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. Last year, Spain created a three night national final that was full of controversy, full of drama, and full of talking points for the Eurovision commentariat. But most importantly, Benidorm …
Today was audition day, not quite a familiar thing in most of Europe when it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest, but in Moldova, it is definitely traditional by now. 31 original songs, but only 10 of them are left in the race. Selecția națională 2023 – Etapa: Audițiilor Last month, when Moldova’s national broadcaster (TRM) announced the rules and …
Sixteen became eight as two members of each coach’s team were eliminated in a marathon Semi-Final of The Voice of Georgia. Each contestant performed, and after voting, the leader or largest televote recipient of each group automatically progressed to the Final. Each coach then had the option to save one of the remaining three contestants, and there were a couple of …
Earlier on the day, we got the news of a disqualification in Malta, and unfortunately it didn’t end just there. Moldovan broadcaster (TRM) has now also been digging through their competitors, and have now removed two songs from the competition. An 11 Year Old Song To start with, which two acts are being disqualified from the competition? Well, it is …
Disqualification is something we hope to rarely see, but if rules can’t be followed, then unfortunately someone must take the consequences. Another disqualification has now taken place, and this time it came from Malta. Aidan disqualified Local news channel (TVM) of Malta just recently announced that Aidan had been disqualified and will no longer be in contention to represent the …
Norway’s national broadcaster (NRK) are continuing their search, and tonight saw another 7 acts compete in tonight’s second semi-final. Only 3 of them can join the already 3 qualified acts from last week’s semi-final. Melodi Grand Prix 2023 – Semi-final 2 Once again, tonight saw another seven songs take the stage, in order to compete for the votes of the …
It is the final day of our week long UMK coverage. We finish off with a bang and Portion Boys song ‘Samaa Taivasta Katsotaan’. Described as Finland’s loudest party bands Portion Boys are one of the most experienced participants in this years UMK competition. The band begun over 10 years ago in Tampere, just north of Helsinki. On its inception …
Unlike last week, there was no shock elimination as a pre-tournament favorite and Junior Eurovision winner cruised to the next round, with three eliminations and a withdrawal ending this phase of The Voice of Georgia’s live rounds. In this round, Coach Dato Porchidze and Coach David “Dato” Evgenidze’s artists each had to perform a number, with the top four from each team …
Another day in the 2023 national final season, which only means, more songs to listen and discuss about. Today is Denmark’s day, as the national broadcaster (DR) has finally decided to present the 8 acts that will compete in less than a months time, for the Danish ticket to Liverpool. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2023 As usual, Denmark is doing …
It might have gone over a few heads, but in case you missed it, another two acts are ready for the final of Eesti Laul 2023, which will take place on February 11th 2023. How that exactly happened, is what we’ll have a quick look at for now. Wildcard Round – Eesti Laul According to this year’s Eesti Laul rules, …
