We are getting closer and closer to the 2025 contest in Basel, Switzerland. Today, we saw another huge step towards the contest, with the running order for the semi-finals now being known. The Running order of the 2025 Semi-finals No big changes have been made since last year, 2025 will continue with the new idea of having the finalists performing …

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS have officially released their song for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2025 via a live show. Their performer, Claude, will sing the song “C’est la vie” (EN: That’s Life) in May. Claude who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, obtained asylum with his family in the Netherlands in 2012. His song “C’est la vie” …

The semi-final allocation draw is now over, and now we know in which semi-final that 31 semi-finalists will compete in. It was also decided that 15 countries will compete in the first semi-final and that 16 will compete in the second semi-final. Finally, it was also decided in which semi-final the pre-qualified countries will vote in. Let’s now go through …

Not long now, until we learn in which all the semi-final countries will be competing in. Of course, there are a few things that needs to be settled, so let’s clear up how the upcoming 2025 contest will be like, before we dive further into the pots. Things You Should Know To begin with, an unfortunate reminder of the big …

You could almost call it an early Christmas gift, as the Dutch broadcaster (AVROTROS) came with a surprise announcement, with a few hours ahead. The Dutch broadcaster only recently ended their submission period, but are already ready to share, that Claude will be the next Dutch representative in Basel. Who is Claude? We might get to know him simply as …

Another year is slowly headed towards it’s final days, and that usually means that the entire cycle repeats. As Basel is steadily getting more and more ready for their upcoming duty of welcoming all of Europe, we need to know, who exactly will be welcomed to the Swiss city. We now have the list, and one of these countries will …

We might be reaching the end of 2024, but the Dutch have already set their sight into 2026. Recently the Dutch broadcasters AVROTROS shared the amount of submissions they had received for 2025, as well as saying that Dutch songwriters might as well prepare for the 2026 period. The Netherlands in 2025 & 2026 To begin with, let’s take the …

Disclaimer: contains opinions. All opinions stated belong to the quoted person, and do not represent the views of ESCUnited as a whole. Hi everyone! JESC is just around the corner (it happens TOMORROW!), so it’s time to push through with our next update on the participating acts. In today’s post, we are reviewing the entries from Germany, The Netherlands, San …

The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirmed in a statement posted on their website on October 23 that the Netherlands will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year, after receiving extended time from the EBU to make a decision. The broadcaster cited safeguarding measures taken by the EBU as a determining factor in the decision: “AVROTROS, together with other countries, has …

This weekend the Dutch national selection Junior Songfestival 2024 concluded, and Stay Tuned won the right to represent their country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest later this year. Their entry is entitled “Music” and was written by Jermain van der Bogt and Willem Laseroms. Bogt competed on the 2013 season of The Voice of Holland and has written songs …