When the juries were brought back into the Eurovision voting system in 2009, their briefing was clear: Reduce the power of diaspora/neighbourly televoting and bring the focus back onto the music. This is great in theory of course but how was that set to work out in practice? Of course a number of criteria would …
Bilyi holos vs the juries: cross-cultural conflict Read More »
It’s probably safe to say that Eurovision 2021 was a year with many a familiar face competing, with many of the artists who got selected in 2020 getting their moment in the 2021 contest instead. However, for various reasons, not all the cast of Eurovision 2020 competed in 2021. So what songs might they have …
Need New Music? – Try the abandoned cast of eSC 2020 Read More »
30/05/2021 Eurovision 2021 is over. The songs have all been performed. Europeans (and more) have all gathered around their TV sets and phoned in to vote. Celebration and disappointment has been felt by many a performer, who gave their all on stage, in a quest to bring home the glory of the ESC crown. Yet, …
Hell No, I don’t want your money: Eurovision’s secret spending? Read More »
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 …
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 …
To Pot with That: The Quest to Clarify San Marino’s Televote Read More »
25/05/21 The beauty of a live television show is however scripted and rehearsed it may be, you never quite know what to expect. Eurovision of course is no exception! Whilst we all want the contest to go without issue, I feel like one would simply be lying to state that we don’t all enjoy a …
Drop the Mic! – Mishaps in the Eurovision Song Contest Read More »
24/05/2021 What a fantastic Eurovision week! Now that we have had a chance to recover, its time to look back at the week and prepare ourselves for the upcoming 2022 season. That’s right folks it’s the weekly update. The First Semi-Final took place on Tuesday 18th May and saw Malta (jury and overall winner), Ukraine …
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18/05/2021 – David Watt Better late than never! Things are getting busy with Eurovision season and the contest (and this update) are finally here after a delay. Here is your update on some of the things that happened this week in the world of Eurovision and what we have to look forward to this week! …
18/05/2020 – David Watt Last Saturday, 16 countries took to the Free European Song Contest Stage to see who had the best song in Europe. Yeah it does sound familiar… In the aftermath of the cancellation of Eurovision 2020, Germany broadcast it’s own mini style contest last year and even though we have ESC again, …
Free European Song Contest – Eurovision Except It’s Not Read More »