It’s time for the final part of our reviews of this year’s hopefuls from Albania. Will any of the final five entries from this year’s Festivali i Këngës impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Albërie Hadërgjonaj – Ku ta gjej dikë ta dua Boris – 5 – “Oh a slow ballad – I AM SLEEP – …
As we continue our reviews for the 2020 season, it’s time for five more acts from Albania’s FiK ahead of tonight’s first show. Will any of these five entries impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Robert Berisha – Ajo nuk është unë Boris – 7 – “Robert brings a sound which is a very common Balkanic …
It’s time for the second part of our Albania reviews, as we look at another five entries in this year’s Festivali i Këngës. Will any of these five impress our panel of Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean? Olta Boka – Botë për dy Boris – 5 – “Oh look, it’s Olta from 2008!! But the song is… really boring.” …
They might be out for 2020, but doesn’t mean that they no longer are part of the family. Yesterday, the full line-up of the former Hungarian national final, A Dal 2020 was revealed to the public, and despite the withdrawal from the contest, we actually still see a lot of familiar names. A Dal 2020! Unless you’ve been living under …
This week finally sees the national selection season leading up to Rotterdam 2020 kick into action, with Albania’s Festivali i Këngës once again beginning our road to the Eurovision Song Contest. Now, we at escYOUnited are a passionate, opinionated bunch, so we will take the time to review every single main selection entry of the 2020 edition. Where better to …
It’s time for the polls for this year’s contest to begin, and boy are we excited! As ever, it is Albania who will be first up to select their song for Eurovision 2020 and by the end of this week we will have our first track to dissect, enjoy and obsess over! Festivali i Këngës will take place this week …
Australia’s Eurovision broadcaster SBS has finally completed the line-up for next year’s national selection, announcing the final four acts earlier today. The four acts announced today are Diana Rouvas, Jack Vidgen, Jordan Ravi and Jaguar Jonze. Jack Vidgen found fame as the fifth winner of Australia’s Got Talent in 2011, at the age of just 14. Since then he has …
The official broadcaster of the Czech Republic, Česka Televize, has announced that there will be seven acts competing to represent the central European nation in Rotterdam, 2020. The Czech Republic’s unique online national final will count with seven competing, curiously one less than last year’s selection. Source: Česka Televize The broadcaster has yet to comment on the reduction from eight …
In a break from tradition, albeit in extraordinary circumstances, it seems that Albania’s national selection for Eurovision and one of the nation’s traditional festivals will move from its usual December timeslot, according to the news site Lajmi.net. Following the devastating earthquakes that hit the Balkan nation in November, the national broadcaster RTSH looks set to announce the move of Festivali …
I promised myself that I would report on the JESC winner next – fully expecting it to be Spain – but Poland pulled off back-to-back wins, so here we are. Could this sudden surge translate itself in success in adult Eurovision? But first, the usual disclaimer: NOTE – This post is an editorial and therefore heavily prone towards subjectivity, as …
