French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, who represented Monaco at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, passed away at 80. Emerging as a key figure in 1960s pop culture, Hardy also graced the fashion world, modeling for top designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne. Her son, Thomas Dutronc, shared the news of her passing. View this post on Instagram A …

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Earlier this week, Austrian pop duo Teya & Salena asked the world a very important question: “Who the Hell is Edgar?” The ‘Edgar’ in question? Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th …

Earlier this year we reported news that the Monégasque government set aside €100,000 to “initiate the application of the Principality to [join] the Eurovision 2023 competition.” And though the budget was approved by the government, Monaco Media Diffusion (MMD) confirmed this week that the country will not take part in the upcoming contest. When MMD made the announcement, no reason …

Every year Eurovision fans speculate on which countries might return to the contest following a long haitus such as Luxembourg, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, and more. But sadly every year fans will be disappointed. Andorra was close to returning for the 2021 contest,  as past Eurovision artist Susanne Georgi had supposedly obtained the funding needed for them to participate …