Looking back on the first full days’ rehearsals. Joining Ewan Spence are Samantha Ross (ESC Insight), John Stanton (Eurovision Ireland), and Glen Bartlett (W12P Live).
While the rest of the ESC Insight team turn their ever-critical eyes to the build-up towards the big show(s), new recruit John Lucas has challenged himself to get up close and personal with this year’s artists by attending all of the press conferences that run alongside the rehearsals.
One of the big talking points at the Song Contest this year is the press bag. Sam and Terry find a corner of the press centre with a suitably Austrian backdrop to explore the promotional material on offer at the 2015 Contest.
What happens when you ask someone who has no idea what the Eurovision Song Contest is to listen to ten of the highly rated tracks from the 2015 Contest and ask them to pick a winner? Ewan asked a friendly American called Chris Heuer…
With the release of our latest Newsletter you can find out the latest Eurovision news as always. Editor Ben Robertson gives his opinions on all the gluttony of the Eurovision Press Packs that are given out to each of us lucky journalist people in the Eurovision bubble.
Everyone has arrived in Vienna, the Press Centre is filling up (we have free tea and coffee) so to kick the daily podcast off, let’s grab some old friends and new faces to talk about the season so far, expectations for Vienna, and the annual ‘break Garrett’ contest.
