In case you missed the recent news, Molly – the United Kingdom’s representative this year – performed at Glastonbury on the BBC Introducing stage. Unfortunately prevailing weather conditions meant that she could only perform one song on the stage before resorting to an acoustic set in the middle of the tent but it appears the song she did perform will …

Italian broadcaster RAI has confirmed that Italy will make their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, when the contest heads to Malta in November. The broadcasting and organisation of an entry will be run by RAI Gulp, a children’s channel run by the national broadcaster. Negotiations for other countries to join the contest are still underway, with …

Routinely, the Eurovision Song Contest’s winner gets at least a few weeks of exposure and a major hit across the charts of Europe before fading back into silence, perhaps until the next year’s contest or the release of their post-Eurovision album. Granted, in the last few years the winner has gained more and more exposure as the contest’s popularity increases …

Unser Song für Dänemark – Germany’s national final for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – was almost like a mini Eurovision in itself and was by far one of the most impressive selections seen in recent years. With a hype surrounding the final three months ago to rival Melodifestivalen and a star-studded selection of German musicians it was unknown wildcards …

As a new feature this year, ESC United will make daily vlogs (video blogging). Each day we will upload a vlog from the previous day where you get to follow the team around and experience how it is to work for ESC United. First day was a bit messy and we had a lot to do with little staff, therefore …

ESC United is live at the Eurovision 2014 Press Centre, where we will give you updates throughout the day’s rehearsals. Come back regularly and refresh for updates. We’ll be documenting today’s events right as they happen, as well as our personal impression. As a reminder, we are not allowed to tape the actual rehearsals during the first round. Today’s rehearsal coverage …

Today the new version of Ukraine’s “Tick-Tock” was released on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. Maria Yaremchuk previously stated that she had been short of time when working on the initial version of the song – as a result, the entry has undergone quite some changes! [vsw id=”sdAf2EjhRiE” source=”youtube” width=”500″ height=”300″ autoplay=”no”] What do you think about the …

After last week’s semifinal, only five candidates have remained in the lead to represent Portugal in Eurovision. Five entries but only one winner! Tune in for tonight’s show and see what the Portuguese vote! The show will be aired in RTP and is scheduled to take place in Lisbon’s Convento do Beato. Here is a list with the songs, the …

Portuguese broadcaster RTP will be airing a semi-final on the 8th of March and a grand final on the 15th . Lisbon’s “Convento do Beato” is scheduled to host the two shows. Ten acts will compete for the right to represent the Iberian country in Eurovision. The Portuguese hopefuls will present their entries during the semi-final but only 5 of …

As we are getting closer to the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen SVT has revealed all the hosts of this years show. For the main show it is the comic duo Nour El Refai and Anders Jansson and for the pre and after web show we have the YouTuber Clara Henry. Clara Henry is a 19-year-old girl from Göteborg who started …