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Joseph June Interview: “I have written this specific song with a reason, for it to be a Eurovision song.”

Our final interview prior to the first Pabandom iš naujo heat is with Joseph June. Joseph June is a musician who first appeared in the Lithuanian pre-selection last year with the song “Deadly”. Since then he has three singles titled “You & I”, “Perfect”, and “The One” – with the latter two appearing to be part of the same EP …

Rūta MUR Interview: “My music surfaces something deep in one’s heart.”

We continue our journey through Pabandom iš naujo with our next interview featuring Rūta MUR. Rūta MUR is an up-and-coming artist from Lithuania whose music is described as “New Nostalgia.” This year will be her first time participating in the Lithuanian national selection, but is not her first rodeo performing live. Want to know what to expect tomorrow from Rūta? …

Justė Kraujelytė Interview: “This song is an ironic view to stop and add some FUN.”

We continue our Pabandom iš naujo interview series today with Justė Kraujelytė, who is back for her second time in the national selection. Justė Kraujelytė has a long history of performing and with the Eurovision Song Contest. Throughout her childhood she performed and travelled with a jazz ensemble and made her debut on national television during the 2017 season of …

Alen Chicco Interview: “Monika Liu is one of the reasons I decided to participate again.”

We’re back with another edition of our Pabandom iš Naujo interview series, this time featuring singer and songwriter Alen Chicco. This year will mark Alen Chicco’s third time participating in the Lithuanian national selection, with their first appearance occurring in 2019 with “Your Cure”. Prior to competing for a spot at Eurovision Alen also competed on the 2017 season of …

Il Senso Interview: “At our concerts its like opera and other styles of music collide.”

This morning we connected with the Lithuanian band Il Senso to arrange an interview before the first heat of Pabandom iš naujo! Il Senso is a quartet of Lithuanian singers that are classically trained, and who’s music covers a variety of genres. As a group they have appeared on Lithuanian television and large stages a number of times performing renditions …

Bjørn Olav Edvardsen Interview: “I’ve been experimenting musically to get back to who Bjørn Olav really is.”

While this week has been full of Eurovision news and interviews, we were able to arrange an interview Melodi Grand Prix contestant Bjørn Olav Edvardsen over zoom. Our conversation covered a number of topics, with the most important showcasing who Bjørn Olav Edvardsen is as a singer and a songwriter. Throughout his answers Bjørn shared a number of times the …

Axel Schylström Interview: “If my songs don’t have something important to say lyrically there’s no point.”

The Eurovision juggernaut Melodifestivalen is set to kick off in just over a month, and before things get too hectic we were able to grab Melfest contestant Axel Schylström for a quick interview. Axel first gained notoriety in 2015 when he competed on Idol Sverige back in 2015, where he’d end up finishing in fourth place overall. He then became …

Justin 3 Interview: “Eurovision is one of those events you wait for.”

We here at ESCUnited excited that Pabandom iš naujo! is set to begin again this coming weekend, which also means we have a number of artist interviews to share with you! First up is the band Justin 3, a band who has performed in the national selection a total of four times now. Their first appearance came in 2017 with their …

Ella Interview: “Waist wasn’t even created during the sessions in the songwriting camp.”

Another day means another edition of our Melodi Grand Prix interview series, this time featuring Ella! Ella is an artist who moved to Norway from Brazil when she was just 12 years old, and has been splitting her time between both places since. This year will be her first time competing in Melodi Grand Prix, but she does have some …

Swing’It Interview: “We think it is a shame that jazz and traditional jazz never gets shown on TV.”

Our Melodi Grand Prix interview series continues as we speak to one of the second semi-final contestants and 1920’s style jazz band Swing’It! Swing’it was first formed back in 2014 as street performers, who have quickly taken over the jazz scene with their Gatsby and Prohibition parties. The band also made an appearance on Norway’s Got Talent back in 2018, …

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