Seventeen years after his first appearance in Festival da Cançāo, Marco Rodrigues returns this year with “A Minha Casa.” A veteran of Portugal’s fado houses, he took some time to fill us in on the inspiration behind the song as he prepares for his performance in the Final this evening. You participated in Festival da Canção in 2008. How does …
Today the Polish pre-selection Polskie Kwalifikacje is set to take place, with eleven hopeful artists competing to represent their country on the Eurovision stage in May. One of these hopefuls is singer and songwriter Janusz Radek, who first attempted to represent Poland back in 2004. Since then he has performed in numerous musical theater productions in Poland, appeared and acted …
As the Polish national selection draws closer, we were able to sit down with another Eurovision 2025 hopeful TYNSKY. Taken from Spotify TYNSKY is a 21-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer from Poland. Recognized by the iconic magazine Rolling Stone and as the third male Polish artist featured on a billboard in Times Square. Last year, he further enriched his musical …
As Friday’s national selection in Poland slowly approaches, we had the opportunity to connect with Kuba Szmajkowski ahead of the show. Together we talked about his journey toward the selection show and the preparation process, learned more about his personal life, and discussed his musical inspirations. Hello there Kuba, welcome to ESCUnited.com! We’re so excited to have the opportunity to …
After moving from the United States to Lithuania several years ago, singer-songwriter Sophie Ali is trying her hand at Eurovizija.LT. We talked to her about discovering Eurovision, her musical family, and her theatrical live performance. You grew up in Illinois. What brought you to Lithuania and Eurovizija.LT? About eight years ago, my dad’s career moved our family to Vilnius. I …
Comprised of five friends with a shared love for jamming together, indie outfit Future Culture approaches hip-hop, jazz and other genres from a uniquely Ukrainian perspective. We had the opportunity to hear from drummer Andrii Lytvynenko, who alongside vocalists Daria Remez and Oleksii Bodnar, guitarist Andrii Shulakov, and bassist Oleksii Rudenko, will compete at Vidbir 2025 for the chance to …
FELIN is a finalist in Eesti Laul 2025 (Photo: Fredrik Etoall) As a professional musician since her teenage years, singer-songwriter FELIN knows what it’s like to feel lost and afraid of being judged. On her Eesti Laul entry “Solo Anthem,” she shuts down the negativity through self-affirmation. Her upbeat song, which combines punk energy and distorted guitars with pop-influenced choruses, is …
Let’s begin with going back in time, it’s the year 2017, the country of Belarus is still a yearly participant at the contest, and a lovely couple is bidding to represent their country on the big stage. This couple consist of Arciom Lukjanienka and Ksienija Žuk, who together form Naviband. Now 7 years later, back to 2024, we catch them …
Can a Lithuanian song become a European hit? It has worked in the past, and very soon we’ll see if can work once again. Silvester Belt is the genius behind the catchy tune, known simply as “Luktelk” and he will represent the Baltic country this year. Lithuania has so far impressed in this decade, so let’s see how it could …
A few days before the official Eurovision week, we sat down with 5MIINUST x Puuluup for a lively conversation about their music and upcoming album. The group delved into their creative process, revealing how their album was recorded in various countryside locations, allowing nature to naturally influence their themes and lyrics. They shared insights into their fascination with Central Asian …
