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 …
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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 …
Parlez-vous Franςais?: Standing Out Linguistically at Eurovision 2021 Read More »
31/05/21 Off-season is here, it’s that time of year! So what on Earth could there possibly be to discuss this week regarding Eurovision? First of all, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have now released footage of the back-up performances for 37 of the 2021 Eurovision acts (Ireland and the United Kingdom were not included by …
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, …
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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 …
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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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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David Watt – 22/05/2020 Tonight is the Eurovision 2021 Grand Final, so get your flags, wine and continental cheese board at the ready – have we got a show for you! But in order to have a show we needed 10 more songs from Thursday’s semi-final to make it through. The competing songs were: San …
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! …