We are half way through September and of course that means that every new song we hear is eligible to be chosen to represent a country in May next year in Kyiv. After the drama with host city, we can now focus on drama about national finals. It was revealed today that Germany will select it’s representative via talent show, …
France: Amir set to perform at Euro 2016
In another big moment in the Frenchman’s already stellar year, Amir, the French performer in Eurovision 2016, will swap one form of European competition for another. The contest’s sixth placed contestant will be performing at tomorrow’s opening ceremony for the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, once again performing in front of millions of eyes across the continent and the globe. …
France want entry decided before end of October
Not one to rest on their laurels it seems, head of the French delegation in Eurovision 2015 and 2016, Nathalie André, has stated in an interview with the French website Toutelatele, that she would like to see the French song decided before the end of October this year, in order to give the delegation as much time as possible to …
Big 5 Selected Which Half They Will Perform In
During the red carpet this evening the big 5 countries selected their half of the final they will perform in. They randomly drew the half from a pot. Here are the big 5 and the half they drew: 1st Half – France 1st Half – Germany 1st Half – Italy 2nd Half – UK 2nd Half – Spain Sweden will …
France: Amir with "J'ai cherché" is the choice
France’s national broadcaster France 2 has been forced to announce their participant early following a leak. The broadcaster and the EBU have both confirmed that Amir Haddad will represent France in Stockholm with his hit “J’ai cherché” (I’ve been looking for). The French choice, which will be sung in both French and English in Stockholm, has been a closely guarded …
Amir Haddad will represent France
Even though France2 planned the official announcement for March 12th, the news popped up during a show on a private TV network and it is that Amir Haddad will represent France this year at Eurovision in Stockholm, Sweden. Amir shot his fame during third season of The Voice when he finished third. It’s not confirmed but most likely his entry will be the …
France: Song Revealed on 12th of March
The French broadcaster have received a number of songs all hoping to represent France in Stockholm, they will reveal their final decision on the 12th of March! The decision has not yet been made, although they are whittling the songs down and we will have the French song on the 12th of March. With a new Head of Delegation (HoD), Edoardo …
Come Together: Country Flags available for download
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 …
Rumour: Have France picked their entry?
Obviously Eurovision fans will read into anything when it comes to speculation, but it seems that the latest rumour taking off regarding France may have some substance behind it. Outlets such as wiwibloggs and many fans on Twitter have picked up on a recent release in France from Sasha, a 17-year old from Paris entitled “Alive”. The bilingual lyrics and …
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 …