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.
Ewan Spence is once more joined at microphone by Luke Fisher for this year’s ESC Insight Alternative Commentary. It’s the first semi final of Eurovision 2015 – you should start playing the podcast before the show starts, and when the countries sing, the podcast beeps, so pause until the end of the song.
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.
Ben Robertson gives the latest review of his Eurovision world, including his predictions and reviews of the Red Carpet experience at the Opening Ceremony on Sunday night.
Andrew Main (Eurovision Ireland) and Ben Robertson (ESC Insight) sit down with Ewan in the final Juke Box Jury of the 2015 season. Still in the defendant’s box are Estonia, Czech Republic, San Marino, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
The first points have been given out, as the juries across Europe watched Semi Final One’s dress rehearsal. Gavin Lambert (ESC Tips), Ben Robertson (ESC Insight) and friend of the parish Luke Fisher look over the songs to see who tripped up.
