Despite the fact that the BBC’s head of delegation Guy Freeman indicated they would use BBC Introducing again in 2015 to select an entry, this hasn’t stopped some ‘well-known’ faces in the United Kingdom throwing their name into the mix for next year. The first two to pledge their willingness to represent their nation are serial reality TV personality Lauren …
United Kingdom: Blue to release new album
The United Kingdom’s entrants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, Blue, have announced that they are working on a new album, expected to be released before the end of 2014. The album will be the second album released by the British boyband since their reunion in 2009, the first being Roulette in 2013. However, it is currently unknown when the …
United Kingdom: ‘Children Of The Universe’ Released 28th of April
Molly will represent the United Kingdom in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen next month. Her self-penned song ‘Children Of The Universe’. Today the official release day for the single has been announced as the 28th of April 2014. Molly today tweeted a picture of the official artwork for the single, through her official Twitter account. This single will be …
United Kingdom Poll: What present to give to Molly in Copenhagen?
ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of our popular forum …
United Kingdom: Announcement on Monday
After months of speculation and rumours it has finally been announced that the United Kingdom’s representative in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be known on Monday (03/03/14). At 19:25 local time (20:25 CET) a show entitled Eurovision 2014: The UK Launch will be broadcast on BBC Red Button. The show will last from 19:25 until 21:00 (GMT) where the …
Geri Halliwell wanted by BBC as UK act
A BBC insider has leaked to the Sun newspaper that Geri Halliwell is wanted to represent the UK this year, is the “perfect fit” for Eurovision, and it’s now down to whether “she’s as up for it as the BBC”. The former Spice Girl (Ginger spice) has had a long career of musical success, recently releasing her first solo single …
Humperdinck chosen over Hurts for UK 2012
Pop singing duo Hurts have recently confirmed that Engelbert Humperdinck was chosen above them to represent the UK at Eurovision in Baku. The BBC may have done well to keep this quiet, oh, they have. That’s not a surprise, as the Hump’s painfully slow, and, for some, downright awful ballad went down extremely poorly in Europe, coming second to last. The synth-pop …
The 2013 “Expert” Panel – UNITED KINGDOM
Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 13 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …
UK holds out for a hero, Bonnie Tyler!
BBC news confirms that Bonnie Tyler will represent the UK in Malmo with the song “Believe in Me.” A clip of the song can be found below: Bonnie Tyler is best known as the muse of writer extraordinaire Jim Steinman, whose songs have been recorded by Eurovision alum such as Celine Dion (It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”) and …