As it is once again time to apply as volunteer for Eurovision in Copenhagen, I thought I could write about my experience of being a volunteer in Malmö 2013, hoping to inspire you to apply for this year’s event or any other in the future. At the start of 2013 I was persuaded by friends to apply as a volunteer …
Sweden: Eurovision 2013 behind the scenes
Butterfly effect The city of Malmö recently released a new video covering the butterfly effect of Eurovision Song contest being held in the city. The video is featuring everything from the opening ceremony to Eurovision fans dancing in the street of Malmö. The Eurovision Song Contest had a big impact on the city and the people in Malmö, Europe literally …
Eurovision Voting: How Do Televoters Decide?
Since Eurovision is a competition, it’s safe to assume the point is to win. Accordingly, it’s important to consider what makes a winning song and that, of course, depends on the televote and jury vote. So my question is: what motivates peoples’ votes? There’s so much talk about Eurovision being biased and political but there doesn’t seem to be much …
Malta Wins Junior Eurovision 2013
In a suspenseful photo finish, Gaia Cauchi of Malta took the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 trophy tonight with her power ballad “The Start”. This is Malta’s first win in Junior Eurovision, coming after a two-year break from the contest. Malta finished the contest with 130 points, just 9 ahead from runner-up Ukraine with Sofia Tarasova’s “We Are One”. Coming …
ESCunited Exclusive Live: Annet Artani, “You Got What I Need” from New York City!
Annet Artani introduced her new upbeat hit You Got What I Need among other songs at Europhoria this Saturday evening (Nov 16) in New York City. ESCunited readers were the first to watch the live performance. We hope you enjoyed to exclusive live performance! Here is recap for those who didn’t tune in for the live event: [vsw id=”wTbCZYGQ55Y” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ …
Flashback Friday featuring a Eurovision legend from Malta: Chiara
Chiara is one of the Eurovision’s legends, having represented Malta three times (1998, 2005 & 2009) reaching a third and a second place. With her three entries accumulating a total of 388 points, Chiara became also the third most successful Eurovision artist in terms of total points earned in her performances, behind Russia’s Dima Bilan and Sweden’s Carola. ESCUNITED has …
Exclusive: An Interview With Ott Lepland [VIDEO]
Ott Lepland: Estonian Idol, Eurovision star. He started out as a child singer when he was just 8 years old, releasing four albums in 1995 and 1996. He studied the piano for ten years, and performed in various theatrical productions. It was in 2009, however, that Ott got his big break with Eesti otsib superstaari, Estonian Idol, where he won …
Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko to host Junior Eurovision 2013
Zlata Ognevich, Ukraine’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, has been announced as the host for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, along with TV presenter Timur Miroshnychenko. Zlata Ognevich is best known for reaching the third place in last year’s ESC in Malmö with her song “Gravity”. Ognevich, who is a soloist for the Ensemble of Song and Dance of the …
Emmelie de Forest releases “Hunter & Prey”
Emmelie de Forest, the winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, has just released the video clip to her latest single “Hunter & Prey”. The single itself was already released on August 19th. The song was co-written by Emmelie along with Julia Fabrin Jakobsen & Thomas Stengaard. The song can be found on her debut album “Only Teardrops” released May 6th, …
Anouk (Netherlands 2013) releases “Wigger”
Anouk represented The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. Her “Birds” was the first Dutch entry to qualify for the Finals since 2004 and the first song to enter the Top 10 since 1999. Now Anouk just released her latest song “Wigger”. Some may think it’s a bit controversial. Anouk said on her facebook page that “A …