Greek singer and musician Agathonas Iakovidis, who sang and performed the baglama on Greece’s fan favorite Eurovision 2013 entry “Alcohol is Free” alongside Greek rock band Koza Mostra, passed away this morning of a heart attack at the age of 65. Though not known to have had any health conditions – indeed, his Facebook profile showed that he has been …

Eurovision 2020 may not be going ahead like we hoped for, but our “Expert” Panel won’t be going away! This year, 15 members of the ESC United team and our forum have combined to provide our ‘expert’ opinion on all of the hopefuls from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. As a quick reminder, the rules of our “Expert” Panel are …

The below editorial features the opinions and views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of #escYOUnited as a whole, Eurovision or the EBU. Song. That’s what Academy Award winning actor / Australian Rugby League team owner / Leeds United fan / telephone thrower Russell Crowe said when sharing Daði & Gagnamagnið’s “Think About Things,” winner of …

This afternoon, Greek national broadcaster ERT revealed their entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – “SUPERG!RL”, performed by Stefania. #YOU can listen to the track here! 17-year-old Stefania Liberakakis is a Greek-Dutch singer, best known to Eurovision audiences as a member of girl group Kisses. Kisses represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Valletta, Malta, with …

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 …

After weeks and weeks of rumors and speculation Greek broadcaster, ERT, tonight has finally confirmed that the young Stefania Liberakakis will represent the country coming May in Rotterdam with the song Supergirl compesed by Dimitris Kontopoulos. Greek dream team will be complete as her staging will be done by Fokas Evangelinos. As it was announced, the initial plan was to release the …

On the eve of the release of journalist Ronan Farrow’s anticipated investigative book “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,” new allegations about American news network MSNBC President Phil Griffin have surfaced regarding his behavior at the embattled NBC network. American journalist Yashar Ali revealed earlier this evening that Farrow’s book specifically describes an incident regarding …

[AdSense-B] Greek media are reporting that RTVE of Spain had sensationally asked Eleni Foureira to represent them in the contest in Rotterdam next year, giving credence to the reports of a “known name” being chosen for the Big 5 nation for 2020. The rumour is being reported by Star Channel in Greece, a broadcaster which focuses on showbiz and gossip …

[AdSense-B] Alright, Junior Eurovision Fans, the first set of songs for the 2019 season have been released, and these four come to us from The Netherlands. The four acts – M⭐ves, 6Times, Mannes, and Matheu – will compete at Junior Songfestival 2019, the Dutch National Final to be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS have released …

[AdSense-B] Yesterday, we asked #YOU to vote on which song you think will win tonight’s grand final, and with nearly 1,000 votes submitted we now have a result! And the result was pretty conclusive, with 42% of all of the voters predicting that the Netherlands and Duncan Laurence would be the champions of this year’s contest, matching our team’s prediction …