ZACK: I say shame-free that if there is one country I’m always excited about, it’s MOLDOVA! They always bring a fun quirky number to the Eurovision stage. So when the 24 entries were announced for the 2013 Moldova national selection, I was excited to see some familiar names, particularly Tatiana Heghea, who was one of the back-up singers for …
“Alcohol is free” should win the Greek NF
The ESC UNITED readers were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite song in the Greek Final. Tonight, four acts will battle for the prestigious spot to represent Greece in Malmo this upcoming May. A clear majority believes that Koza Mostra feat. Agathonas should win it all with their song “Alcohol is free”. A whooping 39% of voters say this …
Elitsa & Stoyan showcase their songs under consideration for Bulgaria!
Elitsa & Stoyan performed 3 songs at BNT’s Sunday show “NedeliaX3.” For many of us, this is the first time we’ve seen them both in 6 years and they are still as charming and charismatic as ever! As we get more information we’ll add it to this webpage, but Zack had a chance to watch and give his first impressions on the …
Bulgaria: Song presentation today at 14:45 CET
Today is the song presentation in Bulgaria. Elitsa & Stoyan will perform the 3 songs at BNT’s Sunday show “NedeliaX3” at 14:45 CET. Elitsa & Stoyan are no strangers to the Eurovision fans as they represented Bulgaria in 2007 where they finished 5th, Bulgaria’s best result to date. The show can be watched online via the following links: Webcast BNT: …
Marco Mengoni is flying the flag for Italy
During the Sanremo Final show it was announced that Marco Mengoni is going to represent Italy in Malmo. The 24 year old singer rose to fame in 2009 when the Italian X-Factor. But that was only the beginning of his quite impressive career. In 2010 Marco placed third in the Sanremo Festival and also won an MTV Europe award. There …
Latvia says “Here We Go” with PER!
PER and “Here We Go” won Dziesma 2013 tonight. With two songs in the finals, both of which were fan favorites, it seemed almost a sure shot that PER had the best chance of representing Latvia at Malmo. Still, many are shocked that early favorite Samanta Tina and “I Need A Hero” will not be representing Latvia. PER was one …
Hungary Heat 3 results – all Semi Finalists known
Hungary’s third and final heat has just concluded so let’s find out who is moving on to the next round: Jury qualifiers: Gigi Radics – Úgy fáj Laura Cserpes – Élj pont úgy Lilla Polyák – Valami más Televote qualifiers: Fatima Mohamed – Nem baj Peti Puskás – Amíg a tuz ég United – Tegnap még más voltál That means …
Estonia: Semi Final 1 (Eesti Laul) Qualifiers
Estonia had their first Semi Final tonight and selected 5 songs which will perform again on March 2nd to select the next Estonian entry. The qualifiers are: Winny Puhh – Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti Teele & Tuuli & Ula – Ring The Alarm Grete Paia – Päästke noored hinged Elina Born – Enough Kõrsikud – Suuda öelda ei …
Melodifestivalen Semi Final 3: Two surprising acts qualify
The third Semi Final of Melodifestivalen just concluded and according to reactions online and in the hall, the two qualifiers were unexpected. The two songs directly qualified for the Final shows are: State of Drama – Falling Ravaillacz – En riktig javla schlager The big favorites Janet Leon & Amanda Fondell are already eliminated while Martin Rolinski & Caroline af Ugglas move on to …
Latvia: ESC UNITED voters like Samanta Tina the best
The Latvian National Final is tonight and if it were up to the ESCUNITED readers, Samanta Tina would become the next Latvian representative. 35% of the votes went to “I need a hero” securing Samanta a healthy lead over Grupa PeR’s “Here we go” which received 17% of the votes, so a significant difference there. The only other song that …