Warning: this post contains opinions. Please try to not be offended. Well, the end’s in sight. The third and final batch of semifinalists of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2024 are going to make their entrance tonight. We at ESCUnited of course had our own share of opinions about tonight’s crop of hopefuls, so we’ve gathered our toughts into a smögåsbord …
Today is the day we find out the last three Norwegian finalists at this year’s Melodi Grand Prix. To get all of you ready for tonight’s shenanigans, we had the chance to interview KEiiNO a couple of days ago. During our conversation, we delved into their creative process of writing and producing songs, discussed their experience of visiting the hospital …
Every year after Eurovision, the OGAE clubs band together to give a song a “second chance” and go head to head against other national final entries. The clubs decide independently who they wish to nominate, with most clubs hosting a public vote to decide their nominee. Some clubs choose to put forward a song that either performed well in their …
Last Sunday, 21 of the acts participating in Eurovision 2022, as well as 6 special guests, took to the stage in London in what was the biggest pre-party of the season yet. During April, most Eurovision acts go on a small tour of Europe to promote their song and attend so-called ‘pre-parties’, where they perform their song live, talk to …
As has become an annual tradition, ESC Radio and Songfestival.be teamed up today to present the online Eurovision fandom’s 250 favorite contest entries. And when all was said and done, Loreen‘s “Euphoria” once again captured the top spot . Right on her heels were 2021 Eurovision champions Måneskin, with their winning entry “Zitti e buoni”. The remainder of this year’s …
We finally have the names of every artist competing to represent Australia at Eurovision next year … or do we? Australian broadcaster SBS announced in a press release today that Charley, Voyager, Jude York, and Seann Miley Moore. will be competing at Australia Decides in February of next year. They join the following previously announced acts: Sheldon Riley G-Nat!on Andrew Lambrou …
Keiino may not have won a ticket to Rotterdam this year, but they continue to win the hearts of Eurovision fans. The Norwegian trio’s song ‘Monument’, the runner up in the 2021 Norwegian national final, won this year’s OGAE Second Chance Contest with 441 points. This is an all-time high score for a winner of the contest, besting the previous …
This post is an editorial and therefore heavily prone towards subjectivity, as well as strong opinions and speculation. Anything stated beyond this point is the author’s personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its other editors. I hear the critics question the point behind holding National Finals this year – …
Melodi Grand Prix had a robust pre-Eurovision national final season. A total of seven shows, including the final, gave us the chance to fall in love with this year’s competitors. As you already know, each heat had one winner who joined the six pre-qualified entries, plus one wild card entry was chosen among the non-winning contestants from the five heats. …
Brass trio Blåsemafian and Hazel won Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Semi-Final 1 and will progress to the Grand Final on February 20, 2021 with their entry “Let Loose.” They prevailed in tonight’s final duel over Stina Talling, who along with the first duel eliminated Jorn and Beady Belle will have a chance to be saved by Norwegian fans to return …
