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🇸🇪 Robin Bengtsson Goes Glam on Drag Race Sverige 💅

Drag and Eurovision often go together like a good cheese and a fine wine. After the Eurovision music challenge on Drag Race UK, many were hoping on even more Eurovision and Melodifestivalen representation when Drag Race Sverige was announced last year. The Swedish version of the internationally acclaimed RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered on March 4 on SVT1 and features nine …

ESCunited Reviews: Our Thoughts on Ukraine’s Vidbir 2023 entries (part 1)

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the quoted reviewer and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. October 27th was the day Suspilne announced that they had selected 36 songs that could potentially represent Ukraine next year. After that, 10 finalists were selected. Further to that, it was announced …

Not All Who Wander Are Lost – A Kazakh icon tries out for Eurovision 2005

[AdSense-B] The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. With talk of Kazakhstan potentially competing at Eurovision in the not-too-distant future after a debut appearance at the Junior version and awaiting word on a second attempt there, we go back to …

Ukraine: Vidbir 2019 to conclude on February 23rd

[AdSense-B] The Ukrainian national broadcaster, despite recent rumours of debts, have confirmed that they are holding a national final for Eurovision 2019 in collaboration with commercial channel STB. The partnership, which is now in its fourth year, will see two semi-finals take place leading up to a national final on Saturday 23rd February. The contract between the two broadcasters appears …

Valters Frīdenbergs, one half of Walters and Kazha (Latvia 2005), dies aged 30

[AdSense-B] Some desperately sad news has emanated from over in Latvia today, as it has been confirmed that one of the performers for Latvia at Eurovision 2005, Valters Frīdenbergs, has died of cancer at the age of 30. The singer, who finished 5th as part of the duo Walters and Kazha in 2005, had been battling the disease since 2016. Having …

Ukraine: Participation in jeopardy as UA:PBC broadcast cut by government

[AdSense-B] With each year’s entry being one of the most anticipated and with two wins under their belt, Ukraine are one of the modern forces of Eurovision. However, there is a risk that this participation could once again be interrupted next year, following the government’s decision to pull funding and terminate the analogue broadcasts of UA:PBC. The host broadcaster of …

Ukraine: Vidbir 2018 participants confirmed

[AdSense-B] Ukraine, still on a high from their successful hosting of Eurovision 2017 and a strong-fought national selection for the home contest in Kyiv, will once again be looking to put in a strong performance on the international stage in Lisbon. Today, the national broadcaster UA:PBC in conjunction with commercial network STB have announced the participants in the 2018 edition …

The official #escYOUnited Drinking Game 2017

[AdSense-B] So we all love Eurovision for its songs, its glamour and the ridiculousness of the performances – and true Eurovision fans don’t need intoxication to enjoy the best show of the year – but for many people it’s just as important to throw a party and ultimately not remember the latter parts of the show. So for those of …

Jon Ola Sand admits Kyiv is his “most difficult Eurovision”

[AdSense-B] Jon Ola Sand, the Norwegian TV executive who has been executive producer of Eurovision since the 2011 contest, has admitted that Kyiv’s hosting of the contest has been difficult and the “most challenging Eurovision yet”. Sand has confirmed that EBU officials have had to be a lot more hands on with the competition this year, as Ukrainian TV officials …

Eurovision Village: All you need to know

[AdSense-B] While a lot of the action from the Eurovision Song Contest will be centred around the International Exhibition Centre, the press centre and everything the contestants can throw at us in the arena, there’s no doubting that for the average superfan of the contest, the transformation of the host city into a booming Eurovision metropolis is everything. The Eurovision …

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