A landmark moment in the yearly Eurovision Song Contest calendar, as this marks the official transition from last year’s host city (Rotterdam) to this year’s host city (Turin/Torino). The allocation draw was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa. The Allocation Draw As usual, the draw took place in the upcoming host city of Turin, in the Palazzo Madama. …
After a week of teasing, the Montenegrin broadcaster announced that 35-year-old songstress Vladana Vučinić will represent the country at Eurovision this May with the song “Breathe”. As we wait to hear the song that Montenegro will be bringing to the contest after a two year absence, here are some facts about Vladana to whet your appetite. Her Eurovision Dreams Started …
Montenegro has decided! After teasing us the last few days with a baby photo, giving us hints and a woman silhouette, the official broadcaster RTCG has announced this morning that Vladana Vučinić will fly the Montenegrin flag at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The announcement took place on the morning show Dobro jutro Crna Goro, accompanied with a …
Earlier this year we reported that Montenegro and RTGC will be returning to the 2022 contest, but will not use their former national final to select their entry for Turin. Instead, they hosted an open call for submissions from all around the world with a short list of requirements: Singers for the entry must have Montenegrin citizenship, but other team …
Follownig the year of internal selections, it looks like numerous broadcasters are ready to host another year of fun and entertaining national finals for Eurovision fans. However, some national finals have decided to rehaul their selection process to introduce some new elements – or in the case of Malta, bring back an old fan favorite of MESC. Let’s dive into …
The EBU had been silent for a long while, but after giving us the host, the official Twitter page kept teasing us about how many countries would be participating in next year’s Eurovision. In this flashy little video they announced that there will be 41 participants in total, an increase of 2 from last year. Were there any major shock …
Two major updates emerged from The Balkans today. In exciting news out of Montenegro, broadcaster RTCG confirmed to ESCToday that it would be returning to Eurovision competition in 2022! The country last participated in 2019, placing 16th in the first semi-final with D mol’s ‘Heaven’. Montenegro withdrew in 2020 due to financial issues at the broadcaster. No news yet as …
We at ESC United try to find the positives, even when we’re being critical. We got slammed for a panel video where ESC United Editor-in-Chief and Founder Matt Friedrichs and three other random goons gave their personal Top 10s for Eurovision 2021. How dare we leave out Italy! How dare we include Germany! Georgia! North Macedonia! Denmark! I actually suspect …
Rotterdam, 3 Feb 2021 With the pandemic still raging across all Europe, the EBU needed to make a decision concerning the organization of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. The 65th contest, set to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be aired on the week of the 17th of May. Earlier, the EBU had issued four possible scenario’s underwhich the …
This morning it was discovered that the rulebook and submission window for A Dal 2021 were released on the official A Dal website. Last year the country decided to pull out of Eurovision but continue the A Dal show to feature and celebrate “Hungarian musicians in the pop scene.” According to the rule book posted on the website: entries must …
