Congratulations to Krista Siegfridsi and Arion, both of these acts will move on to the Final Stage of the competition to become the next Finnish representative. This was the second qualification round so while these two are directly qualified, three of the other acts are also still in the running. Krista Siegfridsi – Marry Me [vsw id=”lV5VOdBX2ns” source=”youtube” width=”300″ …
Interview with Danne Attlerud, Swedish composer
Danne Attlerud has composed numerous songs that have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen and Eurovision Song Contest including the 2004 Norwegian entry “High”. Danne is also a co-composer of Kevin Borg’s entry in this year’s Maltese National Selection, “Needing You”. ESC UNITED had the opportunity to interview him to learn more. ESC UNITED: Hello Danne. You …
Become a ESCUNTED Journalist – Eurovision in Concert 2013 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
ESCUNITED has a possible opportunity for one or two people who want to go to the EUROVISION party in AMSTERDAM. People who want to attend and want press accreditation for the event, should contact us at ESCUNITED and we will select those who can cover the event on our behalf. So if you want to meet the particpating acts …
France & Armenia reveal their artists
Two big announcements in one day: Both France and Armenia officially revealed their representatives. Armenia decided to send Gor Sujyan, a famous rock singer after some back and forth between Internal Selection and National Final announcements. We are happy to welcome Gor back to the Eurovision Stage, he previously was a backup singer for Eva Rivas who represented …
ESCUNITED is going to Malmo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is official: ESCUNITED is going to be in Malmo, Sweden. The merger of OGAE World and ESCFORUMS is off to a great start; three individuals have just received their press accreditation and will be reporting live from Malmo starting May 4th until May 19th. This is a big honor and it’s only appropriate to give a big THANK YOU …
Malmo – An introduction to the ESC 2013 host city
We all know by now that next year’s contest will be held in Malmo, Sweden. As you can imagine, most people are not too familiar with this city so I decided to use this opportunity and introduce the host city of 2013 to our readers. What and where in the heck is Malmo? Malmö is the third largest city …
Hungary – Listen to the songs Part 2
The Hungarian broadcaster MTV has released all 30 songs and for your convenience, we have them all ready for your viewing (and listening) pleasure. “A Dal” Finale will take place on March 2nd. The 30 songs will divided into three group and 6 songs from each group will move on to the Semi Finals. Click here to listen to the …
Hungary – Listen to the songs – Part 1
The Hungarian broadcaster MTV has released all 30 songs and for your convenience, we have them all ready for your viewing (and listening) pleasure. “A Dal” Finale will take place on March 2nd. The 30 songs will divided into three group and 6 songs from each group will move on to the Semi Finals. Here are the first 15 songs, …
Interview with Anton Malmberg Hård (composer of Melodifestivalen 2013 entries “Begging” and “Heaertstrings”)
We at OGAE RoW were lucky enough to interview Anton Malmberg Hård, composer of Melodifestivalen 2013 entries “Begging” (Anton Ewald) and “Heaertstrings” (Janet Leon). These two entries have been considered early favorites to making it to the finals! OGAE: Hello Anton. First off, congratulations of having not one, but two songs make it to Melodifestivalen 2013! How …
Norway: Semi Final 1 – Three songs moving on.
The first Norwegean Semi Final took place tonight. Seven songs battled for one of the three Final spots. The three finalists are: 1st Place: Gromth feat. Emil Solli-Tangen- “Alone” 2nd Place: Datarock- “The Underground” 3rd Place: Vidar Busk- “Paid My Way” The question is, did Norway make the right decision? Are these the songs most deserving of …