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Tel Aviv Today: Sunday May 12 (Day Nine Roundup)

[AdSense-B] Day Nine saw the final round of second rehearsals of 2019 with the six prequalified countries having a further chance to perform and perfect their acts. We also had the orange (yellowy-red?) carpet event in the evening to mark the beginning of the contest itself! From now on, the performances count – Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the performances …

Which Big 5 & host rehearsal impressed #YOU the most?

[AdSense-B] Yesterday afternoon, we saw the Big 5 (France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany) and our host nation Israel rehearse on the Tel Aviv stage for the first time, marking the occasion of seeing all 41 countries perform on the Eurovision stage! Since this is all new and exciting, we wanted to know which performances #YOU were impressed by …

The “Expert” Panel reviews France: Bilal Hassani – Roi | (Eurovision 2019)

It’s back! The (in)famous ESC United “Expert” Panel is returning once again! While we don’t claim to be professionally qualified to judge anything, we certainly have strong opinions, so our staff and editors got together to review all 41 of the songs taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel this May.  …

France: Bilal Hassani releases official video of Roi

[AdSense-B] The winner of Destination Eurovision, Bilal Hassani released the official video of Roi, the entry that he will sing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. He won the final on 26 January 2019, with a total of 200 points earning the backing of both the french jury and the french public. The video was …

Forum Ranking Game: Albania wins round one!

[AdSense-B] Over on our forum, the members of our online community have been posting their rankings of the 2019 entries so far, with a new winner decided each week. The first round of Eurovision 2019 has just concluded, and it is Albania that has come out on top in the three-nation face-off. Round One results In a poll where 68 …

French representative Bilal Hassani files suit in court to stop death threats

[AdSense-B] According to an interview with La Parisien this morning, Bilal Hassani’s attorney Étienne Deshoulières filed a suit on the Destination Eurovision winner’s behalf this morning for “insults, incitement to hatred and violence and homophobic threats.” The 19-year-old Parisian singer of Moroccan heritage is, unfortunately, no stranger to negative and hateful comments regarding his sexuality, appearance and Islamic family before, though Deshoulières …

France Has Spoken: Bilal Hassani Is Going to Tel Aviv!

[AdSense-B] After a long night of covers and performances, the second year of Destination has come to a close. The French broadcaster put on a wonderful show, and the artists gave their all on the stage. After the international juries had voted, Seemone had a 18 point advantage over the second ranked song from Silvan Areg. However, once the final …

Destination Eurovision: #YOU want Seemone to represent France in Tel Aviv

It is finally happening, the French Show Destination Eurovision is coming to a close tonight when the French viewers and International juries will choose the act that is going to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.  [AdSense-B]   After two nailbiting Semi-Finals, the field of contenders was narrowed down from 19 to 8. Now …

Do Semis Really Matter? – The Importance of a Good Semi Result

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. It occurred to me last week, during the results live stream after the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision, that the debate had centred on which of the two semi-final winners would be the …

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