[AdSense-B] Four acts have progressed from semi-final 1 to the final of Supernova, Latvia’s national selection. These acts are: Samanta Tīna “Cutting the Wire” Edgars Kreilis “Cherry Absinthe” Aivo Oskis “Somebody’s Got My Lover” Laime Pilnīga “Awe” The four acts that did not qualify to the final were: Alekss Silvērs “Fireworks” Elza Rozentāle “You Came on Tiptoe” Kris & …
It hasn’t really gone Iceland’s way these last couple of years, failing to qualify to the final every year since 2014, so hopefully these changes will change that. [AdSense-B] Broadcaster RÚV was set to present the 10 acts that would take part in this years edition of Söngvakeppnin 2019 later today, but due to a leak of the news we already …
[AdSense-B] She’s the lady who needs no introduction to Eurovision fans. Now on her seventh attempt to reach the Eurovision Song Contest (5 times for Latvia, twice for Lithuania), Samanta spoke to us about the quick turnaround on her song and how she was born to be a singer! Hello Samanta! First of all thank you for your time talking …
[AdSense-B] Hungary’s A Dal selection continues this evening with the second heat, as ten more acts battle it our for six spots in the semi-final stage. Notable participants in this week’s heat are yesyes, who return after reaching last year’s superfinal and with an entry that has racked up almost half a million hits on YouTube, and The Middletonz, featuring …
[AdSense-B] Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and Blink TV have added two more songs to the six already released for the upcoming “Eurovision – Australia Decides” national selection. Last week, SBS surprised us when they announced the participation of chart-topping rock band Killing Heidi’s singer Ella Hooper, and today she released her entry “Data Dust.” An alternative rocker in the …
[AdSense-B] The Macedonian national broadcaster MRT has confirmed a familiar face for Tel Aviv, as Tamara Todevska will be their 2019 representative. Todevska is no stranger to the contest, having participated in Belgrade back in 2008 with Vrčak and Adrijan Gaxha. The group was unable to qualify from the second semi-final with their song “Let Me Love You”, which resulted …
Last year, Norway taught us how to write a song and now the question that remains, is if any of these 10 acts know how to write a winning song? [AdSense-B] Once again the national broadcaster of Norway, NRK, has decided to go with a national final, and ten names have been announced not long ago. Not only have they …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. It occurred to me last week, during the results live stream after the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision, that the debate had centred on which of the two semi-final winners would be the …
[AdSense-B] Eagle-eyed fans of the contest seem to have found a demo for the Dutch entry for this year’s contest, although this has not yet been confirmed by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS. The song, entitled “I Miss You” and of course performed by Duncan Laurence, has surfaced on YouTube in the past few hours courtesy of the Planet ESC channel. …
[AdSense-B] Next up for our series of interviews with the Latvian hopefuls is the band Double Faced Eels. We spoke to their lead singer Reinis Straume ahead of their Supernova debut, about the time he screamed until he nearly fainted and how the band ended up with their curious name… Hello Double Faced Eels! First of all thank you for …
