EntertainmentOdds.com does a lot of work looking at all 39 participating countries’ odds of winning qualifying into the Eurovision final. We had a chance to talk to Rob Furber about who the big contenders were, and who the movers and shakers were after the first rehearsals.
Interviews – Day 4 Rehearsals
ESC United talked to the acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 2 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly next Thursday so let’s get to know them a little better. Unfortunately we were unable to get you the Georgia interview …
Rehearsals – Day 3 Interviews
ESC United talked to the acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the first half of Semi Final 2 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly next Thursday so let’s get to know them a little better. Unfortunately we were unable to talk to Valentina from San …
Rehearals – Day 2 Interviews
ESC United talked to all 8 acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 1 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly one week from today (Tuesday, May 14th, 2013) so let’s get to know them a little better. 1. Montenegro …
Advocating the return of live music at Eurovision: Interview with Tin Spanja, founder of ESC LIVE MUSIC
A few months ago, we interviewed Bas Tukker, a Eurovision afficiando who has interviewed numerous conductors during the live orchestra-era. He told us about the work of Tin Spanja, another Eurovision fan who hopes to see the return of the live orchestra. Tin runs ESC LIVE MUSIC, an activist website that advocates for the return of live music at the …
Interview with Olivier Vanhoutte, P.R.O. of the 2013 Belarus delegation
Olivier Vanhoutte is from BELGIUM and has been to EUROVISION for 18 years as a member of many different countries’ delegations. This year, Oliver Vanhoutte is a member of the Belarus delegation. He will serve as the P.R.O., or the Public Relations Officer. So in a nutshell, he is the person from the Belarus delegation that is in charge of …
Interview with Dr. Mikle Ledgerwood, Eurovision researcher and fan
From Zack: Dr. Mikle D. Ledgerwood is a Professor of French and Linguistics and the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is also a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, which he highlights in his work in European Studies teaching at Samford. Although Mike, as he goes by, …
Interview with Gilad Mandelboim, co-founder of Europhoria
Many Americans have little knowledge of Eurovision, despite a number of well-known artists (ABBA, Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John, Julio Iglesias) having roots from the annual song contest. Moreover, the US has had some songs from Eurovision become successful there, such as “Waterloo,” “Eres Tu,” “Ooh Ahh Just a Little Bit,” and “Save All Your Kisses For Me.” One person who …
Interview with Guntars Racs, Latvian artist, songwriter, producer extraordinaire
Guntars Racs is an artist, songwriter, and producer from Latvia and has worked with MicRec Records. This year, MicRec had a number of their artists perform at the Latvian National Selection Dziesma 2013. Five of them performed in the finals (Liene Candy, Marta Ritova, Sabine Berezina, and Antra Stafecka). ESC United had the opportunity to chat with Guntars. —————————————— ESCUnited: …
Kahori and Gabe – Eurovision fans from Japan and South Korea
Zack: Eurovision fans live all around the world. I myself grew up on Maui, but now reside on the opposite side of the US in North Carolina. Roy is from South Africa. Matt is originally from Germany but now lives in California. From time to time, we will introduce everyone to some of these international fans. ————————————– KAHORI – JAPAN …