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Marcus and Martinus Interview: “We would never join this competition if we didn’t feel like we had the right song.”

Our next interview ahead of Melodifestivalen will feature twins Marcus and Martinus, who will compete in the Swedish national selection for the first time. The twins are most known in Norway as the winners of Melodi Grand Prix Jr. back in 2012 with their song “To dråper vann” which peaked at no. 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart at the …

RAUM Interview: “My songs have gotten steadily more pop punk-inspired over the last year.”

This year RAUM will once again compete in the Supernova grand final held on Saturday February 11th, and in between rehearsals we were able to grab him for a quick chat. Reinis Straume, otherwise known as his stage name RAUM is a Latvian singer and songwriter who has participated in the Latvian Eurovision selection numerous times now. In between his …

Nicklas Sonne Interview: “I went home that day and wrote ‘Freedom’ and sent it in the same evening.”

Our next interview features Danish singer and songwritter Nicklas Sonne from Copenhagen! Nicklas Sonne is a new name to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix line-up, and will be lighting up the stage with his rock song “Freedom”. His love of music started at just 8 years old when he went to an Alice Cooper concert and fell in love with …

Eni Jurišić Interview: “I intend to give the audience a glimpse into a sensitive feminine side of me.”

We’re back with another national selection interview, this time featuring Dora 2023 debutant Eni Jurišić! Eni is a Croatian singer who’s career began back in 2015 during her time on the second season of The Voice Hrvatska (Croatia), and her 2017 debut single “Prije nego nestane” quickly rose to the HR Top 40 chart in Croatia. To date she has had …

INGER interview: “I’m not the yellow socks and ukulele anymore”

In 2019, Eurovision fans were introduced to INGER: a cheery, charismatic 19-year-old Estonian singer-songwriter and national soccer player with a ukelele strapped across a white shirt with bright yellow buttons. His warm and charming indie folk track “Coming Home” led him all the way to a sixth-place finish in Eesti Laul, his country’s national selection for Eurovision. Saturday marks his …

ALIKA interview: “My song talks about hope”

Right now, newcomer Alika Milova is widely regarded by fans and bookmakers as one of the front-runners of Eesti Laul 2023. But the rising star doesn’t like reading into the statistics. Instead, she’s focusing on her busy calendar ahead of Saturday’s grand final, and possibly trying to score some tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour if she catches a free moment. …

Markéta Irglová Interview: “Eurovision is not a competition in my view, only a collaboration.”

Today we welcome Czech artist and now Icelandic resident Markéta Irglová back to ESCUnited for an interview! Fans of Eurovision will remember that Markéta competed last year in Iceland’s Songvakeppnin selection, but failed to qualify to the grand final. In 2007 Markéta won an Academy Award for her song Falling Slowly from the film Once, which went on to inspire a …

Artūrs Hatti Interview: “At first I didn’t even know I was meeting about a song for Eurovision.”

We’re excited ahead of Latvia’s Supernova semi-final to release a new interview with Artūrs Hatuļevs! Artūrs Hatti is participating in the Latvian national selection for the first time this year amidst working on his debut album, set to be released later this year. As an artist he has been performing for over three years, and sees a potential Eurovision participation …

RODAN Interview: “Don’t be afraid to be an introvert.”

We’re thrilled to have gotten a chance to sit down with RODAN early this morning to talk about his song “Introvert Party Club” and his participation in the ESCZ national selection this year. RODAN is a singer and songwriter from Prague who is participating in the Czech national selection for the first time. His first single “Gone” rose to the …

Eva and Ewa interview: “All of us are looking forward to be back on stage.”

Our next interview comes from Sweden and features the dynamic duo of Eva Rydberg and Ewa Roos who will sing “Länge leve livet” at Melodifestivalen this Saturday. Fans of Melodifestivalen will remember when both Eva and Ewa took the world by storm in 2021 with their Melfest entry “Rena rama ding dong”, catapulting them into the second chance round. Their …

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