Spain’s hopes of a Eurovision renaissance in neighbouring Portugal will become clearer soon, as it has been confirmed that the artist will be selected on January 29th! [AdSense-B] The national broadcaster RTVE has already confirmed that it would be using Operación Triunfo to select Spain’s performer and song for Lisbon, with the final five remaining in the hunt for the …
HaKokhav HaBa rumbles on over in Israel, and following the second round of duels culminating this evening, ten acts have progressed into the next round of the competition, alongside two previously eliminated artists that were saved! [AdSense-B] Asaf Amdursky, Keren Peles, Harel Ska’at, Static & Ben El-Tavori alongside guest judge Ninet Tayeb presided over the show once more and helped …
Serbia’s Beovizija already has fans of the contest across Europe excited as it makes its return for the first time since 2009, but now it seems that the organisers of the Balkan music festival, Serbian broadcaster RTS, will reveal more details on the selection very soon! [AdSense-B] The official website of RTS revealed today that there had been 75 submissions …
The biggest reveal of the national final season is just around the corner, and will surely kick start many fans’ rampant anticipation for Lisbon 2018 when the names of the lucky Swedish performers are revealed on Tuesday 28th November. A lot of familiar faces tend to return to the lineup each year alongside some exciting newcomers, so who is likely …
The first indicator that the most popular selection show in Europe is nearing is the announcement of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen host, and it is a hotly contested topic on discussion forums and social media in the lead up to the new year. Today is the day that we finally found out this information however, and SVT have confirmed that it is …
San Marino’s ‘revolutionary project’, a collaboration with the London-based talent company 1 in 360, has certainly captured the imagination of Eurovision fans across the continent and beyond. With San Marino becoming somewhat of a cult hero nation in the contest and the perennial underdog, the new global approach to selecting their entry is a bold statement from the tiny republic. …
It won’t quite be the marathon from last year, but Armenia’s national broadcaster ARMTV confirmed this weekend that Depi Evratesil will once again choose Armenia’s Eurovision entry in 2018. One major change for this year however is that the show will take on the more traditional national selection format, with original submissions from Armenian artists! [AdSense-B] The broadcaster released their …
Romania’s TVR has revealed more information about the country’s participation in Lisbon, with the broadcaster confirming the largest Selecţia Naţională in the nation’s Eurovision history in a surprise move. The national selection for 2018 will consist of no less than five semi-finals with a grand final from these shows, as well as a lengthy deliberation process and online voting system …
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Finland’s national selection for Eurovision, has certainly put the Nordic nation back on the map when it comes to high quality, exciting and interesting selection shows in recent years. With a variety of genres winning the Finnish contest including punk rock, indie pop, a piano ballad and cheesy pop, it would be hard to predict exactly what …
[AdSense-B] 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. A year ago in Kyiv, right after the announcement of the 2018 Semi-Final 2 qualifiers, I found myself with the head of the San Marino delegation and Director General of San Marino …
