Stockholm, 7 March 2022 A quick update on Sweden: SVT have released the running order for the upcoming finale of Melodifestivalen. Sweden were the first country to implement a producer-decided running order in their national final, which (like many Melodifestivalen concepts) eventually made its way into Eurovision proper as well. These running orders officially are designed to make the contest …
Lisbon, 5 March 2022 It’s there. Your annual appointment with Portugal’s fashion bonanza doubling as a music festival. It is time to cover, to critique to savour the couture and colour locale of Festival da Canção. The Portugese music festival will hold its semifinals tonight and on Monday, with a line-up of 10 songs each. Tonight the following songs competed: …
Tonight France hosted their coveted Eurovision national final from the France Télévisions studio located in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The show was once again hosted by Stéphane Bern and Laurence Boccolini who hosted the 2021 edition. The running order for tonight’s show was as follows: SOA – “Suele” Joan – “Madame” Saam – “Il est où?” Elia – …
Stockholm, 5 March 2022 Hallå(baloo?), dear Eurovisionista’s, welcome to the first installement of ESCUnited’s Sweden reviews. If you’re only familiar with Andra Chansen, you’re in for a surprise. Sweden have replaced Andra Chansen with their brand-new semifinals which function quite differently. In previous melfests, the eight second chancers would square off in production-aligned duels, where the act with the most …
Stockholm, 5 March 2022 Hallå(baloo?), dear Eurovisionista’s, welcome to the first installement of ESCUnited’s Sweden reviews. As you may know, Sweden will host their brand-new semifinals tonight, where the 3rd/4th placers of each heat will get a final chance at reaching the Final of Melodifestivalen 2022. The semifinals replace the second chance round formerly known as Andra Chansen. Previously, the …
Today we were able to interview the Icelandic and Swedish duo Suncity and Sanna ahead of the Söngvakeppnin semi-final tomorrow. Together we chatted about how the two met and decided to collaborate for Söngvakeppnin, discovered how the song was written, and found out a few of their favorite Eurovision songs! Hello there and thank you both for interviewing with us …
Germany decided to go back to a national final format this year after last year’s disappointing result. Six songs were put forward to participate in the selection and the nation will decide which one of those six will represent their country tonight. It was about time that Team United took a gander at these songs and share their thoughts about …
This week we got the chance to sit down with German-American artist Malik Harris in the build up to Germany’s Eurovision 2022 national final. Together we got to chat about his approach to music, his love of the Eurovision Song Contest, and got a tease for his staging plans. Learn more about Malik Harris in our interview below! Hello there …
Today we had the chance to sit down with Academy Award winner and Söngvakeppnin semi-finalist Markéta Irglová before this weekend’s semi-final. Together we talked about her and her family’s love of Eurovision, her pathway to becoming a musician, and her reasoning for participating in Söngvakeppnin this year. Learn more about her and her song “Mögulegt” below! Hi there Markéta – …
With the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin just around the corner, I was able to sit down with the Daughters of Reykjavík – an eight member group comprised of Blær, Dísa, Steinunn, Ragga Holm, Sura, Salka, Steiney, and Karítas. Learn more about what the group stands for, what to expect on stage this weekend, and some of their favorite Eurovision songs …
