[AdSense-B] The first full dress rehearsal of the second semi-final has now taken place in Expo Tel Aviv, Israel. With eighteen countries taking part, but only ten spots in the final up for grabs, we now have to start asking the difficult questions. Which ten countries are going to make it to Saturday’s show? Vote in our poll below for …
Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B] Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. What an exciting night Semi-Final 1 was! But no rest for us in the press center, on stage, or behind the cameras as we prepare for the first full-length Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final 2. Today, we will see the first run-through of the show, including the postcards and the interval …
[AdSense-B] The day started with many press reports about potential rocket attacks and terrorism at Eurovision due to the past weekend’s barrage of rocket attacks from Gaza and Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes. A ceasefire was agreed this morning, and a sense of normalcy has returned. And none other than ESC United’s founder and editor-in-chief Matt Friedrichs was asked by The Jerusalem …
[AdSense-B] It’s going to be a hot one in Tel Aviv and just in time for Semi-Final 2 rehearsals. Today, the first half of Semi-Final 2 steps on the stage for the first time. #YOU can watch our livestream below: Today’s rehearsals include: ARMENIA – Srbuk – Walking Out IRELAND – Sarah McTernan – 22 LATVIA – Carousel – That …
It’s back! The (in)famous ESC United “Expert” Panel is returning once again! While we don’t claim to be professionally qualified to judge anything, we certainly have strong opinions, so our staff and editors got together to review all 41 of the songs taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel this May. …
[AdSense-B] The first major preview event of the Eurovision 2019 calendar gets underway this weekend, as the annual Eurovision in Concert is held in Amsterdam! No less than 28 participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 are getting ready to hit the stage of AFAS Live this Saturday for the 11th edition of Eurovision in Concert. They are; 🇦🇱 Jonida …
[AdSense-B] If you follow any of this year’s entrants for Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, you are no doubt aware that the “postcard” shoots began last week and entrants have been dropping subtle hints as to what may or may not feature in the short vignettes introducing each artist before their performances at the semi-finals and final. Sarah McTernan, …
Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced this morning that The Voice of Ireland 2015 contestant Sarah McTernan has been selected to perform “22” at Eurovision 2019 in Israel. “22” was one of 430 submitted to RTÉ when its second annual Eurovision Song Contest Forum was convened in August 2018. Several panels of Irish musicians, music experts, journalists, and Eurovision fans consulted with RTÉ for …
[AdSense-B] #YOU may have noticed that there were rumours circulating across the Eurovision world, after many outlets reported that Niall Horan was a frontrunner to represent his native Ireland in Tel Aviv, which have since been proved to have been incorrect. Now, an editor from the Irish Mirror, the news outlet who allegedly had written the original deleted article, has …
[AdSense-B] After tonight’s show the Irish representative during the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 has been eliminated during the semi-finals of X Factor UK. During tonight’s show he sang “Run”, a Snow Patrol song. It has been a very turbulent journey for him. Brandon reached the bottom 2 during the 2nd week of the show and was saved after he won …
