Tonight the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção kicked off at RTP studios, with the first ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the grand final on March 11th. The semi-final was hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malatom, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. The running order was announced prior to the …
Tonight Finland has decided who they want to send to Liverpool for the Eurovision Song Contest. The next of the Nordic national finals rounded of UMK’s selection process. After weeks of hype the tough competition came to a close and gave us our 22nd artist of Eurovision 2023! Turku’s Logomo played host to the steller show where 7 acts competed …
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. It’s finally time. This weekend, and after much anticipation, Finland will select its act for Eurovision 2023 in Turku! Finland are still looking for their second win since Lordi and …
Filip Marinkov, better known as Filarri, is one of the freshest faces gracing the Serbian PZE stage this year. This young musician is also a TikToker and an influencer, cleverly grouping his hobbies in a way that ultimately are helping him expand on his musical career. His eccentric style and a self-described androgynous appearance are only a few features that …
Our next interview from this year’s UMK selection comes from Lxandra, who had nothing to lose by chatting with us! Lxandra is a singer and songwriter from Suomenlinna, Finland and the daughter of the Finnish bassist and composer Pekka Lehti. She first appeared in the music scene in 2017 with her first singles “Hush Hush Baby” and “Flicker”, and also …
The second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin is rapidly approaching, which means it’s a good time to launch our interview with Silja Rós and Kjalar! Silja and Kjalar are competing in the Icelandic national final for the first time together, but during our conversation we learned that their song “Together We Grow” was actually not written as a duet until much later in …
With the time trickling away, days becoming longer and longer, our national final season for the Eurovision song contest is fast approaching its end. Liverpool is in full swing when it comes to the preparations for the biggest European musical event of the year, which is also true when it comes to the countries that will set off on this …
From Linkoping to Lidköping, Melodifestivalen moves East as we continue our circus on route to Stockholm. 7 more acts will premiere their song live for the chance to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Tonights heat 3 took place in the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena and sees these 7 songs compete (in running order): Paul Rey – Royals …
February is well underway, and the selection for the Serbian representative of the Eurovision song contest in March is approaching, while the excitement is steadily growing. Fans of the competition have been listening to the released tracks for quite some time, and social networks are sweltering, and for good reason. In an ocean of these diverse tracks, where the great …
UMK’s final is fast approaching on the 25th of February, and no show is complete without great interval acts. Last year’s winner The Rasmus will perform their latest single ‘Live and Never Die’ from their 10th studio album that was released last year. They are glad to be back after winning UMK last year and looking forward to seeing the …
