ESCUNITED wishes Lys Assia a Happy Birthday. The Eurovision legend is celebrating her 89th birthday. The Swiss singer was born in 1924 and was the first Eurovision winner ever when in 1956 Lys convinced the juries with her “Refrain” which has become a classic among the diehard Eurovision fans. Since her victory the contest has changed quite a bit but …
Udo Jürgens – A Fan’s perspective
Joan Street wrote ths article for OGAE Rest of the World Facebook page and we wanted to share this with the ESCUNITED readers. I am Joan Street from the U.K. and have been a big fan of Udo Jürgens since first discovering his music in the mid-eighties. In 1989 I attended my first concert in Germany and haven’t looked …
Happy Birthday to Thomas G:SON
G:Son who wrote the winning Entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is celebrating his birthday today. The Swedish Song writer, who turns 45 not only wrote “Euphoria” but wrote six other songs that made it to the contest. ESCUNITED wishes G:SON the best and hopes he is celebrating this special day accordingly. As a little trivia, here are his …
Interview with Jaz, creator of Eurovision blog “Eurovision by Jaz”
Zack: We at ESC United love to network with other Eurovision websites and blogs. With all the great contacts people have out there, why not network?! One of my personal favorite blogs that I follow on Facebook is from Jaz in Australia. Eurovision by Jaz provides some nice thoughtful editorials on the Eurovision scene. And much to my delight, I had …
A look at the songs of Balkan superstar Željko Joksimović
From Zack: At ESC UNITED, we want to put the focus back on the totality of the entries. That means we want to honor everyone involved, particularly the composers. After asking our readers for their thoughts on the composers that we should retrospectively cover, we got some great feedback and will be featuring some of them this week. Our next featured …
Interview with Bas Tukker, expert of the Eurovision orchestra
Zack: I myself have heard the discussion many times before: whether or not the orchestra, last seen in 1998, should return. For a slight second, it seemed it would after rumblings of rumors during the months leading to the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. Those rumors did not come to fruition. On the Internet, you can find a number of sites …
It’s not just another name: It is Karen Kavaleryan
From Zack: At ESC UNITED, we want to put the focus back on the totality of the entries. That means we want to honor everyone involved, particularly the composers. After asking our readers for their thoughts on the composers that we should retrospectively cover, we got some great feedback and will be featuring some of them this week. Our next featured …
Euphoria for Thomas G:son
From Zack: At ESC UNITED, we want to put the focus back on the totality of the entries. That means we want to honor everyone involved, particularly the composers. After asking our readers for their thoughts on the composers that we should retrospectively cover, we got some great feedback and will be featuring some of them in the upcoming week. In …
Three minute Eurovision songs? Too short or just right?
What is the “3 minute rule”? It means that no song in the Eurovision Song Contest can be longer than that. This rule was adopted in 1960 due to time constraints and to avoid extremely long entries such as Italy’s song from 1957 which was 5 minutes 9 seconds long. So for 53 years, this rule remains intact and …
Key Changes in ESC – A Eurovision strategy?
What components make up a memorable and successful Eurovision Song Contest entry? In the recent era of Eurovision, there have been a number of strategies entries have utilized, including: – Wind machines (France 2012; Denmark 2010) – On-stage costume changes (Croatia 2011; Latvia 2002; Netherlands 2000) – Drag queens (Denmark 2007; Ukraine 2007; Slovenia 2002) – Break dancers (almost every …