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Armando Gama (Portugal 1983) passed away at age 67

Armando Gama has sadly passed away this morning due cancer at the age of just 67. Armando won Festival da Canção in 1983 and represented Portugal at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. With his song “Esta balada que te dou”, he finished in 13th place at the contest in Munich, Germany. Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama was born on …

Finland: Listen to The Rasmus’ UMK2022 entry “Jezebel”

Last Wednesday, Finnish broadcaster YLE announced the 7 hopefuls who are in the running to fly the Finnish flag in Turin. To keep the hype alive among the Eurovision fans, the broadcaster decided to release the songs on a daily base. You can expect a new song from the national final every weekday at midnight. Our third stop: legendary rockband The …

Lithuania: Qualifiers from Second ‘Pabandom iš naujo!’ heat announced!

Today, the second heat of Lithuania’s Eurovision selection came and went, with six more competitors advancing to the semi-finals on January 29th and February 5th. The performances for the heat were pre-recorded earlier this week, with eleven artists taking to the stage due to former Eurovision artist Monika Linkytė and The Voice of Lithuania participant Artūras Aleksiejus-Alekas withdrawing from the line-up. …

Latvia: ESC United Nominates Its Favorite Artist for the Supernova 2022 Wildcard!

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Later tonight, the online poll for the 17th and final act competing at Supernova 2022, the Latvian national selection for Eurovision, will close. The “wildcard” entry will join 16 acts …

Serbia: 36 songs to become the “Song For Eurovision ’22”

The silence has been broken, and the Serbian national broadcaster (RTS) has finally decided to reveal the plans when it comes to selection the Serbian act for Turin. Song for Eurovision ’22 Let’s start with the important thing first. No! This is NOT Beovizija which has been used as the national selection program in the past, to select the Serbian …

Bess UMK2022

Finland: Listen to BESS’ UMK2022 entry “Ram Pam Pam”

Last Wednesday, Finnish broadcaster YLE announced the 7 hopefuls who are in the running to fly the Finnish flag in Turin. To keep the hype alive among the Eurovision fans, the broadcaster decided to release the songs on a daily base. You can expect a new song from the national final every weekday at midnight. Our second stop: pop-artist BESS with …

Queens of Roses: “Our job is not to fight for a winning spot but give emotions and joy.”

As we look ahead to the second heat of Pabandom iš naujo, we were fortunate enough to interview the group Queens of Roses ahead of their performance in the national final this weekend. Together we talked about their ten year anniversary, their experiences in the Lithuanian national final, and much much more. Check it out! Hello there – thank you …

Spain: RTVE reveals running order of the semi-finals of Benidorm Fest

The countdown has started! Spanish broadcaster RTVE just revealed the running order of the two semi-finals of their brand new national final Benidorm Fest. The 14 acts will compete in groups of 7 for a ticket to perform in the Grand Final on the 29th of January. The winner of Benidorm Fest will represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest …

Finland: Listen to Cyan Kicks’ UMK2022 entry “Hurricane”

Last Wednesday, Finnish broadcaster YLE announced the 7 hopefuls who are in the running to fly the Finnish flag in Turin. To keep the hype alive among the Eurovision fans, the broadcaster decided to release the songs on a daily base. You can expect a new song from the national final every weekday at midnight. Our first stop: the band Cyan …

Justė Kraujelytė: “Participating in Eurovision was one of my biggest dreams from early childhood.”

As we look ahead to the second heat of Pabandom iš naujo, we were fortunate enough to interview Justė Kraujelytė ahead of her performance in the national final. Together we talked about her career, her debut album, and her excitement about Eurovision. Check it out! Hello Justė! Thank you for taking some time out of your day to speak with …

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