ESC United talked to all 8 acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 1 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly one week from today (Tuesday, May 14th, 2013) so let’s get to know them a little better. 1. Montenegro …
Interview with Olivier Vanhoutte, P.R.O. of the 2013 Belarus delegation
Olivier Vanhoutte is from BELGIUM and has been to EUROVISION for 18 years as a member of many different countries’ delegations. This year, Oliver Vanhoutte is a member of the Belarus delegation. He will serve as the P.R.O., or the Public Relations Officer. So in a nutshell, he is the person from the Belarus delegation that is in charge of …
Interview with Dr. Mikle Ledgerwood, Eurovision researcher and fan
From Zack: Dr. Mikle D. Ledgerwood is a Professor of French and Linguistics and the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is also a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, which he highlights in his work in European Studies teaching at Samford. Although Mike, as he goes by, …
Another reminder to recommend questions for us to ask artists and delegations at ESC 2013!
We want to thank all those who have recommended some great questions to the singers and their delegations. We have gotten a lot of great feedback and are happy to see that there are questions for each delegation. But we want to remind you that there is still lots of time to ask more questions. Many countries have had only …
Reminder to recommend questions for us to ask artists and delegations at ESC 2013!
We want to thank all those who have recommended some great questions to the singers and their delegations. We have gotten a lot of great feedback. But we want to remind you that there is still lots of time to ask more questions. Many countries have had only one question asked: Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Croatia Cyprus France Hungary Italy Romania …
Interview with Jaz, creator of Eurovision blog “Eurovision by Jaz”
Zack: We at ESC United love to network with other Eurovision websites and blogs. With all the great contacts people have out there, why not network?! One of my personal favorite blogs that I follow on Facebook is from Jaz in Australia. Eurovision by Jaz provides some nice thoughtful editorials on the Eurovision scene. And much to my delight, I had …