As 2018 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. Lys Assia In 2018, we lost the First Lady of Eurovision herself, Lys Assia. Born Rosa Mina Scharer in 1924, Assia started off as a dancer …
[AdSense-B] After a relatively quiet week on the Eurovision news front today we have had an update from Switzerland. Today their German-Swiss broadcaster SRF announced that they had narrowed down all of the 420 songs received to a shortlist of just five. This was done by a set of juries made up of a 100 person audience panel and a …
[AdSense-B] As all the small pieces are slowly coming into place considering the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, then the public broadcasters around Europe are busy planning and selecting their singers. Among them is Switzerland who have confirmed more details of their selection process. Switzerland announced earlier this year, that the “Die Entscheidungsshow” will not be held in 2019. The artist …
[AdSense-B] This Saturday, the biggest Eurovision Song Contest pre-party will kick off! It has now been confirmed that 32 participants will be travelling to Amsterdam to meet journalists and press and entertain the fans during the concert! The concert, which this year will be celebrating its tenth year anniversary, will be held for the first time at the larger AFAS …
[AdSense-B] It’s almost time to move outside of a top ten as we review Switzerland, the 11th entry of this year’s “Expert” Panel, but of course we need to do a wrap-up. What did #YOU think of Finland? Pauli P. (Facebook) – ” I like [Finland] VERY much, in my top 5 for sure. Currently my second position to win!” Himan …
[AdSense-B] It’s the news that many Eurofans had expected in recent years, but it certainly doesn’t make it any easier to process; Lys Assia, the first ever winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, has sadly passed away at the age of 94. A history maker from the beginning, the Swiss performer carried home the first trophy of the contest’s history …
[AdSense-B] Last night’s Sunday spectacular saw the duo Zibbz win the Swiss ticket to Eurovision in Lisbon, but the show also saw the Swiss broadcaster take on Melodifestivalen at their own game with an exciting voting sequence and some visual trickery that wouldn’t be out of place in the Swedish competition. The six acts; Zibbz, Angie Ott, Naeman, Chiara Dubey, …
[AdSense-B] Another day, another song for Europe! Switzerland were the next country to decide tonight with Die Entscheidungsshow and brought the sixth song of the season to us. Six acts fought for the chance to represent the central European country; Zibbz – Stones Angie Ott – A Thousand Times Naeman – Kiss Me Chiara Dubey – Secrets and Lies Alejandro …
[AdSense-B] The views presented in this article are merely opinions and do not represent the views of ESC United as a whole, the EBU or SRF. As usual with the national finals this season, we are taking a look at the candidate songs and passing judgement on who we think should be taking the trophy. Tonight’s Switzerland selection offers us …
[AdSense-B] As we approach tonight’s Die Entscheidungsshow, the competition through which Switzerland will decide their entry for Eurovision 2018, it’s time to conduct a flash poll to see who #YOU like the most of all of the participants! Zibbz, Angie Ott, Naeman, Chiara Dubey, Alejandro Reyes and Vanessa Iraci are the six hopefuls for the Swiss ticket to Lisbon and …
