Igor Vovkovinskiy, the man best known to Eurovision fans for his appearance at the 2013 contest, has died from heart disease. His mother announced the news in a Facebook post. He was 38 years old. Vovkovinskiy, at 7 feet 8 inches tall, was recognized as the tallest person currently living in the United States. His height was attributed to a …
As this decade draws to a close in the coming days, we wanted to test your knowledge of the 2010s in the Eurovision world. First up, we wanted to see if #YOU could remember the top five entries from the last ten contests. Sounds easy? Wait until the timer is ticking down on your answers. We’ve been generous and given …
Before the article, a disclaimer – the below editorial is tongue-in-cheek and written from the personal opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as an outlet, its contributors or anyone associated with Eurovision. So, you’ve just won the Eurovision Song Contest. Congratulations! Obviously, the above can only come true for one act in …
There is great excitement, everything is organized in detail, it is really fun. I would do it without thinking. These are the words of Italy’s 2013 representative Marco Mengoni, who, in an interview with the Spanish publication VIM Magazine suggested that he would do Eurovision once more without a moment’s thought. It’s a world that leaves you in awe, because …
It’s been over a year since Ryan Dolan represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and it seems he’s been a busy guy since last May. His first single since Eurovision, “Start Again”, was released in February with the lyrics reflecting his coming out as gay since Eurovision, but now Ryan Dolan is set to release the follow up …
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 …
A new report commisioned by Malmö’s tourist board says that Malmö enjoyed $161 million all-in value because of Eurovision, with 31,000 people visiting the city during the week. The report also stated that a huge 48,100 tickets were sold for all the events for Eurovision at the Malmö Arena, a venue with a capacity of only 15,000. The 80% of …
The joined forces of OGAE Rest of the World, ESC United & ESCkaz wish Cezar from Romania the best of luck in Malmo, Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 [vsw id=”WD5zU1tT0Pw&noredirect=1″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”].
Italy was the last country to announce their entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. Marco Mengoni was announced as the respresentative a while back but it wasn’t until this morning that the song was made known to the public. L’essenziale won the “Big Artist” category with the song. [vsw id=”W1a4UsN9mq4″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] …
Every week all songs selected either via NF or internal selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 are up for a vote and our members give points to their favorite songs. At the end of the week the host will tally up the points and post the results. This is Week 10 and six songs were added, let’s have a …
