Editorials & Opinion
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XTRA Opinion: Our running order for semifinal 1
Tonight, we will finally see what the running order for the first semi of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 would…
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🇮🇹 Slideback Sunday; Soldi! Soldi! Clap-clap!
For the past (almost) 20 years I’ve been (almost) 100% sure no Eurovision song would ever knock my favorite entry…
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🇦🇩 Slideback Sunday: Andorra made a decision
Slideback Sunday this week takes us to Andorra’s last entry. The hapless microstate never qualified for the grand final and…
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🇩🇰 Slideback Sunday: The world keeps turning!
For this week’s Slideback Sunday, we’re going back to 1983 for a song that feels very apt for the current…
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From also-rans to Eurovision superpowers: How Bulgaria, Cyprus and Israel transformed their fortunes
Bulgaria. Cyprus. Israel. What do these nations have in common? Three of the most south-easterly participating nations at the Eurovision…
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🇬🇧 Slideback Sunday: A pop song with a message
Another Sunday, another slideback. Today we’ll revisit United Kingdom’s 1991 entry “A Message to Your Heart” and see what the…
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When should we expect the Eurovision 2020 running order announcement?
Just under seven years ago, the EBU revealed the first-ever producer-determined running order draw following the introduction of the rule…
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🇲🇰 Slideback Sunday: We Went too far.. No there’s no way back…
It’s Sunday once again, and this means its time for another Slideback Sunday. In honour of North Macedonia releasing their…
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🇸🇲 Senhit: ‘I’m back. I’m ready. I will enjoy everything’
Earlier this week, I had the genuine pleasure of meeting San Marino’s hope for Eurovision success in Rotterdam: Senhit. Even…
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🇸🇪 Slideback Sunday: when ABBA won the war
Last week, Riccardo took us back to the turn of the century with Alsou’s Solo. Today, we take a look…
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