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Every other year, Juke Box Jury previews the songs before the ESC Insight team head to the Press Centre to bring you the daily news from backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest, as TV and radio audiences around the world voted for their winner.
As we all know, that’s not going to happen in Rotterdam in 2020.
So how do we bring this year’s story to a conclusion here on ESC Insight? Welcome to the ‘post-season’ of Juke Box Jury and the first Championship edition. With eight winners from previous shows, this week we’ll have two Semi Finals of four song (debuting Monday 11th and Wednesday 13th of May), with the top two from each qualifying for the Grand Final on Friday 15th May.
It’s not about who would have won the Eurovision Song Contest, it’s about which song is our favourite. Let the competition begin!
Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2020 Championship, Semi Final 1
with Matthew Ker and Ross MiddletonArmenia: Chains On You, by Athena Manoukian.
Iceland: Think About Things, by Daði Freyr.
Czech Republic: Kemama, by Benny Cristo.
Bulgaira: Tears Getting Sober, by Victoria.
Join us on Wednesday for the second Semi Final, with Latvia, Russia, Sweden, and The Netherlands looking for a place in Friday’s Grand Final.
ESC Insight will be reviewing all of the songs selected for Rotterdam 2020 here on Juke Box Jury, so stay up to date with all our Eurovision coverage by listening to the ESC Insight podcast. You’ll find the show in iTunes, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. A direct RSS feed is available. We also have a regular email newsletter which you can sign up to here.
How on earth did Armenia and Czech Republic make it that far? lol
Unlike you i think Iceland would definitely have been a contender. Bulgaria, provided a strong jury support, would have finished 4th-6th,imo.
Juke Box Jury shows 5 and 6 this year will answer your Armenia/Czech question!