It was announced today that the chairman of the Danish capital’s tourism board Wonderful Copenhagen has resigned, following emerging details of the cost of Eurovision 2014. Michael Metz Mørch, head of the Danish Cultural Institute, stepped down from the role following earlier reports of the spiralling cost of Eurovision 2014 for the city of Copenhagen. We previously reported that the …
Copenhagen: ESC three times as expensive as planned
The Danish capital Copenhagen hosted the 59th Eurovision Song Contest in May this year. Almost three months after the huge spectacle, it becomes more and more evident that the event was by far more expensive than expected. Originally, the budget was defined as 4.6 million euros by the city of Copenhagen. Now it has become apparent that instead as many …
Will Freaky Fortune be the support act of Lady Gaga?
After releasing their new single “In a world without you” Freaky Fortune (Greece 2014) is now attending a contest featuring Lady Gaga. The 19th of September 2014 Lady Gaga will take her tour to Athens, Greece and is now looking for a support act. Through a contest fans can vote on their favorite band to join Lady Gaga on stage …
Bulgaria returns to Junior Eurovision, artist selected
Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT has announced that they will be bringing the country back to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 and have already internally selected an artist! It was announced during Friday’s “Slavi’s Show” that the country would be returning, and that 10 year old singer Krista Todorova will represent her country in Malta. Participation in the Junior …
JESC 2014: An early indicator of 2015 entries?
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organisation. Something I’ve noticed in the last few days is the amount of countries returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, held in …
Zwette releases new single with Molly on vocals
German electronic musician Zwette has released his new single “Rush”. This might not sound like a Eurovision related piece of news but the vocalist on the track will be very familiar to fans – it’s none other than Molly from the United Kingdom! “Rush” is the first new song featuring vocals from Molly since her performance at this year’s Eurovision …
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 …
JESC: Sophia Patsalides to represent Cyprus
The Cypriot broadcaster CyBC has announced that Sophia Patsalides will represent the nation for the first time since their return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year. The 13 year old Nicosian will sing “I pio omorfi mera” at the contest, held in Malta Shipbuilding in November, after being internally selected by CyBC. The song has both Greek and …
JESC: Montenegro will make its debut!
Today it was announced that Montenegro will take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014! Having participated as a part of Serbia & Montenegro back in 2005, the Balkan country debuts as an independent country this year. The Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG already signed all the necessary contracts to ensure a participation in the upcoming contest. Here’s what Vladislav Yakovlev, …
United Kingdom: Got a question for Molly?
Do you have a burning question you’d like to ask this year’s United Kingdom entrant, Molly? She will be doing a Q&A session on her official Twitter page tonight at 7.30 GMT (8.30 CET). If you’d like to ask her any questions remember to use the hashtag #askmolly when you send her a tweet! ESC United will be monitoring the …