A two-part ceremony will officially welcome the artists and delegations of 2016 to Stockholm on Sunday 8th May, according to SVT. The glittering, glamorous occasion is one of the highlights of the Eurovision fortnight and will see two parts implemented for this year; the Red Carpet ceremony we are all familiar with and the Opening Reception for artists, with an …
The stage is nearing completion…
We posted last week that work had begun on the Eurovision 2016 stage, but in just over a week the stage is already nearing completion! Official photos of the stage’s construction have now been revealed by Swedish broadcaster SVT. The pictures, which can be found HERE, show the stage’s concept design compared to the actual build. Have a look at …
Rumours of Bosnia rift denied
It was reported on many Eurovision portals today that there had been a major fight that had broken out between Bosnia & Herzegovina’s team of assembled artists for Eurovision 2016, with members of the group Jala and Dalal physically attacked. However, these rumours appear to be unfounded. Deen has posted a photo to his Twitter account reassuring fans that there …
Voting presentation set to see more changes?
It seems that EBU and SVT are making even MORE changes to the voting presentation of this year’s contest, with eurovision.de and multiple fan outlets reporting that only the Top 10 countries in the international televoting will actually have their points read out. The German Eurovision portal reports that the countries who finished 11th to 26th in the televoting results …
Work begins on the 2016 stage!
Work has begun on this year’s staging for the Eurovision Song Contest as Globen Arena is set to be transformed for Europe’s biggest event. As revealed in a blog post by M&M Production Management who are overseeing the construction of the stage, the first two trucks filled with rigging equipment arrived at Stockholm’s Globen Arena today with the first constructions …
Four Weeks To Go – All You Need To Know
Four weeks today the participants will be in Stockholm and will have begun the rehearsals for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest! But what can we expect from this year’s event? This extravaganza will be hosted by the well-known and well-loved Petra Mede (host of the 2013 contest and Eurovision’s Greatest Hits) and the 2015 Eurovision winner, Måns Zelmerlöw. There will …
Semi-final running order on April 5th
The EBU has confirmed that the running order for this year’s semi-finals will be revealed on April 5th. The corporation alongside the Swedish national broadcaster SVT will decide on a running order based on what they feel will offer the best variety for TV viewers. The current split for the semi-finals is as follows, with EBU and SVT using this …
2016: Who Will Win? – Betting Odds
As we do every year here at ESCUnited.com, we take a look at the betting odds from one of the leading bookmakers, WilliamHill. This year is no different, and we will be sticking with tradition and checking their predictions. This time last year WilliamHill had Sweden as the hot favourites at 5/2, followed by Italy in 2nd at 7/2 and …
Bulgaria: “If Love Was A Crime” presented
Bulgaria’s national broadcaster BNT in conjunction with the EBU have finally revealed the last entry of the 2016 season, with Poli Genova’s “If Love Was A Crime” debuting on YouTube within the last few minutes. The song is a contemporary uptempo pop song with a few words in Bulgarian in the chorus. Towards the end of the song a saxophone …
Ira Losco reveals “Walk On Water”
The hotly anticipated new entry for Malta is finally here. Today at 20 CET the official Eurovision YouTube channel uploaded the music video for “Walk On Water”, the submission chosen to be Ira Losco’s new song for Europe. Ira Losco originally won the Maltese segment of the contest with “Chameleon” but this was later discarded as is allowed within …