This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. It occurred to me last week, during the results live stream after the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision, that the debate had centred on which of the two semi-final winners would be the …
As 2018 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. Lys Assia In 2018, we lost the First Lady of Eurovision herself, Lys Assia. Born Rosa Mina Scharer in 1924, Assia started off as a dancer …
[AdSense-B] The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. As the national finals begin rolling out for Eurovision 2019, we take a look at some highlights from national contests past and artists who went on to achieve success after their participation. …
[AdSense-B] Before we go into this article, we must stress that these are only rumours at the moment, but we can understand why Russian Eurovision fans are getting excited – Sergey Lazarev has been teasing the reveal of some big news on December 7th (that’s tomorrow)! The Russian performer, who represented Russia in Stockholm with “You Are The Only One” …
As the National Final 2019 season is slowly approaching, we are getting more and more curious about who we will be seeing on the big stage in Tel-Aviv next year, and the rumors are slowly coming and coming even more so often. [AdSense-B] However, old rumors don’t die out that easily, since once again – like many other times in …
[AdSense-B] The results of the 2018 OGAE Second Chance Contest is in, following the weekend’s contest in Stockholm, Sweden, and Italy’s Annalisa and her song “Il Mondo Prima Di Te” won with 350 points which is a new record in the contest. France’s Emmy Liyanna with “OK ou KO” finished 2nd, also breaking the 300 point barrier, and Finland’s Saara …
In today’s ESC United Know-it-Alls podcast, Matt, Zach and Efe discuss several topics including the hosts, the six songs in the Czech’s National Final as well as Frances Destination Eurovision. Also, the Czech Republic finally has another National Final where six songs are fighting for the privilege to represent their country in Lisbon. The panel goes through each song and …
She’s been rumored and praised as the Serbian Eurovision representative for the last two years. Tonight, Jelena Karleuša has released two new songs, after five long years. The songs premiered during the final of “Zvezde Granda”, the most watched singing competition in the region. First song is called Ostavljam te and it is a duet with Bulgarian mega star Azis, who was a backing …
In today’s ESC United Know-it-Alls podcast, Matt is recapping his experience in Kyiv and then chats about the upcoming contest in Portugal next year. In the first podcast since the Grand Final three weeks ago, it has been fairly quiet as far as Eurovision news are concerned. This is a great opportunity to recap Kyiv and answer some or our viewer’s and …
Whilst it is believed by many to have begun in 1956 in Switzerland, the Eurovision Song Contest has, in fact, existed in one form or another for a number of years. Recent research by Prof. A. Prillis from Valetta University has uncovered a surprising sequence of events throughout the ages. It seems that the contest can be traced as far …
