As is tradition, NRK has officially opened the submission period for Melodi Grand Prix 2024 entries about a month after the close of Eurovision 2023. And this year NRK will introduce a new change to the rules of MGP. This rule change will allow songs to be considered for the Norwegian national final even if they have been publicly released …
Melodifestivalen 2023 has now come to a close. After 28 songs, across 5 weeks, with 4 heats and 1 semi-final, we finally have a winner! Tonight’s final was broadcast live from Stockholm’s Friends Arena, where thousands of fans crammed in to watch Sweden’s biggest TV show. Farah Abadi and Jesper Rohndahl guided us through the 12 acts vying to compete …
This weekend, Sweden’s circus, Melodifestivalen, comes to a close. The final comes live to us from the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. At the show’s end, we will know who is representing Sweden at Eurovision this year. After 5 weeks, 4 heats and 1 semi-final we now have our final running order. The show will run like; Jon Henrik …
Melodifestivalen rounds off its qualifiers tonight with the semi-final. The semi-final came live tonight from Örnsköldsvik. The 8 who perfrom tonight will be wittled down to just 4 qualifiers. The show kicked off with THEOZ and ended with Kiana’s pop song “Where Did You Go”; 1. THEOZ – “Mer av dig” 2. Mariette – “One Day” 3. Victor Crone – …
Tomorrow, we know who is going to the finals of Portugals national final, Festival da Canção. We have had the chance to speak with another semi-finalist competing at the long-running Portuguese festival. Voodoo Marmalade is a six-member band based mainly in the Lisbon area. During our interview, we discussed Voodoo Marmalade’s unique band name, the significance of their entry song …
The highly anticipated German national final, Unser Lied für Liverpool, is just around the corner. All eyes are on the event as we anticipate the big reveal on Friday, where Germany’s representative for the upcoming Eurovision contest in May will be selected. We are excited to share another interview with you today, as Trong graciously took the time to speak …
With just one week to the biggest night in Swedish TV Music, it is time to find out our final qualifiers. The Melodifestivalen Semi-Final is this weekend. The Semi-Final is a rebrand of the old Andra Chansen and sees 8 acts fight for the last 4 spots. This change happened in time for 2022 but more has changed this year. …
With Festival da Canção 2023 being in full swing and a second semi-final quickly approaching we are happy to have had the chance to talk with contestant INÊS APENAS. Today, we talked about INÊS’ thoughts on performing her own music on the festival stage, the message behind her song “Fim do Mundo,” and her dream of representing Portugal at Eurovision. …
Tonight Finland has decided who they want to send to Liverpool for the Eurovision Song Contest. The next of the Nordic national finals rounded of UMK’s selection process. After weeks of hype the tough competition came to a close and gave us our 22nd artist of Eurovision 2023! Turku’s Logomo played host to the steller show where 7 acts competed …
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. It’s finally time. This weekend, and after much anticipation, Finland will select its act for Eurovision 2023 in Turku! Finland are still looking for their second win since Lordi and …
