In todays ESC United  Know-It-Alls Podcast, we are going to review the songs from the many, many Semis that took place yesterday. Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Ukraine all selected a few songs and send the rest packing while Hungary and Lithuania are still narrowing down the field of acts through Heats. In case you didn’t have the opportunity to listen …

After a rather show beginning to the National Final season, today and beyond it is full steam ahead! We will have no less than six countries broadcasting shows for their national selection! Ukraine – Semi-Final 1: 18:00 CET Anastasia Prykhodko – I am Free Now The Hardkiss – Helpless Tonya Matvienko – Tin Whistle Vladislav Kurasov – I’m Insane Låvika …

The Swedish broadcaster SVT recently presented the theme art for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest yesterday. We at ESC United  understand how exciting it is to support your country (or your favorite song) so just as we did last year, we created Logo Flags for most European countries including all possible participants. And if you’re like me and live outside …

Over the last few weeks the Finnish broadcaster have revealed hints as to who will be participating in this year’s UMK. Today the official announcement was made. There will be three heats in Finland on the 6th of February. 13th of February and the 20th of February. Here are the acts in each heat: Heat 1: 6th of Febryary ClemSO …

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 …

Today, YLE, had a big announcement to make regarding UMK 2016, the show that will select the Finnish representative for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The announcement that was made is that the hosts for this year’s national final will be no other than the 2013 Finnish representative Krista Siegfrids, alongside Roope Salminen who hosted UMK 2015. The actual finalists will …

Last week, Finland’s 2014 entrants Softengine announced that they would be releasing a new single, entitled “All About You & I”. Today the young band released the song’s music video and also unleashed it onto streaming services. The new single is poppier than previous singles “Something Better” and “Yellow House”. It is currently unknown whether the new single will form …

Finland’s representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Softengine, have announced a new single, which will serve as the first release by the band since their debut album’s arrival in October last year. The band had previously teased a new imminent release with a Facebook post, where they revealed that a new music video was being filmed. We are currently …

Cover photo courtesy of Elena Volotova (EBU) PKN introduce themselves, their music, and their tattoos at the Press Meet and Greet. PKN gave a limited number of interviews today and unfortunately, ESC United will have to wait to get their opportunity to speak with PKN.  Be sure to be on the lookout for more coverage of the 2015 Eurovision Song …

It’s finally here, the moment fans across the continent (and now from down under) have been waiting for. We’re LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna for the first rehearsals of 2015! Today will see the first rehearsals from the countries in the first half of semi-final one. Moldova, Armenia, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Estonia and Macedonia will …