A good stage show can make or break a Eurovision performance. With producers leaning more heavily than ever on visual elements to sell their songs, some are getting it absolutely right, while others are going spectacularly wrong…

Congratulations and Celebrations As per usual, we start by looking at tonight’s qualifiers and their history, in order of their announcement: Latvia Latvia has now made it two on the trot after missing out on every final from 2009 through 2014. Georgia Tonight marked Georgia’s seventh qualification in nine attempts. Bulgaria We welcome Bulgaria back […]

Our very own onsite Aussie Jasmine Bear takes a look at Dami Im and the intangibles that make her a star both Down Under and now at Eurovision. How much has the Dami Army grown since ‘The Voice’ alumna was introduced to us at the Sydney Opera House?

Building bridges across the internet, join Ewan Spence and Lisa-Jayne Lewis in ESC Insight’s Alternative Commentary track for the second semi-final from the Globen Arena.

Unlike Tuesday’s show, which kicked off with a stirring rendition of ‘Heroes’, tonight’s program delves directly into images of Europe (and Australia, it can be assumed) all converging into the giant dandelion puff that is the Globe. (Maybe that explains why my allergies have been off the charts since I’ve settled into the arena?) Statistics […]

Jon Jacob’s had a late night at the pleasure of the British Ambassador and attending a party he wasn’t invited to. We’re not entirely clear how much he consumed, but it sounds like it was a lot. It’s the latest of his ‘Letters From Stockholm’.