In today’s ESC United Know-it-Alls podcast, Matt, Zach and Efe discuss several topics including the hosts, the six songs in the Czech’s National Final as well as Frances Destination Eurovision. Also, the Czech Republic finally has another National Final where six songs are fighting for the privilege to represent their country in Lisbon. The panel goes through each song and …
Mesdames et Messieurs, France has just recently published all the names that will take part in the French national final, which goes under the name “Destination Eurovision”, and one of these 18 acts will represent France in the grand final in Lisbon. The question as it stands is, who will it be, and can he, she or they deliver? Let’s …
For every national final of the 2018 season we are asking #YOU for your opinions on the songs and which ones you’d like to see go to Lisbon. Today, it’s your turn to have your say on the Czech Republic’s first national final in nine years. What did #YOU think of Eurovision Song CZ? [AdSense-B] We put together a little …
France Gall, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965, has died at the age of 70. [AdSense-B] Born in 1947 in Paris, France, she has been described as an icon of French pop music and her death has seen tributes from as high as the president and the cultural minister of France. It is indicative of the reach …
[AdSense-B] As we approach the annual hectic winter of Eurovision selection shows, France have begun to pile on the pressure and reveal more participants in their selection, Destination Eurovision. It seems that recent results have really ignited a new hype for the contest in France! Over the past few days, French national broadcaster France 2, responsible for organising the selection, …
France’s resurgence of faith in the Eurovision Song Contest is clear for all to see and this is reflected in the extra efforts to select the entry for 2018. Destination Eurovision, the French broadcaster France 2’s new selection show, has captured the imagination of French Eurovision fans and others alike – and with an increased promotional push the show is …
As we know by this moment, 43 countries will take part in the contest in Lisbon this upcoming May. Until then, we still have a long road with multiple national finals, internal selections and all that good stuff. In the meantime, the countries across Europe are getting ready for the contest, and France has unveiled some details about their upcoming …
While France’s recent history in the contest has been varied and unique, perhaps moreso than any other competing nation, the Big 5 country has struggled for form in the contest, having finished in the top ten just twice in the past 15 years. However, recent choices have turned it around somewhat, with Amir’s 6th place in Stockholm and Alma’s 12th …
Today it has been announced which halves each of the Big 5 will perform in. This was done in the press conference after their rehearsals today. As previously announced, Ukraine will perform in the second half in position 22. The remaining pre-qualified countries have selected which half they will perform in and their running order position will be determined by …
[AdSense-B] And today we’ve completed the set! All 42 countries have now performed on the Kyiv stage so we have a clearer picture of who will do well and who won’t! France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom have brought us giant heads, mirrored shells, spinning cities, surfing and – of course – a dancing monkey. Of course, for …
