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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Chat from Dusseldorf, Wednesday 4th May Written by on May 4, 2011 | 5 Comments

We’re into the rehearsals for the second semi-final – or at least the first run through from each country. There’s slim pickings on what was “good” from the first nine countries, but the pane is all agreed on one thing. Sweden have a lot of ground to make up after technical problems plagued Eric Saade’s Popular. Can the panel think they’ll manage?

And what is it about the night life around Eurovision that makes it so attractive to stay out 15 nights in a row, even if you damage your voice and your singing potential?

Daily News from Dusseldorf, Wednesday 4th May
Hosted by Ewan Spence and Sharleen Wright, with…

Emma Backfish (ESC Daily)
Elaine Dove (All Kinds of Everything)
Luke Fisher (ESC Daily)
Paul Jordan (Eurovision Research Network)
Steven Newby (ESC Insight)
Liam Whelan (Good Evening Europe)

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British Academy (BAFTA) nominated broadcaster and writer Ewan Spence is the voice behind The Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast and one of the driving forces behind ESC Insight. Having had an online presence since 1994, he is a noted commentator around the intersection of the media, internet, technology, mobility and how it affects us all. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, his work has appeared on the BBC, The Stage, STV, and The Times. You can follow Ewan on Twitter (@ewan) and Facebook (facebook.com/ewanspence).

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5 responses to “Eurovision Insight Podcast: Chat from Dusseldorf, Wednesday 4th May”

  1. Seán says:

    Brillant Podcast,

    Anyone know how Getter makes the cane appear

  2. Ewan Spence says:

    Sean, it’s a standard magical prop, easily obtained online.

  3. Stuart says:

    Fantastic Podcast as always!

    You were talking about Sweden, well they are getting an extra rehearsal on Friday according Ola! Which should help them! https://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Ola+Melzig/blog/?id=86632

    We should just hope that if in the final Sweden are some distance from France in the running order! So that the glass doesn’t break before he’s even on!

  4. Michael says:

    Good to hear an American voice to know I’m not the only one who loves to talk Eurovision.

    It looked to me from watching the videos online that Eric Saade wasn’t giving 100% in his rehearsal. He didn’t seem to care as much as he did in the Melodifestivalen performances.

    For Hungary (I know this is going back a day), I’d be interested to see what the viewers at home will be seeing. The vocals sounded pretty good to me; not flawless like the recording but far better than the song announcement press conference back in Hungary. Camera work can make a boring performance good. But it seems to me that she’s used up her six people on stage with a bunch of backing singers that stand around and do nothing.

  5. Zolan says:

    I’m a bit worried that Cyprus is demanding too much from their female vocalist. Swinging something around one’s head is not conducive to vocal control, and it really matters for her parts.
    It’s hard to tell much from the video – they have yet to work on camera placement as well – but her outfit doesn’t appear convincing either from what is shown of it.
    The routine and backdrop for the main stage looks great though.

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