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Counting Down The Top 100 Eurovision Semi Final Songs, #50 to #21
Joan Franka

Steven Newby continues his look at the best songs to never leave the Eurovision semi-finals, and as a special treat this week he also looks at the ultimate epic Eurovision fail... nul-points on the Tuesday and Thursday night show.

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Judge, Jury, and the Execution of the Eurovision Song Contest
12 Angry Eurovision Voters

Five people in each jury decide half of the score from each country at the Eurovision Song Contest. What checks and balances are in the system, and how could it be improved to reduce bias and create a fairer Contest? Ewan Spence investigates.

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Overegging the Eurovision Pudding: When is Too Much Enough?
Krista Siegfrids Icon

Song selected, do some rehearsals, fly to Malmo. If only it was that easy. The stage performance can make or break a song at Eurovision, so Sam Ross turns her eye to the dangers that lie in wait as people tweak their country's Song for Europe.

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Counting Down The Top 100 Eurovision Semi Final Songs, #100 to #76
Steven Newby

This year's 'Top 100 Songs' list will be all about the semi-finals. Over the next four weeks, Steven Newby is going to take you through all the songs that made it to Eurovision, but missed out on the Saturday night. Which songs made the grade, but were left behind? Today it's time to look at numbers #100 to #76.

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Should Melodifestivalen Award G:son His Own Semi Final?

With sixty-four entries into the National Finals over fourteen years, eight songs qualifying for Eurovision, and one winner with Euphoria, perhaps SVT should offer Swedish writer Thomas G:son his own Melodifestivalen semi-final. Yes, we could write it like an April Fool, but looking back ESC Insight have found he has more than enough material from 2013.

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