[AdSense-B] The glorious day finally arrived! Eurovision 2019 has officially started with the first nine countries rehearsing today in the Expo Tel Aviv. Every day, escYOUnited, your favourite Eurovision site, will be bringing you a roundup of the day’s events to make sure #YOU don’t miss a thing! The nine countries performing today were as follow, with links to the …

[AdSense-B] The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. Tom Hugo asks you to stay with him through the night. Alexandra Rotan asks if you have seen her spirit, lost in the night. And like a spritz of gasoline on an …

[AdSense-B] The first major preview event of the Eurovision 2019 calendar gets underway this weekend, as the annual Eurovision in Concert is held in Amsterdam! No less than 28 participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 are getting ready to hit the stage of AFAS Live this Saturday for the 11th edition of Eurovision in Concert. They are; 🇦🇱 Jonida …

[AdSense-B] As the national finals continue rolling out for Eurovision 2019, we take a look at some highlights from national contests past and artists who went on to achieve success after their participation. Today, after Darude’s “Look Away” was selected for Finland, we go back to Finland’s national selection final in 2000, when Darude’s “Sandstorm” was in the European and …

[AdSense-B] Tonight the 2019 edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu concluded in Finland, featuring popular EDM artist Darude and singer Sebastian Rejman. The Finnish delegation opted to repeat the version that was created for Saara Aalto last year, and used the national final to select between three strong songs. The songs that were considered for Tel Aviv were: Release Me Superman …

[AdSense-B] Can #YOU believe it? We are already at the penultimate weekend of the national selection season, but what a bumper few weeks we are expecting, with 24 songs still to come for this year’s contest. Tonight will see five of these songs confirmed as the selection processes hot up across Europe. There’s also the small matter of Andra Chansen …

[AdSense-B] It’s been just over a month since Finland shocked the Eurovision world by announcing international DJ Darude and Finnish vocalist Sebastian Rejman as their representatives for this year’s contest. Since then, three songs have been presented by the duo, all with their own idiosyncracies and merits. But which of the three songs should be chosen for Tel Aviv? It’s …

[AdSense-B] “Look Away”, the third and final release from Darude and Sebastian Rejman which will take part in this year’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, has been released by the Finnish broadcaster YLE. The track is much in a similar vein to the other entries in the Finnish selection but with a less intense style and a trance-pop sound. The track’s lyrics …

[AdSense-B] Finland’s representatives in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Darude and Sebastian Rejman, have released their second potential entry “Superman”. The track, released alongside a humorous video involving Darude saving the day on numerous occasions, sees a more traditional dance track structure and a slight sample of the harsh synths prominent in Darude’s mega hit “Sandstorm”. #YOU can listen to …

[AdSense-B] Darude, Finland’s representative for Eurovision 2019 alongside Sebastian Rejman, has revealed the first of his three potential entries for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu. The track, entitled “Release Me”, was posted at midnight Finnish time, following a livestream from the international DJ on YouTube. In the broadcast, the producer revealed that the song captures his feelings about touring the world and …