[AdSense-B] Söngvakeppnin 2018 started today in Iceland, with 3 qualifiers making it to the national selection’s Grand Final on March 3rd. The six songs that performed were: 1. Þórunn Antonía – “Ég mun skína” 2. Tómas & Sólborg – “Ég og Þu” 3. Ari Ólafsson – “Heim” 4. Heimilistónar – “Kúst og fæjó” 5. Fókus – “Aldrei gefast upp” 6. Guðmundur Þórarinsson – …
[AdSense-B] Icelandic broadcaster RUV will stick to the same recipe as in previous years – Söngvakeppnin. These 12 participants will be divided into two semifinals and you can also hear their songs here: Ari Ólafsson – Heim / Our Choice Aron Hannes – Golddigger / Gold Digger Áttan – Hér með þér / Here for You Dagur Sigurðarson – Í stormi …
[AdSense-B] Panic stations everyone – it’s finally that time of the year! Tonight is officially the first live show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 live from the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine! 18 countries will perform live on television across Europe and worldwide in the hopes to secure one of ten golden tickets for Saturday’s grand final, and …
[AdSense-B] The Icelandic artist, Svala, will make history in the Eurovision Song Contest when she performs “Paper” in the first semi final on the 9th of May. Svala and her father will be the first father and daughter to have represented the same nation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Her father Björgvin Halldórsson competed on behalf of Iceland in Dublin …
We’ve seen and heard the rehearsals for all countries in the first semi-final, teaser clips have been released and full videos of the performances are now available. So it’s the perfect time to ask the all-important question – which songs will qualify from the first semi-final? We’ve created a poll with all 18 participants in the semi-final and you can …
[AdSense-B] Yesterday we spoke to the lovely Svala from Iceland who had the chance to rehearse her entry “Paper” on the IEC stage. #YOU can check out our interview with her below; Who do #YOU want us to interview next? Send us your questions and we may be able to ask them!
[AdSense-B] Day two has arrived, and it’s brought us everything! Naked topless dancers splashing in water, glow in the dark raving, falling through space and much more. Semi-Final 1 has certainly got a lot of interesting performances! Of course, for those of you not in the press centre, we can only convey so much of the madness to you, alongside …
[AdSense-B] The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back. The Editorial team got to enjoy all 43 entries of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, review and rank them accordingly. Needless to say, this is all subjective and you may totally disagree with us. There is a reason we put quotation marks down. Which is why we included a poll and in …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. Eurovision has its “facts” when it comes to running order; there are death spots and there are places which make people go “ooo, they’ve got the perfect spot”. Surely success doesn’t depend that …
[AdSense-B] Ahh, national selections. The lifeblood of the Eurovision enthusiast, the catalyst for countless debates, the endless source of all of the drama we have come to crave over the years in our beloved contest. Internal selections can, and often do, throw up some true gems with a guaranteed path to Eurovision stardom, but it’s the multi-song showcases that really …
