The Opening Ceremony for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark took place yesterday. Between 18:00 and 20:00 the beautiful artists from all 37 participating nations walked down the Red Carpet, so Olivia and Matt from ESC United were able to briefly talk a lot different acts. This is part 1 of our Red Carpet Interview coverage with the …

TEO and his Cheesecake song had their first round of rehearsals and we caught up with them shortly afterwards to discuss a few different things including the message behind the song. TEO will perform in the second Semi on Thursday, May 8th. Please join the convo HERE and talk to hundreds of fans from around the world.   [vsw id=”c-AMV5SeuyE” …

The staff at ESC United is going to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen and hope that we can represent our readers in a worthy manner. As a result, we are asking you to help us find the best questions to ask the singers and their delegations. We have created a new section in the 2014 ESC section of …

After an incredibly interesting National Final, Belarus has chosen TEO to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. Yuriy Vashchuk, known as his stage name TEO, sang the interestingly-composed “Cheesecake”. Here is the official video for “Cheesecake”: [vsw id=”TipV3H1jfgI” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”450″ autoplay=”no”]   The results were half from the Televote and half from the jury, …

It’s Belarus’ turn to choose an artist for Eurovision: At 20:00 CET tonight, 14 artists will compete for the chance to represent Belarus in Copenhagen this May. The live National Final can be watched on Eurovison.tv, and you can follow our Twitter @ESCUnited for live updates as the final continues. The running order for the contestants is as follows: Natalia …

Most of the songs for Belarus’ National Selection are now available for listening on broadcaster BTRC’s website here. The 14 songs are as follows: Matvej Kuper and DUX – “Strippers” TEO – “Cheesecake” Daria – “Starlight” Zhanet – “You will be here” Max Lorens & DiDyuLya – “Now you’re gone” Anastasia Malashkevich – “Runaway” Artem Mikhalenko – “Rapsodiya No. 1” …

When news broke that one of Belarus’ national finalists for Eurovision 2014 was disqualified, nobody was shocked. After all, Belarus has, by far, been one the most mercurial participants in the Eurovision Song Contest. With disqualifications, last-minute song changes, and presidential politics thrown into the mix, no Eurovision country compares to the Belarus’ fickle 11-year run. On 5 November, the …

Belarus national broadcaster BTRC has chosen fifteen national finalists today. After having received over 100 entries, a jury has chosen 15 to vie for Belarus’ spot on the Eurovision stage in Copenhagen. The 15 selected contestants are: Matvej Bondarenko Yuri Vashchuk Aleksey Gross (Update 12/8: Gross has been disqualified.) Daria Zhanet Max Lorens & DiDyuLya Anastasia Malashkevich Artem Mikhalenko Alina …

The Belorussian broadcaster, BTRC announced that 15 contestants will take part in one  national final that is scheduled to be aired in early January.  Deadline for submitting entries is the 24th of November. A special jury will be holding auditions and the 15 lucky artists will be chosen to participate in the Final. The winning entry will be selected by …

ESC United talked to all 8 acts that had their first rehearsals today. They will be performing in the second half of Semi Final 1 at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. The Semi Final will take place exactly one week from today (Tuesday, May 14th, 2013) so let’s get to know them a little better.   1. Montenegro …