Our next Melodi Grand Prix interview is with MGP 1987 winner and former Eurovision artist Kate Gulbrandsen who is set to compete this weekend in the first semi-final. Kate has represented Norway internationally for a number of years outside of Eurovision, including in 1986 when she competed in the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo. Following her MGP win, Kate would …
We continue our Melodi Grand Prix interview series today following a very lucky conversation with MGP 2020 winner and should-have-been Eurovision artist Ulrikke. “Honestly” we can’t believe it happened! Ulrikke’s musical talent was first found when she won a local singing contest and acted in productions of Pippi Longstocking and Reisen til julestjernen. Her love of the theater would continue …
For the first time since 2016 Belgium has returned to a national final format to select their new Eurovision artist, which means we got an opportunity to interview some of the national final participants! Our first interview features up-and-coming artist Chérine, who prior to Eurosong has competed on both The Voice Flanders in 2017 and The Voice France in 2022. …
We’re back with another edition of our Eurovision 2023 Interview series, this time featuring Melodi Grand Prix semi-final one contestant Rasmus Thall. Last night we had the chance to sit down with Rasmus and talk about his participation in Melodi Grand Prix as an artist, his musical inspiration for his song “Tresko”, and about his connection to Eurovision 1963. Hello …
Welcome to a new calendar year and a new year of interviews here at ESCUnited! Make sure to check back frequently, as we have a number of interviews to post in the coming weeks but we’re excited to kick off our interview season with Eirik Næss from Norway! Eirik was born in Larvik, Norway and moved to London after graduating …
In a new interview, Michael Kealy (RTÉ Executive Producer and Irish Head of Delegation) has shared new details about Ireland’s selection process for Eurovision 2023 — and drops some hints about the future. Speaking to the Éirevision Podcast, Kealy outlined a few key pieces of information about the upcoming 2023 edition of The Late Late Eurosong Special. Chief among them …
It’s just 1 day till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to French representative Alvan & Ahez. They talked about singing in harmonies, how they met each other, and which other ESC2022 song they would pick to perform on the Eurovision Stage. Check out our interview in the video below! About Alvan …
It’s just 3 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to Lauri from The Rasmus after the Opening Ceremony in Turin. They talked about about their landslide win at UMK, the concept behind their staging and the story behind the feathers in his hair. Check out our interview in the video …
It’s just 4 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to Germany’s representative Malik Harris after the Opening Ceremony in Turin. They talked about the Opening Ceremony, his favorite Pre-Party and the concept behind his staging. Check out our interview in the video below! About Malik Harris German-American singer and rapper …
It’s just 6 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to Portuguese representative MARO after her second rehearsal. They talked about preparing her Eurovision performance while doing her tour, bringing Diana Castro and Milhanas (who also competed at Festival da Canção) to the Eurovision stage with her and what you should …
