The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 had just concluded a few days before, but even then, trouble was just around the corner. Back in the final days of May 2021, it was announced that the EBU would suspend the Belarusian national channel BTRC within 2 weeks, should they not reply and comment on the ongoing situation. Instead, the threat of suspension, …
The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest may have wrapped up only 3 weeks ago but that doesn’t stop the rumour mill from starting up! In the past week numerous names have popped up as either being in talks with the BBC or being interested in representing the United Kingdom in Italy. The list is only expected to grow in the coming …
Doda, one of the most famed performers in Poland and a two-time MTV Europe Music Award winner, has teased fans in the country about possibly performing for them at Eurovision 2022. According to Polish Eurovision site Eurowizja, the singer has teased in her latest Instagram Live broadcast that she is considering submitting an entry to TVP to represent her country …
Now that the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam is over, it’s time to find us a new champion for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal already announced in April that Simão Oliveira will represent the country on the 19th of December in Paris. Now Germany has started their search for a representative with Jendrik encouraging young people to apply! …
This editorial is written from the personal opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole, its other staff or the EBU and other involved organisations. And so, the BBC Eurovision team retreat for another year from our beloved contest; tail between their legs at another embarassing show on Europe’s biggest stage, …
Are you feeling the post-Eurovision depression? Well we have a little something to solve that for you – our monthly music round up from Eurovision alumni! We’ve got a total of 46 songs that have been released since rehearsals began in Rotterdam, and I have a feeling some of these might make your summer jam playlist. Let’s dive in! PAENDA …
The EBU has reported its viewing figure information for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with a number of remarkable achievements for the grand final of the 2021 contest. The overall figure of 183 million viewers is counted across 36 markets, with online engagement and social media interaction relating to the contest soaring on 2019 levels. On average, the market share …
Norwegian broadcaster NRK has officially started the search for their 2022 representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. From today (May 28 2021) till 15th August, artists who wants to compete in Melodi Grand Prix can submit their song to NRK. The winner of Melodi Grand Prix will represent Norway in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster is looking for …
Geneva, 28 May 2021 The news has just reached us: the EBU have decided in a meeting earlier today, to suspend Belarus’s broadcaster, BTRC, from the EBU. This comes on the heels of Belarus being forced to withdraw from Eurovision 2021 after its representative, Galasy ZMesta, had both of its songs disqualified by the EBU for containing politically motivated lyrics. …
With the dust slowly settles over the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, Finland don’t want to waste any time and already released the rules for their national final. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu will be used again in 2022 to find the best new Finnish song and performer. The winner of the competition will represent Finland in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Interested in …
