This has come a little out of nowhere! San Marino look all set to announce their participation in Eurovision 2017 this weekend after some scepticism over the voting process was raised by the microstate in 2016. Even better, it looks like we may be getting their songs straight away! SMRTV, the natiomal broadcaster of the tiny state nestled in Italy, …
Predictions: Televote (Readers) vs. Jury (Team Stockholm) – Semi-Final 1
Your votes have been counted, the results are in and you can stop voting now, Europe and beyond! It’s now time to officially reveal which songs you have predicted to qualify, and how that compares to the rankings of the team here in Stockholm! We were amazed at the response to our poll so thank you very much to all …
TONIGHT: Eurovision 2016 Semi-Final 1
After months of preparation, nerve-wracking national selection shows, hours of rehearsals, countless interviews and press meetings, tonnes of partying (there’s room for that at Eurovision t00) and a little dose of sightseeing, the stage is set, the artists are raring to go and we are finally here. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 to begin! …
“This is my gift to the disco generation!” Interview with San Marino’s Serhat
One of this year’s warmest personalities is the charismatic Turkish singer Serhat who is representing San Marino this year. We got to have a little chat with him earlier in the week about his love of a certain American songstress and makes a big confession about his stage nerves. You can check out what we had to talk about below! …
Rehearsal recaps: San Marino & Russia
As you know the team of ESCunited is in Stockholm and we are in the press center. It was time for another brake and two more countries had their rehearsals. Serhat was just breathing with masculinity, but the sole performance was a bit mellow. There were five female backing vocals with him and more of them were added on the background. At the …
San Marino: Interview with Serhat
As you all know by now, Serhat will represent San Marino in couple of weeks in Stockholm with the song I didn’t know. He is currently on promo tour around Europe and one of his stops was Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, so we got to catch up with him and make an interview. Also we did ask him your …
Serhat while visit Montenegro: Eurovision is not a picnic
Serhat, representative of San Marino in Eurovision Song Contest 2016 visited Montenegro. At the special press conference organised by RTCG, Serhat talked about his Eurovision plans and obligations, and also presented his Eurovision entry ‘I Didn’t Know’. Serhat, a singer with Turkish descent, explained how it came to cooperation between him and San Marino. San Marino showed me a honor. Last …
Kaliopi and Serhat tour around Europe
We now know all the songs, and it’s up to the representatives to go around Europe to promote their entries. Macedonian diva Kaliopi is really busy these days as she is touring the Balkan countries to promote her song Dona. On her tour she will visit Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia. Kaliopi will also perform at pre Eurovision …
San Marino: Serhat reveals “I Didn’t Know”
San Marino becomes the latest country to reveal their 2016 entry as Serhat’s entry “I Didn’t Know” has surfaced on YouTube. The Turkish singer will sing in the first semi-final for the plucky microstate in an aim to reach the final for only the second time in San Marino’s Eurovision history. Olcayto Ahmet Tugsuz composed the entry with Nektarios Tyrakis …
San Marino RTV: “EBU, new rules but old behaviour. This is unacceptable”
As we previously reported, the EBU has announced a change in the voting system for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. Both the juries and the televote will have their own set of votes, in lieu of one combined score. ESC United received communication from the team in charge of the San Marino team voicing their displeasure and …