On press conference in Ljubljana, the 10 names that will participate at upcoming Slovenian national final were just revealed. As it was announced last year, there will be a new festival like event, that will spread through February and among the events, EMA will be held. So on the 13th it will be Pop-Rock night, on the 20th Slovenian folk …
San Marino: Entry Selected!
Today in a confirmation from SMRTV, The Sammarinese national broadcaster to ourselves, the TV channel have revealed that they have selected their song for Stockholm! The silence has finally been broken from San Marino’s Eurovision camp. The Head Of Delegation has announced that “We have already selected our entry”. No other details can be announced with regards to the singer(s) nor …
Eurovision 2016 UK wishlist
For the first time since 2011, the UK are having a National Final. Since we first heard that the UK would be having a National Final, we know some more information. We know that there are 45 OGAE members that make up the selection panel for the open auditions. Members are randomly chosen to ensure this is a fare process. …
Know-It-Alls: Eneda Tarifa for Albania, the British NF and Maltese Songs
We are back with another edition of the ESC Know-It-Alls episode discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. Today’s panel includes Matt (ESC United Editor-in-Chief), Jake (ESC United Editor) and Sadie (ESC United Editor). This is our first meeting of the year and we are also now on YouTube. So feel free to join us …
TONIGHT: Semi-Final One in Belgium
Tonight will see the beginning of the first National Final of 2016. The six Belgian acts will take to the stage tonight for the first time performing previous Eurovision Songs. Watch Live VRT – 20:25 CET The performances tonight: Adil “Hold Me Now” (Originally performed by Johnny Logan in 1987) Amaryllis “Euphoris” (Originally performed by Loreen in 2012) Laura “Dum …
Happy New Year! What Will 2016 Bring?
From everyone here at ESCUnited.com we would like to wish you all a very happy new year and wish you an amazing 2016! What can we expect from 2016 in the world of Eurovision? The Voting – Well we have heard from SVT that they have big plans for the 2016 contest with some changes they wish to put forward …
UK: Who’s in the UK Selection?
Its been a few weeks since OGAE UK had passed their choices to the BBC from the songs that were sent in from the open selection, and we still haven’t heard anything from the BBC regarding the whole process. But searching the internet we have found some interesting hints as to who could have potentially been selected for the UK’s …
Hungary: Misztrál Disqualified Replaced by Viki Singh
We previously announced the list of A Dal participants for 2016, but, after it was discovered that one of the entries was released prior to the 1st of September, the list has now been changed! Misztrál released their song, “Reggeli Reggae”, before the 1st of September 2015, so therefore, the song has been disqualified as it is ineligible to participate …
Spain 2016 : One of them will go to Stockholm
After a fan hoax, Spanish national broadcaster has revealed this morning the six acts that will participate in national final. First one is Xuso Jones. He shot his glory with a commercial of a popular fast food restaurant. Xuso also participated in the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar. He said that his song is a dance track full …
Eneda Tarifa chosen to represent Albania
Eneda Tarifa has been chosen to represent Albania at Eurovision 2016 with “Përrallë”, following tonight’s live grand final of the 54th Festivali i Këngës. Tarifa triumphed in the competition which saw 22 performances in Tirana, Albania after being chosen by the professional jury. Seven jury panellists, including Albania’s 2008 entrant Olta Boka, helped to decide the Balkan country’s song for …