The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. Juliva Volova who is one half of t.a.T.u., a band who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 where they finished in …
Best ESC song of all time Tournament – Round 2
This year’s Big Tournament edition where all entries from 1956 – 2014 will compete for your vote, hoping to move on from The Preliminary Round, to the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Big Final Round is currently taking place This popular Tournament is a good way to enjoy Eurovision Songs from 1956 to today while socialising with your peers …
Anabel Conde releases Toda una mujer
The runner up of 1995 Eurovision Song Contest edition with “vuelve conmigo” (come back to me) has launched her new project. “Toda una mujer”, which translated in English means “a truly woman”, has been chosen as the title of her album after years of silence. Her new album has been recorded by the label Feel noise. The reason why her fans …
Lynne Kieran Passes Away
One-third of Austria’s entry into the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Rounder Girls, has died. Lynne Kieran, who, alongside band members, achieved Austria a 14th place, has passed away. Thoughts are with her family, friends and of course her band mates. Lynne Kieran, who lived a healthy life of 53 years, born in 1960 in London, has died …
Mija Martina flares up racist scandal
Just as the former Yugoslav countries have been shocked by the pro-Nazi chants by Croatian football player Josip Simunic, a new scandal flares up, involving a former Eurovision entrant! Simunic, after Croatia won the qualifying game for the World Cup in 2014 against Iceland, walked onto the stadium field and chanted a pro-Nazi chant used in the Croatian puppet state …
Humperdinck chosen over Hurts for UK 2012
Pop singing duo Hurts have recently confirmed that Engelbert Humperdinck was chosen above them to represent the UK at Eurovision in Baku. The BBC may have done well to keep this quiet, oh, they have. That’s not a surprise, as the Hump’s painfully slow, and, for some, downright awful ballad went down extremely poorly in Europe, coming second to last. The synth-pop …