Estonia is only a few days away from picking their representative for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. After last year, the expectations are high and it’s not an easy task to match and/or beat Ott Lepland’s 6th place and his ballad “Kulla”. 10 songs are still in the running who already survived one of the two Semi Finals …

El Sueño De Morfeo who were chosen internally to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, performed three songs with the televoters and juries picking what they thought was the best song which ended up being “Contigo hasta el final”.  Results Contigo hasta el final – 72 points Atrevete – 60 points Dame tu voz – 48 points   The ESCUNITED …

The first Semi Final in Israel took place tonight and three songs qualified for the Final Show on March 7th. Let’s find out who they are:   Shany Zamir  – Forever [vsw id=”l2c1_n92na4″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]  Ron Weinreich – Love is one [vsw id=”YMM9NZ1oRBI” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Kathleen Reiter – Back to me [vsw id=”w9ia1OiFmxw” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Judah Gavra   will …

In the run-up to the 2013 Andra chancen show this Saturday, ESC United looked at Second chance entries since the introduction in 2002. In terms of the history of Andra Chansen, it was introduced as “Winners Choice” (Vinnarnas Val) when Melodifestivalen was modernised in 2002. It then became “Viewers Choice” (Tittarnas Val) in 2003 and settled as Andra Chansen (Second …

The votes are in!!!! The ESCUNITED readers were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite song in the Spanish National Final. El Sueño de Morfeo was chosen internally while the televoters and juries get to pick the song. After all votes have been counted, your favorite is “Contigo hasta el final”. 59% want to see this song in Malmo …

  Zack: When I started my involvement in working with OGAE Rest of the World and ESC United, I did not realize how much of a business Eurovision was in South Africa. Yet, I am sure that there are many readers that like myself did not know this until recently. For this reason, I wanted to chat with OGAE Rest …

Joan Street wrote ths article for OGAE Rest of  the World Facebook page and we wanted to share this with the ESCUNITED readers.   I am Joan Street from the U.K. and have been a big fan of Udo Jürgens since first discovering his music in the mid-eighties. In 1989 I attended my first concert in Germany and haven’t looked …

The second Semi Final took place tonight and 6 more finalists were chosen. The qualifiers were decided through a jury and public. Let’s find out who they are:   Narcis Iustin Ianău: “Seven” Elena Cârstea Muttart: “Spinning” Ovidiu Anton: “Run away with me” Cristian Prăjescu: “The best thing in life is to love” Al Mike feat. Renee Santana: “What is …

G:Son who wrote the winning Entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is celebrating his birthday today. The Swedish Song writer, who turns 45 not only wrote “Euphoria” but wrote six other songs that made it to the contest. ESCUNITED wishes G:SON the best and hopes he is celebrating this special day accordingly. As a little trivia, here are his …

Tonight the second Hungarian Semi Final took place. Nine songs competed and the the jury and televoters picked two acts each to move on to the Final Stage of the NF.   The jury picked: Gigi Radics – Úgy fáj [vsw id=”FzeLnuTycSE” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]   Tamás Vastag – Holnaptól [vsw id=”q4ol97Otc_Q” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] The televoters picked: …