Latvia’s new national final will be Supernova 2015, and the twenty acts and their songs selected to take part in the inaugural show have been announced today by LTV. The performers and their songs can be found below! Aminata – Love Injected Antra Stafecka – It’s the Night Atis Ieviņš – Catfish Dima Milenin ft. Kamilla – Colours of Love …
Armenia’s big surprise: What could it be?
A few days ago Armenia teased that they had a ‘big surprise’ in store for 2015 – and have since set Eurovision fans into a speculative frenzy. Armenia has a surprising amount of ‘big surprise’ potential which makes the announcement all the more exciting – but what could it be? Let’s assess some of the likely and unlikely options… A …
Germany: Seven established artists announced Wednesday
Germany’s national broadcaster has announced on their dedicated Eurovision website that the seven established artists taking part in Unser Song für Österreich will be announced on Wednesday. NDR states that the artists have been chosen in connection with record labels and are nationally known. The seven artists revealed on Wednesday (14th January) will be joined by the winner of the …
Estonia: Who is your favourite?
Since the Estonian national final was revitalised in 2009 and became ‘Eesti Laul’ it has become one of the highlights of the Eurovision calendar. As a result it’s always a high point when the songs are released to the fans and they can find their favourites. We at ESC United are curious – now that you’ve had the chance to …
Iceland: Participants announced
The 12 competing artists and their songs in Söngvakeppnin 2015 have been revealed by the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. Amongst the artists is Regína Ósk, who represented Iceland in Eurovision 2008 as part of Eurobandið. The artists taking part and vying to represent the Nordic island in 2015 are as follows; Bjarni Lárus Hall – Brotið gler Björn og félagar – …
Finland: UMK participants leaked on Spotify
For those who want to avoid spoilers you may wish to avoid reading this article. The eighteen artists set to take part in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015 (UMK) have had their identities and song titles leaked by Spotify in Finland, six days before the official reveal was expected in a press release on 13th January. The selection features a healthy …
Poland’s artist has been decided
TVP has already decided and confirmed an artist and song for Eurovision 2015 but the decision will not be made officially public until March, ESC United understands. The Polish professional jury who decided on this year’s participant allegedly did not take into consideration Margaret, who many Eurovision fans were keen to see. A TVP spokesperson stated “We asked her about …
Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2014 – The road to Copenhagen
This morning SVT announced that the chronicle “Melodifestivalen 2014 – The road to Copenhagen” will have it’s premiere on Saturday (10th January 18.30) in SVT 1 and SVT Play. In 2014 Sanna Nielsen from Bromölla finally took home the grand prize in Melodifestivalen after competing seven times. Now you will be able to watch the journey Sanna Nielsen made to Copenhagen to …
Estonia: All songs now available!
All of the songs participating in this year’s Eesti Laul have been released on ETV/ERR’s website and can be listened to HERE. Simply click on the song names on the right to hear the songs participating in each semi-final. The entries for this year’s Estonian selection have been trickling out over the past few weeks through various pathways but now …
Armenia teasing a ‘big surprise’ for 2015
Armenia’s national broadcaster ARMTV has teased an impending big surprise for Armenia’s 2015 campaign. ESC Today quotes their head of delegation Gohar Gasparyan as saying “We are preparing a big surprise for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. More details will be released in due course.” Other than that, no other hints have been given about 2015 for Armenia. Last year …