The First Heat of the Latvian preselection show SUPERNOVA just finished and  Four entries qualified to the semi-final. Two qualifiers were first selected by the jury panel, while the eight remaining entries faced a public televote in order for two additional qualifiers to be determined. The two jury qualifiers are: Antra Stafecka – It’s the night Framest – Ziemā   The two televote …

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, when we look back at things and ask ourselves, what would have happened if we did things differently. So let’s take a look back at the top 5 ‘What Ifs’ of Eurovision, and take a look at how things could have panned out if we did things slightly differently. 1969 1969 was a very strange …

Latvia’s new national final will be Supernova 2015, and the twenty acts and their songs selected to take part in the inaugural show have been announced today by LTV. The performers and their songs can be found below! Aminata – Love Injected Antra Stafecka – It’s the Night Atis Ieviņš – Catfish Dima Milenin ft. Kamilla – Colours of Love …

The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …

It seems Latvia – who have been out of the Eurovision final longer than any other country – are ready to show Europe what they can do! The Latvian broadcaster recently announced the Baltic nation would have a new selection process in 2015 entitled “Supernova”. The show takes Latvia away from the Eirodziesma format of recent years and invites soloists …

Albania, Latvia and Romania have all invidually confirmed that they will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, despite worries over the three countries due to budgeting issues or displeasure at recent results. Albania has announced that the usual selection process will take place. Festivali i Këngës will return for its 53rd edition this December and the winner will …

Latvian broadcaster LTV has allegedly confirmed to esctoday.com that it is likely to be taking part next year in Vienna, in spite of the fact Latvia has not made an appearance in the Eurovision final since Pirates of the Sea in 2008. Of course, official confirmation from the broadcaster still awaits and it is not yet certain how a Latvian …

It’s been over two months since the grand final of the 59th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen in May. Which artists have come up with new material since then? ESC United will give you an overview of new singles and albums released by this year’s Eurovision stars! Finland: Softengine The indie rockers from Finland achieved a very decent …

ESC United is live at the Eurovision 2014 Press Centre, where we will give you updates throughout the day’s rehearsals. Come back regularly and refresh for updates. We’ll be documenting today’s events right as they happen, as well as our personal impression. As a reminder, we are not allowed to tape the actual rehearsals during the first round. Today’s rehearsal coverage …

Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 7 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …