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 …
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First Rehearsal Two Stars… That backing vocal is so solid! I can only see juries respecting this entry, as the Rasmus are showing their experience in buckets! It’s a yellow and black polka dot extravaganza. Do I miss the UMK LED absolutely but that wouldn’t have worked anyway due to well… Instead we have a …
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The Goal Each anagram represents someone or something related to the Eurovision Song Contest. You just have to solve them. It’s simple really! Answers will be provided at the end, so if you like to break the rules skip ahead to the end! The Anagrams PSST MOM HORN (2 words) COP A ALCOVE EEL PEEVE …
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What On Earth? Have you ever scoured the Eurovision.tv website to see what you can find? It can be quite fascinating to stumble across long forgotten stories and to look back at how the contest has evolved. There are some really interesting stories to be explored out there. This quiz is essentially that – (long …
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 …
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ESC Essence is proud to present a new podcast, bringing commentary on interesting aspects of the Eurovision Song Contest! Check Out Episode One Here!
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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