What Do You Mean “Forgotten”? The internet is a great resource that allows us to find information just like that! But not all of it is easy to find! If you want exact breakdowns of Eurovision results for example, many of the sites from then no longer exist/have broken links and it is our mission …
Forgotten Histories Of Eurovision: 2009 Edition – Recent But Accessible? Read More »
What is success? Eurovision costs a fair bit of money to run. I mean it’s in the name Euro… Vision! For many broadcasters, “success” at the contest will revolve around having a high TV viewership to money spent ratio. Financially for many broadcasters Eurovision is simply a success story. But from the artist’s perspective “success” …
“Music is feelings” or so they may say… But what exactly are “feelings” anyway? The truth is even with Salvador’s music definition, interpretation can be wide. Whilst he may have frowned at Netta’s chicken noises, you can’t deny the sentiment that if music really is about conjuring “feelings” then things such as genre, instruments and …
Orchestra: Yay Or Nay Eurovision Returning To The Old Fashioned Way? Read More »
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are behind some of Europe’s most ambitious broadcasting projects. Eurovision is one but the Olympic Games are no exception. The Olympic Games are the moment where the world comes together to focus on sport; Eurovision the moment we focus on music. In many ways the Olympics are Eurovision’s sister, and …
First Of All, What Were These Interval Acts? Year Host City Country Interval Act 1956 Lugano Switzerland Les Joyeux Rossignols (Piano Music with Bird Sounds) 1957 Frankfurt Germany No Interval 1958 Hilversum Netherlands The Orchestra – Wedding Dance 1959 Cannes France No Interval 1960 London United Kingdom No Interval 1961 Cannes France Tessa Beaumont and …
Interval Act: Been There, Seen That, Got The T-Shirt Read More »
Since 2009, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has included a hybrid system of both international jurors and televoters to calculate the results. From 2016 onwards the split in the jury and televote result has been presented as a part of the results, however in the years before that this was not the case. This means …
2013: Split Eurovision Results All In One Place! Read More »
They infamously got the UK’s first null points at Eurovision with their song “Cry Baby” but more significantly were the catalyst in a cascade of negative UK media coverage surrounding our beloved song contest. Six years later Jemini were interviewed by the Liverpool echo and understandably expressed mixed feelings about the ordeal. What makes these …
Jemini Quotes Ranked – The Eurovision Media Spin Read More »
Since 2009, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has included a hybrid system of both international jurors and televoters to calculate the results. From 2016 onwards the split in the jury and televote result has been presented as a part of the results, however in the years before that this was not the case. This means …
2012: Split Eurovision Results All In One Place! Read More »
Since 2009, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has included a hybrid system of both international jurors and televoters to calculate the results. From 2016 onwards the split in the jury and televote result has been presented as a part of the results, however in the years before that this was not the case. This means …
2011: Split Eurovision Results All In One Place! Read More »
Well its another sleepy week in the off-season for Eurofans. There are a few notable points of interest to discuss but now is the perfect time to embark on any fan project you have waiting in the works! Host Cities One of the more exciting occurrences is of course the host city selection process for …