Finland’s representatives in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest have announced that their debut album will be released October 17th, shipping worldwide. The young rock band’s album will consist of 11 songs and although unconfirmed, it seems likely it will include their Eurovision entry “Something Better” and latest single “Yellow House”. The band has also announced that they are now a …

If you live in one of the Nordic countries or you fancy your chances at representing Sweden, Finland or Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, now is your chance to take part! The submission processes for Melodifestivalen (Sweden), UMK (Finland) and Melodi Grand Prix (Denmark) have now opened, but if you’re an aspiring Nordic artist or songwriter you …

Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced the rules for the upcoming edition of their selection process, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, and that the final of the program will take place much later in the year than previously, in March 2015. The application process for songwriters and artists to send in their artists will begin on 1st September 2015 at 12am CET and …

Softengine talked to ESC United and shared some interesting details with us. Make sure to check it out and join the convo HERE and chat with hundreds of Eurovision fans. Finland will rehearse again this Saturday so stay tuned for additional information!!!!   [vsw id=”j2GjAJcqIjM” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

We spoke to Firelight from Malta shortly after their first rehearsal discussing their popularity in the United States and as we found out one of the members is actually married to an American. They’ll be back Saturday for the second rehearsal.   [vsw id=”zY08ha3vrzw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

The staff at ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of …

Tonight, YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster held the Second Chance round in which 6 more acts were selected to compete in the UMK Final that will be aired on February 1st. The 6  finalists were selected by a mix of experts jurors and national televoting. The 6 qualified Finnish acts: 1. Mikko Pohjola “Sängyn reunalla” 2. MIAU “God/Drug” 3. MadCraft “Shining …

As we previously reported HERE, the ESC United readers,  OGAE Rest of the world and ESCkaz  as well as the members of and fans of the Eurovision Song Contest have been effortlessly working on short clips for several of the artists wishing them the best of luck. We truly appreciate the contribution and want to share with you the six …

Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 13 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …

Congratulations to Krista Siegfridsi and Arion, both of these acts will move on to the Final Stage of the competition to become the next Finnish representative. This was the second qualification round so while these two are directly qualified, three of the other acts are also still in the running.   Krista Siegfridsi – Marry Me [vsw id=”lV5VOdBX2ns” source=”youtube” width=”300″ …