Happy Eurovision week! It’s time to get down to the real serious business here in Liverpool, as the first full dress rehearsal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 gets underway! M&S Bank Arena plays host to the entrants from the first semi-final from 14:30 CEST as they rehearse the show, and we will be LIVE from inside the arena in …
Next up in our Liverpool interview series, we get wild, we feel young and we catch up with Wild Youth who’s ready to bring Ireland back into the finals! We find the boys chilling at their hotel lounge, where they were more than happy to speak to us. As per usual with bands, we have a chance to get to …
Ireland’s Wild Youth have announced that they will no longer be working with creative director and choreographer Ian Banham for Eurovision 2023. The decision comes following the discovery of a number of offensive tweets made by Mr. Banham: the content of which included frequent transphobic remarks, as well as disparaging comments made toward Ukraine. The comments were discovered by the …
The Irish band Wild Youth has filmed its postcard for Eurovision 2023. It features a beautiful vintage red car and the highest pub of Ireland. It’s postcard season! Before doing the intense rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest, each acts film their postcard, a brief video introducing every representing act before their performance on the stage. Last week, Wild Youth, …
Usually, the wait is normally a bit longer, but for once, the EBU has decided to end all the speculations rather faster than normal, today we were finally presented the running order for both semi-finals, and with that, we now know where each semi-finalist will perform in their respective semi-final. Running Order 2023! Since 2013, the running order has been …
Out of seemingly nowhere this evening, Wild Youth has dropped a new music video for Ireland’s 2023 Eurovision entry, “We Are One.” Crucially, it features a full revamp of the song. In the video, band members Conor O’Donohoe, David Whelan, Callum McAdam and Ed Porter also sport new looks, wearing striking disco ball masks. You can check out the new …
Creative Director and choreographer Ian Banham has announced his involvement with Wild Youth’s performance for Eurovision 2023. Via his Instagram account, Banham revealed that he will be the Creative Director behind We Are One on stage in Liverpool. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝙸𝚊𝚗 𝙱𝚊𝚗𝚑𝚊𝚖 (@ianbanham) Banham has worked previously with acts such as Lily Allen and Kylie …
The results are in — Ireland has chosen Wild Youth’s We Are One to represent the country in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. The band emerged triumphant in The Late Late Eurosong Special, in which Ireland’s entry was selected by a televote alongside the votes of international and national juries. You can check out the song here: Per RTÉ: “Wild Youth …
Earlier this week, we asked #YOU – our loyal readers and fans of ESC United – to vote in a poll for your favourite entry in the Irish national selection for Eurovision 2023. The results are now in, so who should win The Late Late Show Eurosong? Well – unbelievably – it’s so close it actually can’t be split! There …
With one day to go before Ireland makes its fateful decision for Eurovision 2023, we gathered some of the crew at ESCUnited to discuss the country’s options. What are our impressions of each song ahead of their live performances — and ultimately, who do we as a team want to see waving the Irish flag in May? For these reviews, …
