All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Earlier this week, Austrian pop duo Teya & Salena asked the world a very important question: “Who the Hell is Edgar?” The ‘Edgar’ in question? Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th …
Following two years of online programs and concerts, the Chicago Children’s Choir will be performing their annual “Paint the Town Red” program in person this coming Thursday. On the guest list for the concert is Eurovision and CCC alumni Vasil Garvanliev. Vasil has thanked the CCC numerous times for the impact that the choir had on his life. Two years …
After a string of bad luck brought Montaigne a disappointing result for Australia in Rotterdam, no one could blame her for retreating and licking her wounds. But that’s not how Montaigne operates. In addition to recently releasing her new single, ‘My Life is Better With You!’, and composing a song about kale on her Twitch stream (seriously), Montaigne announced on …
As another year passes and we look forward to 2021, it’s only right to look back over the last 12 months. While 2020 will live long in the memory for all the wrong reasons, there were still plenty of Eurovision moments to reminisce. But, how much of this year will #YOU remember? It’s time to take on the 20 questions …
After today’s news that Wales will not participate at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Australia have also announced their withdrawal from the 2020 competition. A spokesperson from national broadcaster SBS today stated, “Due to the current restrictions and the ongoing uncertainty around this situation, Australia will not be competing in the Junior Eurovision Contest 2020. We have informed the …
The list of 2020 acts that will return in 2021 is slowly expanding, but unfortunately, so is the list of participants that would’ve participated in 2020, but won’t in 2021 also. Another 2 countries how now made it official, that their 2020 participant will not return in 2021. France While writing, I just realized that we’re talking about the two …
The second in a series of productions by the EBU to honour the songs and artists of the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was premiered on YouTube tonight, with the 18 acts of the second semi-final and the remaining three prequalified nations being celebrated. The second Eurovision Song Celebration show was broadcast from the official Eurovision YouTube channel this evening, …
With the planned Eurovision week continuing, the EBU are helping to fill the void left by Eurovision 2020’s cancellation with the second edition of the Eurovision Song Celebration tonight. The show will see all of the songs from the secomd semi-final being played in their planned running order for the contest, alongside various extras and features such as the ‘fan …
Last night, the EBU allowed fans to enjoy the first part of the Eurovision Song Celebration, a YouTube live stream showing us how the First Semi-Final would have unfolded. Although we sadly don’t have the chance to vote on the songs, the stream showcased all 17 performances in the order they were to compete in Rotterdam. Here is the running …
The “Expert” Panel keeps on going with 15 members of the ESC United team having sat down to review the hopefuls that were set to represent their nations at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam! As a quick reminder, the rules of our “Expert” Panel are simple; our team provide a score for each entry between 1 and 10, with .5 scores …
