Wales

Eurovision Book Contest comes to Hay Festival Wales 2023!

Have you ever thought about literature in the same terms as the Eurovision Song Contest? For instance, how Martin Amis of the United Kingdom may fare against Nikos Kazantzakis of Greece in a literature battle, or if Annie Ernaux of France would earn douze points against Ireland’s John Banville? Then Hay Festival 2023 has just the contest for you – …

Junior Eurovision 2022 Reviews: United Kingdom

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 1 day to go until Junior Eurovision 2022, and we are counting down the 16 nations who are participating in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Every day …

Government officials support bid for Wales to host Eurovision 2023

Following the news that Ukraine and UA:PBC will not be hosting the 2023 contest on June 23rd, even more UK cities and towns have considered a bid to host the contest. It appears that members of the Welsh government are calling for Wales to submit a bid, adding Eurovision to the growing list of large-scale events held within the country …

Eurovision Choir of Year Contest Postponed Indefinitely

In an interview with Italian fan site Eurofestival News, Interkultur’s project manager Ilda Memaj finally announced what most Eurovision Choir fans had feared but expected: that Eurovision Choir of the Year 2021 is cancelled, and that the competition in general is postponed indefinitely. “Unfortunately, the third edition of Eurovision Choir will no longer take place in 2021,” said Memaj. “As …

Eurovision Choir: Côr Cymru 2021 intends to go ahead despite logistical problems

It remains a sign of the times that even a notice of cancellation for a step towards a national final can create some optimism, but that is largely what Welsh broadcaster S4C have done with their announcement regarding Welsh choral competition Côr Cymru. Côr Cymru 2021, to be held on May 2, 2021, is being used again as a national …

Wales will not participate at Junior Eurovision 2020

Though many fans had hoped to see an extended line-up at Junior Eurovision 2020 due to Germany’s surprise announcement that they will debut at the contest in November 2020 in Warsaw, Poland, Welsh broadcaster S4C announced that Wales will not participate. In a response on Twitter to fan group Eurofans Espana’s question, S4C stated that “due to the present circumstances, …

Junior Eurovision 2019 Reviews: Wales

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 2 days to go until Junior Eurovision 2019, and we are counting down the 19 nations who are participating in Gliwice-Silesia on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Every day we …

POLL: Who do #YOU want to win Junior Eurovision 2019?

With just over a week to go, the excitement for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest is hotting up! Nineteen countries will take to the stage in Gliwice, Poland, with one act set to follow in Roksana Wegiel’s footsteps and be crowned as the Junior Eurovision champion! But which country do #YOU think should win the contest? Vote in our …

All I want for Christmas is you: Mariah Carey’s seasonal smash hit turns 25!

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. You know the Christmas season has kicked into gear when Starbucks releases its seasonal coffee cups and both atheists and Christians whine about them, pet owners are trying to put fake antlers on …

State of the Junior Eurovision 2019 race: Who’s winning online?

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. There is a major televote difference between Eurovision and its Junior Eurovision counterpart, and it is a difference that makes predicting the televote winner a little more intriguing and more open to speculation. …

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