Tonight Spain will kick off their official search for Eurovision 2022, as the first six artists take to the stage for a chance to perform in Saturday’s grand final. The Spanish national final will not be like it’s former versions, quick studio selections and over in 1-2 hours. This year Spain has created it’s own multi-show selections, and the hype …
Despite a few COVID related concerns, this week’s Eurovision national finals will push forward as scheduled. Norway has seen their second individual forced into quarantine due to the omicron variant of the virus, this time affecting one of the artists set to perform on Saturday. Spain has also had to make some adjustments to the production plans for Benidorm Fest …
Spain has opted for a national final format this year called Benidorm Fest. The show will happen in this coming week and Semi-final 1 will already be broadcast this Wednesday. It is about time that the ESCUnited team took a look at all of the competing songs and gave their verdict. On today’s review panel we find: Boris Meersman, our …
A landmark moment in the yearly Eurovision Song Contest calendar, as this marks the official transition from last year’s host city (Rotterdam) to this year’s host city (Turin/Torino). The allocation draw was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa. The Allocation Draw As usual, the draw took place in the upcoming host city of Turin, in the Palazzo Madama. …
Today marks the day where the Moldovan national broadcaster (TRM – Teleradio Moldova) finally ended their submission period. This means that the next stage is about to commence, and to stay with traditions, Moldova is about to have their annual (except 2021) live auditions. Selecția Națională 2022 TRM opened for their submission period back in December, shortly before Christmas, along with …
With the excitement reaching fever pitch in the coastal city of Benidorm, it can only mean one thing; Spain’s new (old?) and exciting national selection is just around the corner! 13 acts will take part in this year’s Benidorm Fest, with eight places up for grabs in this weekend’s final. But the fun really begins on Wednesday evening with the …
Kyiv, 24 January 2022 UA:PBC, the Ukrainian broadcaster, have revealed the 8 competing artists for a ticket to Eurovision. They initially already revealed a longlist with artists consisting of 27. The list has been narrowed down to 8 for one grand final to find the Ukrainian representative at this year’s contest. Here are the acts that will be competing in …
SBS have today announced Isaiah Firebrace’s duet partner for Eurovision – Australia Decides! Described as “striking a balance between the wild sonic bliss of WILLOW and classic Gwen Stefani girl goddess energy”, Evie Irie is the long-awaited partner of the 2017 Australian entrant. Together, they will perform their self-penned anthem “When I’m With You”, to be released on February 4th. They …
Luna Ki has informed RTVE that they will withdraw from Benidorm Fest. In an image posted earlier today on Twitter, Luna announced their intention to withdraw due to the regulations of the contest disallowing the use of autotune on vocals. In the statement, the artist said that the song, “Voy a Morir” was composed with the use of autotune in …
Today, the third heat of Lithuania’s Eurovision selection commenced, with six more competitors advancing to the semi-finals on January 29th and February 5th. The performances for the heat were pre-recorded earlier this week, with twelve artists taking to the stage for the first time in this year’s selection. Basas Pegasas was slated to perform in the first heat, but was moved …
