With only one week left to the first semi-final in Malmö the stage of Melodifestivalen is presented. The stage designer Viktor Brattström explains the stage as a “floating futuristic stage in a world of light columns”. Viktor Brattström have been the stage designer for Melodifestivalen for a few years back and was also apart of creating the stage for Eurovision …
Lithuania: Final March 1st
The ongoing national selection in Lithuania is to be extended due to high viewing figures in the country for the programme, Eurovijios. Additional shows have been added to the shows schedule, a number of acts have been eliminated, and seven acts remain. It is still possible to vote for your favourite song on the LRT website, all 16 songs remain …
Emma will fly the flag for Italy in Copenhagen with La Mia Città
The Italian broadcaster RAI announced earlier today that Emma will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Traditionally the broadcaster waited until the San Remo festival to reveal the representative but this year didn’t waste any time and shared the news with the world. Emma is considered one of the biggest selling female artists in her …
Eesti Laul Songs Released [UPDATED]
Estonian broadcaster ERR has released a list of the songs available for listening from this year’s Eesti Laul, the Estonian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. All the 20 songs are now available except, notably, Sandra Nurmsalu’s “Kui Tuuled Pöörduvad”. Sandra is already being touted on social media as one of the favorites to win, especially with …
Semi Final allocation: Semi Final 2 Review & Analysis
The Semi Final allocation draw for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place yesterday where the 31 participating countries (without the Big Five and host country) where divided into two groups of 16 and 15 respectively. The allocation can have a significant impact on a country’s odds to qualify so we decided it would be a good idea to take a …
Spain opt for national final – All the contenders
Five artists will battle it out in Spain’s first national final for three years for the right to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest in May. The Spanish broadcaster, TVE, confirmed the news, alongside the names of the singers who will appear: Ruth Lorenzo, Jorge González, La Dama, Raúl and Brequette. The show will be televised in February. The winner will …
Semi Final allocation: Semi Final 1 Review & Analysis
Earlier today, the Semi Final allocation draw for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest took place where the 31 participating countries (without the Big Five and host country) where divided into two groups of 16 and 15 respectively. The allocation can have a significant impact on a country’s odds to qualify so we decided it would be a good idea to take …
Sweden: Interview with Clara Henry
As we are getting closer to the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen SVT has revealed all the hosts of this years show. For the main show it is the comic duo Nour El Refai and Anders Jansson and for the pre and after web show we have the YouTuber Clara Henry. Clara Henry is a 19-year-old girl from Göteborg who started …
Is Eurovision Culturally and Politically Irrelevant? (No, of course not)
The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. Last week I discussed why I thought many Balkan countries were not participating in Eurovision this year. I recently saw an interview with Srđa Trifković, a Serbian-American writer, about Eurovision on RT.com (you can read excerpts or watch …
Romania: Preparing for national final
Although the rumours of Ovi and Paula representing Romania in Copenhagen might not be true, they will still compete for the chance during the national selection the 1st March. The song Miracle was written by Ovi and Phillip Halloun (from Copenhagen). Ovi is really happy about the finished production of the song and hopes that the song will be a …