[AdSense-B] Tonight sees the first semi-final of Selecția Națională 2019 as Romania kick off their search for a Eurovision star for Tel Aviv. After their mammoth selection last year resulted in a dissapointing semi-final failure, hopes will be high for a return to the final this year. Will any of tonight’s songs be able to do that? Four of our team …
[AdSense-B] Four acts have progressed from semi-final 1 to the final of Supernova, Latvia’s national selection. These acts are: Samanta Tīna “Cutting the Wire” Edgars Kreilis “Cherry Absinthe” Aivo Oskis “Somebody’s Got My Lover” Laime Pilnīga “Awe” The four acts that did not qualify to the final were: Alekss Silvērs “Fireworks” Elza Rozentāle “You Came on Tiptoe” Kris & …
It hasn’t really gone Iceland’s way these last couple of years, failing to qualify to the final every year since 2014, so hopefully these changes will change that. [AdSense-B] Broadcaster RÚV was set to present the 10 acts that would take part in this years edition of Söngvakeppnin 2019 later today, but due to a leak of the news we already …
[AdSense-B] She’s the lady who needs no introduction to Eurovision fans. Now on her seventh attempt to reach the Eurovision Song Contest (5 times for Latvia, twice for Lithuania), Samanta spoke to us about the quick turnaround on her song and how she was born to be a singer! Hello Samanta! First of all thank you for your time talking …
[AdSense-B] Hungary’s A Dal selection continues this evening with the second heat, as ten more acts battle it our for six spots in the semi-final stage. Notable participants in this week’s heat are yesyes, who return after reaching last year’s superfinal and with an entry that has racked up almost half a million hits on YouTube, and The Middletonz, featuring …
[AdSense-B] Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and Blink TV have added two more songs to the six already released for the upcoming “Eurovision – Australia Decides” national selection. Last week, SBS surprised us when they announced the participation of chart-topping rock band Killing Heidi’s singer Ella Hooper, and today she released her entry “Data Dust.” An alternative rocker in the …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. It occurred to me last week, during the results live stream after the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision, that the debate had centred on which of the two semi-final winners would be the …
[AdSense-B] It’s really hotting up now in The X Factor in Malta! This evening’s semi-final saw all eight acts perform – but half of the acts would be heading home at the end of the show! The eight remaining semi-finalists all performed once under the theme of “Movie Spectacular”. The first performances were as follows (original artist in brackets); Owen …
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the reviewer and do not necessarily represent the views of escYOUnited as a whole, and do not represent those of the EBU or Eurovision. [AdSense-B] Tonight will see the culmination of a long-running contest in Spain as the final show of the latest Operación Triunfo cycle concludes and, while …
[AdSense-B] Latvia kicks off our series of interviews for the Eurovision 2019 season, and the first act we spoke to was Alekss Silvers, who will be presenting “Fireworks” in this year’s Supernova selection. We spoke to the multi-faceted singer about his exploits in Belarus and how he was born singing! Hello Alekss! First of all, thank you for your time …
