Polina Gagarina (Russia) impressed the press center with strong vocals and giving it 110%. At the Press Meet and Greet, she tells us about her team of backup singers and songwriters and the inspiration behind her song. We plan to interview Polina later this week. Be sure to be on the lookout for more coverage of the 2015 Eurovision Song …
OGAE: Four more votes including Rest of World
Four more votes have been added to the OGAE International website and now the voting is really beginning to hot up. You can find the latest votes and our scoreboard below; Estonia 12 Sweden 10 Australia 8 Italy 7 Belgium 6 Iceland 5 Netherlands 4 Israel 3 Azerbaijan 2 Russia 1 Norway Russia 12 Italy 10 Sweden 8 Estonia 7 …
TONIGHT: Moscow Pre-Party
The third such event so far this year, the increasing popularity of the preview performances cannot be denied. Tonight it’s Russia’s turn to host some of 2015’s stars as ten acts make their way to the Russian capital, Moscow, to perform to fans! The acts taking part in the Russian pre-party are; Australia – Guy Sebastian Azerbaijan – Elnur Huseynov …
The 2015 “Expert” Panel – RUSSIA
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 …
Russia: Polina Gagarina – A Millions Voices
As we previously reported, Polina Gagarina was going to represent Russia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Polina will turn 28 the 27th of March and is a known singer, songwriter, actress and model from Moscow, Russia. In Vienna she will perform the song “A Million Voices” written by Russian, Swedish and an Australian composer who lives in …
Polina Gagarina representing Russia!
Today it has been confirmed that it is in fact Polina Gagarina that will represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Polina will turn 28 the 27th of March and is a known singer, songwriter, actress and model from Moscow, Russia. In Vienna she will perform the song “A Million Voices” written by Russian, Swedish and an Australian composer …
Kazakhstan wins Türkvizyon 2014
Zhanar Dugalova won this year’s Türkovizyon with her song Izin korem. The Central Asian voice ranked third in the semi-final that took place on 19th November. Despite of her awesome results , she improved her performance, ranking to the leading position in the final with 225 points. The winner entry was performed in Kazakh. Türkovizyon is a song contest that …
Julia Volkova (t.a.T.u.) Homophobic remarks – The Internet reacts
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. Juliva Volova who is one half of t.a.T.u., a band who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 where they finished in …
Russia: Channel 1 Confirm Participation and Selection Process
After weeks of speculation as to whether Russia will have a representative in Austria next May, due to political intervention and many people stating that they should not participate due to Conchita Wurst winning the 2014 Contest last month. The national broadcaster of Russia have announced that they will be present in Austria next may and the singer will likely …
Russia Organises “an alternative to bearded Eurovision”
As heavily reported over the recent weeks, many people in authority inside Russia have expressed their concern about “Europe’s moral degrading.” Just after the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest final a number of reports suggested that Russia would organise their own song contest, as an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest in protest of Conchita Wurst winning the 59th contest held …