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Memo to Europe: Top 5 Reasons Why Switzerland SHOULD Win Eurovision This Year 🇨🇭 (Editorial)

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. As of today’s date, the 22nd of March, the Top 5 of the odds for the upcoming Eurovision in Malmö are: A look back at recent history tells us that …

Guy Bonnet, Three Time Eurovision Competitor, Has Died at Age 78

The Eurovision community is in mourning today. Guy Bonnet, the singer and composer who represented France as a performer at the contest twice and as a composer once, has died. He passed away Monday at the age of 78 in the French city of Montpellier. Bonnet first dipped his toes into the Eurovision universe in 1968 as a co-lyricist of …

The Rise and Fall of Romania at Eurovision: How Did it Come to This?

The below editorial is the opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole and its staff members, and does not represent the views of anyone associated with the EBU and Eurovision. It’s almost 2024, the new season for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is slowly picking up, the holidays spirit is …

Austria Before ‘Edgar’: A Brief History of Austria’s Eurovision Troll Tracks

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. In late January, when snippets of the demo for Teya & Salena‘s ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’ hit the Internet, the question on everyone’s mind was simple: “Huh?” A dance …

Who the Hell is ‘Socrates?’: 10 More Eurovision Tributes to Historical Figures

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Earlier this week, Austrian pop duo Teya & Salena asked the world a very important question: “Who the Hell is Edgar?” The ‘Edgar’ in question? Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th …

Team ESC United Weighs In: Our Top 10 of Eurovision 1982

On the night of April 24, 1982, delegations from 18 countries descended on the Harrogate International Centre for the 27th Eurovision Song Contest. Which of that year’s entries would Team ESCUnited crown? To decide, we have gathered five of our best (?) and brightest (??) from around the globe to weigh in with their 1982 Top 10s. They are: From …

The Eurovision 1982 Fashion Report

With 1982 Week rolling around the corner, I’m going to BUST in with my Fashion Report! Do I have any credentials? No, but armed with great eyesight and a sense of humour, I think I’m qualified enough to rain judgment down on some bad eighties coutoure. Strangely enough, the fashion of 1982 itself isn’t quite as bad as one may …

Bonus Video: Reacting to the 18 entries of Eurovision 1982!

On Friday, Team ESC United will be compiling our collective top 10 of Eurovision 1982! But before that, we wanted to give you a little something different. Earlier this week, our very own Dutch correspondent Roy recorded himself reacting to all 18 of the competing entries. Which songs make the biggest impression? Which entries leave him ‘whelmed’? There’s only one …

What Do You Bray When Horns are Not Enough? Johnny Logan Revealed on ‘The Masked Singer Belgium’

After two weeks of speculation, Red Deer was eliminated on tonight’s new episode of The Masked Singer Belgium and revealed to be …. three time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan! In a bit of universal synergy, the 67-year-old Irish legend was unmasked the same night Brooke Scullion was crowned as his 2022 Eurovision successor on The Late Late Show. This was the …

Montenegro: Five Things to Know About Vladana Vučinić

After a week of teasing, the Montenegrin broadcaster announced that 35-year-old songstress Vladana Vučinić will represent the country at Eurovision this May with the song “Breathe”. As we wait to hear the song that Montenegro will be bringing to the contest after a two year absence, here are some facts about Vladana to whet your appetite. Her Eurovision Dreams Started …

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