Editorials & Opinion
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Israel Calling ESCXTRA: Day 2 diary – tour of Tel Aviv
Between April 4th and April 8th, Ryan and Dominik from ESCXTRA.com were honoured to be invited to Israel Calling 2022.…
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Israel Calling ESCXTRA: Day 1 diary and our plans for the week
As I am typing, I am sat on a very posh Virgin Atlantic flight from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv.…
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Australia’s love affair with Eurovision will be our musical Euphoria
After last Saturday night, the Australian newspaper The Age published an op-ed article about the relevance of Australia in the…
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Analysing the patterns of 14 years of Eurovision semi-final draw allocation pots
This is an updated version of an article published on 25 January 2020 With a Eurovision Song Contest that was…
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Editorial: What could other countries learn from ESCZ?
With FiKmas done and dusted, it truly feels like the national final season has begun. However, it’s important to remember…
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Analysing a Melodifestivalen draw based on 7 years of results
It’s almost that time of year again. The national final season has begun with Czech Republic and Albania, but many…
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No national calling code: Kazakhstan’s surprise Eurovision stumbling block
Earlier today, the EBU revealed that 41 countries would be participating in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in the…
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Editorial: Eurovision 2021 – A new turning point for the contest?
Shortly after the 2019 contest, I wrote a VERY pessimistic debate piece in which I asked ‘is it worth taking…
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🇨🇾 Editorial: What next for Cyprus at Eurovision?
With off season fully in motion, what better than to start speculating about internal selections? As a Cypriot, I have…
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🇭🇷 A place for Eurovision in Croatia’s sense of self
After the results of semi-final 1, we reached out to prominent Croatian-American academic Roko Rumora, who is a curator and…
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