Unfortunate news broke out yesterday, that a member of the Polish delegation had tested positive for COVID-19, and once again today, the EBU has announced that a member from the Icelandic delegation has now also tested positive for COVID-19. Effects? It was announced yesterday, that due to safety protocols, the entire Polish delegation would not be allowed to take part …
In a statement released on Saturday, the Eurovision Song Contest Communications Team have announced that a member of the Polish delegation has returned a positive COVID-19 test during routine testing. This person had last been at Rotterdam Ahoy on Thursday, when the whole delegation tested negative for the virus. In accordance with health and safety protocols, the member with the …
Back in September, the EBU and Dutch Host Broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS promised us that the Eurovision Song contest will definitely return in 2021. The broadcasters have been working on 4 basic scenarios to secure the hosting of the competition. Now they revealed that the decision on the scenario will be made in 4 to 5 weeks. Sietse Bakker, …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole or its other contributors. Let’s face it, this year has been bleak, and long, and I’m sure like many others out there it is slowly wearing me down. So imagine my relief to know that the month …
After Eurovision 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EBU promised that Eurovision fans would not have to go without the contest next year. In order to maintain that promise, the EBU and dutch host broadcaster AVROTROS created a 4 part plan to host the contest. Each plan takes into consideration 4 different realities that could happen in …
The composer of North Macedonia’s Eurovision 2005 entry (then as FYR Macedonia) “Make My Day”, Dragan Vučić, has sadly passed away as a result of COVID-19. The television presenter and musician made a name for himself in his native North Macedonia as the lead singer of the pop-folk group Koda, before going on to present various TV shows on Kanal …
The London Eurovision Party, one of the biggest traditional pre-parties for Eurovision each year, has been postponed as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic and following an update on the current situation from the British government. The event was due to be held on Sunday 29th March at the Café de Paris in London. The pre-party joins Pre-Party ES …
It is hard to ignore the difficult moment that the world finds itself in at this moment, with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continuing to affect daily life in Europe and beyond. Of course, Eurovision is no different or separate from this, and the effects of the outbreak on the contest are already starting to show. Pre-parties in Madrid and Tel …
According to local press in the Netherlands, a decision on any potential impacts on Eurovision 2020 of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affecting many territories and regions of the globe is not expected until closer to the competition. NLTimes, an English-language news website focusing on Dutch affairs and the Netherlands, reported earlier today that a decision is not expected to …
