As we previously reported HERE, the ESC United readers, OGAE Rest of the world and ESCkaz as well as the members of and fans of the Eurovision Song Contest have been effortlessly working on short clips for several of the artists wishing them the best of luck. We truly appreciate the contribution and want to share with you the six …
GOOD LUCK WISHES TO THE MALMO PARTICIPANTS
A month or so ago, Tatiana of Moldova asked Roy at OGAE Rest of the world to send her good luck wishes for her participation in the Moldova selection. OGAE Rest of the world did this and it gave us the idea to do more good luck videos, and do them for the 39 participants in Malmo. Due to time …
Interview with Guntars Racs, Latvian artist, songwriter, producer extraordinaire
Guntars Racs is an artist, songwriter, and producer from Latvia and has worked with MicRec Records. This year, MicRec had a number of their artists perform at the Latvian National Selection Dziesma 2013. Five of them performed in the finals (Liene Candy, Marta Ritova, Sabine Berezina, and Antra Stafecka). ESC United had the opportunity to chat with Guntars. —————————————— ESCUnited: …
The Road to Malmo: Latvia – Interview with PeR
If you saw the finals of Dziesma 2013, you know that the winners, PeR, really wanted this win. The emotion after they were announced winners was huge! One thing is for sure is that with all that emotion, PeR will be ready to bring it to the stage in Malmo. ESC United was lucky enough to chat with the boys …
Latvia says “Here We Go” with PER!
PER and “Here We Go” won Dziesma 2013 tonight. With two songs in the finals, both of which were fan favorites, it seemed almost a sure shot that PER had the best chance of representing Latvia at Malmo. Still, many are shocked that early favorite Samanta Tina and “I Need A Hero” will not be representing Latvia. PER was one …
Latvia: ESC UNITED voters like Samanta Tina the best
The Latvian National Final is tonight and if it were up to the ESCUNITED readers, Samanta Tina would become the next Latvian representative. 35% of the votes went to “I need a hero” securing Samanta a healthy lead over Grupa PeR’s “Here we go” which received 17% of the votes, so a significant difference there. The only other song that …
The Road to Malmo: Latvia; Interview with Janis Polis, composer of Dziesma 2013 entry, “Never Let Me Go”
Dreams can come true. That is no exception with Janis Polis, who went from digital advertising professional to songwriter for one of the 24 semi-finalists for the Latvian National Selection, Dziesma 2013. His song “Never Let Me Go” will be performed by Olafs Bergmanis & The Random People. We are fortunate enough to have caught up with him for some …