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Hungary down to 8 songs for Copenhagen

Hungary’s national selection, A Dal 2014, held its second semi-final this evening, with the last four songs advancing to the final on February 22nd.  The semi-final format was the same as the quarterfinals, with the jury selecting the initial advancing songs.  After the jury selection, the remaining seven songs were put to a televote. The jury selected: Running – Kállay …

EBU’s Response to Cheating Allegations: Is it Enough?

The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. The EBU recently discussed the issue of cheating and as one of our writers has already reported, there was a lot of buzz around the internet about it.  The EBU said it thoroughly investigated the allegations but couldn’t …

Six more songs advance in Hungary’s last quarterfinal

Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, held its third (and last) quarterfinal this evening, with six more acts qualifying for the semi-finals.  The first two quarterfinals were held January 25 and February 1.  The jury selected the first three of the six advancing acts.  After the jury selection, the public voted on the remaining seven songs to select the final three. …

EBU Cheating Prevention – The Internet reacts

The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. A couple of days ago the European Broadcasting Union announced that they would tighten measures to ensure voting integrity. I am not going to repeat everything that has been said so feel free to read more HERE as well …

Slovenia unveils ESC hopefuls

The Slovene national broadcaster has announced today the line-up for the Slovene Eurovision song selection. EMA 2014 will be broadcast on March 8th at 20:00 CET, live from Ljubljana. And while a panel of music experts, including two-time Slovene ESC representative Darja Svajger, has decided on the seven artists competing, the ultimate decision will be given to the audience via …

Six more songs advance for Latvia

Another six songs advanced in Latvia’s second semi-final tonight.  The six advancing songs will compete along with the six from yesterday’s semi in the final on February 22nd.  The votes were based on both the jury and public vote, which included Latvia’s first ever online voting. The theme for Latvia’s national selection, Dziesmas, was “Made in Latvia” so all songs …

Six songs advance in Latvia’s first semi-final

Latvia held the first semi-final in its national selection, Dziesmas 2014, this evening.  The competition had a total 12 songs, with six qualifying for the final on February 22nd.  The top six songs were based on both a public and jury vote. This year’s national selection has two notable features.  First, the theme is “Made in Latvia” so all songs …

Six more songs advance for Hungary

Hungary’s national selection, A Dal, held its second quarterfinal this evening, with six acts qualifying for the semi-finals.  The first quarterfinal was held last Saturday (January 25) and the third heat is scheduled for February 8th.  The 18 songs that advance from Hungary’s quarterfinals will compete in the semi-finals on February 15th and 16th.  Songs that qualify in the semi-finals …

Latvia’s National Selection Will Use Online Voting

The first semi-final for Latvia’s national selection will take place Saturday, February 1; the second will be February 2nd.  A total of 24 songs are competing to represent Latvia in Copenhagen.  Each semi-final will have 12 songs, with six advancing to the final on February 22nd. Notably, Latvia’s semi-finals this year allows viewers to cast votes online.  The public can …

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