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Big 5 and Sweden to have rehearsals shown during live semi-finals

It’s been a call made by many fans for several years, but it appears it will now be a reality. The first major change rung in by SVT for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will see Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom recieve extra exposure with performance videos shown of their rehearsals during live shows, currently set …

Jade Ewen files for bankruptcy

Jade Ewen, who represented the United Kingdom at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, had to declare bankruptcy. The talented singer joined the popular band Sugababes shortly after her Eurovision participation. When the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2012, Ewen allegedly was already running into Financial difficulties then. According to the Daily Mail“, she owes thousands of …

UK: Song For Europe 1968 & 1973 Host, Cilla Black, Dies

Yesterday, in her Spanish home, one of the most loved and appreciated people in show business, Cilla Black, passed away. The well-known singer and presenter show to fame 50 years ago and has had a successful career throughout that time. One of the many jobs Cilla had over the five decades was the host of the UK’s national selections in …

Graham Norton defends BBC from budget cuts

The following article contains sensitive language which may not be suitable for younger readers. As I’m sure many Brits reading this will agree, the BBC is a major part of the British cultural landscape, and has been an integral part of the British broadcasting complexion. Now though, the UK government is looking into mechanisms to save money at the broadcaster, …

Dream Team 2016 – United Kingdom

We continue on our quest to find a dream singer for all 48 potential countries in Eurovision 2016 with another Big 5 member. They have one of the largest international music scenes and no less than 33 artists were suggested by you, so who was your favourite for the United Kingdom? It was a varied and competitive polling process for …

United Kingdom: Confirmed! Plans announced In Summer

The BBC have, today, confirmed participation for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to us here at escunited.com! BBC will once again organise the United Kingdom’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, although, no decisions have been announced as to whether they will once again opt for an internal selection or they will revert back to the national final process. In correspondence …

OGAE: Three Big 5 clubs in fourth set of votes

It’s time for some more votes. Macedonia, France, Italy and United Kingdom have their votes revealed by OGAE International today and here are their votes! Macedonia 12 Italy 10 Spain 8 Sweden 7 Albania 6 Slovenia 5 Estonia 4 Belgium 3 Australia 2 Israel 1 Azerbaijan France France’s club votes had been revealed by us earlier on but they have …

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