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’.
Reviewing the jury performances from the second semi-final of Eurovision 2016. Ewan Spence is joined by Ellie Chalkley (ESC Insight) and Dimitri De Groodt (ESC Kaz) to run through the chances of the eighteen contenders on today’s podcast.
Who would have predicted it: the legacy of Soviet despot Joseph Stalin would have implications for a song contest half a century later? And yet, here we are. 1944, the beguiling entry from Ukraine’s Jamala, has courted attention in the mainstream media before it had won their national final. In this article, John Egan maps Jamala’s personal story against the Eurovision voting public of 2016.














