French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, who represented Monaco at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, passed away at 80. Emerging as a key figure in 1960s pop culture, Hardy also graced the fashion world, modeling for top designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne. Her son, Thomas Dutronc, shared the news of her passing. View this post on Instagram A …

Earlier this year we reported news that the Monégasque government set aside €100,000 to “initiate the application of the Principality to [join] the Eurovision 2023 competition.” And though the budget was approved by the government, Monaco Media Diffusion (MMD) confirmed this week that the country will not take part in the upcoming contest. When MMD made the announcement, no reason …

On October 5, 1969, the world of comedy changed forever as the British Broadcasting Corporation aired the very first episode of the absurdist and avant garde comedy sketch series Monty Python’s Flying Circus. From Saturday Night Live to The Young Ones to anything on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, there is a large swarthe of anarchic and irreverent and anti-establishment comedy …

[AdSense-B] 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. Pity poor Michael Rice. The knives were out before he even took the stage at the Grand Final in Tel Aviv and came in last place. The British press burped in full …

This doesn’t come as a surprise but TMC announced today that Monaco will not return to Eurovision, at least not in 2015. Monaco last participation was in 2006 when Severine Ferrrer failed to qualify for the Finals with her “Coco Dance”. With a population of around 36, 000 it is one of the smallest countries in Europe and the Monegasque …