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Team Reviews: Our thoughts on ESCZ 2020 (Part 2)

Yesterday, our team took a look at four of the entries from this year’s Czech selection. And now – guess what – we’re ready to see what the staff of ESC United thought of the final three tracks from ESCZ 2020! As previous, our panel consists of Boris, Daniel, James, Melanie, Roy, Sean and Stefan. Let’s see who comes out …

Poll: Who is YOUR favourite in ESCZ 2020?

You’ve had a few weeks to contemplate the excellent Czech selection for Rotterdam, but now it’s time to come to the difficult conclusion ahead of the voting closing this weekend – which of these acts is YOUR favourite? Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal your winner on Sunday – and don’t forget to have your say in the …

Team Reviews: Our thoughts on ESCZ 2020 (Part 1)

With voting coming to a close this weekend in the Czech Republic’s highly-regarded national selection, our team took the time to dissect the seven hopefuls and pick their favourites. But with such a variety in this year’s edition of ESCZ, which act would come out on top? In this article, the first four of the seven entries will face our …

Czech Republic: The nine songs for Eurovision Song CZ have been released

The Czech broadcaster Česká televize released the nine songs competing for a spot in Rotterdam earlier this morning. Among the list of entries are three self penned songs. Fans across the world have from today until February 2nd to vote for their favorite songs through the official Eurovision Song Contest app, while the ten international jurors will also cast their …

Remembering the Eurovision stars we lost in 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars, writers, and producers who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. In no particular order, here are the notable Eurovision stars we lost in 2019. Kenny Lynch – United Kingdom – A Song for …

Czech Republic: Live national final has been cancelled

They were keen to finally host a big live national final, and even announced it way before the contest in Tel-Aviv took place, but now it seems that they were dreaming too big, and now must cancel the show. Fear not, the Czech Republic will still participate in Rotterdam. [AdSense-B] It appears that the dream of a big live national …

Eurovision Class of 2009: Where are they now? Part One: Georgia and Semi-Final 1 eliminated contestants

As far as Eurovision is concerned, the 2010s are done and dusted. ESC United is currently running a series ranking the entrants that each country sent during the 2010s, and as we recap what each contributing nation had to offer this decade, what about the artists who performed at the very last Eurovision of the 2000s? Did the entrants of …

Survival of the Hippest – Country Spotlight: CZECH REPUBLIC

Located in the centre of Europe is a dapper, but critically overlooked country that has made a lot of progress over the years since their return. After back-to-back successes it is time to assess the chances of the Czech Republic. Before we start,  a disclaimer: This post is an editorial and therefore heavily prone towards subjectivity. Also, swearing, strong opinions …

The Golden Voice of Prague, Karel Gott, passes away at age 80

Karel Gott, a much beloved singer and Austria’s entrant at Eurovision 1968, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at age 80. Gott had only announced last month that he was battling acute myeloid leukemia, but his wife Ivana announced Tuesday that Gott had passed away in his sleep, surrounded by his family. Shortly before Soviet tanks rolled in to …

How professional are these professional juries?

[AdSense-B] This editorial is based on the opinion of its author and the views expressed do not necessarily represent those of ESC United as a whole, our other editors or the EBU itself. Like many of you, I was surprised and delighted in equal measure with the results of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday – in fact, you …

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