Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ has confirmed the five acts that will take part in this year’s Eurosong. Nikki Kavanagh returns after losing out to Jedward in 2011 with “Falling”. The other acts include Swedish singer Erika Selin who was set to perform Timoteij’s “Kom” at Melodifestivalen 2010. The five acts aiming to represent Ireland are; Alex Saint – She’s So …
Ireland: First Eurosong participant leaked?
The Irish broadcaster RTÉ has been rather silent about artist information regarding their national selection this year so far. It has been confirmed, however, that this year the mentor system will be replaced with an open selection method. The national final will take place on 27 February – possibly integrated in the Late Late Show again. Now it appears the …
Ireland: Rules for Eurosong 2015 released
Today the Irish broadcaster RTÉ has announced the rules of their national preselection for 2015. Unlike in previous years, music industry professionals who act as mentors won’t be involved – instead the Eurosong selection will be completely open. Michael Kealy, Executive Producer of the RTÉ entertainment programme, is motivated to find a suitable representative for Ireland in Vienna next year: …
Greece : Songs and Artist’s announced
Today the names of the songs and artists that will be participating in the Greek national final were announced. They will be staged on Tuesday March the 11th. Below are the names of the songs with the accompanying artist. Petalouda Stin Athina sung by Crystallia (Music by Nikos Antypas. Lyrics by Aris Davarakis) Rise Up sung by Freaky Fortune ft. …
Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith to represent Ireland!
The Irish entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was selected tonight via a special edition of the Late Late show hosted by Ryan Tubridy and Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith was victorious with the song “Heartbeat”. You can listen to the song below. [vsw id=”Qo8P-5w5fA0″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Ireland will perform in the second half of Semi Final 2 on …
Ireland 2014 : Eurosong candidates to be revealed in early February
RTE, has confirmed that it will reveal the names of the 5 candidates that will compete in the 2014 Eurosong final in early February. As with past years the Irish broadcaster has opted for the same format. 5 mentors will have the sole responsibility of selecting 5 entries for the Eurosong 2014. The national final will be broadcast live on …
Belarus: TEO to Copenhagen!
After an incredibly interesting National Final, Belarus has chosen TEO to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. Yuriy Vashchuk, known as his stage name TEO, sang the interestingly-composed “Cheesecake”. Here is the official video for “Cheesecake”: [vsw id=”TipV3H1jfgI” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”450″ autoplay=”no”] The results were half from the Televote and half from the jury, …
Belarus Chooses Tonight
It’s Belarus’ turn to choose an artist for Eurovision: At 20:00 CET tonight, 14 artists will compete for the chance to represent Belarus in Copenhagen this May. The live National Final can be watched on Eurovison.tv, and you can follow our Twitter @ESCUnited for live updates as the final continues. The running order for the contestants is as follows: Natalia …