For the first tim3 in 18 years, only one person will host the Eurovision Song Contest and this morning, SVT introduced Petra Mede as the person with this distinct honor. Some may not be familiar with her so who exactly is she? Petra was born on March 7th, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden and started her career as a comedian …
Three minute Eurovision songs? Too short or just right?
What is the “3 minute rule”? It means that no song in the Eurovision Song Contest can be longer than that. This rule was adopted in 1960 due to time constraints and to avoid extremely long entries such as Italy’s song from 1957 which was 5 minutes 9 seconds long. So for 53 years, this rule remains intact and …
Emmelie de Forest wins the Danish selection and will be performing ‘Only Teardrops’ in Malmo
Melissa was fortunate enough to go the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix today. She has just sent us this fantastic report! Thanks so much Melissa! —————————– Fighting off a last minute challenge from Mohammed Ali, the drum heavy folk track from Emmeli de Forest “Only Teardrops” managed to score the televote majority after levelling with the ‘Unbreakable’ singer during the Jury …
DENMARK 2013: Emmelie de Forest – Only Teardrops
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Thoughts of Söngvakeppnin 2013 (Iceland) Semi Final 2
Zach Kerr is a two Chief Editors of ESCUNITED. This review is an opinion and does not reflect the view of ESCUNITED. by: Zack It is fitting that I am watching the Iceland National Selection this weekend as in North Carolina, we were hit with part of a winter storm. Here, a small amount of snow and ice can …
Norway: Semi Final 2 – Meet the three Qualifiers
The second Semi Final is over and Norway has voted 3 more songs into the Final show. Let’s find out who they are: Annsofi – I’m with you [vsw id=”LYXSXx6GNWk” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Fjellfolk – Ulvetuva [vsw id=”5e0MqdRROCA” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Margaret Berger – I feed you my love [vsw id=”bgGiBRj0yns” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”]
Key Changes in ESC – A Eurovision strategy?
What components make up a memorable and successful Eurovision Song Contest entry? In the recent era of Eurovision, there have been a number of strategies entries have utilized, including: – Wind machines (France 2012; Denmark 2010) – On-stage costume changes (Croatia 2011; Latvia 2002; Netherlands 2000) – Drag queens (Denmark 2007; Ukraine 2007; Slovenia 2002) – Break dancers (almost every …
Thoughts of Söngvakeppnin 2013 (Iceland) Semi Final 1
Zach Kerr and Matt Friedrichs are two Chief Editors of ESCUNITED. This review are the opinions and do not reflect the view of ESCUNITED. Zach: Despite following Eurovision since the 2003 edition in Riga, I have to admit that this is the first year that I’m actually familiarizing myself with the songs before they hit the Eurovision stage. …
Sticking with the studio version: Songs more appreciated in recorded than live form
In 1975, Joy Fleming sang, “Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein.” Yes, a song can be a bridge, but given the singing quality of some of the acts today, a song can be a dam too. As one looks back to all 58 Eurovision Song Contests one may see a theme. Note that in the early days, when many …
Finland: Two more finalists chosen
Congratulations to Krista Siegfridsi and Arion, both of these acts will move on to the Final Stage of the competition to become the next Finnish representative. This was the second qualification round so while these two are directly qualified, three of the other acts are also still in the running. Krista Siegfridsi – Marry Me [vsw id=”lV5VOdBX2ns” source=”youtube” width=”300″ …