Today will be an unusually big day for a Friday. We have two National Finals (Belarus Select their entry and Malta host their semi-final) as well as the United Kingdom will reveal their guests as well as the the tickets going on sale for Eurovision: You Decide! BELARUS – Final Alexej Gross – Flame Sasha Sakharik – Glory Night Valeria Sadovskaya – Not …
What’s on this week? 18-24 Jan
Today might be widely known as Blue Monday, or ‘the worst day of the year’, but for this year the day signals the oncoming rush of entries, shows and excitement of the 2016 Eurovision selection season. It’s been quite a stuttering start of the season and we’re still awaiting 40 more entries, but luckily there’s a few more events to …
Belarus: Select Song on 22nd of January
The Belorussian TV channel have announced they will select their song on the 22nd of January. The announcement comes just days after the finalists were announced. Not only has the date for the national final been revealed, but, the running order has also been announced: Alexej Gross – Flame Sasha Sakharik – Glory Night Valeria Sadovskaya – Not Alone Band …
Eurovision Know-It-Alls Podcast: Belarus NF Song Review
As previously reported, Belorussian TV broadcaster revealed the 10 songs that are going to compete in the National Final this January to represent Belarus in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. That means it’s time for us to introduce these songs to you and judge them accordingly. In this episode, Matt is having the honor to share …
Belarus: Listen to the 10 NF Songs
Belorussian TV broadcaster has today released the list of 10 acts and songs that will take part in their national final for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. There will be ten songs fighting for the ticket to Stockholm, the winner will be selected by 100% televote this year. The songs are: 1. Alexander Ivanov “How to fly” LISTEN 2. Valeria …
43 Countries in Stockholm!
Today the EBU announced the final list of participants. The number of countries has increased from last year’s contest, we will see 43 countries participate in the 61st Eurovision Song Contest! The 43 countries hoping to take home the Eurovision 2016 trophy are: Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia …
Belarus: 84 songs submitted
84 songs have been received by the Belorussian broadcaster for the next stage of the EuroFest selection process, it has been revealed. The penultimate shortlist of Belarus’ hopefuls include the Sweet Brains zombie-themed band that became cult favourites in last year’s selection, recurring participants Napoli and Janet. The jury round, taking place tomorrow, will see up to 15 participants chosen …
Belarus: Jury auditions rounds on 26th November
In case you missed it, the deadline for Belorussian applicants for Eurovision 2016 passed yesterday and it is now time for the BTRC panel to decide on 15 participants for EuroFest 2016. The best part? The website of the broadcaster will also play host to a stream of the performances, according to the social media feeds of OGAE Belarus. The …
POLL: Who Should Win JESC 2015?
Tomorrow night the participants from 17 countries will take to the stage in Bulgaria and will be broadcast live to the world, all hoping to take home the trophy of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Who do you think should win tomorrow night? Here is the recap from the dress rehearsal to help you make up your mind: [socialpoll …
JESC: Day 1 of Rehearsals
The first day of rehearsals for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest is now complete. Kids from 9 countries took to the stage to rehearse their entries for JESC this year. I am going to comment on the rehearsals after my first watch (views expressed in this article are my own, and not essentially those of ESCUnited.com). Let’s take a look …