All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 10 days to go until Junior Eurovision 2020, and we are counting down the 12 nations participating in this year’s remotely held and Warsaw, Poland hosted contest on Sunday, …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 11 days to go until Junior Eurovision 2020, and we are counting down the 12 nations participating in this year’s remotely held and Warsaw, Poland hosted contest on Sunday, …
Brussels, 9 November 2020 A major upset in the Belgian musical landscape: Hooverphonic have announced the return of Geike Arnaert on their instagram account. Arnaert, who left the band in 2008 to focus on a solo career, provided the voice behind two of Hooverphonic’s biggest international hits, “Sometimes” and “Mad about you“. More recently, Arnaert collaborated with the Dutch rock …
Georgia is the 12th and last Junior Eurovision 2020 participant to name their representative and song, but moved one step closer by naming their three finalists for next Friday’s Ranina final. For the third year running, Georgia is using the Ranina contest to select its artist, and next week we will know which one of three finalists Sandra Gadelia, Marita Khvedelidze, and Rati Gelovani will …
Renowned Turkish singer, pianist, composer, and conductor of Turkey’s first ever appearance at Eurovision in 1975, Timur Selçuk, has passed away at age 74. According to his wife, Handan Selçuk, the cause of death at this time is unknown as he had not reported or exhibited any health problems. A multi-talented musician, particularly in the polyphonic Turkish classical music tradition, …
Reykjavik, 23/10/2020 Finally, it has been confirmed. Daði Freyr Pétursson is now officially representing Iceland in 2021, per his official twitter account: Pétursson will be representing Iceland as a part of his band “Daði och Gagnamagnið” (loosely translated as: “Dadi and the Data Rates”). The group, which aside from Pétursson consists of his wife Árný, his sister Sigrún and …
All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Junior Eurovision fan press Corps! A day in the JESC Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal’s a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I love Junior Eurovision! Arina Pehtereva from Belarus will present “Aliens,” and this is …
Slovenian representatve from Moscow and regional record holder for the most Eurovision perfmormances has been quite busy lately as she has performed on several festival in Croatia. In Šibenik during the Evening of Dalmatian Chansons she graced the stage with a touching ballad Volin kad si tu (Love it when you’re here). It was a huge honor for her to perform at …
It remains a sign of the times that even a notice of cancellation for a step towards a national final can create some optimism, but that is largely what Welsh broadcaster S4C have done with their announcement regarding Welsh choral competition Côr Cymru. Côr Cymru 2021, to be held on May 2, 2021, is being used again as a national …
Nine-year-old Chanel Monseigneur beat out eleven other young hopefuls at last week’s Maltese Junior Eurovision 2020 national selection, and will go on to represent the Mediterranean island nation on November 29, 2020 with “Chasing Sunsets.” Malta’s national selection was held on September 19, 2020, but Monseigneur was crowed the winner today. The national selection was decided by 50% online voting …
