One of the most weird and wonderful stages of any national final season is the Belorussian auditions round, where the hopefuls for the selection meet in Minsk and sing their hearts out, one by one, for the assembled judges. It has thrown up zombie shows, questionable vocals and erm, unique concepts in previous years, and the latest round of Belorussian …
As the 2018 season unfolds we are keen to gauge your opinion on the songs that will be taking part in selection shows across Europe. Next up, it’s the turn of Malta! [AdSense-B] We asked #YOU, our wonderful readers and viewers of escYOUnited, as well as our forum members, to vote on the Maltese songs fighting to join the competition …
In November 2017, Saara Alto was internally selected by the broadcaster YLE to represent Finland in the Eurovison Song Contest 2018. In the near future, we will know the songs that will compete in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the Finnish National Final. Aalto will perform a total of three entries with the Finish public picking their favorite to send to Lisbon, Portugal. …
[AdSense-B] On Sunday we reported on a rumour doing the rounds online regarding the British national final for Eurovision 2018, with a supposed list of six acts chosen for the selection. Now, it seems that the potential list has shifted and, as is the nature with rumours, some names have changed! The latest rumour for the United Kingdom comes from …
Spain’s hopes of a Eurovision renaissance in neighbouring Portugal will become clearer soon, as it has been confirmed that the artist will be selected on January 29th! [AdSense-B] The national broadcaster RTVE has already confirmed that it would be using Operación Triunfo to select Spain’s performer and song for Lisbon, with the final five remaining in the hunt for the …
If you love the Eurovision marathons that both Lithuania and Sweden normally offer, then fear not, cause now the next 6 upcoming Sundays, Romania will be ready to entertain you. [AdSense-B] As we know by now, Romania has announced that they will go all in with a total of 5 Semi-finals and 1 Grand Final, in order to find out, …
The six songs and the artists have been announced. They are going to represent their entry on Sunday, February 4th 2018, Broadcaster SRF 2 will be broadcasting the show live. A jury consisting of 20 members, a mix between music industry experts and ESC fans, was in charge of narrowing down the field to the remaining six songs. The second …
[AdSense-B] In a bit more than a month EMA will kick off with a semifinal on February 17th and the final a week later. Both shows will be held in RTV SLO’s studios in Ljubljana without an audience. One of the sixteen acts that will compete is the band Proper, made of five charming guys. Their lead vocalist, Luka Sešek, won …
HaKokhav HaBa rumbles on over in Israel, and following the second round of duels culminating this evening, ten acts have progressed into the next round of the competition, alongside two previously eliminated artists that were saved! [AdSense-B] Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Harel Ska’at, Static & Ben El-Tavori alongside guest judge Ninet Tayeb presided over the show once more and helped …
[AdSense-B] For the seventh year in a row, the Hungarian national broadcaster, MTVA, is organizing A Dal. Just like last year, thirty songs made the cut and will be divided in three heats. Six songs from each heat will proceed to the semifinals. Both semifinals will consists out of nine songs, and eight songs will end up in the final …
