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The Eurovision Song Contest for 2016 is over and Jon Jacob is home from Sweden, but has one more of his ‘Letters From Stockholm’ for the audience to listen to.
Every National Final that wasn’t Ukraine’s arguably made the wrong choice – they didn’t win the Eurovision Song Contest – but there were some selections that left the brightest, the best, and the bravest, at home. Ewan Spence looks over ESC Insight’s nominations for the National Finals that got it wrong.
Which National Finals made the correct choices and sent their best songs to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016? Ewan Spence discusses where it all went right for the Broadcasters, and which selections nearly got it wrong.
Just before Eurovision 2016’s Grand Final, Ewan Spence sat down with scriptwriter and lyricist Edward as Sillén for an in-depth Insight podcast. He’s been behind many of the jokes at Melodifestivalen, scripted the last two Swedish Eurovisions, was one of the creative forces behind ‘Love Love Peace Peace’, and doesn’t want to get stuck in a lift with Chevvy Chase.
And just like that Stockholm 2016 goes into the history book and the planning begins for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Ewan Spence looks ahead to next year’s Song Contest with some expectations, assumptions, and predictions.
