This post is an editorial and therefore heavily prone towards subjectivity, as well as strong opinions and speculation. Anything stated beyond this point is the author’s personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its other editors. I hear the critics question the point behind holding National Finals this year – …
Sydney, 3 March 2021 Australia’s representative, Montaigne (stage name of Jessica Charro) has made a facebook post in which she has revealed the drop date of her Eurovision entry: We can expect it on Friday, the 5th of March at a currently unspecified time. Since Australia are half a day ahead of Europe in time, the release could happen as …
With special thanks to FSC moderator aardvark for contributions to this article. Forum Song Contest 144 – February 2021 The latest edition of the Forum Song Contest, FSC 144, took place in February and was hosted in the town of Cehegín, in the Murcia Autonomous Region of Spain. As in the previous edition, we had entries from 36 participating countries …
It wasn’t all that certain that Sanremo would even take place this year due to the current covid-19 situation in Europe and the world. Nonetheless, they found compromises and decided to hold it without audience. Tonight we saw the first show of 5 and we found out how half of the songs sounded like tonight! The show started off as …
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) and Ranina recently confirmed that Georgia will participate in this year’s Junior Eurovision, to be held in France, and now they are putting out calls to prospective singers to audition. Ranina, the popular Georgian television children’s talent show, will once again be used as the method of selection for Junior Eurovision. A popular television event in …
Vienna, 2 March 2021 It’s raining news, hallelujah! Austrian representative Vincent Bueno as now officially confirmed 9 March 2021 as the release date of his 2021 Eurovision contribution. Earlier, the song was revealed to be called ‘Amen‘. The song will be premiered at a press conference organized by Austrian Broadcaster ORF, starting at 10:00 CET on Tuesday, 9 March. One …
Bucharest, 2 March 2021 After members of the Romanian delegation have playfully teased us with snippets of Roxen’s song on instagram, they have now officially given us a release date! Roxen, stage name of Larisa Roxana Giurgiu, will present her entry next Thursday, 4 March 2021. Last year Roxen’s entry was chosen via a National Final, where she performed her …
Brussels, 2 March 2021 Belgium’s representative, celebrated trip hop band Hooverphonic, has just revealed via the official Eurovision Song Contest channel that they will release their entry next Thursday, on the 4th of March. Additionally, they have also revealed the title of their entry. ‘The Wrong Place’ is the name of the song Hooverphonic shall perform in Rotterdam. The various …
After some speculations last week, Russian broadcaster Channel One just confirmed Russia is going to held a National Final! Russia will choose their representative on the 8th of March at 20:00 CET. The announcement was accompanied with a trailer starring breakdancer Dmitry Krasilov from Little Big’s “Uno” music video dancing along the announcement. It’s still unclear if Little Big will …
Yes, it’s poll time! With today’s announcement that we are just nine days away from finding out Bulgaria’s decision for Eurovision 2021, it’s time to see how #YOU are feeling about Victoria’s six candidate songs! Which of the potential entries do #YOU hope Victoria takes to Rotterdam? Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal your thoughts at the weekend! …
