Photo: Thomas Hanses (EBU) [AdSense-B] Good afternoon, Tel Aviv. What an exciting night Semi-Final 1 was! But no rest for us in the press center, on stage, or behind the cameras as we prepare for the first full-length Dress Rehearsal of Semi-Final 2. Today, we will see the first run-through of the show, including the postcards and the interval …
[AdSense-B] It’s going to be a hot one in Tel Aviv and just in time for Semi-Final 2 rehearsals. Today, the first half of Semi-Final 2 steps on the stage for the first time. #YOU can watch our livestream below: Today’s rehearsals include: ARMENIA – Srbuk – Walking Out IRELAND – Sarah McTernan – 22 LATVIA – Carousel – That …
[AdSense-B] Over the last few weeks, the #escYOUnited readers and followers were given the opportunity to vote for their favorites songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Today, it’s finally time to see how #YOU voted for the semi-final two participants! The second semi, which will take place on Thursday, May 16th 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, will feature 18 …
First San Marino, now Switzerland has announced their 2019 Eurovision entry. Luca Hänni was confirmed to be the Swiss artist when a live premiere was posted to the Eurovision YouTube channel for the Swiss song, also announcing that the song title would be She Got Me. Luca rose to fame in 2012 when he won season 9 of Deutschland sucht den …
[AdSense-B] After a relatively quiet week on the Eurovision news front today we have had an update from Switzerland. Today their German-Swiss broadcaster SRF announced that they had narrowed down all of the 420 songs received to a shortlist of just five. This was done by a set of juries made up of a 100 person audience panel and a …
[AdSense-B] As all the small pieces are slowly coming into place considering the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, then the public broadcasters around Europe are busy planning and selecting their singers. Among them is Switzerland who have confirmed more details of their selection process. Switzerland announced earlier this year, that the “Die Entscheidungsshow” will not be held in 2019. The artist …
[AdSense-B] This morning saw the last four entries from semi-final 1 rehearse once more and also Norway’s second rehearsal. Did #YOU miss any of this morning’s rehearsals? You have nothing to fear, as we are here to remind and reward you with the information on each rehearsal. Check out our archived live stream below as well as the EBU’s exclusive …
This is the last big piece of the puzzle, before we all finally can properly speculate, who’s going to qualify, and who won’t. The Running Order has finally been revealed, and now we know, when every semi-final country will perform. [AdSense-B] A total of 43 countries will take part in this years contest, and 37 out of these 43 countries …
[AdSense-B] It’s almost time to move outside of a top ten as we review Switzerland, the 11th entry of this year’s “Expert” Panel, but of course we need to do a wrap-up. What did #YOU think of Finland? Pauli P. (Facebook) – ” I like [Finland] VERY much, in my top 5 for sure. Currently my second position to win!” Himan …
[AdSense-B] It’s the news that many Eurofans had expected in recent years, but it certainly doesn’t make it any easier to process; Lys Assia, the first ever winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, has sadly passed away at the age of 94. A history maker from the beginning, the Swiss performer carried home the first trophy of the contest’s history …
