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SVT announces big changes to the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen in 2024

SVT has released the new format for their 2024 national selection, Melodifestivalen, including significant changes to the qualification heats. Since 2007 the 6-week competition consisted of 4 qualification heats of 7 songs each, with the top 2 advancing directly to the final and the 3rd and 4th places of each heat battling through a second chance round for the last …

The 23 entries for the 2023 OGAE Second Chance Contest revealed

This year’s OGAE Second Chance Contest will feature a total of 23 entries from the 24 national finals hosted during the 2023 season. This year 22 OGAE clubs across Europe and their members voted on their favorite entries from their national selection shows, with the winner being selected to represent them in the Second Chance Contest. Since both San Marino …

ESC 2024: Will there be a change in the jury system?

It’s been one month now, since Loreen managed to become the second ever artist, to ever win the competition twice, as well as tying Sweden as the most succesful country in the contest, with Ireland. However, as most might even recall, she didn’t quite convince the televote and yesterday, the debate continued, but this time, it happened within a broadcaster. …

Örnsköldsvik confirms host bid for Eurovision 2024, would use cruise ships to increase accommodation capacity

This morning it was confirmed by SVT that the municipality of Örnsköldsvik had submitted a bid to host the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. They are the third bid to be confirmed alongside previous host locations Stockholm and Gothenburg. Their intended host venue will be the Hägglunds Arena, which has hosted a number of heats during the 2007, 2010, 2014, and …

Bjorn Ulveaus has not ruled out a Eurovision 2024 appearance

After much speculation, and confirmation from some ABBA members that they would not perform at Eurovision 2024, Bjorn Ulveaus has not ruled out a performance in Sweden. In an interview on SVT’s morning show, Morgonstudion, Bjorn answered questions on whether ABBA would appear at Eurovision saying; “It almost gets a little weird, doesn’t it? That it is exactly in Sweden, …

Team ESCUnited is looking for new members – are #YOU interested?

This year we have been working hard to bring #YOU the latest news from across the Eurovision world, and have reached a number of significant achievements such as: Expanded our team to include 12 new staff writers Had 741 articles published on the website after June 1st, 2022 Passed 9,500 followers on our Instagram page and 10,500 on Twitter Onsite …

ESC 2024: Could Stockholm risk not hosting next year?

All the glitter from the past weekend had barely fallen to the ground, before cities around in Sweden started to show interest in hosting next year’s contest, but as it stands, the front runner and expected favorite city to host the contest, might have to surrender the possibility even before things get properly started. Not Stockholm in 2024? Sweden might …

It’s been decided, Loreen has won Eurovision 2023!

After a fantastic and long night here in Liverpool, we’ve learned who would succeed Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra as the new winner of Eurovision and owner of the 2023 Crystal Microphone. As a reminder, the full running order for tonight’s show was: 🇦🇹 Austria 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇨🇭Switzerland 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇫🇷 France 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪Sweden 🇦🇱Albania 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮Finland 🇨🇿 Czech Republic  🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪Belgium 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇲🇩 Moldova …

ESC 2023: We have a running order!

We have 26 songs in the final, we know what half they would all perform in, and now, we know the full running order! Where has each and every song been placed, when will they perform for the big final, that what we’ll see right now. 2023 Running order This is the exact order we’ll have for Saturday night: 🇦🇹 …

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