Rather than a detailed review of this year’s Grand Finalists, John Egan offers a list of things to look for in the Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Bingo cards at the ready!

And that’s it! We’ve got our final ten qualifiers, and our lineup for Saturday night (although, of course, the official running order will have to wait until the Powers That Be do their number crunching and determine which order would optimize the Grand Final’s potential to create the best show possible). Let’s take a look […]

John Egan unpacks how ORF have maximised the opportunity to raise the profile of both Vienna and Austria. Their “alle Österreich“ strategy have turned two weeks in May into a national celebration…and a masterful marketing promotion.

Well, we have our first ten winners (in no particular order, of course)...and our first six losers. Samantha looks over the news and picks out some statistics and fun facts.

The cry of 'that's so Eurovision!' implies that Eurovision has a formula for winning. That's not the case, but John Egan explores what sorts of artist profiles--archetypes--have persistently found success in the Contest—and which artists in 2015 best represent each.