Editorials & Opinion
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🇪🇺 Rediscovering 14 years of OGAE voting results: We analyse and reminisce
This is an updated version of an article published in April 2019 Every year, many Eurovision fans eagerly await the…
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🇪🇺 Rediscovering 14 years of Eurovision odds: We analyse and reminisce
This is an updated version of an article published in March 2019 In recent years, I’ve perhaps had a slightly…
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When should we expect the Eurovision 2021 running order announcement?
Eight years ago, the EBU revealed the first-ever producer-determined running order draw following the introduction of the rule ahead of…
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The Eurovision Microaggression Contest?
Back in June, I reflected on the global BLM protests. I discussed the performative optics that permeate the Eurovision Song…
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The new Eurovision has arrived: armchair audiences, chosen tribes and digital engagement
You might have noticed that Costa made mention of rewatching all the contests since 1956 with a group of like-minded…
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🇸🇪 Slideback Sunday: When Roger Pontare celebrated indigenous culture in the land of pop
The ’90s were a successful decade for Sweden in Eurovision. A couple of top 10 placings, two 3rd places and…
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🇵🇹 Slideback Sunday: Portugal’s struggle with the Homens
Portugal have a variety of weird, interesting, and arguably ill-advised entries in their history. This week, Slideback Sunday takes a…
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🇲🇩 Slideback Sunday – Fighting for a refund
It’s always a delight to be given an opportunity to revisit Moldova’s treasure trove of entries. It’s easy to forget…
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🇮🇱 Slideback Sunday: The Shiru Group brought the ultimate Israeli choreography to Eurovision ’93
Last week we looked back to the distant past of 2019, when Tamara Todevska brought her country their first taste…
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🇲🇰 Slideback Sunday: when Tamara Todevska made us all ‘Proud’
After Georgia kept on going last week, this week we are using a technicality to celebrate Tamara Todevska and her…
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