[AdSense-B] The first live show of this year’s edition of The X Factor in Malta took place this evening, the culmination of a process that began with the audition stages of the competition way back between July and October, to Judges Houses in December. Twelve acts took to the stage for the first time tonight, represented in four different categories …

[AdSense-B] This morning’s session saw the songs between 6th and 12th in the running order from semi-final two rehearse, and what a morning it turned out to be! Did #YOU miss out on this morning’s session? Well there’s no need to worry, we have everything covered below, so check it out! RUSSIA – Yulia Samoylova – I Won’t Break Kicking …

[AdSense-B] Our next interview from Lisbon comes courtesy of Malta and this year’s entrant Christabelle. After four attempts, the young singer from Mġarr battles with the concept of mental health in Lisbon with her entry “Taboo”, and we spoke to her about the message of the song, how she wanted to tell a story with her performance and the vocal …

[AdSense-B] Did #YOU miss out on this morning’s rehearsals and live stream? Well, fear not! We have #YOU covered with our reviews, so take a look at how Georgia, Poland, Malta and Hungary got on with today’s first batch of rehearsals below! GEORGIA – Iriao – For You “Music is not fireworks, it is feeling”. The words of Salvador Sobral …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. [AdSense-B] Last weekend, over three quarters of this year’s Eurovision acts headed to Amsterdam and the AFAS Live arena for the tenth Eurovision in Concert. I’m sure many of you will have seen …

[AdSense-B] This Saturday, the biggest Eurovision Song Contest pre-party will kick off! It has now been confirmed that 32 participants will be travelling to Amsterdam to meet journalists and press and entertain the fans during the concert! The concert, which this year will be celebrating its tenth year anniversary, will be held for the first time at the larger AFAS …

[AdSense-B] Malta’s two-time representative Ira Losco has returned to the music business with her latest music video. The song, “One in a Million”, is the first new release from the Eurovision 2002 runner-up since last summer and is a slow-building danceable pop song. The video features sparse shots of Ira performing the song with a male and female lead portraying …

[AdSense-B] Before moving onto Malta, let’s take a quick look at what our readers thought of the Czech Republic’s “Lie to Me”… QwaarJet (Forum) – “Very catchy, but also very slimy. Mikolas comes across as arrogant and creepy, and even in the new family friendly version, the lyrics are borderline offensive and sexist. The tune is a little too simple, …

[AdSense-B] Now that all of the songs taking part in this year’s contest have been finalised, we can get a better picture of how the result may look in Lisbon through our popular ranking game. The first round with a complete roster of songs concluded at midnight, so now’s a better time than any to take a look at the …

[AdSense-B] Are #YOU a member of our forum? If not, why not! Alongside the lively discussion with other Eurovision fans there are also lots of games and eliminations throughout the Eurovision selection season, and the second round of one of the most popular games has just kicked off – and #YOU can get involved! Simply go to the thread for …