The views expressed in this piece are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the rest of the ESC United team. It’s a worrying trend that has been growing in recent years. The national final season is for some people the highlight of the whole Eurovision experience, as each country treads their own path to find a …
Swiss expert check: Qualifiers revealed
Today the Swiss expert check where 18 hopefuls fought for just 6 national final tickets took place. The competing artists performed in front of a professional jury – now the six qualifiers have been revealed. Tiziana – Only Human (SRF/RTR) Timebelle – Singing About Love (SRF/RTR) Andy McSean – Hey Now (SRF/RTR) Licia Chery – Fly (RTS) Mélanie René – …
Today: Swiss expert check
Today the expert check which will take us one step closer to the Swiss entry will take place. 18 acts are competing for just 6 tickets to the televised national final on 31 January. The 9 qualifiers from the SRF/RTR platform as well as the six internally picked RTS acts and three RSI ones will get to perform in front …
Switzerland: SRF qualifiers revealed
After a long process, the Swiss German-language broadcaster SRF has finally announced its 9 hopefuls for the upcoming expert check in December. The voting on the online platform was open from 3 to 17 November. At the same time a professional jury was responsible for the other half of the results. These are the SRF qualifiers: • Arbresha – Same …
Switzerland: RTS candidates announced
The francophone Swiss broadcaster RTS has just announced its 6 candidates for the upcoming expert check in December. They have been selected internally. You can listen to the songs here! • Licia Chery – Fly • Mélanie René – Time To Shine • Shana Pearson – Kevlar Heart • Alenko – Vu d’en Haut • Anach Cuan – Hurdy Gurdy …
Switzerland: RSI picked 3 acts for the next round
Today the first three acts for the next stage of the Swiss national final have been determined. The Italian language broadcaster RSI chose their candidates internally. The Vad Vuc, Deborah Bough and Elias feat. Zero In On will perform at the so-called “expert check” in December. One of the three acts will get a ticket for the actual national final …
Switzerland: Start voting now!
The Swiss preselection is in full spate now: This morning the voting on the SRF online platform has officially started! Click here to listen through the countless number of submissions and eventually vote. How does voting work? It’s quite simple – you can distribute 4 points in every possible way. Giving 4 points to one song is possible as well …
Switzerland: Notable artists enter the NF
The Swiss national final’s video upload stage has been in full swing for many weeks now, and in this time many notable artists from the Eurovision and national final world have attempted to represent the Central European country in neighbouring Austria, due to the country’s lack of restriction on who can enter. Below we take a look at some of …
A Pussycat Doll enters the Swiss NF
The Swiss preselection has only been open for 9 days and we already have a prominent name: Jessica Sutta from the Pussycat Dolls! The famous girlband split up in 2010 – since then Jessica Sutta has been pursuing her solo career as a Pop/Dance artist. She joined the band in 2002 and was therefore involved in major hits such as …
Eurovision season begins: What to expect in September
Today marks the beginning of Eurovision season as any song released from today may be eligible to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015! Some countries are also beginning their selection processes this month so here’s a quick guide to what we can expect to happen in September… Switzerland kicks off their search After a successful campaign in 2014 …