Fresh after the start of the new year, Norway’s NRK has announced the 21 artists who will compete in the 61st edition of Melodi Grand Prix. This years line-up will see an number of MGP winners return to the competition like Kate Guldbrandsen (1987), Stig Van Eikj (1999), JOWST (2017), and Ulrikke who despite winning MGP 2020, would not compete …
It’s time for us to continue a montly tradition here at ESCUnited now that the Eurovision has subsided, the new music round-up! The month of June has certainly been a busy time for Eurovision alumni, as nearly 53 new songs and music videos dropped on Youtube throughout the month. As of today, twelve artists from Turin have posted their first …
It’s been over a week since the Eurovision 2022 finale, and we’re still left in the dark about Norway’s intergalactic wolves’ true identity. However, Sam Ryder may have dropped the next hint about the potential identity of one of the wolves. And it’s not Ylvis! During a Magic Breakfast interview with Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott, Sam Ryder claims to …
Every Eurovision fan knows that time moves differently depending on which point of the season we find ourselves in. During the build-up to Eurovision, time really seems to crawl by in SloMo — then, once everything kicks off, it still feels like it’s all over in a Snap! After so many national finals, pre-parties and shock moments, Eurovision 2022 is …
Turin, 05 May 2022 Buongiorno everyone! We’ve here with the live report on this morning’s rehearsals. Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on the official channel. Country: Iceland Act: Systur Song: “Með hækkandi sól” [With the rising sun] Semifinal: First (10/05/2022) Position in Running Order: 14/17 Icelandic sister trio Sigga, Beta and Elin (also known …
It’s just 11 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to the Norwegian representatives Subwoolfer after their first rehearsals in Turin. In his interview, he talked about how Subwoolfer handle the Eurovision experience as the biggest band from the galaxy, why they decided Norway to be the host of their song …
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 …
Oslo, 19 February 2022 It’s been decided! Norway have finally picked their entrant for Eurovision! Lupine sensation Subwoolfer, the favourites before the finale aired managed to fulfill the expecations and won MGP. However, the competition bared its teeth along the way. For the past few weeks, Norway have been whittling down their coterie of hopefuls via pointless and long-winded duels. …
Bærum, 12 February 2022 Tonight, the fifth heat of Norway’s anticipated selection show, Melodi Grand Prix will air! For the final time, we’ll see four acts competing in duels for a spot in MGP’s finale on 19 February. However, unlike the previous weeks tonight’s show will be a Last Chance show, with 4 previously eliminated acts competing for a second …
Bærum, 5 February 2022 Tonight, the fourth heat of Norway’s anticipated selection show, Melodi Grand Prix will air! During this live show, four acts will compete in a series of duels, with one qualifier reaching the finale on 19 February. Naturally, we at ESCUnited wanted to get in our reviews of the four hopefuls before the live performances screw up …
