Ross Tillbrook and Ben Morris are judging this week’s Eurovision Songs on Juke Box Jury with Ewan Spence. On the playlist are Malta, Slovenia, Belgium, Latvia, and Russa.
Just before we get the running order announcement, how much of a headache does Martin Osterdahl have? We ask two professionals to order Semi Final 2, examine their thinking, and wonder just how many delegations SVT are going to upset now the EBU have handed them a no-win scenario.
We’re expecting a lot of contrast between songs in the semi final running orders when they are announced this week, with the big names held back for the end of the night. When you consider how people judge Eurovision songs, this method is likely to introduce bias and distort the competition. Are the EBU and SVT aware of the psychology of comparison?
The online world of The Eurovision Song Contest is as rich and diverse as the Contest itself. We’ve done another update on our big list of Eurovision websites, chat-rooms, and links, so why not explore Eurovision on the Internet?
Juke Box Jury has returned! Every song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be judged a hit, miss, or maybe, by our panel of judges. First up, Emma Backfish (EscXtra) and Samantha Ross (ESC Insider) join Ewan Spence to rate Switzerland, Cyprus, Lithuania, and Denmark.
We have our 39 songs, the National Final season is over, and it’s 58 days till we choose a winner and have them sing over the end credits from the Malmo Arena. Until then, there’s lots to go over in this week’s Insight podcast, including the final results and song presentations from last week.














