The below editorial is the opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole and its staff members, and does not represent the views of anyone associated with the EBU and Eurovision. It’s almost 2024, the new season for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is slowly picking up, the holidays spirit is …
The search for the successor of Mimicat has started in Portugal! The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the composers and songwriters that are responsible for the songs competing in Festival da Canção 2024. One of their songs will be representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. 20 songs will take part in the competition, which will be …
RTP has released Portugal’s entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. The song is “Where I Belong” and it tells us about a trip and all the uncertainties and risks that the search for a better place can involve. The story of someone who lives in a dark and sad place and tries to find a brighter …
In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP revealed the composers of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry. Júlia Machado, winner of The Voice Kids Portugal, will sing an entry composed by Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, João Direitinho and Twins. No details were given about when the entry will be revealed. Until then, we can still enjoy the …
It’s Portugal calling, fellow Eurovision fans! In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP confirmed the country’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and announced Festival da Canção as the selection mechanism for their entry. Submission open in Portugal The 58th edition of Festival da Canção will once again have 20 songs competing, 14 of which will come from …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. In late January, when snippets of the demo for Teya & Salena‘s ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’ hit the Internet, the question on everyone’s mind was simple: “Huh?” A dance …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Earlier this week, Austrian pop duo Teya & Salena asked the world a very important question: “Who the Hell is Edgar?” The ‘Edgar’ in question? Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th …
Have you ever thought about literature in the same terms as the Eurovision Song Contest? For instance, how Martin Amis of the United Kingdom may fare against Nikos Kazantzakis of Greece in a literature battle, or if Annie Ernaux of France would earn douze points against Ireland’s John Banville? Then Hay Festival 2023 has just the contest for you – …
Ikke Hüftgold has won the TikTok Wild Card competition for the chance to compete in Unser Lied für Liverpool, with the song “Lied mit gutem text” (Song with good lyrics). Hüftgold joins eight other artists who were announced by the broadcaster ARD last week to round out the group of 9 who will perform on March 3 to represent Germany …
Set your alarms for 19:00 GMT (20:00 CET) on January 31st! Both the host city Handover and the all-important Allocation Draws for Eurovision 2023 will be broadcast live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and the official Eurovision YouTube channel. The show will be hosted by presenter and Eurovision superfan Rylan Clark, alongside AJ Odudu, who presented the UK’s points at …
