Earlier this month, RTL unveiled the first details about their national selection with 3 categories of participants mentioned: Singers with a song ready for Eurovision, Singers without a song and Songwriters wanting to collaborate with a national talent. This weekend, the first casting round for the selection happened at the Rockhal and it was the turn of singers without a …
With the official announcement by the EBU of Luxembourg’s return to the contest, the country’s Prime Minister and Minister for Communications and Media, Xavier Bettel, has talked about the Grand-Duchy’s ambitions ahead of the preparations for the contest. Talking to RTL, the Prime Minister has spoken about the objectives of the country in the contest and explained the reasoning behind the …
During the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, we were treated with a grand surprise, which was the announcement of the return of Luxembourg. The small nation has not participated in the competition since 1993, and despite that, the small landlocked nation is set on making a grand return. Luxembourgish national final Luxembourg is one of the founding countries of the Eurovision …
Get ready once again to see the highly successful country of Luxembourg on a Eurovision stage. The country with 5 wins in 37 appearances has just been announced as coming back to the contest after a 30-year-hiatus. This will be done with the help of RTL (a Luxembourgish television channel). This will mean that they will be responsible for the …
OGAE Luxembourg is the 23rd OGAE club to give its votes for the OGAE Poll 2023. And the national club has decided to give the 12 points to France, who’s represented by La Zarra with Evidemment. Less than a month ago, the OGAE Poll 2023 began and as of today, 23 OGAE clubs awarded their points. Each of the them …
María Mendiola, the Spanish singer who formed half of disco duo Baccara, has died. The news was first announced on the group’s official Instagram page and later confirmed by Spanish entertainment news site Formula.TV. She was 69 years old. No cause of death has been released. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BACCARA (@baccaraoficial) Her …
We at ESC United try to find the positives, even when we’re being critical. We got slammed for a panel video where ESC United Editor-in-Chief and Founder Matt Friedrichs and three other random goons gave their personal Top 10s for Eurovision 2021. How dare we leave out Italy! How dare we include Germany! Georgia! North Macedonia! Denmark! I actually suspect …
Bill Martin, one of the United Kingdom’s most famous songwriters and music publishers, passed away at age 81 this past weekend. The co-writer of the Eurovision 1967 winning “Puppet on a String” (performed by Sandie Shaw) and Eurovision 1968 runner-up “Congratulations” (performed by Cliff Richard) was also behind some of the most memorable pop singles of the 1960s and 1970s. …
The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. You know the Christmas season has kicked into gear when Starbucks releases its seasonal coffee cups and both atheists and Christians whine about them, pet owners are trying to put fake antlers on …
As 2018 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. Lys Assia In 2018, we lost the First Lady of Eurovision herself, Lys Assia. Born Rosa Mina Scharer in 1924, Assia started off as a dancer …
