Some big news with relation to the upcoming contest in Lisbon has been revealed by the Portuguese hosting broadcaster RTP, in their evening news segment. The broadcaster is set to announce this year’s Eurovision hosts on Monday 8th January, and it’s back to a duo for the contest in 2018! [AdSense-B] Not much else is known about who will be …
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. The trees are up, you’ve heard the same old songs one hundred times already and you’ve not even got to open THIS year’s pair of socks from some almost-forgotten aunt, yet the 2018 …
Fans of Salvador Sobral can rejoice: The talented singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine just underwent a successful heart transplantation surgery. Watch the video below for more information: The singer announced in September that he had to take a hiatus from his professional life to take care of his health. You can watch our …
Over the past few months the Portuguese national broadcaster RTP has been building up the branding and profile of its first ever Eurovision hosting to expert precision, and today the latest in a line of exciting announcements was dropped, as the Portuguese channel revealed the ideas behind the stage design for Eurovision 2018! [AdSense-B] The backdrop design carries through the …
[AdSense-B] Portuguese national broadcaster, RTP, and the EBU have revealed the logo and the slogan for the next years contest! ALL ABOARD! Next stop: Lisbon! #Eurovision 2018 pic.twitter.com/YrgUPSd5Uk — Eurovision (@Eurovision) November 7, 2017 As you can see the slogan is All Aboard. There is no secret the it represents the sea, the ships and all those species living underwater. …
Portugal’s national broadcaster RTP, the proud host of Eurovision 2018, are certainly not holding back on preparations for next year’s edition of the competition. The broadcaster has confirmed that more details on what is set to be a special show in 2018 will be revealed next week, on November 7th. [AdSense-B] RTP will hold a Eurovision press conference at 13:30 …
[AdSense-B] It’s been a whirlwind week for Salvador Sobral, the modest performer who stormed last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest. Since his triumph many have compared him to being a national hero and he was heralded back to Lisbon by thousands of thankful Portuguese fans at the airport. Now that the dust has settled on the contest and we continue to …
[AdSense-B] Fans of the contest who were around for the bidding process for the 2017 contest, which eventually went to Kyiv, noted that it was a long, drawn-out process, with the host city itself only confirmed in October 2016. Many fans took to social media to complain about the lengthy process leading up to Ukraine’s Eurovision. This year, things couldn’t …
The 2009 Eurovision Song Contest winner has provided us with a surprise today. He has covered the 2017 Eurovision winner “Amar Pelos Dois”, and rewritten the lyrics in English. Rybak pays tribute to the first ever Portuguese winner, Salvador Sobral and his sister Louisa who wrote the song. Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision song contest for Norway in 2009 with …
Cover photo: Andres Putting (EBU) [AdSense-B] We have a winner! After months of fan speculation and a close hype race leading up to tonight’s contest, the votes are in and Portugal has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest! Portugal’s Salvador Sobral stunned the audience and viewing public with his touching rendition of “Amar pelos dois” to become Portugal’s first ever Eurovision …
