It’s the time of year when all of the artists get the chance to flex their vocal chords and perform to hordes of eager fans as the preview parties begin across Europe! Traditionally Amsterdam and London were the only shows but the phenomenon is picking up in Eastern Europe and tonight sees Riga playing host to some of this year’s …
The 2015 “Expert” Panel – MOLDOVA
The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …
Eduard Romanyuta to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2015
Eduard Romanyuta has won O Melodie Pentru Europa, the Moldovan National Final, with the song ” I want your love” and gets to represent Moldova at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria this May. The event included two semi-finals and a final. Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries and 68 entries were received by …
TONIGHT: Semi Final 2 in Moldova
On Tuesday night we saw Semi-Final 1 in Moldova. Tonight the final twelve acts in the Semi-Final round will take to the stage in hope of gaining a place in Saturday night’s Final! The 12 acts performing tonight will are: 1 Vera & Diana Popa ‘Faith’ 2 Valeria Pașa ‘I Can Change All My Life’ 3 Carolina Gorun ‘Sublime’ 4 …
Moldova: 8 Acts Qualify For The Final
Tonight saw the first Semi-Final in Moldova, where the twelve acts took to the stage in hope of gaining a place in Saturdays final. Tonights acts which made it through are: 1st. Eduard Romanyuta – I want your love 2nd. Diana Brescan – Up and down 3rd. SunStroke Project & Michael Ra – Day after day 4th. Serj Kuzenkoff – …
TONIGHT: Semi Final 1 in Moldova
Tonight we will see the first semi final in this years O Melodie Pentru Europa, the Moldovan national selection for this years Eurovision Song Contest. There will be twelve songs competing tonight, seven of which will win a pass to Saturday night’s final. Another twelve acts will take to the stage on Thursday night, where another seven acts will be selected …
Moldova: Running Order Announced
Today, the national broadcaster of Moldova, TRM, have announced the running order for the Semi-Finals for this years National Final, O Melodie Pentru Europa 2015. The draw took place in Chisinau, this morning. The running order looks like this: You can listen to the songs HERE First Semi-Final (24th of February) 1. Eduard Romanyuta – I Want Your Love 2. …
Moldova: 24 songs qualify to next round
24 songs in Moldova’s hunt for their next Eurovision star have made it to the next round of the competition following a live auditions round in Chișinău. 50 songs were initially shortlisted and have now been reduced to the remaining contestants. Notable qualifiers include Sunstroke Project who represented Moldova in 2011, and Kitty Brucknell, known from The X Factor UK and …
Cultural exchange: Should more be done about foreign artists?
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 …
Moldova: 50 songs progress to next step
Moldova’s national broadcaster TRM has announced the 50 songs that have passed the expert check round of the national selection. Live auditions of these 50 entries will take place on 17th January 2015 and the artists that have qualified represent a truly inter-continental selection. The national final’s next round includes some rejected entries from the Swiss national final, including Kitty …