Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B]   Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. What an exciting night Semi-Final 1 was!  But no rest for us in the press center, on stage, or behind the cameras as we prepare for the first full-length Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final 2. Today, we will see the first run-through of the show, including the postcards and the interval …

[AdSense-B] Where yesterday was the longest and most exhausting day so far, today was a little bit less of a rollercoaster. We only had the second half of the second semi-final to look forward to. Let’s take a look at how this day went! The rehearsals started with Croatia, but that wasn’t the first upload of the day on the …

[AdSense-B] Anna Odobescu, girl, Mika Newton don’t much care for you right now. We started Day Four with Newton, who entered Eurovision 2011 for Ukraine with “Angel,” taking to social media with a particularly shady Instagram story criticizing Moldova’s entrant at Eurovision 2019 after their Day Three rehearsal revealed Odobescu’s “Stay” utilized the exact same sand artist for their visuals, …

Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B] Rehearsals for Semi-Final 2 wrap up today. Today, the second half of Semi-Final 2 steps on the stage for the first time. #YOU can watch our livestream below: Today’s rehearsals include: CROATIA – Roko – The Dream MALTA – Michaela – Chameleon LITHUANIA – Jurij Veklenko – Run with the Lions RUSSIA – Sergey Lazarev …

[AdSense-B] The EBU have revealed the list of juries that each country have put forward to give their points in Tel Aviv. This is of course a big deal, since 50% of the score is given by these exact same jury members. Time to do some digging and give you the facts about this year’s judges! There are a lot …

[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. With talk of Kazakhstan potentially competing at Eurovision in the not-too-distant future after a debut appearance at the Junior version and awaiting word on a second attempt there, we go back to …

[AdSense-B] After months of speculation and hype, Russia have finally released their song for Eurovision 2019. The much hyped Sergey Lazarev will sing the song “Scream” on the stage in Tel Aviv in May. Sergey has taken part in Eurovision before representing Russia in the 2016 edition where he finsihed third with the song “You Are The Only One”, and …

[AdSense-B] Three years after he brought Russia to the top 3 with “You Are The Only One,” eurovision.tv has announced that Sergey Lazarev is returning to Eurovision! Months of speculation about which road Russia would take after their first NQ since the regular introduction of semifinals have ended with one of the most successful and well-known artists in their Eurovision …

[AdSense-B] Rumours in Russia suggesting that Sergey Lazarev could be chosen to represent the Eurasian nation in Tel Aviv have intensified after eagle-eyed Russian fans noticed his name in TV listings for this week. The Russian artist is expected to be presented to the public on Saturday 9th February during the show “Hello Andrey!”, hosted by Andrey Malakhov. The original …