SEBalter won over hearts all across Europe when he represented Switzerland at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with the Song “Hunter of Stars”. He managed to qualify for the Finals and finished in a respectable 13th place. Now he is back for more. The 29-year-older singer is releasing his debut album on January 9th 2015 which is titled “Day …
39 countries represented in Eurovision 2015
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 …
Cultural exchange: Should more be done about foreign artists?
The views expressed in this piece are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the rest of the ESC United team. It’s a worrying trend that has been growing in recent years. The national final season is for some people the highlight of the whole Eurovision experience, as each country treads their own path to find a …
Swiss expert check: Qualifiers revealed
Today the Swiss expert check where 18 hopefuls fought for just 6 national final tickets took place. The competing artists performed in front of a professional jury – now the six qualifiers have been revealed. Tiziana – Only Human (SRF/RTR) Timebelle – Singing About Love (SRF/RTR) Andy McSean – Hey Now (SRF/RTR) Licia Chery – Fly (RTS) Mélanie René – …
Today: Swiss expert check
Today the expert check which will take us one step closer to the Swiss entry will take place. 18 acts are competing for just 6 tickets to the televised national final on 31 January. The 9 qualifiers from the SRF/RTR platform as well as the six internally picked RTS acts and three RSI ones will get to perform in front …
Switzerland: SRF qualifiers revealed
After a long process, the Swiss German-language broadcaster SRF has finally announced its 9 hopefuls for the upcoming expert check in December. The voting on the online platform was open from 3 to 17 November. At the same time a professional jury was responsible for the other half of the results. These are the SRF qualifiers: • Arbresha – Same …
Switzerland: RTS candidates announced
The francophone Swiss broadcaster RTS has just announced its 6 candidates for the upcoming expert check in December. They have been selected internally. You can listen to the songs here! • Licia Chery – Fly • Mélanie René – Time To Shine • Shana Pearson – Kevlar Heart • Alenko – Vu d’en Haut • Anach Cuan – Hurdy Gurdy …
Switzerland: RSI picked 3 acts for the next round
Today the first three acts for the next stage of the Swiss national final have been determined. The Italian language broadcaster RSI chose their candidates internally. The Vad Vuc, Deborah Bough and Elias feat. Zero In On will perform at the so-called “expert check” in December. One of the three acts will get a ticket for the actual national final …
Switzerland: Start voting now!
The Swiss preselection is in full spate now: This morning the voting on the SRF online platform has officially started! Click here to listen through the countless number of submissions and eventually vote. How does voting work? It’s quite simple – you can distribute 4 points in every possible way. Giving 4 points to one song is possible as well …
Switzerland: Notable artists enter the NF
The Swiss national final’s video upload stage has been in full swing for many weeks now, and in this time many notable artists from the Eurovision and national final world have attempted to represent the Central European country in neighbouring Austria, due to the country’s lack of restriction on who can enter. Below we take a look at some of …