With the coming days seemingly wrapping up the participation rumour mill than engulfs every summer for the average Eurovision fan, we though it was high time we did a round-up of who will be travelling to Stockholm, who will stay on the sidelines and who is leaving everything to the last minute to decide… So, who’s in? Breathe a sigh …

Are you sitting at home still mourning the end of Vienna 2015? Just completed your sixth viewing of the voting sequence? Voted in every kind of contest you can find on the internet? Then the Post Eurovision Depression must be hitting you hard… but of course, the excitement never stops and we at ESC United are already looking forward to …

Our second vlog of this year’s rehearsals season has been uploaded. Sean, Anselm and Maddie took a visit to the Schönbrunn Palace in the morning before making their way to the press centre to catch up on day two of the action. We also speak to some volunteers about their experiences with the press centre so far and got Uzari …

Listings for an album celebrating Eurovision’s 60 years of music has appeared on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play, with the album being set for release on May 4th. The release will feature 44 of the best loved and most famous Eurovision songs from the past 60 years, including incumbent winner Conchita Wurst, and you can see the track lists and …

It seems that every year some form of innovation shocks and amazes the European audience each year from the staging of the contest, be it the projection technology of 2013 or last year’s quirky cage design. This year, it looks like ORF are really trying to make 2015 the most memorable Eurovision ever – and rightly so, for the 60th …

The EBU has revealed the order in which the songs competing in this year’s Eurovision semi-finals will be performed. Check below for the details! SEMI 1 Moldova Armenia Belgium Netherlands Finland Greece Estonia Macedonia Serbia Hungary Belarus Russia Denmark Albania Romania Georgia Australia, Austria, France and Spain will vote in this semi-final. SEMI 2 Lithuania Ireland San Marino Montenegro Malta …

The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …

The views expressed in this piece are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the rest of the ESC United team. It’s a worrying trend that has been growing in recent years. The national final season is for some people the highlight of the whole Eurovision experience, as each country treads their own path to find a …