia’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, is coming up on January 12. Coming out of a 2022 season that saw Estonia finish 13th in the grand final, can the beloved Baltic nation make some Eurovision magic? As we await (no pun intended, Inger) the start of the first semi-final on Thursday, members of the ESCUnited team …
For the first time since 2016 Belgium has returned to a national final format to select their new Eurovision artist, which means we got an opportunity to interview some of the national final participants! Our first interview features up-and-coming artist Chérine, who prior to Eurosong has competed on both The Voice Flanders in 2017 and The Voice France in 2022. …
We’re back with another edition of our Eurovision 2023 Interview series, this time featuring Melodi Grand Prix semi-final one contestant Rasmus Thall. Last night we had the chance to sit down with Rasmus and talk about his participation in Melodi Grand Prix as an artist, his musical inspiration for his song “Tresko”, and about his connection to Eurovision 1963. Hello …
Set your alarms for 19:00 GMT (20:00 CET) on January 31st! Both the host city Handover and the all-important Allocation Draws for Eurovision 2023 will be broadcast live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and the official Eurovision YouTube channel. The show will be hosted by presenter and Eurovision superfan Rylan Clark, alongside AJ Odudu, who presented the UK’s points at …
Welcome to a new calendar year and a new year of interviews here at ESCUnited! Make sure to check back frequently, as we have a number of interviews to post in the coming weeks but we’re excited to kick off our interview season with Eirik Næss from Norway! Eirik was born in Larvik, Norway and moved to London after graduating …
A new year has arrived, and with it, renewed hopes for Ireland at Eurovision. For the past decade, the country has struggled immensely to compete on the Eurovision stage — indeed, only one Irish entry has qualified to the Grand Final in the last nine years (Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s Together in 2018). Despite its status as the country with the most Eurovision …
Just a few short days after announcing the 21 artists competing in the 2023 edition of Melodi Grand Prix, we’ve received the first batch of songs. The first semi-final will feature three of the four former Eurovision artists competing in this year’s preselection – JOWST, Kate Guldbrandsen, and Ulrikke. The full line-up is below with links to their full MGP …
Europe woke up today to news from Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), in that we now know the schedule for Supernova, Latvia’s national final format. A semifinal for the competition will air on Saturday, 4 February, with the final airing the week after on Saturday, 11 February. This bumps up the number of national finals scheduled to conclude on 11 February to …
In a recent press announcement from Czech Republic’s delegation, it has been announced that the country will select their 2023 Eurovision artist during a televised national final. The live show is scheduled for Monday, January 30th at a currently unknown time. This stands as a historic moment for the Czech delegation and ČT, who have not utilized a national selection …
