Switzerland is known for various things, but when it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest, it is known as the birthplace of the contest. It all started in 1956, when the first ever contest was held in Lugano. Then, when the country finally achieved success once more in 1988, the contest was held in Lausanne, the following year. Could we …
For the second year in a row, the semi-finals were purely decided by the televote – well, with the exception of San Marino – however, the final is still decided by both the jurors and the televote, which has been the case, since 2009 now. Once again this year, the EBU revealed the full list of all the jurors from …
Congratulations are in order to Switzerland and Nemo, the winner of this edition of the Eurovision Song Contest! They made history as the first non-binary singer to claim victory in the contest, captivating audiences with their song “The Code,” a fusion of drum-and-bass, opera, rap, and rock, which delves into the journey of self-discovery as a non-binary individual. Upon receiving …
This year’s Eurovision winner, Swiss entry “The Code”, was written at the 2023 SUISA songwriting camp, an annual event held from May 30-June 1 of last year in Zurich. This was a mere 17 days after a song written at the previous year’s camp, Remo Forrer’s “Watergun”, was performed at the Eurovision Grand Final in Liverpool. Put on by SUISA, …
The hectic days are indeed over us, the second semi-final has concluded and with that, we got another 10 finalists for this year’s contest, and since it was the conclusion of the second semi-final, we finally learned who became this year’s 26 finalists, let’s have a quick look into all of that. The remaining spots Let’s first have a quick …
As the second semi-final rapidly approaches, it’s time for us to discover who YOU believe will advance to the grand final tomorrow. A total of 16 acts are slated to compete in the semi-final, vying for 10 coveted spots. Now, it’s your turn, the readers of ESC United, to share your predictions on which acts will qualify for the grand …
Today marks the continuation of rehearsals at the Malmö Arena, where half of the fifteen acts from the second semi-final are granted another twenty minutes to refine their performances on stage. These rehearsals serve as crucial opportunities for artists to acclimate themselves to the stage and for delegations to make minor adjustments to their presentations, such as outfit changes and …
A total of 8 countries and artists have taken the stage in Malmo to rehearse their Eurovision performances – Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czechia, Austria, Denmark, and Armenia. And now as is tradition here at ESCUnited we want to hear who stood out to YOU most via our flash poll! Below you will find a listing of all 8 acts …
The next set of rehearsals for Day 3, Semi Final 2 are from Switzerland, Czechia and Austria. Please take into consideration that all the information we gathered is from the Eurovision Live Blog, the images released by the EBU and the Tik Tok 30 second video clips, which is not fully reflective of what we actually see on stage from …
The OGAE poll 2024 is in full swing, the leaderboard is taking shape, new sets of points are coming in and it’s now OGAE Luxembourg’s turn ! 85 members of OGAE Luxembourg voted in the poll and the results are: The Netherlands 🇳🇱 – 12 points Spain 🇪🇸 – 10 points Italy 🇮🇹 – 8 points Croatia 🇭🇷 – 7 …
