TEO and his Cheesecake song had their first round of rehearsals and we caught up with them shortly afterwards to discuss a few different things including the message behind the song. TEO will perform in the second Semi on Thursday, May 8th. Please join the convo HERE and talk to hundreds of fans from around the world.   [vsw id=”c-AMV5SeuyE” …

The fabulous Conchita Wurst took time out of her busy schedule to talk to ESC United. She will take part in the Second Semi Final next Thursday (May 8th). Find out what she has to say and follow the convo here. [vsw id=”yXTdoqk-jms” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

Cristina Scarlat from Moldova sat down with  to discuss her rehearsal with Olivia from ESC United. Find out what she has to say and don’t forget to check back soon as the second rehearsal for Moldova is coming up this weekend. You can follow the convo on our website HERE.   [vsw id=”xbUQQIIqffQ” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

We spoke to Firelight from Malta shortly after their first rehearsal discussing their popularity in the United States and as we found out one of the members is actually married to an American. They’ll be back Saturday for the second rehearsal.   [vsw id=”zY08ha3vrzw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

András Kállay-Saunders received a lot of good feedback from his first rehearsal and we caught up with him to discuss his song and things he misses most about New York (Pizza……..).   [vsw id=”fytxpD3S3lM” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

Sergej Ćetković put some time aside to talk to us. We asked him about the Staging and who came up with that idea. We also wanted to find out more about Montenegro and how he feels about the fact that there are only a handful of songs that are not in English including “Moj Svijet”. His second rehearsal will take …

We caught up with Dilara Kazimova from Azerbaijan after her first rehearsal. We talked about several things including her song, traditional Azerbaijani instruments and her other passions such as painting and acting.   [vsw id=”-aBio_2eBG8″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

The very talented Hersi stopped by the press center and we had the opportunity to talk to her about her song, music and several other things, such as her classical training! She will have her second rehearsal on Saturday.   [vsw id=”OyaHHQulTWw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]

The first day of rehearsals and ten countries had their first shot in impressing the fans and press. After each rehearsal the artists joined us for a Quick Meet and Greet to give us a quick insight on their rehearsals and to answer some questions. Below you can watch all clips. 1. Armenia [vsw id=”Yr83L_CZT3g” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]   …

Olivia Le Poidevin from ESC United spoke to Ukraine Eurovision entry 2014, Mariya Yaremchuk about what it means to represent her country amidst political turmoil back home. While Eurovision tries to stay out of Politics, it is impossible to ignore the elephant in the room and recent developments but the young singer found a classy way to focus on the …