It has been announced today that Benny Cristo, the artist who was due to represent the Czech Republic in Rotterdam this week, will be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021! In a post on Facebook, Eurovision Song Contest Czech Republic revealed that Benny will be returning with a new song for next year’s contest, scheduled to be held …

Our “Expert” Panel continues for another year, with 15 members of the ESC United team having sat down to review the hopefuls that were set to represent their nations at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam! As a quick reminder, the rules of our “Expert” Panel are simple; our team provide a score for each entry between 1 and 10, with .5 …

The February 17, 2020 deadline for entry into the Eurovision Young Musicians 2020 contest, to be held on June 21, 2020, in Zagreb, Croatia, has passed, and the final eleven competing nations have been announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The 2020 contest, which is being held to coincide with World Music Day on June 21, 2020 in King …

The second round of our annual Forum Ranking Game has concluded following the deadline for votes on Saturday 15th February, and we have a new leader – it’s Latvia! A new entry straight in at number one this week, Samanta Tīna’s “Still Breathing” earned the most points out of the six entries from the voting members of our forum to …

It’s easy to miss things over the course of a busy Saturday in Eurovision land, but those who tuned into events in Ukraine tonight at the second semi-final of Vidbir would have also noticed a familiar face as part of the show’s interval act. Czech Republic’s Benny Cristo was in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday night to perform his Eurovision …

Last week, we asked #YOU to tell us which of the Czech hopefuls for Eurovision 2020 was your favourite. With the voting closing and an announcement imminent on February 3rd, it’s now time to finally reveal the results. And it became pretty clear in the end – indie band We All Poop won the vote with 36.4% of the votes …

Yesterday, our team took a look at four of the entries from this year’s Czech selection. And now – guess what – we’re ready to see what the staff of ESC United thought of the final three tracks from ESCZ 2020! As previous, our panel consists of Boris, Daniel, James, Melanie, Roy, Sean and Stefan. Let’s see who comes out …

You’ve had a few weeks to contemplate the excellent Czech selection for Rotterdam, but now it’s time to come to the difficult conclusion ahead of the voting closing this weekend – which of these acts is YOUR favourite? Vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal your winner on Sunday – and don’t forget to have your say in the …

With voting coming to a close this weekend in the Czech Republic’s highly-regarded national selection, our team took the time to dissect the seven hopefuls and pick their favourites. But with such a variety in this year’s edition of ESCZ, which act would come out on top? In this article, the first four of the seven entries will face our …

The Czech broadcaster Česká televize released the nine songs competing for a spot in Rotterdam earlier this morning. Among the list of entries are three self penned songs. Fans across the world have from today until February 2nd to vote for their favorite songs through the official Eurovision Song Contest app, while the ten international jurors will also cast their …