Spain’s hopes of a Eurovision renaissance in neighbouring Portugal will become clearer soon, as it has been confirmed that the artist will be selected on January 29th! [AdSense-B] The national broadcaster RTVE has already confirmed that it would be using Operación Triunfo to select Spain’s performer and song for Lisbon, with the final five remaining in the hunt for the …

Cover photo: Andres Putting (EBU) [AdSense-B] 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. After fantastic Top 10 results in 2012 and 2014 for Spain and its national broadcaster, RTVE, recent results in Eurovision has fallen short of expectations.  Such results …

It’s time for another competition here at #escyounited!! The delegation of Spain are offering a promo kit for this year’s entry; Manel Navarro with “Do it like your lover”. All you have to do is very very simple; Step 1) Answer the following questions about Manel: What is the name of the single that Manel released in 2014? In 2014, which TV competition …

Today it has been announced which halves each of the Big 5 will perform in. This was done in the press conference after their rehearsals today. As previously announced, Ukraine will perform in the second half in position 22. The remaining pre-qualified countries have selected which half they will perform in and their running order position will be determined by …

[AdSense-B] And today we’ve completed the set! All 42 countries have now performed on the Kyiv stage so we have a clearer picture of who will do well and who won’t! France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom have brought us giant heads, mirrored shells, spinning cities, surfing and – of course – a dancing monkey. Of course, for …

[AdSense-B] Spain’s Manel Navarro has certainly been a busy man during the weeks leading up to Eurovision, recording duets with a number of this year’s artists – he’s certainly a diverse young talent. #YOU can check out the duets of Manel Navarro as his team prepare to arrive in Kyiv for his first rehearsal on Sunday. Martin Garrix’s “In The …

 [AdSense-B] The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back. The Editorial team got to enjoy all 43 entries of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, review and rank them accordingly. Needless to say, this is all subjective and you may totally disagree with us. There is a reason we put quotation marks down. Which is why we included a poll and in …

[AdSense-B] We recently had a chance to meet Manel Navarro, who is going to represent Spain the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine this May. Manel gave us a quick overview of him as an artist and what he likes to do. Interviewer Fernando asked him about the upcoming performance in Kiev and what to expect, find out what Manel …

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. In my previous article, I discussed how Sweden, Slovenia and Spain managed to select songs which were far from being the televoters’ favourites despite there being nominal 50% jury/50% televote voting systems. What …

[AdSense-B] Ahh, national selections. The lifeblood of the Eurovision enthusiast, the catalyst for countless debates, the endless source of all of the drama we have come to crave over the years in our beloved contest. Internal selections can, and often do, throw up some true gems with a guaranteed path to Eurovision stardom, but it’s the multi-song showcases that really …