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 …
Belarus: TEO to Copenhagen!
After an incredibly interesting National Final, Belarus has chosen TEO to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. Yuriy Vashchuk, known as his stage name TEO, sang the interestingly-composed “Cheesecake”. Here is the official video for “Cheesecake”: [vsw id=”TipV3H1jfgI” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”450″ autoplay=”no”] The results were half from the Televote and half from the jury, …
Sergej Ćetković represents Montenegro
As rumours have already hinted at months ago – and due to his own statements about the possibility of participating at Eurovision – Sergej Cetkovic will be the Montenegrin representative in Copenhagen next May. At a press conference in Podgorica, it was announced that he will be also the author of the song, which will be a love song. “The …
BHRT announces return of Bosnia & Herzegovina to ESC 2014
In an unexpected twist of fortunes, the Bosnian national broadcaster, BHRT, has announced today that they will actually be returning to Europe’s favourite music event next year. In their announcement they’ve stated that the Bosnian withdrawal in 2013 was due to financial reasons, but that the situation is not any better this year. However, the Executive Board of BHRT believes …
Editorial: Conchita Wurst brings out the worst of the ESC fandom
The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. Once news broke on Twitter of Conchita Wurst’s participation in Copenhagen for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, I immediately knew that I could expect tons of unwarranted hatred for Austria’s choice. When someone who doesn’t look like the …
Portugal “Likely To Return” News Pleases Fans
During the Eurovision Concert in Portugal, there were many hints at Portugal returning to the contest. This pleases many fans, Portuguese and other.
Conchita Wurst and the Eurovision Gimmick – Friend or Foe?
The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. Less than 24 hours ago, it was leaked that Austria will be represented by the gender-bending act known as Conchita Wurst. And within those 24 hours, Conchita has managed to stir up quite a bit of commotion amongst …
Conchita Wurst to Represent Austria in 2014
Austrian news media confirm that singer Tom Neuwirth, better known by the stage name Conchita Wurst, was chosen by Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Eurovision fans may remember Conchita, 25, as the runner up in 2012’s Österreich rockt den Song Contest to represent Austria in Eurovision 2012. Conchita’s song, “That’s What …