The competition that will select the 2016 Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, A Dal, will begin on the 23rd of January and will conclude on the 27th of February. During these dates there will be 30 songs performed, all hoping to be crowned the representative of Hungary in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in …
Belgium: Listen to Snippets of the Five Songs
Today the snippets of the five Belgian potential entries have been revealed! Short clips have been made available for you to listen to. Amaryllis “Kick the Habbit” Laura “What’s the Pressure” Astrid “Everybody Aches” Tom “I’m Not Lost” Adil “In Our Nature” Although they are only seconds long, you can get a rough idea as to how the songs sound, so, what do you …
Denmark: 10 Songs Announced on the 28th
982 songs were sent to the Danish TV broadcaster, DR, for consideration for the 2016 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix! Those songs have been whittled down to just 10, we will find out the names of the Danish hopefuls on the 28th of January. The songs will be announced on the Thursday (28th of January) with the official DMGP album being …
Ireland: Nicky Byrne to Represent Ireland?
In discussions with RTE, the Irish broadcaster over the previous months, we brought you the news that they had passed on to us regarding potential times they would announce their plans for Stockholm. We previously announced that Ireland will reveal their decision ‘no later than January‘, in rumours circulating today, it seems Ireland may be sticking to this plan and …
San Marino: Entry Selected!
Today in a confirmation from SMRTV, The Sammarinese national broadcaster to ourselves, the TV channel have revealed that they have selected their song for Stockholm! The silence has finally been broken from San Marino’s Eurovision camp. The Head Of Delegation has announced that “We have already selected our entry”. No other details can be announced with regards to the singer(s) nor …
TONIGHT: Semi-Final One in Belgium
Tonight will see the beginning of the first National Final of 2016. The six Belgian acts will take to the stage tonight for the first time performing previous Eurovision Songs. Watch Live VRT – 20:25 CET The performances tonight: Adil “Hold Me Now” (Originally performed by Johnny Logan in 1987) Amaryllis “Euphoris” (Originally performed by Loreen in 2012) Laura “Dum …
Happy New Year! What Will 2016 Bring?
From everyone here at ESCUnited.com we would like to wish you all a very happy new year and wish you an amazing 2016! What can we expect from 2016 in the world of Eurovision? The Voting – Well we have heard from SVT that they have big plans for the 2016 contest with some changes they wish to put forward …
UK: Who’s in the UK Selection?
Its been a few weeks since OGAE UK had passed their choices to the BBC from the songs that were sent in from the open selection, and we still haven’t heard anything from the BBC regarding the whole process. But searching the internet we have found some interesting hints as to who could have potentially been selected for the UK’s …
Hungary: Misztrál Disqualified Replaced by Viki Singh
We previously announced the list of A Dal participants for 2016, but, after it was discovered that one of the entries was released prior to the 1st of September, the list has now been changed! Misztrál released their song, “Reggeli Reggae”, before the 1st of September 2015, so therefore, the song has been disqualified as it is ineligible to participate …
TONIGHT: Semi-Final 1 in Albania
Tonight is officially the beginning of the National Final season. Over the last few months we have had online portals open, song submissions begun and acts announced, but, today the first semi-final of the Albanian national final, Festivai i Kenges, will occur. The Albanian public will be able to vote for their favourite song in the first semi-final of this …