The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …
San Marino: Michele Perniola & Anita Simoncini to Vienna
In an official press conference the Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV has just announced its entrants for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest: It’s been decided that Michele Perniola and Anita Simoncini will represent San Marino in Vienna! Neither Vincenze Perniola nor Anita Simoncini are newcomers to the Eurovision fandom: Vincenze marked San Marino’s debut to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest last year. …
San Marino: Artist announcement on Thursday
We’ll get to know the next Eurovision 2015 participant very soon! Today the Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV announced that their representative for next year will be revealed in an official press conference on Thursday at 12.00 CET. Having debuted in 2008, the microstate has sent a total of five entries to the contest so far. Three of them were performed by …
San Marino to announce artist in next few weeks
The tiny landlocked microstate of San Marino – arguably one of the more endearing stories of the Eurovision Song Contest – will announce their selected artist for Eurovision 2015 in the coming weeks. A name is expected from SMRTV between the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this Saturday and the end of November. Whoever is chosen will have big shoes to …
San Marino: SMRTV confirms Luxembourg talks
In a statement released yesterday by SMRTV, the national broadcaster of the microstate of San Marino, the director general of the TV station has confirmed that talks have been held between the country and Luxembourg about a joint participation, as recent rumours suggested. However, the broadcaster has also taken the opportunity to confirm that no deals have been made yet …
San Marino say “Si Si Si”to Vienna
We’ve been waiting all day, but it seems that San Marino are in. SMRTV have confirmed that they will be in Vienna, and will be trying to match the result set by “Sammarinese Queen” Valentina Monetta who made it through to the Grand Final, after her third attempt. They debuted in 2008 before pulling out in 2010, but made the …
JESC: 16 Countries To Participate
After a number of months speculation it appears that the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will consist of a total or 16 participating countries. Armenia Belarus Bulgaria (Return) Croatia (Return) Cyprus (Return) Georgia Italy (Debut) Malta Montenegro (Debut) Russia San Marino Serbia (Return) Slovenia (Debut) Sweden Netherlands Ukraine Meaning that unless there are some last minute changes to be made, …
San Marino: SMRTV to decide on participation in October
Today it has been announced in an official press release that the Sammarinese broadcaster SMRTV will make a decision regarding their participation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest on 11 October. That means it is still uncertain whether the microstate will be present in Vienna in May. The decision will be made within the scope of the convention that will …
San Marino: ‘No decision’ for 2015
The public broadcaster of the small state of San Marino, SMTV San Marino, has revealed directly to ESC United that there has been no decision made about participation in 2015 and nothing concrete has been decided yet, despite strong hints from Valentina Monetta that she would not be returning to represent her country for a fourth year. San Marino took …
UPDATE: Eurovision 2014 stars release new music
It’s been over two months since the grand final of the 59th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Copenhagen in May. Which artists have come up with new material since then? ESC United will give you an overview of new singles and albums released by this year’s Eurovision stars! Finland: Softengine The indie rockers from Finland achieved a very decent …