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Maja Grgić Interview: “My submission for Dora this year was unexpected and an impulsive decision.”

It’s our pleasure to release our next interview ahead of this coming Super Saturday, this time featuring Maja Grgić of Croatia. Maja is an artist who began her musical journey at just six years old when she recorded “Sunce” with the famous choir Mali Raspjevani Dubrovnik, and would write her first song at 14 years old. Her career has spanned …

Amia Interview: “I decided to wake up as late as possible just so I wouldn’t have to wait for the results.”

We’re excited to bring another interview to YOU the ESCunited readers, this time with Selecția Națională contestant Amia.  Amia is an up-and-coming young artist in Romania, and “Puppet” marks her first debut single. This year will also mark the first time she will participate in the country’s national selection, but she’s been a longtime fan of Eurovision, dating back to …

Meri Andraković Interview: “The most important thing is to always listen to yourself.”

Our next interview ahead of the second Super Saturday features Meri Andraković from the Croatian national final Dora. Meri is no stranger to competitions, having participated in the first season of RTL Televizija’s singing competition Zvjezdice where she would make it to the top six overall. After the show concluded, she released her first single “Sve sam tebi oprostila ja” and would …

Marcus and Martinus Interview: “We would never join this competition if we didn’t feel like we had the right song.”

Our next interview ahead of Melodifestivalen will feature twins Marcus and Martinus, who will compete in the Swedish national selection for the first time. The twins are most known in Norway as the winners of Melodi Grand Prix Jr. back in 2012 with their song “To dråper vann” which peaked at no. 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart at the …

RAUM Interview: “My songs have gotten steadily more pop punk-inspired over the last year.”

This year RAUM will once again compete in the Supernova grand final held on Saturday February 11th, and in between rehearsals we were able to grab him for a quick chat. Reinis Straume, otherwise known as his stage name RAUM is a Latvian singer and songwriter who has participated in the Latvian Eurovision selection numerous times now. In between his …

Nicklas Sonne Interview: “I went home that day and wrote ‘Freedom’ and sent it in the same evening.”

Our next interview features Danish singer and songwritter Nicklas Sonne from Copenhagen! Nicklas Sonne is a new name to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix line-up, and will be lighting up the stage with his rock song “Freedom”. His love of music started at just 8 years old when he went to an Alice Cooper concert and fell in love with …

Eni Jurišić Interview: “I intend to give the audience a glimpse into a sensitive feminine side of me.”

We’re back with another national selection interview, this time featuring Dora 2023 debutant Eni Jurišić! Eni is a Croatian singer who’s career began back in 2015 during her time on the second season of The Voice Hrvatska (Croatia), and her 2017 debut single “Prije nego nestane” quickly rose to the HR Top 40 chart in Croatia. To date she has had …

INGER interview: “I’m not the yellow socks and ukulele anymore”

In 2019, Eurovision fans were introduced to INGER: a cheery, charismatic 19-year-old Estonian singer-songwriter and national soccer player with a ukelele strapped across a white shirt with bright yellow buttons. His warm and charming indie folk track “Coming Home” led him all the way to a sixth-place finish in Eesti Laul, his country’s national selection for Eurovision. Saturday marks his …

Markéta Irglová Interview: “Eurovision is not a competition in my view, only a collaboration.”

Today we welcome Czech artist and now Icelandic resident Markéta Irglová back to ESCUnited for an interview! Fans of Eurovision will remember that Markéta competed last year in Iceland’s Songvakeppnin selection, but failed to qualify to the grand final. In 2007 Markéta won an Academy Award for her song Falling Slowly from the film Once, which went on to inspire a …

Artūrs Hatti Interview: “At first I didn’t even know I was meeting about a song for Eurovision.”

We’re excited ahead of Latvia’s Supernova semi-final to release a new interview with Artūrs Hatuļevs! Artūrs Hatti is participating in the Latvian national selection for the first time this year amidst working on his debut album, set to be released later this year. As an artist he has been performing for over three years, and sees a potential Eurovision participation …

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