Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced the rules for the upcoming edition of their selection process, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, and that the final of the program will take place much later in the year than previously, in March 2015. The application process for songwriters and artists to send in their artists will begin on 1st September 2015 at 12am CET and …

Softengine talked to ESC United and shared some interesting details with us. Make sure to check it out and join the convo HERE and chat with hundreds of Eurovision fans. Finland will rehearse again this Saturday so stay tuned for additional information!!!!   [vsw id=”j2GjAJcqIjM” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

We spoke to Firelight from Malta shortly after their first rehearsal discussing their popularity in the United States and as we found out one of the members is actually married to an American. They’ll be back Saturday for the second rehearsal.   [vsw id=”zY08ha3vrzw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2014 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 7 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …

The staff at 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 …

Tonight, at a special live television broadcast from the Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland has decided to send Softengine to represent the country in Copenhagen with the song “Something better” Eight finalists competed for the chance to take part in Eurovision 2014. The winning song received a total of 38 points appointed by a professional jury while we’re still awaiting …

Tonight seems to be the unofficial beginning of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest National Final Season! For the last few months countries have been whittling songs down and selecting entries for the upcoming contest which will be held in Copenhagen in May. But, tonight is where we will see a number of songs being selected, as well as a number …

Tonight, YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster held the Second Chance round in which 6 more acts were selected to compete in the UMK Final that will be aired on February 1st. The 6  finalists were selected by a mix of experts jurors and national televoting. The 6 qualified Finnish acts: 1. Mikko Pohjola “Sängyn reunalla” 2. MIAU “God/Drug” 3. MadCraft “Shining …

YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster has announced the 12 competing act for the UMK which will be televised live on February 1st. The selection process will be include 2 introduction shows, 2 heats, 1 second-chance round and one grand final where the Finnish entry for Copenhagen will be selected. The first show will air on December 28th, following by a …

The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest eason ended three days ago and the focus immediately shifted to 2014. Since Denmark won the contest we will be heading to Copenhagen, Herning or any Danish city that will join the bidding war to host the most popular music event in the world. While several countries left Malmo disappointed with the outcome, a lot …