After Eurovision was cancelled in May, UA:PBC internally selected Go_A to represent them again in Rotterdam. The decision was an easy one, Go_A received massive support from the Eurovision community, celebrated Ukrainian folklore through music, and would ensure a good placement in the contest overall. Rather than host Vidbir to select Go_A’s song, the broadcaster has opted for an internal …

Been busy over the festive period? We hear #YOU. It’s tough to keep up on all of the little news bits, rumours and updates in the Eurovision world, so we’ve been across the Eurovision community to put all of the recent smaller updates together for #YOU! Finland’s YLE has confirmed that the participants of this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its other contributors. Let’s face it, this year has been bleak, and long, and I’m sure like many others out there it is slowly wearing me down. So imagine my relief to know that the month …

Today sees the only official Eurovision contest of a difficult year take place as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 gets underway this afternoon, live from Warsaw in Poland. Of course, things will be a bit different this year, with no audience and each country performing live from home, but we’re still hoping for the same Eurovision magic we have …

WARSAW, 8 September 2020 After months of silence, the EBU has finally unveiled their plans for the Junior Eurovision 2020, with some good news and bad news. The good news is, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place, unlike its cancelled adult counterpart. The bad news is that it won’t be a Junior Eurovision as we know it. [embedyt] …

Toinght, we offically can welcome back Ukraine to our beloved Eurovision family, as long as there is no repeat of last year’s failure… but it’s all about 2020 now and forward, and we can look forward to see Go_A in Rotterdam! Vidbir 2020! The Ukrainian national final underwent a massive change in the rules after last years disaster, where Ukrainian …

Earlier today, we asked #YOU, our loyal readers of ESC United, to vote in our polls and decide who should be chosen to represent Slovenia and Ukraine respectively later tonight. Now, we have our results! In Slovenia, it was a closely fought race, but Lina Kuduzović won our poll with 22% of the vote for “Man Like U”, with second …

With tonight’s Vidbir deciding the Ukrainian entrant for Rotterdam, the stakes are high for the six artists taking part. But which of these six acts most deserves the accolade? It’s time for #YOU to have your say! Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal YOUR favourite later today! Who do #YOU want to represent Ukraine in Eurovision 2020? Vote …

Ukraine’s national selection comes to a close this weekend, as Vidbir 2020’s final takes place in Kyiv. With six excellent songs in the running to represent Ukraine on their return to the contest, what did our team think of the hopefuls? This time, it’s Daniel, James, Melanie, Roy and Sean who take on reviewing duties. Krutь – 99 Daniel – …

It’s easy to miss things over the course of a busy Saturday in Eurovision land, but those who tuned into events in Ukraine tonight at the second semi-final of Vidbir would have also noticed a familiar face as part of the show’s interval act. Czech Republic’s Benny Cristo was in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday night to perform his Eurovision …