Who’s got Eurosong Fever? Who can’t wait until the competition’s on in May? From Father Ted and Monty Python to Stephen Colbert and Edward af Sillén, the Eurovision Song Contest provides an easy punchline, but there’s more to the sequins than the non sequiturs. Samantha Ross asks why the Eurovision Song Contest is such a rich source of humour and a target for comedians the world over.
As the season gets under way, Ewan Spence rounds up the current state of play with Junior Eurovision 2017 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in the latest ESC Insight news podcast, along with developments in Asia and music from Benny Andersson’s piano.
You might think September 1st is a big day in the Eurovision calendar, but Ewan Spence wants to argue for today, August 31st, as a day to enjoy.
This week, our castaway on Ile de Bezencon is John Paul Lucas. He tells us how Ira Losco blew his mind in 2002, regales us with tales of near-death experiences at Eurovision parties and has issues with the concept of the ‘wrong sort’ of Eurovision fan.
Eurovision fans will know Bill Martin as the man behind ‘Puppet on a String’ and ‘Congratulations’. Ewan Spence talks in-depth with Martin about his Eurovision memories, his new book, and who would sing his song for Scotland.
It’s Lisbon! While fans may have thought it was a foregone conclusion, there’s been a lot going on Keith Mills looks at the politics and logistics of Portugal’s decision to host the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.
