Today the EBU announced a surprising piece of news: After 10 years, the Eurovision Song Contest logo has received a makeover! Back in 2004, the generic logotype was introduced. Since then it has been altered for official purposes as well as by fans all over Europe. Jon Ola Sand, the Executive Supervisor of the contest, made an official statement regarding …
Luxembourg Will Not Return in 2015
Luxembourg’s national broadcaster, RTL,Tele Letzebuerg, confirmed today that Luxembourg will not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. RTL cited the financial cost of the Contest, lack of interest, and its preference to focus on news stories rather than entertainment shows, as reasons for not returning. Despite some rumors that Luxembourg would return in 2005, the country has not …
Will Freaky Fortune be the support act of Lady Gaga?
After releasing their new single “In a world without you” Freaky Fortune (Greece 2014) is now attending a contest featuring Lady Gaga. The 19th of September 2014 Lady Gaga will take her tour to Athens, Greece and is now looking for a support act. Through a contest fans can vote on their favorite band to join Lady Gaga on stage …
Two Former Montenegrin Acts to Perform at the Sea Dance Festival
Two former Montenegrin Eurovision acts will perform at Montenegro’s inaugural Sea Dance Festival this year. Rambo Amadeus, who rapped Euro Neuro in 2012, will perform on July 15 on the Main Stage. Who See, the astronauts who rapped Igranka in 2013, will perform on July 16, also on the Main Stage. The Sea Dance Festival will be from July 15-17 …
Irish Parliament Rejects Bid to Send “My Lovely Horse” to Eurovision
The Irish parliament rejected a petition submitted by The People Of Ireland (And Interested Britons Too) to make “My Lovely Horse” from the UK’s TV show, Father Ted, Ireland’s official entry for next year’s contest. The Irish Parliament actually considered the petition, albeit very briefly, before declaring that it couldn’t force Ireland’s broadcaster, RTE, to submit My Lovely Horse and that …
The Eurovision entries that broke the mould
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. Ask the average person what kind of music they hear at Eurovision and they would probably all give you the same answer. “Cheesy pop”, …
Is Eurovision too expensive?
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. Eurovision is expensive. The contest this year cost about €30 million to host. Malmo cost a modest €12 million. According to the New York …
Czech Republic: Eurovision’s enigma
The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. No sooner had the end credits finished for the contest in Copenhagen before fans begun speculation on what the next year would bring and, as is tradition, many have turned to possible rumours of returning or debuting countries …
Close race in Semi 1 according to Executive Supervisor
This article serves as a reminder that every single vote counts. The Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand tweeted the following message today: Difference between no. 10 and 12 in the first Semi-Final was just 3 points. Every vote counts! #eurovision — Jon Ola Sand (@jonolasand) May 7, 2014 We don’t know who ended …
The Big Five Rule: Helpful or Not?
The content of this editorial does not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board or its readers. The idea of the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK) is controversial. Since 2000, these countries have automatically qualified for the finals because they are the EBU’s biggest contributors. I don’t know exactly what portion …