In a few days Latvia is going to choose their 2013 entry. Six songs from two Semi Finals will meet again on Saturday, February 16th and only one of them can be crowned the winner. The last time Latvia qualified for the Finals was in 2008 and since then were constantly placed in the Bottom Three of the …
Ranking Game 2013 – Round 6 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 6 and includes the Maltese & Icelandic song selected this past weekend. This week’s ranking: …
It’s not just another name: It is Karen Kavaleryan
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 …
Austria – Vote for your favorite NF song
The Austrian National Final is just a few days away and we here at ESC UNITED want to find out who the current favorite among the five songs in the running. Austria failed to qualify in 2012 and hasn’t had a Top 10 result in 10 years (although they were absent for 4 years). The results will be posted Friday …
Unser Song für Malmö – Vote for your favorite German NF entry
The German National Final is only a few days away and the fans are already busy voting online for their favorites. The good news is that you don’t have to live in Germany in order to vote, all you have to do is go to the website of one of the 9 radio stations and vote. Click HERE to find …
The Road to Malmo: Latvia; Interview with Liga Robezniece, backup singer of Anmary (2012) and Marie N (2002)
At ESC UNITED, we aim to highlight all aspects of Eurovision entries. This includes the many individuals who help behind the spotlight. We are excited to have chatted with Liga Robezniece, who sang backup for Anmary this past year in Baku, and for the winning entry “I Wanna” from 2002. This year, Liga was at Dziesma 2013 helping her friend …
Krista Siegfrids to walk the stage in Malmo with “Marry Me!”
The Finland UMK 2013 recap, from our trustworthy Eurovision fan Melissa! ———————————————————————— Krista Siegfrids to walk the aisle stage in Malmo with “Marry Me!” Fending off a challenge by Mikael Saari and Diandra, Finland fell in love with the bride wannabe, so pack your frocks and suits, Krista’s inviting everyone to Malmo! ———————————————————————— The opening sequence is a parody of …
Elitsa & Stoyan are back to conquer Malmo for Bulgaria
Elitsa & Stoyan who represented Bulgaria in 2007, bringing home the best countries result to date, are once again flying the flag for their country. Three songs will be performed live in a National Final on March 3rd with a 5 panel jury and the televoters choosing the song together. After the official announcement, ESC UNITED contacted a few …
Norway is sending Margaret Berger to Malmo
Norway has spoken and with a landslide victory, Margaret Berger won Melodi Gran Prix and will represent Norway this May in the Eurovision Song contest in Malmo. Going into the Final as a favorite, she was able to convince the juries and televoters taking home the ESC crown. The scores of the Top 4: 102,032 Margaret Berger 059,414 Adelén 041,447 Sirkus Eliassen …
Dziesma 2013: Latvia Semi Final Two – The next 6 Qualifiers
The second Latvian Semi Final took place tonight and 12 songs battled for the six prestigious spots in the Final show. The results are in, check them out and let us know which songs you like the best. Qualifiers in the order they were announced: Ieva Sutugova – Cold Heart Marta Ritova – I Am Who I Am Grupa PeR …