The national broadcaster of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BHRT, will aim to submit preliminary forms for the country’s return the the Eurovision Song Contest soon, despite financial difficulties affecting the channel in recent years, according to our colleagues at escbubble. A media source in Bosnia and Herzegovina has reported that the broadcaster sees Bosnian participation in the contest as a priority …

The deadline for entries to be submitted to DR for the Danish national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016, has now passed and the Danish TV station have received a record number of songs submitted for judgement. 982 songs have been sent to the broadcaster, that is almost 300 more than in 2015, and is a record amount of songs …

Smajling Swedes, a three-piece tropical house band, have won a wildcard entry to Melodifestivalen 2016 after earning the right during the Svensktoppen Nästa Swedish radio competition, despite not actually winning the competition itself. The group are therefore the first act confirmed as a participant in next year’s edition of the popular selection process, which will decide the host entry for …

After failing to qualify for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Malta are looking toward the 2016 contest in Stockholm, hoping to return to the final after Amber closely missed out on one of the 10 finalist places this year. The Maltese broadcaster will be accepting songs on the 29th and 30th of October, all songs will be judged by …

We know it’s been a lengthy absence, but it’s back once more! The dream team slowly takes shapes and today we’re going to look at a fan favourite country. Since its inception, the Eesti Laul concept has had some decent success but has not yet heralded a second Estonian win, but who in your opinion could change that? Let’s find …

  Some more details have surfaced regarding Denmark’s selection for 2016, where the Nordic country will be attempting to find a song to return them to the Eurovision final. The national broadcaster for Denmark, DR, has confirmed that Dansk Melodi Grand Prix’s final show will take place on 13th February 2016 in Forum Horsens, Horsens. The city last hosted the …

It’s September 1st, and we all know what that means. Apart from the longer nights creeping in and Christmas items lining the shelves in supermarkets across Europe, it is also the start of a new Eurovision season. Yes, any song released after today can be officially part of the Eurovision Song Contest edition next year. Exciting, isn’t it!? We already …

Worried fans of the Czech Republic, breathe a sigh of relief. The national broadcaster Česká televize has confirmed that they will be present in Eurovision 2016, despite a fourth non-qualification. Czech Republic returned after a lengthy absence in 2015 with Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta’s “Hope Never Dies”. Despite being tipped by many, us included, to qualify, the song …

The seven time Eurovision winners, Ireland will participate in Stockholm next May, and RTE have announced to ESCUnited.com that the announcement regarding the selection process Irish will be using will be announced in September or October. It is expected that Ireland will use a national selection as in previous years, with some changes to be made. Ireland have failed to qualify …

ESC United is always looking for quality contributors and have people helping us out from around the world. And this is your opportunity to join in on the fun. We are lookking for new correspondents/bloggers/editors to join our team. The new season kicks off Sept 1st and get ready for some significant changes….more to come on that.   Here is …