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4 weeks ago | escunited.com | David Popescu

We are getting closer and closer to the 2025 contest in Basel, Switzerland. Today, we saw another huge step towards the contest, with the running order for the semi-finals now being known. No big changes have been made since last year, 2025 will continue with the new idea of having the finalists performing among the semi-finalists.

1 month ago | escunited.com | David Popescu

Photo sources: Eurovision.TV - EBU & SRG SSR With the head of delegation meeting finally taking place, we have also reached other deadlines. There might still be 2 months until the grand final, but there is also a reason why the deadline is as it is. To begin with, representatives from each delegation travel to the host city, to be briefed about the progress regarding how the upcoming contest is coming all together. This can be done in various ways, with a presentation, a trip to the hosting...

1 month ago | escunited.com | David Popescu

Photo source: Mariam Shengelia - Facebook Usually, the countries in the Caucasus region are among the last to present their song, and Georgia remained true to that claim once more. We now have all of the 37 names that will be competing for the glass trophy in Basel, so let’s have a quick look on who our last singer in the line-up is. Georgia usually mixes it around now and then, when it comes to how they decide on their act. In 2023, their representative was selected through “The Voice of...

1 month ago | escunited.com | David Popescu

Photo by: Maurica Haas - SRF It’s been a long trip and at this point, we almost know all the songs that will compete in Basel. We’re just squeezing the last few songs that are left, and today we officially got the Swiss entry, which will wow the home crowd in May. Switzerland returned to the format of internally selecting their entry back in 2019. After multiple years with a national final format, which did manage to score a few qualifications, it was still below the expected outcome. When...

1 month ago | escunited.com | David Popescu

Photo source: Instagram - @gabryponte It’s been a long journey for the small state of San Marino, so long that the best way to sum it all up is by mentioning the following: Audition, special rules, dropouts applying, delays, semi-final and final announced, semi-final and finals delays, name and branding change, over 200 semi-finalists, results spoiled ahead of time and such much more. In the end, tonight saw the national final and journey come to an end, with San Marino finally making their...