For Eurovision fans this summer, many have taken to refreshing the Billboard Hot 100 every Tuesday to see if Måneskin’s “Beggin'” and Duncan Laurence’s “Arcade” still remains on the chart. And this week, the answer to both is yes as Måneskin’s “Beggin'” dropped slightly from its peak of 35 last week to Number 38 this week, remaining inside the all-important …
Given the momentum behind rock band Måneskin after their winning Eurovision 2021 with “Zitti e buoni” for Italy, it was only a matter of time before they would the crack the main singles charts of the United States, the Billboard Hot 100. After three weeks cantering up the Hot 100, Måneskin finally breached the hallowed Top 40 of that chart …
Earlier today Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale announced on his Twitter account a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland with fellow rock legends Foreigner in May 2022. “Don’t Worry… We’re Still Putting Europe Together & Awaiting US Dates,” said Coverdale. “We Will Do Everything We Can Visit As Many Places AS We Can, Beloveds of The Snake.” & So It …
Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) announced earlier today that Serbia will be participating at Junior Eurovision 2021, to be held in Paris, France, on December 19, 2021. Both the rules and applications were posted on RTS’s website today, with Serbian citizens asked to submit their compositions to RTS. The rules mention “public competition,” but there is no indication thus far …
German children’s TV channel KiKA has released the five finalists and their application videos, with KiKA also issuing a call for online votes before the August 1, 2021 deadline. The top three in the vote count from viewers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland will progress to the Junior ESC – Who’s going to Paris? final on Friday, September 10, 2021. The …
After its postponement from last summer, group stages involving 24 teams, and some shock results in the knock-out stages, the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 soccer tournament is here. And don’t get salty with me about using soccer. The English invented the word. Anyway, it’s going to be England vs. Italy at the Euro 2020 Final to be held …
Today both France and Albania began soliciting entries and performers for their respective national finals, Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! and Festivali i Këngës 60. With Barbara Pravi coming in 2nd at Eurovision 2021, and with Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! being a ratings success, French national broadcaster France Télévisions opted to do it again. 🛑 L'appel à candidatures est …
She was an icon for decades on Italian television. She was an icon on American movie screens. She was an icon in Spain, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and for the LGBTQ+ community, and it is with much sadness that we learned of the passing of Raffaella Carrà this morning at the age of 78. In a statement, her partner …
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 …
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. Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is in the history books, with Italy’s rock quartet Måneskin proving to be worthy victors, of the sort that may be the beginning of a new era …
