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 …
Serbia – The Finalists
Serbia held its Semi Final tonight were 15 songs competed for one of the five Final spots. The lucky ones are: Moje 3 – Ljubav je svuda Dušan Svilar – Spas Saška Janković – Duga u tvojim očima SKY’s – Magija Marija Mihajlović – Halo The Final is tomorrow (Sunday) so make sure to check back soon for updates.
Birgit Õigemeel going to Malmo with “Et Uus Saaks Alguse”
The Estonian National Final has just concluded and Birgit Õigemeel is the big winner and gets to represent her country in Malmo. Her song “Birgit Õigemeel – Et Uus Saaks Alguse” won the Super Final against Grete Paia. Check out her song [vsw id=”UHB-e6g0fAA” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] What is your verdict, good song or bad decision? Share your …
Hungary is sending ByeAlex to Malmo
The Hungarian Final took place tonight and the Hungarian televoters (as well as International Fans) voted their hearts out and decided that ByeAlex should fly the flag for Hungary in Malmo. The results came as a big surprise to many fans as Gigi Radics and Kallay Saunders were the favorites and would battle for the top spot. Listen to his …
Sweden: 2nd chance (Andra chansen) qualifiers
The final qualification round prior to the Globen Finale next Saturday has just concluded in Sweden. Out of 8 songs only two were given the golden ticket. The lucky two acts are: Robin Stjernberg – You & Anton Ewald – Begging That means the 10 songs for the Final are known. Share with us your thoughts, do you think the right …
Armenia: Gor Sujyan to perform “Lonely Planet” in Malmo
The Armenian broadcaster selected Gor Sujyan internally and tonight the televoters and jury were given the opportunity to choose between four songs. He was joined onstage by his band the Dorians. In the end “Lonely Planet” won the race and is going to be the Armenian entry in Malmo. [vsw id=”1L7IKClmQ8o” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Please let us …
Estonia: Grete Paia wins the ESC UNITED Poll
Tonight the Estonian Final will take place where Ott Lepland’s successor will get chosen. ESC UNITED gave the readers the opportunity to vote for their favorite NF song and unlike many of our previous polls, there seems to be no clear favorite. But in the end Grete Paia edged out the competition and becomes your favorite. 19% of the votes …
Hungary: Gigi Radics is your favorite
Hungary is going to pick their 2013 entry tonight and the ESCUNITED readers had a chance to vote for their favorite song and we have a landslide winner. With eight songs in the running, Gigi Radics received more than half of your votes and goes into tonight’s show as the front runner. A whooping 52% want to see her taking …
Armenia: National Final – Maltese Gianluca to perform
DANIEL D’ANASTASI is the author of this article and all credit goes to him. He is part of the Malta Eurovision Core Team. Tomorrow is the national selection for the Armenian Eurovision song. The Armenian representative has already been decided by means of an internal selection. 25 year old Gor Sujyan is a musician and the lead singer of The …
Happy Birthday Valentina!!!
Valentina Monetta, who is going to represent San Marino for a second consecutive year, is celebrating her birthday today. ESCUNITED wishes her the best on this special day and hope that all her Facebook friends are able to attend her birthday party. Since we don’t know the 2013 song yet, let’s stroll down memory lane one more time, here is …