‘The Could Have Beens’ is a new retrospective series that looks back at the national finals that produced eventual Eurovision winners. On the night of March 20, 1982, television viewers across West Germany tuned into Ein Lied für Harrogate, the country’s Eurovision national final. 12 acts squared off, hoping to represent the nation at that year’s contest in Harrogate. Germany …
With 1982 Week rolling around the corner, I’m going to BUST in with my Fashion Report! Do I have any credentials? No, but armed with great eyesight and a sense of humour, I think I’m qualified enough to rain judgment down on some bad eighties coutoure. Strangely enough, the fashion of 1982 itself isn’t quite as bad as one may …
On Friday, Team ESC United will be compiling our collective top 10 of Eurovision 1982! But before that, we wanted to give you a little something different. Earlier this week, our very own Dutch correspondent Roy recorded himself reacting to all 18 of the competing entries. Which songs make the biggest impression? Which entries leave him ‘whelmed’? There’s only one …
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. Over the past two years, as the world descended into chaos, millions of people sought refuge in “cozy games,” video games that were gentle, focused more on slower character and environment interaction over …
Oh fellow feathers on the breeze, sing with us a song of peace as ESC United, in a series of articles, looks back at Eurovision 1982. Held on April 24, 1982, in a surprising venue in a rural part of Northern England, Eurovision 1982 is a contest with interesting parallels to today, and many stories that fans should find compelling. …
An interesting development has occurred in the search for where Eurovision 2023 will be held, amidst ongoing concerns that Ukraine may be unable to host the song contest next year. Due to the continued war in Ukraine, it is possible that the country will be unable to host – in which case, a number of countries have volunteered to host …
Let the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 begin! At least, that’s what we can now officially say, after the opening ceremony took place in the grounds of Reggia di Venaria in Venaria Reale, Turin on Sunday afternoon. The famous event took on the colour of turquoise once more, with the carpet adorned by the artists, dancers and support staff of the …
Fourth time was the charm for Stefan. After years of trying, the 24-year-old balladeer won Eesti Laul last month and earned the right to represent Estonia at Eurovision in May. But how did this western wizard whip himself up a win? Let’s dig into his past and find out. He’s a Star Student Stefan was born on December 24, 1997, …
Earlier this month, Lithuania chose Monika Liu as The Roop‘s Eurovision successor at the third edition of Pabandom iš naujo!. It was a decisive victory, with only Lolita Zero coming anywhere close to matching her televote scores. Though she may not be a name to people outside of Lithuania, Monika‘s domestic career so far laid the groundwork for her PiN! success. …
Eurovision fans worldwide are saying goodbye to a legend, as 1964 German entrant Nora Nova passed away this week. She was 93 years old. She competed with the song “Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne”, a song that still holds the record for longest Eurovision song title. She finished in a tie for 13th place. As most footage …
