Zack: We at ESC United love to network with other Eurovision websites and blogs. With all the great contacts people have out there, why not network?! One of my personal favorite blogs that I follow on Facebook is from Jaz in Australia. Eurovision by Jaz provides some nice thoughtful editorials on the Eurovision scene. And much to my delight, I had …
Ranking Game 2013 – Round 7 Results
Every week all songs selected either via NF or internal selection are up for a vote and our members give points to their favorite songs. At the end of the week the host will tally up the points and post the results. This is Week 7 and includes Finland & Norway. This week’s ranking: Full Scoreboard: Click HERE Denmark had some …
Israel: Listen to the songs of KDAM Semi Final 2
The second Semi Final of KDAM 2013, the Israeli National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, will take place on February 27 and the 10 songs taking part in that Semi have been made available for the public. Please enjoy the clips below and let us know which songs you like the best. [vsw id=”505QiaGWR0Y” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] …
What is Anggun (France 2012) up to?
Anggun, who represented France in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with “Echo (You and I) is off to new adventures. The 38 year old singer is currently a judge on X-Factor Indonesia. She was actually born and raised in Indonesia and only moved to France in the 90s and is considered a superstar in her home country. Her last 4 …
Israel: Listen to the songs of KDAM Semi Final 1
The first Semi Final of KDAM 2013, the Israeli National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, will take place on February 26 and the 10 songs taking part in that Semi have been made available for the public. Please enjoy the clips below and let us know which songs you like the best. [vsw id=”bjdT6uK4pJI” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] …
Russia is sending Dina Garipova to Malmo
The Russian broadcaster has made an internal selection and just selected Dina Garipova as the 2013 Russian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. The name of her entry is “What if” Dina rose to fame in 2012 when she won the talent reality TV show “The Voice”. The two Swedes Gabriel Alares, Joakim Bjornberg composed the song in cooperation with …
A look at the songs of Balkan superstar Željko Joksimović
From Zack: At ESC UNITED, we want to put the focus back on the totality of the entries. That means we want to honor everyone involved, particularly the composers. After asking our readers for their thoughts on the composers that we should retrospectively cover, we got some great feedback and will be featuring some of them this week. Our next featured …
Ireland: Vote for your favorite NF song(s)
Ireland is only a few days away from picking their representative for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. For three years in a row Ireland was able to qualify for the Final show and have every intention continuing that trend. As in previous years, 5 acts will perform their entries on the “Late Night Show” where juries and televotes will pick …
Greece is sending “Alcohol is free” to Malmo
Greece just concluded their National Final where for songs for battling each other to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo this upcoming May. The Greek have spoken and Koza Mostra feat. Agathonas is going to fly the flag with their song and motto “Alcohol is free”. The band was the favorite going into the Final as per …
Hera Björk (Iceland 2010) at theViña del Mar International Song Contest
Hera Björk who represented Iceland at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo became one of the six finalist in the prestigious Viña del Mar International Song Contest. She is going to perform “Because You Can”. The biggest music festival in Latin American will take place February 24 to March 1. Some big names are scheduled to perfom including Elton …