ESC History

Articles discussing Eurovision’s history and its relevance today can be found in this section. These can range from interviews with former contestants to examinations of promotional materials.

moving mountains is tough, Getting Montaigne “to” eurovision was a victory

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Over the years many countries have ended up withdrawing their entry from Eurovision for a variety of reasons. Be that France’s 1974 entry, La Vie A Vingt-cinq Ans, which was withdrawn following the death of the French president; Lebanon’s 2005 entry, Quand tout s’enfuit, which was pulled after the Lebanese broadcaster was told they must …

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“it’s all about you”: How large is the influence of the big 5?

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I was casually reading through the Eurovision.tv website, as I do – I mean I am a Eurofan after all, and I stumbled across a reference I found hilarious but particularly peculiar. “Although Flo Rida will appear on stage with Senhit to perform ‘Adrenalina’ he is not credited as a featured artist. Just in case …

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Parlez-vous Franςais?: Standing Out Linguistically at Eurovision 2021

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Long gone are the days where Eurovision songs had to be in an official language of their country, now you can sing in whatever language your heart desires! You no longer need ding-dongs, a la la la or a random language-crossing word to let Europe know exactly what you are singing about. You can just …

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the numbers of underperforming at eurovision

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29/05/2021 You recieved from the public vote, I’m sorry… zero points Bar Refaeli (Eurovision 2019 host) So… Eurovision 2021 had a dramatic voting sequence to say the least! First of all the United Kingdom (my home country) had received 0 points after the whole jury voting section was complete. Then if that wasn’t disastrous enough …

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To Pot with That: The Quest to Clarify San Marino’s Televote

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27/05/2021 Since 2016, jury and televote results have been presented separately, requiring a country to be able to provide data for both. San Marino, simply cannot fulfil this criteria, as it shares its phone lines with neighbouring Italy. To get around this problem the EBU employs a mathematical formula to work out what San Marino’s …

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